Education

Master of Science in Architectural Studies, Design Discipline Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 
Bachelor of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Biography

Michael Stradley is a designer and educator interested in the transformative, disruptive, and sometimes surprising potential of emerging and defunct technology. An architect by training, Stradley pursues methods of design research which cut across a range of scales, and borrow processes and knowledge from architecture-adjacent disciplines. Recent projects include oil paintings executed by CNC-machine; a book of computer-generated, imaginary brushstrokes; an annually-editioned, absurdist material encyclopedia; and an exploration of architectural color theory in the context of computational design.

Stradley has taught architecture and design at a number of educational institutions including Bennington College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Outside of Stradley’s solo creative practice and teaching practice, he has worked collaboratively with a range of architects and artists to help realize their work. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Science in Architectural Studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stradley will serve as the Ventulett NEXT Fellow at Georgia Tech beginning fall 2024.