Director M.S. AHD

• Jan 2022 - Present

M.S. Architecture - Health and Design #nyitdsignhealth https://www.nyit.edu/architecture/faculty_and_consultants_msahd M.S. Architecture - Health and Design #nyitdsignhealth https://www.nyit.edu/architecture/faculty_and_consultants_msahd

Partner

• 2008 - Present

The portfolio of Cyberstone LLC spans from Residential Projects to Design Research into resilient design, surface geometries, material performance of sustainable and regenerative building envelopes. #hyperwave_surf [IG] The portfolio of Cyberstone LLC spans from Residential Projects to Design Research into resilient design, surface geometries, material performance of sustainable and regenerative building envelopes. #hyperwave_surf [IG]

Principal

• May 2002 - Present

http://www.pongratzperbellini.art #pongratzperbelliniarchitects [IG] Together with Maria Perbellini, he co-founded and is a principal with pONGRATZ pERBELLINI Architects since 2002, an architectural design practice and research oriented atelier investigating computation with material based processes. PPA’s expertise in computational design and fabrication technologies engages with an architecture of experience and explores geometries, textures, surface structures and their material properties, behaviours and performances. In 2012 they placed second in the Porter Henderson Library Competition, Angelo State University, for a Public Art Proposal. In 2008 the partnership received the segnalazione Compasso d’oro XXI, the most recognized award in industrial design, awarded by ADI in Italy, and entered Compasso d'oro's historical design collection as cultural patrimony of Italy. In 2007 they were awarded the Silver Prize of the Biennal Miami for interior design and an Honorable Mention in Urban & Landscape Design. In 2006 they received the 1st Prize of the international Estetica Design Award. In 2005 they were awarded an Honorable Mention for their project to revitalize Gwangbok Street & PIFF Plaza in Busan, Korea. In 2002, they were selected by the Deutsche Bahn Immobilien Gesellschaft mbH to design a 380 Meter long Lifestyle Center at the new central train station in Berlin. Show less

Senior Advisor to the Provost

• Jun 2019 - Jul 2021

How might we frame and capture value as social impact through design in our institution? Where can we improve in developing academic offerings that can best address business challenges in emerging enterprises. What looks like a pedagogical framework responding to those challenges and promoting learning across disciplines with emphasis on career readiness, innovation and collaboration.How do learners get prepared to create their own jobs and shape their jobs as they evolve and everything around them changes? How does project driven transdisciplinary collaboration increase an ecosystem ’s value and facilitate strategic innovation through Design?What incentivizes radical collaboration among Schools and Colleges, as well as facilitating an organizational learning structure more appropriate to the requirements of future dynamic workplaces?How might we inject design as a strategic tool that when mapped to diverse fields of study can detect latent opportunities and facilitate innovative processes?https://www.nyit.edu/bio/christian.pongratz Show less

Interim Dean School of Interdisciplinary Studies & Education, Professor of Architecture

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

His interest is to foster collaboration among NYIT‘s programs and departments and formulate new transdisciplinary degree programs and projects engaging broad environmental, social and economic issues through the lens of design research, technology and ultimately materials.The goal is to build upon NYIT’s existing strengths in research and teaching in order to speculate on smart cities empowering everyone by leveraging making and personalized fabrication. We want to expand on platforms such as in robotics, automation, cybersecurity, the energy_food_water nexus or medical and smart devices and integrate big data visualization. His major interest in pursuing design thinking across disciplines is intended to drive innovation and transformative agency from within the school that is geared towards prototyping NYIT's new dynamic programs. Proliferating design into every aspect of the organization facilitates research on many levels of education and in broad transdisciplinary projects. The school spearheads applications of prototypes in communities and industry partnerships. Show less

Professor of Architecture

• Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

Director DDF | M.S. Digital Design and Fabrication | Professor of Architecture

• Jan 2007 - Aug 2016

https://www.facebook.com/texasdesignresearch TTU CoA Digital Design & Fabrication Program The Master of Science in Architecture with specialization in Digital Design and Fabrication (DDF) is dedicated to advance design knowledge and pursue innovation in the process of making architecture. The program is positioned at the intersection of architecture, engineering and computation with a profound sustainable and interdisciplinary direction. The program engages in research and development that concern emerging material issues in a “digital-craft” based professional practice beyond the design related disciplines. Show less

Visiting Professor

• Aug 2000 - May 2002

Christian was teaching Advanced Design Studio, Digital Media Classes, and pursued research in Digital Fabrication. He directed programming and set-up of a CNC machine for Lab use and integration with Teaching and Research. Christian was teaching Advanced Design Studio, Digital Media Classes, and pursued research in Digital Fabrication. He directed programming and set-up of a CNC machine for Lab use and integration with Teaching and Research.

Designer

• 1998 - 2000

Christian worked with John Reimnitz on the design and construction for the first adaptive reuse of a New York Landmark bank into a high-end luxury Condominium in Manhattan's Chelsea. The project is on 8th Avenue and 14th Street. Christian worked with John Reimnitz on the design and construction for the first adaptive reuse of a New York Landmark bank into a high-end luxury Condominium in Manhattan's Chelsea. The project is on 8th Avenue and 14th Street.

Designer

• 1997 - 1998

Christian worked on the design for the Church of the year 2000 in Rome (competition), the Library IUHEI in Geneva, Switzerland, the Jewish Museum in San Francisco, the Virtual House, and the headquarters for a software company in Bangalore, India. Christian worked on the design for the Church of the year 2000 in Rome (competition), the Library IUHEI in Geneva, Switzerland, the Jewish Museum in San Francisco, the Virtual House, and the headquarters for a software company in Bangalore, India.