Teaching

I have worked with students at the high school, bachelor, master, and executive levels, and my approach is always the same: experiential, engaged, and dialogical. Teaching, for me, feels less like instruction and more like exchange—I often learn more from my students than they could ever learn from me. Inspired by Theory U, I emphasize curiosity, creativity, and compassion as the foundation for navigating complexity with openness and care. I invite students as co-designers and change agents into real-world contexts—such as mountain communities—where they might build trails, gather social network data, or co-facilitate outdoor experiences. These activities turn abstract concepts into lived practice, fostering transformation and deeper connection to place. 

Bachelor Level 

Institutions:

  • The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)

  • Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

  • University of Texas at Austin

Course Themes:

  • Design for Sustainability (AHO): A four-week, field-based course blending systemic design, ecology, and hands-on practice, co-taught in Hemsedal. Co-taught with Prof. Tobias Luthe and Abel Crawford.

  • Sustainable Development in the Alpine Space (ZHAW): A multi-day workshop at the MonViso Institute introducing systems thinking and place-based sustainability to undergraduate students. Co-Taught with Anna Rodewald.

Bachelor sudents present their synthesis maps during a mid-term review at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Cross-country ski tour in Hemsedal, Norway focusing on embodied resilience and place-sensing during master course with The Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Master Level 

Institutions:

  • The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)

  • Polytechnic of Turin

  • ETH Zurich

  • University of Texas at Austin

Course Themes:

  • Design for Very Complex Systems (AHO): A four-week intensive co-taught in Hemsedal, combining systems mapping, narrative prototyping, and field-based research. Co-taught with Prof. Tobias Luthe.

  • Systemic Design: Open Systems (PoliTo): Invited workshop leader and guest critic in a studio focused on regenerative systems and complexity.

  • Designing Resilient Systems (ETH Zurich, Systemic Design Labs): Facilitated multi-day immersive workshops at the MonViso Institute, guiding students in bioregional design challenges.

  • Environmental Controls I (UT Austin): As a teaching assistant, supported lecture content delivery, lab sessions, and mentorship in a core architecture course.

Professional student learning how to prepare hemp fibers based on local traditions at the MonViso Institute in Ostana, Italy

Executive Master Level

Institutions:

  • The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)

  • ETH Zurich / MonViso Institute

Course Themes:

  • Systems Oriented Design (AHO): Ongoing co-teaching role in an executive master course blending systemic design theory, complexity thinking, and real-world application. Co-taught with Andreas Wettre and Birger Sevaldson.

  • Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (ETH Zurich / DRRS): Co-developed immersive modules for mid-career professionals at the MonViso Institute, using Theory U, systems mapping, and participatory methods to address real bioregional challenges. Course led by Prof. Tobias Luthe.