Alert: The Plaza Building will remain closed through Jan. 1, 2025.
Faculty and staff may retrieve items and use copy machines in preparation for finals week with Campus ID badges through the door on the Southwest side across from King Center. Additionally, the Auraria Health Center (link: https://healthcenter1.com) is continuing to operate at a reduced capacity.
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Grand Challenge Team
Marc Swackhamer
He/Him/His
Director of LoDo Lab
Position:
Professor & Chair of the Architecture Department
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Research Focus:
Bio-Design
Email:
marc.swackhamer@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@marcswackhamer
Website:
houminn.com
Blair Satterfield
He/Him/His
Founding Member
Position:
Associate Professor
& Chair of Architecture
University:
The University of
British Columbia
Research Focus:
Materials & Fabrication
Email:
bsatterfield@sala.ubc.ca
Instagram:
@bhouminn
Website:
houminn.com
Assia Crawford
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2021
Position:
Assistant Professor in Technology (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Research Focus:
Bio-Design & Mycology
Email:
assia.crawford@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@wild.futures_lab
Website:
researchgate.net/A-Crawford
Sara Branco
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Assistant Professor
(Integrated Biology)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Research Focus:
Mycology
Email:
sara.branco@ucdenver.edu
Website:
Branco Lab
Michelle Haynes
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2021
Position:
CAP Grants and
Contracts Manager
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
michelle.a.haynes@ucdenver.edu
Matthew (Matt) Hayes
He/Him/His
Founding Member
Position:
Professional Research Assistant & Lecturer, MArch Graduate
Research Focus:
Bio & Computational Design
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
matthew.hayes@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@mattbeardhayes
Logan Ebert
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Research Assistant
MArch Student
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
logan.ebert@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@funky.logan
Chase Martinez
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2024
Position:
Research Assistant
MArch Student
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
chase.martinez@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@chase__martinez
Sarah Miller
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Research Assistant
BS Arch Graduate
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
ruthannasarah.miller@ucdenver.edu
Jacob Taswell
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2021
Position:
Research Assistant
MArch Student
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
jacob.taswell@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@jacobtaswell
Website:
jacobtaswell.com
Current Members
Alex Yueyan Li
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
JEDI Visiting Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
yueyan.li@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@yueyan_li
Blaine Brownell
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Professor & Director of David R. Ravin School of Architecture
University:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Email:
bbrowne3@uncc.edu
Instagram:
@blaine.brownell
Brian Buma
He/Him/His
Founding Member
Position:
Associate Professor (Biology)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
brian.buma@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@brian.buma
Website:
Buma Lab
Christopher (Chris) Koziol
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Associate Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
christopher.koziol@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@chriskoziol
Cynthia Fishman
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Lecturer (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
cynthia.fishman@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@biomimicry.design.alliance
Website:
Biomimicry Design Alliance
Diane Willow
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Associate Professor (Art)
University:
University of Minnesota
Email:
willow@unm.edu
willow@unm.edu
Rick Sommerfeld
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Associate Professor & Director of Design-Build Certificate Programs (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
erik.sommerfeld@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@rick_sommerfeld
@coloradobuildingworkshop
Website:
Colorado Building Workshop
Hadley Rhodes
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Former Research Assistant
MArch Student
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
hadley.rhodes@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@hadness
hadley.rhodes@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@hadness
Jamie Vanucchi
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Assistant Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies (Landscape Architecture)
University:
Cornell University
Email:
jlv29@cornell.edu
Instagram:
@strongsites
Jonathan Dessi-Olive
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Email:
jdessiolive@uncc.edu
Instagram:
@mycomatterslab
@jdessiolive
Website:
JDO Vaults
Julee Herdt
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
julee.herdt@ucdenver.edu
Karen Lutsky
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Associate Professor
(Landscape Architecture)
University:
University of Minnesota
Email:
klutsky@umn.edu
Instagram:
@relativelndscp
Website:
Great Lakes Design Labs
Kat Vlahos
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
kat.vlahos@ucdenver.edu
Kevin Hirth
He/Him/His
Founding Member
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
kevin.hirth@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@kevinhirth
Website:
Kevin Hirth co.
Kyoung-Hee Kim
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Professor & Director of IDR Lab (Architecture)
University:
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Email:
kkim33@uncc.edu
Leyuan Li
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
leyuan.li@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@li__leyuan
Lisa Moffitt
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Associate Professor & Associate Director of Graduate Program (Architecture)
University:
Carleton University
Email:
lisamoffitt@cunet.carleton.ca
Instagram:
@studio_moffitt
Website:
Studio Moffitt
Mary Polites
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Oregon
Email:
mpolites@uoregon.edu
Instagram:
@mmpolites
Website:
MAPS
Matthew (Matt) Gines
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Instructor & Design Fabrication Lab Director (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
matthew.gines@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@maker_dude
Matthew (Matt) Shea
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2021
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
matthew.shea@ucdenver.edu
matthew.shea@ucdenver.edu
Mira Woodson
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
mira.woodson@ucdenver.edu
Instagram:
@miraroze
Peter Yi
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Cincinnati
Email:
yide@ucmail.uc.edu
Instagram:
@petedyi
@rebuildcollectivearch
Prathyusha Viddam
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Lecturer (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
prathyusha.viddam@ucdenver.edu
Former Members
Graham Oden
Justin Trammell
John Ackerley
Laurie Sheldon
Nathan Mencini
Saeed Amirchaghmaghi
Trevor Isaacson
Become a LoDo Lab-er!
Are you interested in being a member? Do you have a passion for design or its related fields? Do you want to engage in more ongoing research?
For the answer to these questions or any others please reach out to Marc Swackhamer!