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:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Website:
Branco Lab
Michelle Haynes
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2021
Position:
CAP Grants and
Contracts Manager
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@mattbeardhayes
Logan Ebert
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Research Assistant
MArch Student
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@funky.logan
Chase Martinez
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2024
Position:
Research Assistant
MArch Student
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@chase__martinez
Sarah Miller
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Research Assistant
BS Arch Graduate
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
Jacob Taswell
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2021
Position:
Research Assistant
MArch Student
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@blaine.brownell
Brian Buma
He/Him/His
Founding Member
Position:
Associate Professor (Biology)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@chriskoziol
Cynthia Fishman
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Lecturer (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@hadness
[email protected]
Instagram:
@hadness
Jamie Vanucchi
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Assistant Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies (Landscape Architecture)
University:
Cornell University
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@strongsites
Jonathan Dessi-Olive
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@mycomatterslab
@jdessiolive
Website:
JDO Vaults
Julee Herdt
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
Karen Lutsky
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2020
Position:
Associate Professor
(Landscape Architecture)
University:
University of Minnesota
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Kevin Hirth
He/Him/His
Founding Member
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Leyuan Li
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@studio_moffitt
Website:
Studio Moffitt
Mary Polites
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Oregon
Email:
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@maker_dude
Matthew (Matt) Shea
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2021
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mira Woodson
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@miraroze
Peter Yi
He/Him/His
Lab Member | circa 2022
Position:
Assistant Professor (Architecture)
University:
University of Cincinnati
Email:
[email protected]
Instagram:
@petedyi
@rebuildcollectivearch
Prathyusha Viddam
She/Her/Hers
Lab Member | circa 2023
Position:
Lecturer (Architecture)
University:
University of Colorado Denver
Email:
[email protected]
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!