MARC FORNES is a registered “Architecte DPLG” mixed with a fine connoisseur in computer science. Hidden under his label THEVERYMANY™ – www.theverymany.com – he is one of the leading figure in the development of computational protocols applied to the field of design and fabrication. He defines research and practice aganda as a quest for ”Explicit and Encoded”, “Precise Indetermination”, “Progressive Geometry” all seeking “Unconventional Futures”.

Under THEVERYMANY™ – Marc has designed and built a extensive body of large scale prototypical installations. He has been invited across the globe, lecturing at the MoMA (NYC), showing work at the Guggenheim (NYC) and is part of the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou (Paris) and the FRAC Centre in Orleans. In 2007 he designed and launched – www.scriptedbypurpose.net – the first exhibition exclusively focusing on scripted processes within design – and curated in 2008 the European section for the Architecture Biennale in Beijing.

Jonathan Mallie is one of six principals at SHoP. He currently serves as the Managing Director of SHoP Construction, established in 2007. Together with his partners, Mallie has developed integrated design and construction platforms that have instituted transparent working environments and enabled seamless exchanges of information to take place amongst project stakeholders. Jonathan has also taught at multiple universities including Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation, the University of Florida’s Graduate School of Architecture’s Global Lab, Miami University of Ohio, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Mr. Mallie received a Bachelor of Science in Design from University of Florida (1996) and was recently named the recipient of the School of Architecture’s Architects Award (2011). He received a Master of Architecture from Columbia University (1999) where he graduated with Honors for Excellence in Design. He is a registered architect in the State of New York.

Jason Oliver Vollen is a Registered Architect and researcher focused on emerging material technologies, specifically, the integration of energy per-formative structural ceramics, dynamic and environmental simulation, and digital fabrication. Prior to joining RPI, Vollen was an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona working in the Emerging Material Technologies Research Group focusing on next generation design strategies based on the integration of emerging technical systems. Vollen is a principal with Binary design, a collaborative practice focusing on energy effective architecture and emerging material processes. He has worked with Matter Architecture Practice in New York and as a project manager, designer, and fabricator with the Cranbrook Architecture Office. Vollen received his Bachelors (B.Arch) from The Cooper Union Institute for the Advancement of Science and Art and his Masters (M.Arch II) from Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Ryan Welch is the Building Performance Specialist at KieranTimberlake, an internationally recognized architecture firm noted for its commitment to research, innovation and invention. As the newest member of KieranTimberlake’s Research Group, Ryan conducts research on building envelope modeling and environmental monitoring, primarily through the development of new software tools that combine physical and spatial reasoning. His work aims to provide visual and quantitative feedback early in the design process, enabling iterative modeling of multiple design scenarios. Prior to receiving his Master of Architecture degree from Yale University, Ryan studied Chemistry and Russian at Amherst College with a focus on molecular spectroscopy and experimental design and fabrication. At Yale, Ryan has conducted research on tall building structural analysis, nation-scale development planning, sustainability indexing, and robotic fabrication. Ryan has worked for Ziger/Snead Architects in Maryland and presently teaches architectural design studios at Yale and Princeton universities with Alejandro Zaera-Polo.