Nick Puckett

TEACHING

The University of Kentucky – Lexington, USA
Assistant Professor,  College of Design, Dept. of Architecture  [2009 - present]
Assistant Professor,  College of Engineering, Dept. of Computer and Electrical Engineering  [2009 - present]

The Architectural Association – London, UK
Unit Master, First Year Studio  [2005 - present]
Course Lecturer: Keyboards Are Dead, Media Studies Dept.  [2006 - present]
Course Lecturer: Mind + Matter, Media Studies Dept.  [2007 - present]
Course Lecturer: MEL and Interaction, The Design Research Lab  [2003 - 2004]

The Royal College of Art London, UK
Tutor:  GoGlobal 3 – Beijing, Industrial Design Engineering / Tsinghua University  [2007]
Visiting Thesis Tutor, Industrial Design Engineering  [2007]
Module Leader: Mobile Mutations, Industrial Design Engineering / Design Interactions / O2  [2007]
Module Leader: ILM, Industrial Design Engineering / Targetti Lighting  [2006]
Module Leader: PSP/RCA, Industrial Design Engineering / Sony  [2005]
Tutor:  GoGlobal 1  Beijing, Industrial Design Engineering / Tsinghua University  [2005]
Interim Show Coordinator:  Intersections, Industrial Design Engineering  [2005]
Visiting Thesis Tutor, Industrial Design Engineering  [2004 - 2005]

Hochbau Institute of Experimental Architecture Innsbruck, Austria
Visiting Course Tutor: MEL and component logic, P. Schumacher Studio  [2007 - present]

University of Westminster London, UK
Diploma Course Lecturer:  ColourCode, MEL scripting for colour input  [2007 - present]
MA Course Lecturer:  altInterface  [2008 - present]

The Southern California Institute of Architecture (sci-ARC) Los Angeles, USA
Workshop Leader:  MEL and component logic, H.D. Alonso Studio  [2005]

PROFESSIONAL

AltN Research + Design London, UK
Founder  [2005 - present]

Zaha Hadid Architects London, UK
Advanced Technologies and Research Group  [2004 - 2005]

Ambient + Augmented Environments Research Network London, UK
Network Member, EPSRC funded network  [2004 - 2006]

RESEARCH

Head of AAcode Research Cluster [2008 - present]

Custom Interface Devices for 3d digital modelling in Maya  [2003 - present]

Component Design + Control Methods via MEL scripting  [2004 - present]

Sensing, motion tracking, and actuating systems for deformable surfaces [2003 - 2004]

Development of 3d Auxetic material structures and behaviours  [2002 - 2004]

New Systems and Technologies for Collaborative Environments  [2002 - 2004]

EXHIBITIONS  / LECTURES

BIACS     3 [Seville, Spain 2008]
Installation for BIACS biennale. Collaboration with Ecologic Studio.  Developed the
interactivity and database systems for the installation

Venice Biennale [Venice, Italy  2008]
Collaboration to with Ecologic Studio developing interactive systems for STEM

Hocbau Institut [Innsbruck, Austria  2008]
Lecture on the recent work of AltN research

The University of Kentucky [Lexington, USA  2008]
Lecture on colour-based interfaces for parametric components

Tsinghua University [Beijing,  China  2007]
Lecture: Hacking By Design

The Bank of America [London, UK  2006]
PSP / RCA 2, 2nd Site of the exhibition commissioned by SCEA Europe

The Royal College of Art [London, UK 2005]
PSP / RCA, 1st Site of the exhibition for the launch of the PSP in Europe, www.psprca.com
IDE Interim Show, Development of paper structure to showcase student work

The Architectural Association [London, UK 2003]
Techne, Real-Time perfomance linking a remote/augmented body to an exhibition space
Responsive Room, DRL show which used pressure sensors to activate pneumatic
prototypes and linked to Techne.

Beijing Architecutural Biennale [Beijing, China  2004]
Showed an interactive mesh prototype developed for my thesis in the DRL

Technical University Delft [Delft, Holland   2004]
Perfomative Architectures,  showcased my thesis work from the DRL along side the work
of 19 other architects to “Explore the changing relationship between technology,
design, and production.”

EDUCATION

The Architectural Association   Design Research Lab
Master of Architecture [2004]
Thesis:  Heathrow.comm  Implementing spatial typologies of the internet through
an intelligent, auxetic mesh

The Savannah College of Art and Design
Master of Architecture [2002]
Thesis:  Sit Closer to the T.V.  An Investigation of Architecture’s role is the
perception / deception of broadcast media
Bachelor of Architecture,  Cum Laude Honours [2002]