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Shannon Iacino.

Sustainable Designer + Engineer based in Savannah, GA. Specialized in architectural research and digital fabrication techniques.

 

I'm interested in the relationship between design and the environment, how ecological feedback can inform the morphology of objects and how to use parametric and computational design strategies to accomplish this. 

Education

2016 - 2017

Carnegie Mellon University

  • Master of Science in Sustainable Design in the School of Architecture

  • Focus: Computational Façade Design and Digital Fabrication

2009 - 2013

Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering | Focus: Structural Engineering

  • Minor in French

Experience

August 2022 - Present

Savannah College of Art and Design

September 2021 - May 2022

Columbia University

Professor of Industrial Design + Design for Sustainability

  • Full-time Professor with a specialty in Digital Fabrication Techniques, Computational Design and Sustainable Materials

​Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

  • Software instructor for Graduate level course: Architectural Technology I: Environments In Architecture

  • Covered environmental design software including Ladybug, Honeybee and ClimateStudio plug-ins for Grasshopper

April 2019 - Present

Savannah College of Art and Design

Rapid Prototype Operations Manager

  • Responsible for operating, maintaining and repairing digital fabrication equipment including: 3D printers, laser cutters, and large-format printers

  • Assisted faculty in curriculum creation and hosted workshops focused in 3D printing and Laser Cutting techniques

  • Promoted from Lead Technician in April 2020

August 2016 - August 2017

Carnegie Mellon University

Research Assistant

  • Conducted research in the area of building facades and the effects of surface geometry on passive heat distribution for energy savings

  • Aided in physical experiment set up and data analysis of results

Grants & Awards

February 2020

Savannah, GA

Arts on Water | Large Scale Green Wall Installation

March 2018

Columbia University, New York, NY

Diurnal Swing | Multi-Media Installation

April 2017

Chicago, IL

ULI Hines Student Urban Design Competition Finalist

Publications

2017

ACADIA

Modulating Thermal Mass Behavior Through Surface Figuration | Cupkova, Dana; Promoppatum, Patcharapit

Research and Physical Experiment Team

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