Peter Massin

Background

About Peter Massin

Peter Massin is an architect, educator and researcher focusing on digital design processes and the theory of ornament. In 2021 he finished his doctorate entitled ‚Zur Konstitution des Ornaments in der Architektur '. The award-winning thesis investigates the historiography of the ornament and its recent implications in the postdigital era. Since 2013 he has held teaching and research positions at the Department of Experimental Architecture in Innsbruck; currently, he is a post-doc assistant professor. With Marjan Colletti, he is the co-editor of two publications, Research and Project Almanac (2013) and Meeting Nature Halfway (2018). After receiving grants from Swarovski and the Universität Innsbruck, he co-authored various research proposals. In 2019 Marjan Colletti and Peter Massin, as co-author, received the FWF (PEEK) grant and the resulting 4-year research project ‚Postdigital Neobaroque '. For the Faculty of Architecture, he takes responsibility for the school's strategic development. He co-organised the doctoral research colloquia IARC and was a curricula commission and faculty council member. Recently Peter has been the coordinator of the first-year bachelor program and the Associate Dean of Studies. Peter has worked for several architectural offices, including Giencke & Company and LAAC. In 2016 he founded his architectural office ‚massinarchitecture '; since then, he has been a member of the Chamber of Architects and part of the committee for professional Education and the national Think Tank for architectural education.