Data Aided Design

Established in 2015 Data Aided Design (DAD) is a digital magazine and creative platform designed for individuals inspired by data and its use within design and technology. DAD’s mission is to highlight the use of data within these disciplines by amplifying individuals’ and firms’ work, groundbreaking software, and data applied projects changing the field of design.

We believe that designing through data allows people to read, understand, and shape our information-driven society.

Our Team

Francesca Silvi

Francesca Silvi

Founding Director | Head of Business Development & CFO

Francesca Silvi is an Architect and Engineer with extensive experience in Architecture, Real Estate and Design. She previously worked as Senior Architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, after having worked at Foster and Partners, 3D Reid, Coffice. Francesca holds a MArch Architecture Design from the Bartlett School of Architecture and a MEng in Architectural Engineering from University of Rome Tor Vergata. She is tutor at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and visiting tutor at NCUT. Francesca is Part III Architect registered at ARB. She is also a registered Engineer at OdIR (Ordine degli Ingegneri di Roma).

Mattia Santi

Mattia Santi

Founding Director | Creative Director & CTO

Mattia is an Architect and Engineer with experience in Architecture, Computational Design, Tech and Real Estate. He is co-Founder and Director at SASI Studio and previously worked as Senior Architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, after having worked Robofold, Farshid Moussavi Architects, Alvisi Kirimoto & Partners and SPSK. Mattia holds a MArch in Architecture and Urbanism (DRL) from the Architectural Association and a MEng in Architectural Engineering with honours from University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is tutor at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and visiting tutor at NCUT. Mattia is Part III Architect registered at RIBA and ARB. He is also a registered Engineer at OdIR (Ordine degli Ingegneri di Roma).

Katherine Guimapang

Katherine Guimapang

Partner | Head of Media & Editor in Chief

Katherine is an LA-based visual artist, architectural writer, and designer. She is the advertising media manager and editorial writer at Archinect. Katherine is a member of the Female Design Council and the AWA+D. After receiving her B.A. in Communication Disorders and a Minor in Environmental Studies from the University of Redlands, Katherine has gone on to complete programs at Southern California Institute of Architecture’s (Sci-Arc) M+M program and the AA Visiting School. She has also completed foundational course work from ArtCenter College of Design, The School of Architecture at UIC, and UCLA’s Architecture + Interior Design extension program.  Much of her design interests involve practices that blend architecture, immersive design, behavioral economics, and the study of visual narratives in media.

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Ellison Turpin

Partner | Head of Design & Content Manager

Ellison is a designer who believes that good design directly impacts human experience and their interpretation of space. She is particularly passionate about details and how things are constructed. Much of her work is based in installations and objects where she can explore the intersection of the digital and handcraft. She is trained as an architect, receiving her B.S. in Architecture from the University of Virginia, and her Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. 

*Are you interested in becoming a contributing writer for Data Aided Design? Please email us at press@dataidedesign.com with the subject headline “Contributing Writer” to learn about collaboration opportunities.

Contributing Writers

June He

June He

Data Scientist

June is a London based data scientist with training and experience in human-centric design. For her day job, she delivers machine learning and advanced analytics projects for clients in various industries and cares about if machine learning is being implemented in a meaningful and responsible way. She loves architecture, design, art and dance; a curiosity to explore how these disciplines interface with data and AI has made Data Aided Design a happy home for her. June holds a MSc degree in Urban Analytics from the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) and a B.S. degree in Mathematics, Economics and minors in Urban Studies and Global Studies from University of California (UCLA). She trained at UCLA Extension, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID) and Domaine de Boisbuchet.

MateoNeira

Mateo Neira

Architect and Data Scientist

Mateo is an architect and data scientist interested in urban innovation, cities, data and sustainability. Mateo is currently a PhD researcher at UCL and the Alan Turing Institute working on the application of data science to better understand cities. He also works within the Urban Design team at Foster + Partners where he implements novel frameworks and methods to understand cities and urbanisation processes that inform design strategies.

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Gaetano Drago

Architect and Writer

Gaetano Drago is an Italian architectural assistant that studied and worked in Italy, Singapore, the UK and the Netherlands. He holds a bachelor degree in architecture from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. He has worked in various offices such as MVRDV, 7478 Architects and Studio Tecnico Ing. Fabio Giardina. He is extremely passionate about writing with a focus on understanding how cityscapes are shaped by unexpected factors and circumstances, trying to interconnect societies, urban fabrics and political phenomena.

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