Andreas Tjeldflaat is a Norwegian architect and design engineer based in New York City. He is the founder of Framlab, director of Modularity Lab, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University.

Discussing 3D-printing in response to global housing crisis.
 

Exploring modular housing systems through Modularity Lab.

Consulting Guggenheim Museum for James Turrell installation.

Speculating on coliving for a better planet.

Reimagining what a homeless shelter can be for New York City.

Democratizing urban farming for Brooklyn, through modularity.

Presenting 3D-printed shelters to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe at Urban Week 2018.

Andreas Tjeldflaat is a Norwegian architect and design engineer based in New York City. He is the founder of Framlab, a NYC and Bergen-based social innovation studio and director of Modularity Lab. Previously, Andreas has practiced with leading architecture firms, such as Toshiko Mori Architect in NYC and Reiulf Ramstad Architects in Oslo, and worked with Titoma in Taipei, 3xU in Copenhagen,

and Guggenheim Museum in NYC. Prior to this, he served in His Majesty The King's Guard in Oslo. Andreas has taught at renowned institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, and Columbia University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.

Upon graduation he was awarded the Philippe Cret Medal for consistent demonstration of design excellence. Andreas is currently conducting research on the architectural capacity of modularity, while trying to master the art of baking bread.