Lauren Mack Johnson graduated with her M.S. in Design Computing in Architecture at the University of Washington in 2012, where she was a member of the Design Machine Group (DMG).  She received her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon.  While at the University of Oregon, Lauren studied at both the Eugene and Portland campuses and was a part of the first class to graduate in the new Portland building.  She also interned at a Seattle firm that focuses on light rail transit and mixed-use architecture.  Lauren is a founding member of Johnson House Design and has collaborated on the design and manufacture of their customizable product Flat Clock (flatclock.com).

Lauren is currently interested in how digital fabrication can convey the art of craft in high tech applications.  She is exploring the design of parametrically variable mass-customized models that minimize material waste and pay particular attention to material properties. Her studies have instilled in her a strong interest, or even a passion, for generative and algorithmic design processes.  She is also interested in morphogenic and biomimetic design and how buildings can physically adapt to their environments over time.