Overview
Background
Assoc Prof Fred Fialho Teixeira is an architect, media artist and associate professor at University of Queensland, School of Architecture, Design and Planning and director of the UQ VisLab. He has been working in the fields of computational architecture, biodesign and immersive environments for the last 20 years. He has been awarded the Dean's Fellowship from the University of California where he initiated is PhD and developed innovative biological-based design strategies at the California Nano Systems Institute. 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. Presently his research work on bio-design and spatial computation combines the use of mixed reality, advanced manufacturing and biomaterials 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), UQ CyberResearch Centre
Availability
- Dr Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
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
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Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Simulation, Simulacrum, Acoustics, Visualisation.
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Biological Paradigms & Bio-Design
The use of biological strategies into architecture to envision future applications of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology.
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Computational Design
Emergent strategies applied to design innovation.
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Digital Fabrication
CNC, Laser Cutting, Robotic Fabrication.
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Digital Cognition and Perception
Studies on visual and aural user-behaviour on artificial environments (VR/AR)
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
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2020
Conference Publication
Role of interactive space in social relationships through actor-network theory
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Boychenko, Kristina, Kuzovkova, Tatiana and Boychenko, Irena (2020). Role of interactive space in social relationships through actor-network theory. 2020 International Conference on Engineering Management of Communication and Technology (EMCTECH), Vienna, Austria, 20-22 October 2020. Vienna, Austria: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMCTECH49634.2020.9261525
2020
Journal Article
The one and the multiple
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico and Fialho Teixeira, Müge Belek (2020). The one and the multiple. IDEA Journal, 17 (01), 221-236. doi: 10.37113/ij.v17i01.357
2019
Other Outputs
Brisbane Art Design - Roboblox
Frederico Fialho Teixeira, Muge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Jared Donovan, Glenda Caldwell and Alan Burden (2019). Brisbane Art Design - Roboblox .
2018
Other Outputs
The one and the multiples
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Teixeira, Muge Fialho Leandro Alves (2018). The one and the multiples. Brisbane, Australia: State Library of Queensland.
2018
Other Outputs
Robotic Morphologies
Teixeira, Muge Fialho Leandro Alves, Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Donovan, Jared, Caldwell, Glenda and Burden, Alan (2018). Robotic Morphologies.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
2014
Journal Article
2nd Istanbul Design Biennale Review
Fialho, F. (2014). 2nd Istanbul Design Biennale Review. AIT, Gesundheit und Wellness, 26-26.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Novel biomimetic approach based on the main venation of the dragonfly wing for lightweight cantilever design and additive laminated manufacturing
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Architecture in reconfiguration with computing: Prefabricated timber discrete building components
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joe Gattas
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Doctor Philosophy
MAPPING THE ONTOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Manu P. Sobti
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Doctor Philosophy
Infrastructure Resilience: Unsealed Road Assessment Using Generative Adversarial Networks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Marcus Gallagher, Dr Jurij Karlovsek
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Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing Sustainability in Construction: Environmentally Adaptive Modular Earth-Based Facade Design with Digital Fabrication and Realtime Customization
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dan Luo
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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
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Agency of Interactive Space in Shaping Users' Behaviour and Perception through Actor-Network Theory
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stephen Viller
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Beyond the Void: Tracing Situated Knowledges in Mining Landscapes of the Anthropocene
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Erskine
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Designing Digital Technologies for Grassroots Sustainable Practices in Eco-Villages
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paola Leardini, Dr Dhaval Vyas
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2024
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
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Creating opera utilising augmented reality and virtual reality technologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Eve Klein
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Returning to Reality: a portfolio and reflective exegesis exploring the creation of interactive musical compositions within physical and virtual immersive environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Eve Klein
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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