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Dr Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira
Dr

Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira

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Overview

Background

Dr Fred Fialho Teixeira is an architect, media artist and senior lecturer at University of Queensland, School of Architecture, Design and Planning. He has been working in the fields of computational architecture and immersive environments for the last 20 years. He has been awarded the Dean's Fellowship from the University of California and Media Arts and Technology Fellowship where he initiated is PhD on innovative biological-based design strategies at the California Nano Systems Institute. Additionally he co-established and developed an international research program on the studies of Perception of Space in Architecture and Culture and the UQ Visualisation Lab with a focus on the used of immersive technologies and extended realities (VR/AR/XR). With over 50 publications on design methods and research in digital design and fabrication, his research focuses on bio-augmented spaces through the experiential traits of immersive media and spatial computing strategies. He's an alumni of the Architectural Association, School of Architecture (AA) and accredited architect by Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Portuguese Chamber of Architects (OA) and also practiced for high profile offices such as Zaha Hadid Architects. Through his innovative strategies he designed over 30 projects from which he was internationally awarded within biology, art and architectural domains. Presently his research work on spatial computation combines the use of mixed reality and advanced manufacturing to enable the next generation of built environments.

Memberships

Architectural Association, School of Architecture (UK),Royal Institute of British Architects (UK), Chamber of Architects (PT), Australian Smart Communities Association (AU).

Availability

Dr Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Architecture, Architectural Association, School of Architecture
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Istanbul Technical University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade Lusiada

Research interests

  • Biological Paradigms & Bio-Design

    The use of biological strategies into architecture to envision future applications of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology.

  • Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality

    Simulation, Simulacrum, Acoustics, Visualisation.

  • Digital Cognition and Perception

    Studies on visual and aural user-behaviour on artificial environments (VR/AR)

  • Computational Design

    Emergent strategies applied to design innovation.

  • Digital Fabrication

    CNC, Laser Cutting, Robotic Fabrication.

Research impacts

Dr Frederico Fialho Teixeira has been actively involved in international academic and research relations, as a founding element of multiple international collaborative research projects at European level. He launched Media Architectures and Spatial Systems (MASS) international project focuses on researching a systemic strategy between fabrication and immersion by combining robotic and virtual systems in an integrated design approach. In tandem with his research, the POSIAC international European Union research project focused on the perception of space in architecture, which included the use of Augmented Reality allowing certain degrees of agency and interaction with architecture. Presently his expertise ranges between the areas of Computational Architecture and Immersive Environments with a focus in biological design paradigms and let to Chief Investigator in 'The Integrated Bio-economy Project and the Controlled Biosphere' Australian Research Council Linkage grant led by the Institute of Molecular Biosciences. Digital design realm is an integral component of his research and design explorations, which combining biologic and algorithmic design strategies with advanced fabrication in particular robotic manufacturing and additive manufacturing. Additionally, his work on the field of immersive environments and extended realities (VR/AR/XR) through the UQ VisLab seeks to contribute in novel design research methods, where processes of cognition and perception establish an embedded integration with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for new media and architecture.

Works

Search Professor Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira’s works on UQ eSpace

47 works between 2007 and 2025

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2018

Other Outputs

Robotic Morphologies

Teixeira, Muge Fialho Leandro Alves, Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Donovan, Jared, Caldwell, Glenda and Burden, Alan (2018). Robotic Morphologies.

Robotic Morphologies

2018

Conference Publication

Media Architecture and Spatial Systems: Mediated Realities in Architecture

Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2018). Media Architecture and Spatial Systems: Mediated Realities in Architecture. Annual Design Review, Sydney, NSW Australia, 27-28 September 2018. Sydney, NSW Australia: University of Sydney.

Media Architecture and Spatial Systems: Mediated Realities in Architecture

2018

Journal Article

Media architecture and spatial systems: mediated realities in architecture

Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2018). Media architecture and spatial systems: mediated realities in architecture. The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 13 (3), 1-8. doi: 10.18848/2326-9987/cgp/v13i03/1-8

Media architecture and spatial systems: mediated realities in architecture

2017

Book Chapter

Spatiocracy 2

Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Belek, Muge (2017). Spatiocracy 2. Perception of space in architecture and culture: adhocratic spaces international summer school at Istanbul Technical University : 14.07.2014-27.07.2014. (pp. 116-131) edited by Ulrich Nether. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.

Spatiocracy 2

2017

Book Chapter

Spatiocracy 1: a transvergent approach to design

Frederico Fialho Teixeira and Muge Belek (2017). Spatiocracy 1: a transvergent approach to design. Perception of space in architecture and culture: adhocratic spaces: international summer school at Istanbul Technical University : 14.07.2014-27.07.2014. (pp. 78-81) edited by Ulrich Nether. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.

Spatiocracy 1: a transvergent approach to design

2017

Book Chapter

Adhocratic spaces

Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Belek, Muge (2017). Adhocratic spaces. Perception of space in architecture and culture: adhocratic spaces. (pp. 10-26) Germany: Spurbuchverlag.

Adhocratic spaces

2015

Journal Article

1+1=3 Systems of Didactic Communication

Fialho, F. and Belek, M. (2015). 1+1=3 Systems of Didactic Communication. The International Journal Of The Arts In Society

1+1=3 Systems of Didactic Communication

2015

Conference Publication

Biology, real time and multimodal design: cell-signalling as a realtime principle in multimodal design

Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2015). Biology, real time and multimodal design: cell-signalling as a realtime principle in multimodal design. eCAADe 2015 International Conference, Vienna, Austria, 2015. Vienna, Austria: eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe) and Faculty of Architecture and Regional Planning.

