Marc Aurel Schnabel is the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design, Professor in Architectural Technology at the School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and Visiting Professor atSchool of Architecture, Sheffield University. Trained as an Architect, he is leading research and education in the field of Architectural Technology. As President of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) and Past Presidents of CAADRIA, the international Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, the Industry Advisory Board of Autodesk and founding member of buildingSMART HK, he is affiliated with various professional bodies and scientific committees. He has taught and worked in Germany, Australia, and Hong Kong for over twenty-five years and has become highly recognised for his work in the areas of computational design and learning environments. He is Principal Investigator of the National Science Challenge 11, Better Homes, Towns and Cities, researching in the fields of augmented- and virtual reality, digital heritage, parametric design learning and inter-professional development. He publishes extensively internationally about novel perspectives in digital architecture and urban design. He curated two digital architectural exhibitions, Disparallel Spaces at Tin Sheds- and 8448cubed at Gaffa Galleries, and chaired several international conferences, among them the 15th International CAADRIA Conference ‘New Frontiers’, the 47th and 51st Conference of the Architectural Science Association ‘Cutting Edge’ and ‘Back to the Future’, as well as the SmartGeometry Conference Hong Kong. He has established the Digital Architecture Research Alliance, DARA, as well as the online social network Urban Digitalics connecting professionals and researchers in innovative digital spatial design.

Virtual & Augmented Environments: Virtual Design Studio, Digital Heritage, Collaborative Digital design, Social network learning Parametric & algorithmic modelling & simulation: BIM & CIM, Urban form & thermal comfort, Traffic & urban design (UC-Win Road), Real-time simulation (FUZOR) Digital Manga: Digital architectural narratives and visualisation