Andrew Atwood is Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at UC Berkeley, and also principal of First Office, an architecture practice founded with Anna Neimark in downtown Los Angeles. Atwood has taught at both SCI-Arc and USC where he offered design studios and visual studies seminars. First Office’s work has been exhibited in the United States and abroad, including the Beijing Biennale, the Pacific Design Center, the Storefront for Art and Architecture and an upcoming show at the MAK Center, Los Angeles, among others. With Neimark he has published articles in Project Journal, ThinkSpace Pamphlet, and Perspecta. First Office has completed projects in San Francisco, Afghanistan and Los Angeles.