The work of Univ. Prof. Michelle Howard ranges from material research and concept realisation to consultation on large public art projects, with a focus on Architecture. An investigation into the veracity of accepted truths in technology and of the potentials of materials and construction techniques, often imported from fields outside of architecture are the foundations for every project. It is informed by a clear understanding of construction technologies and material characteristics, garnered through two decades of experience with internationally renowned Architectural offices on seminal projects; see collaborations. Through her own projects & research, her teaching which emphasises the full scale experiment & as a consultant in concept realisation she is constantly exposed to & indeed sometimes initiates the newest developments in the field of architectural technology and material research.       Michelle Howard   since 2007 Professor and head of the platform Construction, Materials & Technology at the Akademie der Bildende Kuenste, Wien (University of Fine Arts Vienna) 2006-2008 Senior Lecturer and third year coordinator at the New School of Architecture, University of Limerick, Ireland 2006 Visiting Critic at the College of Architecture, Art and Planning at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York State 2004-2006 Guest Professorship for Design and Architectural Technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Trier, Germany since 2004 external consultant for O.M.A. in concept realisation 2004 founder of CONSTRUCTCONCEPT 1999 – 2004 Chief architect with the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, (OMA / Rem Koolhaas) in Rotterdam, Berlin, & Porto for the New Dutch embassy in Berlin and the Casa da Musica concert hall in Porto. 1993 – 1999 Collaborator and chief architect with the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Paris, Lyon, Genoa & Berlin, for the Cite 1991 Diploma in Architecture, Dublin Institute of Technology Dip Arch (Hons) 1991 Bachelor in Architectural Science, Trinity College Dublin BScArch(Hons)