BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Eric Schweikardt is a PhD student in Computational Design at Carnegie Mellon University.  He is a designer – of tools, robots, architecture and software. After completing an undergraduate degree in architectural design, Eric taught digital modeling and animation at the University of Colorado’s College of Architecture and Planning. He founded the Allegory Design Group, a web development studio specializing in 3D user interfaces, and worked as a consultant creating architectural renderings and animation for Michael Tavel Architects, Hobbs Design, Wolff Lyon Architects and DKahn Studio.

Eric’s undergraduate research was concerned with pen-based interfaces and the apparent divide between sketching and design development in architecture.  This work resulted in Digital Clay, a program that interprets isometric (3D) sketches as digital models.  Eric has presented work at conferences on Human Computer Interaction (ICMI), Computer-Aided Design (ACADIA), and Intelligent Toys (DIGITEL).