Teng Teng

Teng Teng, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Lawrence Technological University. His scholarly work develops materiality as an active dimension of computational design alongside morphology and topology. By designing materials’ composition, spatial distribution, and transitions, he investigates how materials can tune structural and physical performance, generate form, and realize connections. He is particularly interested in addressing fabrication issues for design materialization, providing intelligent systems and computational software for designers and makers. He develops computational methods, fabrication systems, and physical experiments to translate spatially varying performance requirements into material arrangements that can be manufactured and tested.

He has contributed to NSF- and DOE-sponsored researches. His research has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals such as Materials & Design, Advanced Functional Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Building and Environment, and he presents regularly at ACADIA, eCAADe, and CAADRIA. His recent recognition includes Gold Winner of the International Architecture Design Awards and Architecture & Design Community (2025) and the Best Paper Runner-Up at ACADIA (2024).

Teng holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and master’s degrees from Cornell University and the University of Washington. His architectural practice spans design, facade development, construction documentation, manufacturing coordination, and construction management, including project leadership as a development company founder. His teaching uses computation and physical making to help students understand how geometry, materials, connections, and forces shape structural behavior, and to test design decisions against physical results.

He serves on the ACADIA Board of Directors and the Early Career Editorial Board of Architectural Intelligence.

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