Tomás Méndez Echenagucia

Tomás Méndez Echenagucia is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington’s Department of Architecture, where he directs the Master of Science in Architecture — Design Technology program and co-directs the UW Center for Digital Fabrication. His research is focused on the use of simulation, computational geometry and optimization algorithms to make building components more sustainable.

He holds a double degree in Architecture from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and the Politecnico di Torino, as well as a PhD in Architecture and Building Design also from the Politecnico di Torino. He has practiced as an architect and consultant in Europe and South America. His work includes several research pavilions and prototypes, including the “Armadillo Vault” for the Venice Biennale in 2016 and the ETH Pavilion in New York City in 2015. He completed a five year postdoctoral researcher position at the Block Research Group in the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zürich, where he was a project lead in the HiLo research unit.