Kyle Steinfeld is a PhD researcher at Technische Universiteit Delft, in the Netherlands.

His doctoral research stems from an interest in how new representational forms tend to re-orchestrate the network of design thinking, challenging existing design praxis—a trend evident in contemporary architectural practice. Architectural design is entering a “second phase” in the transition to digital/computational based representations: rather than approaching this new media through metaphors of the old, architects are coming to recognize the inherent properties of these representations and adopt the cognitive processes they encourage as integral to their design approach. Kyle’s research seeks to gain a deeper understanding of this shift and of it’s consequences to the way we think about the process of design.

Prior to beginning his doctoral studies in April 2006, Kyle worked as a design technology researcher for KPF, in New York. He received his Master’s degree in Architecture from MIT in 2004, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Design—both from the University of Florida in 1999.