Voice
Translating ideas across boundaries
The HiLo unit at NEST — designed during my PhD — features in the winning concept for the new Swiss 20-franc banknote series, to be issued in the early 2030s.
General public
TEDx Stuttgart
General public · Stuttgart · 2024
We must change how we design and build — and we must act now. A call to rethink the material and structural logic of construction.
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Design & architecture community
Venice Biennale of Architecture
Design & architecture community · Venice · 2023
ReMarbl3D — an installation at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition exploring circular concrete construction.
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Cultural & institutional audience
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cultural & institutional audience · New York · 2026
Gothic by Design — connecting medieval structural innovation to 21st-century digital fabrication.
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Industry professionals
Rethinking Concrete Construction
Industry professionals · domus, 1099 · 2025
Published essay for an expert readership — arguing for a return to structural geometry over material excess.
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Major public venues
TEDx · Venice Biennale · MET · domus
15+
Academic conference talks
2019–2025
3
Continents
Europe · North America · Asia
Engineer
Designing landmark projects at Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM) — operating inside complex, high-stakes systems from concept to construction across three continents.
Explorer
I have earned my PhD at ETH Zurich's Block Research Group, leading reasearch group in computational design and digital fabrication.
Founder
Co-founded VAULTED AG for impact at scale. Lab to market in under one year. Scaled in three countries in three years.
I'm looking for the next hard problem. If that sounds like yours — let's talk.
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