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Carnell

AIA, NCARB, LEED AP · US Registered Architect

Registered architect with 18+ years of experience spanning the USA and Taiwan. Advanced BIM, AI generative design, parametric systems, and net-zero architecture. Founder of Iterative Studio.

Profile

Registered architect with 18+ years of experience spanning the USA and Taiwan, specializing in advanced BIM, AI generative design, parametric design, and net-zero architecture. Founder of an independent design studio operating between Taiwan and the US. Academic researcher in AI generative design and environmental architecture. Published author, patent holder, and international conference speaker. U.S. Coast Guard veteran.

Experience highlights

Experimental design, AI & robotics · R&D, precision manufacturing (Taiwan)

Current

  • International company ranked among the top five in global recognition in its field, and a leader in innovation and design
  • Unified product tooling so a single mold serves five products through varied techniques, sharply reducing the parts required per product
  • Applied AI-driven generative design (Python) to analyze materials, structural performance, and production workflows
  • Currently leading initiatives to unify and automate manufacturing, integrating automation and AI agents across operations
  • Developed the framework for an automated modular production line; built an AI chatbot to streamline customer product search

Founder & head designer · independent architecture studio (Taiwan-US)

Current

  • Designed and delivered two zero-energy sustainable homes in the Midwest, from BIM model through construction documents
  • Won a competition to design and build a sustainable community pavilion
  • Directed interior completion and construction management for multi-unit residential work in Taiwan
  • Currently designing the renovation of a multi-unit residential building with ground-floor retail
  • Pioneering a human-led, AI-assisted construction methodology: the architect retains full control of documentation in Revit while AI works underneath to generate formulas and test detailing and framing variables, surfacing small dimensional changes that can reduce construction costs by up to 25%

Lead design and BIM roles · architecture firms (Taiwan)

Multiple years

  • Designed a parametric museum facade with over 12,000 uniquely sized glass panels and compiled the government BIM package
  • Developed a parametric pedestrian bridge model with integrated structural analysis
  • Led BIM design for a large educational building, a temple complex, a 15-building factory campus, and a 23-story healthcare tower

Project architect and design roles · architecture firms (USA), including a top global practice

USA

  • Managed construction documents and consultant coordination for a 100,000 sq ft executive interior renovation for a major bank
  • Contributed construction documentation within a 30-person team for a landmark NYC train station redevelopment spanning a full city block
  • Served as LEED coordinator for a project pursuing LEED Platinum certification
  • Designed and documented a 6-story monumental stair for a 220,000 sq ft financial-sector headquarters interior
  • Delivered a solo lobby renovation from design through full construction documents

Education

  • Doctoral studies, Architecture · National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (AI generative design & environmental programming; coursework completed, research publication in progress)
  • Master of Architecture (M.Arch II) · Tunghai University, Taiwan
  • Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) · City University of New York (CCNY)
  • Additional study · Architectural Lighting, Parsons School of Design; Les Écoles d'Art Américaines de Fontainebleau, France (Maverick award recipient)

Patent, publications & speaking

  • Patent: Earthquake proactive resistance system (2021)
  • Book contribution: Biomimicry, technical development chapter (2022)
  • Speaker: Space Syntax Symposium
  • Guest lecturer: university lecture on AI development and space syntax (2024); biomimicry launch panel, Singapore (2023)

Awards & press

  • Honorable Mention: Hsinta Power Plant international competition (2018)
  • Third Place: Intelligent Green Building Design Competition (2017)
  • First Place: AIAS national design review competition (2005)
  • First Place: PCI-AIAS park visitors center design competition (2005)
  • Second Place: CCNY ADA competition (2005)
  • Second Place: Northeastern Veterans Memorial Competition (2005)
  • Featured: Crit Magazine student award winners and competition winners issues; Architect's Newspaper "Top of the class"

Skills

BIM & computational design

Revit (Architecture, Structure, MEP), Dynamo, Rhino + Grasshopper, Navisworks, AutoCAD, BIM LOD 100-400

Other tools

Inventor, Adobe Suite

Languages

English (native), Mandarin Chinese (conversational)

Additional

  • U.S. Coast Guard veteran, honorable discharge
  • Former AIAS chapter president; managed student trips and co-managed a 200-student conference
  • 29 countries and 45 U.S. states traveled; lived over two months in six countries across Europe and Asia
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