Kathy Velikov is Associate Professor of Architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan where she teaches design studio, courses in urbanism, ecology and technology and is the co-coordinator of the Master of Science concentration in Material Systems. She was the 2006/07 Oberdick Fellow at Taubman College, and has previously held teaching appointments at the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo. Kathy is a licensed architect in the State of Michigan and the Province of Ontario, and a founding partner in the research-based practice RVTR. She holds an MA in the history of art and architecture from the University of Toronto, and a Professional BArch and BES from the University of Waterloo. Prior to founding RVTR, Kathy spent over ten years in practice as a project architect and senior designer on urban masterplans, institutional buildings, private residences, design competitions, as well as archaeological sitework. She is a registered architect in the state of Michigan and the province of Ontario.