Opus Versatilium: A Meta-Vernacular Approach for Contemporary Load-Bearing Walls Exhibition

OPENING DATE: FEBRUARY 19th, 5:15 PM EST

Pablo Moyano Fernandez is an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis where he has been teaching since 2006. Pablo has extensive experience in the field of architecture, developing his career in firms with a strong connection to construction. His teaching and research focus on the performative qualities of concrete applied to building enclosure systems using innovative methods of fabrication coupled with the latest concrete technologies. His comprehensive research integrates several awarded research and teaching grants with built projects at multiple scales using concrete as a resilient and sustainable building material. Pablo served as the Faculty Project Design Leader for CRETE House, WashU’s proposal for the Solar Decathlon 2017, which was awarded second place in the Architecture Category contest. He is the coordinator of Building Systems, a foundational course that examines contemporary building practices in terms of materials, assemblies and methods of construction. Recently, the Army Corps of Engineers commissioned him to design and construct a bird blind using innovative concrete methods. Pablo holds a Professional Degree in Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires, a Master of Architecture, and a Master of Urban Design from Washington University in St. Louis.