SOFTlab
SOFTlab, a NYC-based design studio founded by Michael Szivos after earning his architecture graduate degree from Columbia University, blends research-driven design with technology, craft, and materials. They explore art, architecture, and beyond, inspired by the world’s unpredictability and human interaction. Embracing complexity over order, SOFTlab sees technology as a catalyst for new perspectives, playfulness, and beauty. Their projects aim to evoke wonder and redefine our connections with each other and our surroundings.
Michael Szivos, besides leading SOFTlab, is a senior critic at Yale University’s School of Architecture, guiding graduate studios, and an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture, focusing on thesis instruction.