Mitchell Joachim

Mitchell Joachim (pronounced /jo-ak-um/; born February 3, 1972) is an architect and urban designer. He is the Co-Founder of Terreform ONE, and an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU. Previously he was the Frank Gehry Chair at University of Toronto and a faculty member at Pratt, Columbia, Syracuse, Washington, The New School, and the European Graduate School.

Mitchell Joachim
Dr. Joachim in 2017
Born (1972-02-03) February 3, 1972
New Jersey, United States
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMIT, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Columbia University
Known forFab Tree Hab,
Sustainable design,
MIT Car
SpouseMelanie Fessel (m. 2008; div. 2014)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsUrban design, Architecture
InstitutionsTerreform ONE + NYU
ThesisEcotransology: Integrated Design for Urban Mobility (2006)
Doctoral advisorWilliam J. Mitchell
Other academic advisorsAlex Krieger, Adèle Naudé Santos

Most of Joachim's projects employ innovative platforms and methods based on living biological matter for fabrication and design purposes. Rather than merely drawing inspiration from nature (not biomimicry), these materials are altered, coaxed, or engineered to function in ways that stay living and breathing within the environment.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.