Adjunct Professor
Throughout his career in architecture, James has maintained an acute interest in cutting-edge manufacturing and has developed a specialized concentration in high-resolution additive processes. His current focus is on the synthesis of structure/form, automation, and material performance.
James Warton is a Senior Computational Designer and leads the Laboratory for Intensive Exploration (LINE) at HKS Architects in LA. He has made significant contributions to the most complex and innovative elements of the HKS portfolio. Most notably supporting Venues and Sports on rationalization and discretization of complex geometries and optimization of long-span structures.
James also teaches Comprehensive Design, Systems Integration and Advanced Structures within the graduate program at 麻豆社区app鈥檚 School of Architecture where he promotes computational design as a tool for conceptual form finding, in-situ concept analysis, and optimization methodologies.
After receiving his Master鈥檚 Degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Associations鈥� Design Research Laboratory (DRL), James worked as a PhD candidate in SMU鈥檚 Mechanical Engineering Department, where he held a research assistantship through the Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM). There he focused on the design of highly articulated structures and direct-to-fabrication methodologies leveraging robotics and direct-metal laser-sintering to produce complex architectural assemblies.
M.Arch., Architectural Association (AA), United Kingdom, 2006
BSc, Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Texas at Arlington, 2001