Biology, real time and multimodal design: cell-signalling as a realtime principle in multimodal design

2014

Journal Article

2nd Istanbul Design Biennale Review

Fialho, F. (2014). 2nd Istanbul Design Biennale Review. AIT, Gesundheit und Wellness, 26-26.

2nd Istanbul Design Biennale Review

2014

Journal Article

Adaptive reuse in interior architecture: a case study in Famagusta, Cyprus

Cordan, Ozge, Dincay, Demet and Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Adaptive reuse in interior architecture: a case study in Famagusta, Cyprus. International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design, 8 (1), 1-15.

Adaptive reuse in interior architecture: a case study in Famagusta, Cyprus

2014

Book Chapter

On other natural spaces

Fialho Teixeira, Frederico and Belek, Muge (2014). On other natural spaces. Sensory living: perception of space in architecture and culture - summer school 2. (pp. 55-68) Germany: Spurbuchverlag.

On other natural spaces

2014

Other Outputs

Function of the Bio: Computational Biology for Evolutionary Spatial Systems

Teixeira, Frederico Fialho (2014). Function of the Bio: Computational Biology for Evolutionary Spatial Systems. PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University.

Function of the Bio: Computational Biology for Evolutionary Spatial Systems

2014

Conference Publication

Specificity in morphogenic design

Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Specificity in morphogenic design. II International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics, Barcelona, Spain, 2-6 June 2014. Barcelona, Spain: ESARQ.

Specificity in morphogenic design

2014

Conference Publication

Adaptive ‘Re-Mardin’: adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation

Cordan, Özge and Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Adaptive ‘Re-Mardin’: adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation. Situation Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2014. Melbourne, Australia: RMIT Interior Design, RMIT University.

Adaptive ‘Re-Mardin’: adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation

2014

Conference Publication

Adaptive 'Re-Mardin': adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation

Cordan, Özge and Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Adaptive 'Re-Mardin': adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation. Situation Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 31 July - 3 August 2014. Melbourne, Australia: RMIT Interior Design, RMIT University.

Adaptive 'Re-Mardin': adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation

2014

Conference Publication

Specificity in Morphogenic Design: Gastrulation as a Morphological Principle in Design

Fialho, F. (2014). Specificity in Morphogenic Design: Gastrulation as a Morphological Principle in Design. II International Conference of Biodigital Architecture and Genetics, Barcelona, Spain, 2nd - 6th June, 2014. Barcelona, Spain: ESARQ.

Specificity in Morphogenic Design: Gastrulation as a Morphological Principle in Design

2014

Conference Publication

Specificity in morphogenic design: gastrulation as a morphological principle in design

Fialho, F. (2014). Specificity in morphogenic design: gastrulation as a morphological principle in design. Bio-Digital and Genetic Architectures, Barcelona, Spain, May 2014.

Specificity in morphogenic design: gastrulation as a morphological principle in design

2013

Book Chapter

Virtuality/Augmented Reality, Turkey

Fialho, Frederico Fialho and Yurdakul, Cagil (2013). Virtuality/Augmented Reality, Turkey. Perception of Space in Architecture and Culture Study of Industrial Ruins. (pp. 108-113) edited by Ulrich Nether. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.

Virtuality/Augmented Reality, Turkey

2013

Conference Publication

Augmented Reality

Fialho, F. (2013). Augmented Reality. Perception of Space in Architecture and Culture Study of Industrial Ruins, Baunach, Germany, 2013. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.

Augmented Reality

2013

Conference Publication

Nurbulations: Gastrulation and Modeling Systems of Control in Generative Art

Fialho Teixeira, F. and Belek, M. (2013). Nurbulations: Gastrulation and Modeling Systems of Control in Generative Art. Algode, Tokyo, Japan, November 2012.

Nurbulations: Gastrulation and Modeling Systems of Control in Generative Art

Funding

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Secure and Ethical XR Based HSE Training for First Responders in Crisis Situations
    CSIRO
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2022
    The Integrated Bio-economy Project and the Controlled Biosphere
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    From nature to fabrication: dragonfly wings inspired design principles for lightweight composite spatial structure

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Architecture in reconfiguration with computing: Prefabricated timber discrete building components

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Joe Gattas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Extended Reality for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (XR+AEC)

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Dhaval Vyas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    UQIDAR00398: Historical Context, Contemporary Practices, and Future Frameworks for Institutional Campus Design: A Comparative Study with Indian and Australian Technical Institutes on Liveability, Sustainability, and Imageability

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Manu P. Sobti

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Designing Digital Technologies for Grassroots Sustainable Practices in Eco-Villages

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Paola Leardini, Dr Dhaval Vyas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Designing mixed reality to foster making practices in low socioeconomic status communities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Paola Leardini, Dr Dhaval Vyas

  • Doctor Philosophy

    MAPPING THE ONTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Manu P. Sobti

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing Sustainability in Construction: Environmentally Adaptive Modular Earth-Based Facade Design with Digital Fabrication and Realtime Customization

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mehrnoosh Mirzaei, Dr Dan Luo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Square Transformations: Reading Frank Lloyd Wright's plan in the Australian House of the 1950s and 1960s

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Timothy O'Rourke, Associate Professor Antony Moulis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    UQIDAR00398: Historical Context, Contemporary Practices, and Future Frameworks for Institutional Campus Design: A Comparative Study with Indian and Australian Technical Institutes on Liveability, Sustainability, and Imageability

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Manu P. Sobti

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Designing mixed reality to foster making practices in low socioeconomic status communities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Paola Leardini, Dr Dhaval Vyas

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira directly for media enquiries about:

  • Acoustics
  • Augmented Reality
  • BioDesign
  • Computational Design
  • Digital Fabrication
  • Multimodal Design
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Virtual Reality

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