Kacper is a Visiting Student at MIT Senseable City Lab Amsterdam, collaborating with the lab as part of his master’s thesis at the Technical University of Munich. Over the period of six months, he will explore how urban sensing, biodiversity, and computation can merge to support more sustainable, responsive cities. His work contributes to ongoing efforts at SCL to prototype data-driven urban solutions.
His research interests include robotic fabrication, computational design, data science, and sensing technologies for sustainable urban futures. Prior to his stay in Amsterdam, he contributed to projects at the intersection of data, architecture, and computing, including proposals for responsive, self-shading building skins and an AI model that optimizes structural designs at the early stages of the design process.
Previously an architectural assistant and data analyst at David Chipperfield Architects and a graduate of The Glasgow School of Art, Kacper has consistently explored the intersection between technology and the arts in pursuit of sustainable and expressive built environments. He also engages in design research, coding for environmental analysis, and collaborative workshops across Europe.
Coming from an architecture background, Kacper became increasingly aware of the profession’s stagnation compared to faster-moving sectors. He believes that his current work at the SCL contributes to activating emerging technologies in the urban realm. Having visited the Netherlands frequently since he was 18, he feels energized by the country’s progressive urban outlook and inspired to develop ideas within Amsterdam’s forward-thinking context.