Design Education
Studios & Seminars
I believe powerful design education unites rigorous thinking with the discipline of actually making things.
Across more than fifteen years of teaching at the University of Colorado Boulder, I've watched students learn why a project matters, work through iteration and failure, build confidence in their own judgment, and carry ideas into physical and public consequence.
My teaching spans foundational studios, environmental product design, architecture and product capstones, design-build, visual communication, theory and ethics, ecological design, digital modeling, and generative AI.
Lecture
Taking It to 11
In this lecture, I look back across eleven years of teaching design and the questions, projects, and students that continue to shape my practice as an educator.
Watch 11 Years of Teaching Design on YouTube
Student Voices
ALL LEVELS
12 courses
FOUNDATION
intro studio
ADVANCED
options studio
CAPSTONE
thesis studio
SEMINARS
special topics
Showing all 12 courses
Seminar / Special Topics|Spring 2026|AI Collaboration
Generative Design with AI
CU Boulder's first generative AI design course, framing AI as a creative collaborator while foregrounding human authorship and ethical agency.
Advanced / Options|Studio|Design-Build
Design-Build Studios
Three community design-build partnerships, including work with Denver Botanic Gardens and the Northeast Denver Housing Center, carried from concept through construction.
Capstone / Thesis|Spring 2026
Iceland Slow Sauna Competition
A capstone thesis studio researching ritual, light, and material response to the Icelandic landscape through four sauna and bathing proposals.
Capstone / Thesis|Spring 2025
Museum of Analog Experience
A capstone thesis studio imagining museums built around slowness, craft, and analog experience in a digital age.
Capstone / Thesis|2016 to 2024
EPOD Capstone Studio
Environmental Product Design capstone studio spanning entrepreneurship, professional practice, and independent thesis research.
Foundation|Fall 2025
Urban Rewilding Studio
A foundation studio introducing ecological design and site research through the lens of urban rewilding.
Seminar / Special Topics|Spring 2025
Graphic Design and Portfolio
A seminar and workshop on visual communication and professional portfolio development.
Foundation|Fall 2024
Luminaire Studio
A foundation studio in material exploration and digital fabrication, centered on the design of a single luminous object.

Seminar / Special Topics|2017 to 2025
Theory and Ethics of Design
A seminar on critical and ethical inquiry in design practice.
Advanced / Options|Fall 2019
EPOP Retail Outlet
An advanced studio in entrepreneurship and professional practice, designing and building a retail environment.
Foundation|2020 to 2024
Studio I | Environmental Product Design
A foundation studio in environmental product design.
Seminar / Special Topics|2010 to 2023
Advanced Digital Modeling with Rhino
A seminar in computational design and digital fabrication using Rhino.
Teaching Philosophy
"Love is a better teacher than a sense of duty."
Albert Einstein