Andrew Saunders is an architect, educator, and researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design, where he directs the Master of Science in Design: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS) program.
Saunders is also the founding principal of Andrew Saunders Architecture + Design, an internationally recognized, award-winning architecture, design, and research practice dedicated to advancing innovative digital methodologies that expand architectural inquiry and cultural impact. The practice works across multiple scales, from product and exhibition design to residential, civic, and cultural institutional projects.
Saunders’ research explores the intersection of architectural representation, computational design, digital surveying, robotics, and advanced fabrication. His book Baroque Topologies (Palombi Editori, 2018) investigates the use of LiDAR scanning to document and reinterpret the spatial complexity of Italian Baroque architecture. His teaching and research examine how emerging technologies expand the possibilities of architectural design, analysis, and material production.
Through his leadership in academia and practice, Saunders advances new relationships between computation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and design. His work bridges architecture, design, and computation to develop innovative approaches to design, digital fabrication, and emerging technologies, shaping the future of architectural education and practice.
Saunders earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
