Ms. Christine Yogiaman |
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| Highest Degree | Master in Architecture Columbia University |
| Position | Assistant Professor of practice |
| Faculty | School of Architecture and Interior Design |
| Department | Department of Architecture |
Position Assistant Professor of practice
Email Christine.yogiaman@cud.ac.ae
Highest Degree Master in Architecture
Columbia University
Faculty School of Architecture and Interior Design
Department Department of Architecture
Biography
Christine Yogiaman is an Architect who advocates Design-Led-Research in her teaching, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in Canadian University Dubai. A long-time educator since 2009, Christine has held faculty positions in Singapore University of Technology and Design, American University of Sharjah UAE, and Washington University in St Louis, USA. In conjunction with teaching, Christine directs Yogiaman Tracy Design, an award-winning design and research studio that integrates cultural context with advanced manufacturing and computation to shape meaningful, human-centered experiences.
Christine connects industry and academia to push boundaries of design in the built environment. Notable collaborations include an initiative that reimagined the future of health, connecting SUTD Master of Architecture Students with Changi General Hospital. In 2023, Christine is invited to conduct Design Thinking training to 100 Renci Community Hospital staff, to enable the institutional capacity to lead their growth trajectory through design. Most recently Christine led a group of Canadian University Dubai architecture students in an industry collaboration with Major Al Futtain’s Ghaf Woods design team, to design for construction, a climate responsive social hub for the development’s sports facilities. The collaborative studio enabled students to align and redirect studio exploration to areas where realities of fitness is assessed.
Christine engages in interdisciplinary research and collaborations that lead to innovation. She is the primary investigator of the MIT-SUTD International Design Center grant that integrates 3D knitting technology, Computational Design and Mycology, to create knitted mycelium composite, a new sustainable building material. These works have been showcased at 2024-2025 Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design, a Graham Foundation-funded exhibition at Craft Contemporary Museum, Los Angeles.
Christine received her Master of Architecture Degree from Columbia University, and Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
Awards
- FORM and FORCE lightweight structures international competition Winner 2019
- Design Society Reviewer’s Favorite Paper Award 2019
- SG Mark Good Design Award 2016
- The American Institute of Architects Middle East Award 2014
- TEX-FAB APPLIED, Research through Fabrication International Competition First Place Winner 2012
- STEEDMAN Fellowship International Design Competition, Honorable Mention 2012
Publications
- Data-Driven Smart Community Design Strategies for Fostering Inclusive and Resilient Neighborhoods. Routledge ISBN 9781032569215
- Drawing Codes, Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation. ORO Editions, ISBN 9781957183398
- Redistributing Forces: Variations of Membrane Tensegrity Shell. Yonsei University Print ISBN 979-11-952128-4-2
- Fabricate 2014: Negotiating Design & Making. UCL PRESS ISBN 9781787352148
- eVolo Book 7: Temporal Architecture Evolo Inc. Actar D. ISBN 978-1-938740-10-7 2022
Christine Yogiaman is an Architect who advocates Design-Led-Research in her teaching, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in Canadian University Dubai. A long-time educator since 2009, Christine has held faculty positions in Singapore University of Technology and Design, American University of Sharjah UAE, and Washington University in St Louis, USA. In conjunction with teaching, Christine directs Yogiaman Tracy Design, an award-winning design and research studio that integrates cultural context with advanced manufacturing and computation to shape meaningful, human-centered experiences.
Christine connects industry and academia to push boundaries of design in the built environment. Notable collaborations include an initiative that reimagined the future of health, connecting SUTD Master of Architecture Students with Changi General Hospital. In 2023, Christine is invited to conduct Design Thinking training to 100 Renci Community Hospital staff, to enable the institutional capacity to lead their growth trajectory through design. Most recently Christine led a group of Canadian University Dubai architecture students in an industry collaboration with Major Al Futtain’s Ghaf Woods design team, to design for construction, a climate responsive social hub for the development’s sports facilities. The collaborative studio enabled students to align and redirect studio exploration to areas where realities of fitness is assessed.
Christine engages in interdisciplinary research and collaborations that lead to innovation. She is the primary investigator of the MIT-SUTD International Design Center grant that integrates 3D knitting technology, Computational Design and Mycology, to create knitted mycelium composite, a new sustainable building material. These works have been showcased at 2024-2025 Material Acts: Experimentation in Architecture and Design, a Graham Foundation-funded exhibition at Craft Contemporary Museum, Los Angeles.
Christine received her Master of Architecture Degree from Columbia University, and Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
Awards
- FORM and FORCE lightweight structures international competition Winner 2019
- Design Society Reviewer’s Favorite Paper Award 2019
- SG Mark Good Design Award 2016
- The American Institute of Architects Middle East Award 2014
- TEX-FAB APPLIED, Research through Fabrication International Competition First Place Winner 2012
- STEEDMAN Fellowship International Design Competition, Honorable Mention 2012
Publications
- Data-Driven Smart Community Design Strategies for Fostering Inclusive and Resilient Neighborhoods. Routledge ISBN 9781032569215
- Drawing Codes, Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation. ORO Editions, ISBN 9781957183398
- Redistributing Forces: Variations of Membrane Tensegrity Shell. Yonsei University Print ISBN 979-11-952128-4-2
- Fabricate 2014: Negotiating Design & Making. UCL PRESS ISBN 9781787352148
- eVolo Book 7: Temporal Architecture Evolo Inc. Actar D. ISBN 978-1-938740-10-7 2022