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Weston is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of South Florida, where he teaches graduate courses in design and technology and is currently charged with developing a state-of-the-art digital fabrication laboratory and its associated curriculum. His research focus is multi-disciplinary, combining experimental building materials, digital fabrication, and physical computing with traditional notions of making in order to generate interactive and complex physical environments. The goal of this work is to situate digital architecture between art, construction, and the environment, rather than as a mere method for technical problem solving.

Freeman is a transdisciplinary visual artist and designer whose body of work is a dynamic fusion of technology and traditional studio art practice. His creative explorations delve into themes of Blackness, social conditioning, and hybridity, employing a diverse array of mediums and techniques. Originally trained in drawing and painting, Freeman has expanded his expertise to include new media disciplines such as animation, digital modeling, 3D scanning, digital fabrication, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.