Terreform one mitchell joachim

Mitchell joachim nyu
BIO: Mitchell Joachim, PhD, Assoc.
Mitchell Joachim is an architect and urban designer.

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Mitchell Joachim

American architect

Mitchell Joachim (pronounced /jo-ak-um/; born February 3, 1972) is an architect and urban designer. He is the Co-Founder of Terreform ONE, and a Professor of Practice at NYU.^[1] Previously he was the Frank Gehry Chair at University of Toronto^[2] and a faculty member at Pratt, Columbia, Syracuse, Washington, The New School, and the European Graduate School.^[3]

Most of Joachim's projects employ innovative platforms and methods based on living biological matter for fabrication and design purposes. Rather than merely drawing inspiration from nature (not biomimicry), these materials are altered, coaxed, or engineered to function in ways that stay living and breathing within the environment.

Early life and education

Mitchell Joachim was born in New Jersey to Henry and Ellen Joachim. Henry, a passionate painter, owned a small wood furniture manufacturing business. Ellen, Mitchell’s mother, played a pivotal role in his upbringing, guiding him alongside Henry. In the late '70s, seeking a better quality of l

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MITCHELL JOACHIM, Ph.D., Assoc. AIA

CO-FOUNDER

He is the Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and Professor of Practice at NYU. Mitchell upheld a noteworthy leadership role as a University Senator and is Co-Chair of Global Design NYU. Formerly, he worked as an architect at the professional offices of Frank Gehry in Los Angeles, Moshe Safdie in Massachusetts, and I.M. Pei in New York.

He has won many awards including: Fulbright Scholarship, NEA Grant for Arts Projects, Fast Company Design of the Year, LafargeHolcim Acknowledgement Prize, Ove Arup Foundation Grant, Architect R+D Award, AIA New York Urban Design Merit Award, Victor Papanek Social Design Award, 1st Place International Architecture Award, Zumtobel Award for Sustainability, Architizer A+ Award, History Channel Infiniti Award for City of the Future, and Time Magazine Best Invention with MIT Smart Cities. He is a TED Senior Fellow and has been awarded fellowships with Safdie Architects, and the Martin Society for Sustainability at MIT. Mitchell was featured in numerous articles: “The 100 People Who Are Changing America” in

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DESIGN AGAINST EXTINCTION

Grow Your Second Home

Popular Science: Designers plant the seeds for a high-tech version of the Swiss Family Treehouse.

Projects on biotech architecture and resilient cities. The primary intention is to explore the socio-ecological capabilities of habitats, urban spaces, and landscapes across the planet.

Mitchell Joachim is an Associate Professor of Practice at NYU and Co-Founder of Terreform ONE. He was chosen for "The Smart List" by Wired and selected for "The 100 People Who Are Changing America" by Rolling Stone. His latest book is "Design with Life" on Actar. He earned; Ph.D. at MIT, MAUD at Harvard University, and M.Arch at Columbia University with honors.

New Book:

Design with Life

Design with Life: Biotech Architecture and Resilient Cities by Mitchell Joachim, Maria Aiolova, and Terreform ONE, Actar Publishers. See the book review in ARCHITECT.

Design to Combat Extinction

GreenBiz: Terreform ONE, Inclusive spaces and systems that manifest environmental and social justice.