Andrew Kudless

Andrew Kudless investigates the emergent relationships between architecture, engineering, biology, and computation. His work strives to find an organic integration between a material system's form, growth, and behavior. In architectural terms, this results in understanding how geometry, fabrication, and performance can work together to form a more effective architectural project.

In 2004, Andrew founded the interdisciplinary design and architecture studio Matsys. The firm specializes in complex geometry, digital fabrication, and the use of procedural techniques such as scripting. Notable projects include CWall, PWall, and Manifold. Matsys pursues both independent commissions as well as consults for leading design firms.

Andrew has lectured internationally on his work. Recent lectures have been at SCI-Arc, CalPoly Pomona, Ball State University, Columbia University, and TUDelft. The work of Matsys has been exhibited in the US, Japan, England, France, and China. Recently, C_Wall and the Tulum Site Museum have been published in the book Digital Diagrams.

Andrew has taught at The Ohio State University, Yale University, Rice University, and the Architectural Association. He was the Howard E. LeFevre Fellow for Emerging Practitioners at OSU in 2005. He is the recipient of a 2004 FEIDAD Design Merit Award and a 1998 Fulbright Fellowship in Japan. He has worked as a designer for Allied Works Architecture in Portland and New York and as a digital design consultant for Expedition Engineering in London.

Website: www.materialsystems.org