Oliver Moldow holds a Bachelors from the University of California, Berkeley, a Masters in Integrative Technology and Architecture Design Research from the University of Stuttgart, and is currently a graduate student researcher between the Self Assembly Lab and Digital Structures Lab at MIT. Beyond academia, Oliver is a partner at Element Engineering, a consultancy which specializes in automating fabrication schemes, construction robotics across materials, optimizing geometry, and rationalizing built structures. Clients have included Zaha Hadid Architects, the UNDP, and Autodesk with projects in Hong Kong, Italy, Kosovo, the United Kingdom, and others. Oliver’s research centers on the intersection of computational design, material characterization, fabrication, and structural engineering.