MHM is excited to announce the first UTK College of Architecture & Design MHM Endowed Professor, Maged Guerguis. Established to promote design excellence through teaching by an internationally or nationally recognized practicing architect, the MHM Professorship is the result of a gift from MHM. This endowment will give students the opportunity to explore design through the lenses of Maged’s expertise and experience as teacher.

“Maged Guerguis is an Assistant Professor of Design and Structural Technology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK), College of Architecture and Design. Maged is a designer, researcher, and educator who has received recognition with awards such as the SOM Foundation Research Fellowship and Travel Award, AIA Chicago Divine Detail Award, United States Green Building Council Emerald Award, Architizer A+ Awards, and Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award.”

In addition to his work for The College of Architecture, Maged is the director of Soft Boundaries, a multidisciplinary design firm, and research laboratory investigating areas where design concepts overlap with sciences such as Biology, Biochemistry, Robotics, and Differential Geometry. We are especially inspired by Maged’s recent COVID-19 response. Through his research for UTK, Maged & his team have designed a new PPE Face Shield designed for healthcare workers weighing only two ounces. Designed with 3D printing technology, it can be assembled in 5 seconds and provides improved comfort and maximum protection for medical professionals.

*Image Credits: (Top) © 2020 University of Tennessee College of Architecture + Design, (Bottom) © 2020 University of Tennessee Research Foundation*