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Skylar Tibbits

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Founder at Rapid Liquid Print

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Skylar Tibbits is a designer and computer scientist whose work focuses on self-assembly and programmable materials in the built environment. He is the founder and co-director of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT and co-founder of Coastal Assembly, PBC and RLP, and holds a professional degree in architecture from Philadelphia University along with master's degrees in design computation and computer science from MIT. Tibbits has authored and edited books including Active Matter (MIT Press, 2017), serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, and has exhibited installations at institutions such as the Centre Pompidou and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Co-founders at Rapid Liquid Print

BEBjorn E. Sparrman
Bjorn E. SparrmanDirector
SGSchendy G. Kernizan
Schendy G. KernizanCEO, Treasurer, Secretary
JLJared Laucks
Jared Laucks

Experience

  1. Coastal AssemblyCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. RLP, Rapid Liquid PrintCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentBoston, MA
  3. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing JournalEditor in Chiefcurrent2015 — present
  4. LogicInkCo-Foundercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Self-Assembly Lab, MITFounder & Co-directorcurrent2013 — present
  6. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAssociate Professorcurrent2010 — present
  7. SJET LLCFounder and Principalcurrent2006 — present
  8. Point b DesignDesigner2008
  9. Asymptote ArchitectureDesigner2007
  10. Zaha Hadid ArchitectsIntern Architect2006
  11. SKIII SpaceVariationsDesigner2005 — 2006

Skills & more

Teaching9BIM4Art11Sustainable Design13EcotectModeling6Research35Parametric Design5Robotics2Architectural Design70CAD23D visualization12
+12 moreRapid PrototypingConcept DesignComputer ScienceUrban PlanningSketchingUrbanismArchitectureUrban DesignVraySketchUpRevitAdobe Creative Suite

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Who is Skylar Tibbits?
Skylar Tibbits is a designer and computer scientist whose work focuses on self-assembly and programmable materials in the built environment. He is the founder and co-director of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT and co-founder of Coastal Assembly, PBC and RLP, and holds a professional degree in architecture from Philadelphia University along with master's degrees in design computation and computer science from MIT. Tibbits has authored and edited books including Active Matter (MIT Press, 2017), serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, and has exhibited installations at institutions such as the Centre Pompidou and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Where does Skylar Tibbits work?
Skylar Tibbits is Founder of Rapid Liquid Print.
What companies did Skylar Tibbits found?
Skylar Tibbits founded Rapid Liquid Print.
Where did Skylar Tibbits go to school?
Skylar Tibbits studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS: Design+Computation & MS:Computer Science); Philadelphia University (Architecture).

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