Otto Ng . MArch (MIT)
Graduated from MIT, Otto is an architect and artist who examines multidisciplinary design boundaries with computation and technologies, including digital fabrication, programming, interactive art, robotics, industrial design and renewable energy.
Exploring the realm between "bits" and "bricks", while seeing ecological design as a contemporary imperative, a portfolio of work has been featured at TED, Mashable, Inhabitat, Dwell Magazine, Smart Planet Magazine and the Future Laboratory of London. Otto has also been selected by Perspective Global as one of the 40 under 40 Design Talents in Asia.
At MIT, Otto was the recipient of Full Tuition Scholarship, Alpha Rho Chi Medal and Schnitzer Artist Prize. As a researcher at the MIT SENSEable City Lab led by Carlo Ratti, he developed plans envisioning smarter environment and more ecological cities, and was the project architect of the awards-winning Copenhagen Wheel. He has also taught a Third-year M.Arch studio with Joshua Prince-Ramus (RE X) on iconography as well as a sophomore studio with Joel Lamere on computation and geometry.
He has been practicing internationally at Richard Rogers Partnership, Foster + Partners, Carlo Ratti Associati and CL3 Architects, where he specializes in building envelope design and parametric modeling. Upon his return to Hong Kong, he began teaching Master-level studio and programming class in collaboration with Jason Carlow at HKU - his Alma mater where he earned his Bachelor degree with First Class Honors and Alumni Prize Medal.
2013.05 - Several art and computation experiments are exhibited in "Beyond Architecture" at Hong Kong Central Library, curated by the HK Architecture Center.
2013.04 - Otto was selected as 40 under 40 Design Talents in Asia by Perspective Magazine.
2013.03 - Otto met with Publicis (US) for an upcoming documentary on Future Home.
2013.02 - "Hangerlier" - an eco-conscious display system will be installed at JupYeah x Art Lab Spring 2013 - featured on Apple Daily and TVB Magazine.
2013.01 - Otto will be teaching a Master of Architecture studio with Jason Carlow on Vertical Mumbai, in collaboration with Columbia GSAPP .
2013.01 - "Bullet Ballet" is exhibited at ArtLab during Fotanian Art Studios Open House 2013.
2012.10 - Dwell Magazine interviewed Otto on the future of American suburbia and its corresponding housing model.
2012.09 - Otto presented at the Future Laboratory in London on the future of urban living.
2012.09 - Wallbots was featured at the 100% Design event of London Design Festival.
2012.09 - Otto will be teaching a Master of Architecture Studio with Jason Carlow at the University of Hong Kong and lead a workshop on grasshopper and design computation.
2012.09 - The Green Living, Inhabitat and the Green Prophets debated the feasibility of Powerscapes and the future of energy urbanism.
2012.08 - Smart Planet Magazine interviewed Otto for an article about Wallbots.
2012.08 - Mashables, PSFK, Despoke and Inhabitat featured Wallbots on their headlines.
2012.05 - Otto spoke at a TED event at Samung's Headquarter in Seoul on the future of energy urbanism.
2011.12 - Otto presented the Powerscapes for his thesis defense at MIT Media Lab.
2011.09 - Otto will take part in teaching MIT MArch Level III studio with Joshua Prince-Ramus to resaerch and debate around strategy and ego for skyscraper design.
2011.07 - Exhibition "aFloat^2" is open to the public at Wiesner Gallery.
2011.06 - www.afloat - an interactive installation to celebrate the 150th anniversary of MIT - attracted thousands of Bostanians at the MIT Chapel.
2011.04 - The Lobby 7 project, co-designed with Mavis Yip, was exhibited at Wolk Gallery.
2011.04 - Otto introduced www.aFloat at MIT Fast Future Forum.
2011.04 - Otto presented Audi Aida and the future of mobility at MIT Future City Forum.
2013-
Perspective 40 Under 40 Design Talents in Asia
2008-2012
Full Tuition Scholarship
Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Artist Prize
Alpha Rho Chi Medal for Leadership in Architecture
F.A.S.T (Art, Science + Technology) Prize
Special Recognition for Outstanding Service at MIT
Department of Architecture Fellowship
Council of the Arts Grant
Winner, Stata Center Mural Design Competition
Media Spectacle Best Animation Award
2004-2008
Richard Rogers Graduate Scholarship
First Class Honors
University Alumni Prize Medal
Dean's Honors
1997-2004
CO1 Hong Kong Student Visual Artist of the Year
SCMP Student Visual Artist of the Year Finalist
Fong Ming Sang Arts & Cultural Memorial Scholarship
Email to otto@ottocad.net
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Otto Ng, "Wallbots", the living, breathing, thinking, responsive building of the future (London, UK: Thames & Hudson, 2012): 176-179.
Dena Molnar, Otto Ng, Ben Reginer and Areseni Zaitsev. “aFloat,” A View on Havard GSD Vol. 3. (London, UK: Tank Form, 2011): 463.
Chun Lun Otto Ng. “Wallbots,” Testing to Failure: Design and Research in MIT’s Department of Architecture. (Cambridge, MA: MIT SA+P, 2011): 33-35.
Giner, B. R., Hutchinson, E., Baczuk, E., Kim, O., and Ng O, C, L. Senseable City Guide to Rio de Janeiro (Cambridge, MA: MIT SA+P, 2011).
Dena Molnar, Otto Ng, Ben Reginer and Areseni Zaitsev. “aFloat,” Testing to Failure: Design and Research in MIT’s Department of Architecture. (Cambridge, MA: MIT SA+P, 2011): 362-363.
K. Chen, P. Jie, O Ng, Y. Okamoto. “EcoVillage,” International Housing Design Workshop. (Cambridge, MA: MIT SA+P, 2010): 54-82.
Chun Lun Otto Ng. “Laminating Flows,” MIT - Uncertain Futures. (Cambridge, MA: MIT SA+P, 2009): 224-225.
Chun Lun Otto Ng. “The Public Intimacy,” MIT - Uncertain Futures. (Cambridge, MA: MIT SA+P, 2009): 235.
