Michael Hansmeyer is an architect and programmer who explores the use of algorithms and computation to generate architectural form. Recent projects include the Sixth Order installation of columns at the Gwangju Design Biennale, as well as the the design of full-scale 3D printed grotto for the 2013 Archilab exhibition.
He is currently based in the CAAD group at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology's architecture department in Zurich. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University and an MBA degree fron INSEAD Fontainebleau. He previously worked for J.P. Morgan, McKinsey & Company, and at Herzog & de Meuron architects.