Alvin Huang

  • Assistant Professor of Architecture, USC School of Architecture
  • Principal, Synthesis Design + Architecture
Office: (213) 438-9967 Cell: (323) 698-7001

Expertise Summary

Expert in design, digital fabrication and digital architecture

Expertise

  • architectural and furniture design
  • contemporary architecture
  • interactive architecture and responsive environments
  • retail and entertainment architecture
  • design technology
  • digital architecture and fabrication
  • rapid prototyping
  • 3-D printing
  • mass customization
  • material performance
  • novel materials
  • emergence
  • self-organization
  • computational design
  • parametric modeling
  • geometric logic

Languages

  • Mandarin

Additional Information

  • Founder and Design Principal, Synthesis Design + Architecture
  • Board of Directors, Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture
  • Winner: D&AD Award for Environmental Design, 2009; DRL10 Pavilion Competition, 2008
  • Member, American Institute of Architects
  • Registered Architects, State of California
  • Registered Architect, State of Colorado
  • Registered Architect, State of Arizona