Exploring the tectonics of architectural motion

Kinetic Environments

Kinetic Environments is the term I have adopted to capture my practice in research, design, and education. My work is integral to the built environment. I characterise it as design-driven, geared towards architectural motion, and thoughtful of futuring—a term I borrow from Tony Fry. My work includes elements of human occupation, design technology, and architectural tectonics.

The design philosophy of Ove Arup has heavily influenced my forming years as an engineer. Working in the company that he started has made me disciplinary agnostic and aware of the potency of collaboration.

My current research focuses on two areas: the technology of architectural motion and the phenomenology of occupant-building-environment relations. In my PhD thesis, I have brought these themes together by considering enactive forms of building cognition that relate to deliberate and physical movement of buildings. The wave of AI that is flooding the news channels these days is definitely exciting. But as a disciple of the 4E movement in the philosophy of mind, I am also following the developments critically.

On this website, you will find an overview of my work in research, design, and education.