Oliver Irving Moldow

about

Oliver Moldow is an interdisciplinary researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Master's of Science ITECH at the University of Stuttgart in Germany. He has collaborated with and received support from the Material Programming Group ICD, Programmable Mud MIT, the Harvard GSD, Autodesk (Builder in Residence 2023), Zaha Hadid Architects, and the Norman Foster Foundation (NFF Energy Scholar 2022).

Previously, he received his Bachelors from UC Berkeley in Design Across Scale (a degree spanning architecture, engineering, and industrial design advised by Nicholas de Monchaux). During which, he printed spanning structures with the Flexible Structures Lab, implemented the Bottery with Emerging Objects, and constructed data-driven sculptures with UC Berkeley Art Practice for use in The Catherine Clark Gallery and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

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Veil Craft
07–15–21

Status:
Built

Figure’s “Veil Craft” is the inaugural installation hosted by Materials & Applications at the Craft Contemporary Museum in Los Angelos. It is also a recipient of the 2020 Graham Foundation grant.

Hydra Health
08–15–22

Status:
Built

Figure’s Hydra Health is a hospital wellness studio, serving the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center within the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Campus. Hydra Health is a 1600 square foot consumer health convenience store and wellness oasis for patients, staff, and visitors.

Collaborators and Clients:

NealFeay, Zaha Hadid Architects, Autodesk, Colorado Health Foundation, Emerging Objects, UC Berkeley Art Practice