Maged Guerguis is an Associate Professor of Design and Structural Technology and the McCarty Holsaple McCarty Endowed Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design. He is the Founder and Principal Investigator of Soft Boundaries, a multidisciplinary research laboratory investigating the intersections of architecture, engineering, and science. His research focuses on the development of high-performance integrated construction systems using large-scale additive manufacturing, robotic fabrication, novel materials, and advanced computational design methods. This research has been recognized with two U.S. patents and a third pending, and is currently supported by a residency at the Autodesk Technology Center in Boston. Prior to joining UT, Guerguis practiced for a decade at international firms, including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), where he designed and developed a broad range of award-winning corporate, mixed-use, and residential projects. He was the lead designer of the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE 1.0), the world’s largest 3D-printed polymer structure, an interdisciplinary project in collaboration with the UT Governor’s Chair for Energy and Urbanism, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and SOM. He has been recognized with the SOM Foundation Research and Travel Fellowship, the AIA Chicago Divine Detail Award, the ACSA Diversity Achievement National Award, and the University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Most recently, he received the 2026 Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Award.

Education 

Master of Architecture, The University of Illinois, Chicago

Expertise + Interests

• Additive Manufacturing
• Robotic Fabrication
• Computational Design
• High-Performance Construction Systems
• Structural Technology
• Sustainability + Resilience
• Biomimetic Design