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Lavender Tessmer, a designer, fabricator and material researcher, is currently a lecturer at Washington University in Saint Louis, where she has taught courses in architectural representation and digital fabrication since completing her MArch at the school in 2011. Specializing in parametric design, material testing, connection design and visualization, Lavender has worked for three years with Yogiaman Tracy Design (yo_cy) on both residential and commercial projects, as well as a variety of architectural installations. The firm won first place at the 2012 TEX-FAB international design and fabrication competition, with their entry, “Cast Thicket,” which was installed at the University of Texas/Arlington in 2013.
Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, US, Lecturer
Courses taught:
2014 112 Undergraduate Core Design Studio
2014 Coordinator, 323B Graduate Architectural Representation II
2013 Coordinator, 323A Graduate Architectural Representation I
2012-2013 326J Digital Representations
2013 408A Digital Visualization Workshop: 2D
2013 Digital Topography Modeling Workshop
2012-2013 408C Digital Visualization Workshop: Advanced Rendering
2013 XCORE 101 Architecture Discovery Program - Drawing
2012 Explore Architecture - Digital Lab
2012 326G Digital Fabrications
Yogiaman Tracy Design, Designer
Responsibilities include 3D modeling with Rhino and Grasshopper, prototyping and material testing, detail design, drafting, fabrication, and presentation graphics
Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, US, Teaching Assistant-Architectural Representation
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, US, Administrative Assistant - College of Fine Arts
AIA Middle East Merit Award, Award
Cast Thicket - With Yogiaman Tracy Design
Laskey Award, Award
With Andrea Fisk, $5000 grant to realize student project
Degree Project Award, Award
Pat and King Graf Scholarship, Scholarship
