Dr Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira
Director (Teaching & Learning) & Senior Lecturer in design (Built Environments)
School of Architecture, Design and Planning
+61 7 334 69081
Researcher biography
Assoc Prof Fred Fialho Teixeira is an architect, media artist and associate professor at University of Queensland, School of Architecture, Design and Planning and director of the UQ VisLab. He has been working in the fields of computational architecture, biodesign and immersive environments for the last 20 years. He has been awarded the Dean's Fellowship from the University of California where he initiated is PhD and developed innovative biological-based design strategies at the California Nano Systems Institute. He's an alumni of the Architectural Association, School of Architecture (AA) and accredited architect by Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Portuguese Chamber of Architects (OA) and also practiced for high profile offices such as Zaha Hadid Architects. Presently his research work on bio-design and spatial computation combines the use of mixed reality, advanced manufacturing and biomaterials to enable the next generation of built environments
Memberships
Architectural Association, School of Architecture (UK),Royal Institute of British Architects (UK), Chamber of Architects (PT), Australian Smart Communities Association (AU), UQ CyberResearch Centre
Publications
Book Chapters
Shafiei, Maryam, Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Mashaly, Islam and Karlovsek, Jurij (2025). Workflow for augmented reality aided design to advanced manufacturing: from sketch to robotic assembly of parametric prototypes. Extended Realities, Virtual Environment, and Interactive Experiences. (pp. x-x) edited by Özge Cordan, Mehmet İlker Berkman, Güven Çatak and Demet Arslan Dinçay. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003581642-10
Teixeria, Frederico Fialho and Teixeira, Müge Belek Fialho (2025). Knowledge through virtual art: systems of didactic communication. Extended realities, virtual environment, and interactive experiences. (pp. 78-88) edited by Özge Cordan, Mehmet İlker Berkman, Demet Arslan Dinçay and Güven Çatak. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Mashaly, Islam, Shafiei, Maryam, Xu, Qianbin, Zhu, Guanqi and Karlovsek, Jurij (2024). Integrating digital twins in urban sustainability: a framework for university campus applications. Digital twin computing for urban intelligence. (pp. 185-207) edited by Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani and Ali Cheshmehzangi. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-8483-7_9
Scharoun, Lisa, Fialho Teixeira, Muge Belek, Hills, Danny, Fialho Teixeira, Frederico, Flynn, Daphne and Gudur, Raghavendra (2023). Understanding design culture from East to West: a transdisciplinary approach to teaching. Contemporary design education in Australia: creating transdisciplinary futures. (pp. 84-102) edited by Lisa Scharoun, Philip Crowther, Philip Crowther, Deanna Meth, Dean Brough, Lindy Osborne Burton and Muge Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira. Bristol, United Kingdom: Intellect.
Scharoun, Lisa, Fialho Teixeira, Müge Belek, Hills, Danny, Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Flynn, Daphne and Gudur, Raghavendra (2023). Understanding design culture from east to west: a transdisciplinary approach to teaching. Contemporary design education in Australia: creating transdisciplinary futures. (pp. 225-248) edited by Lisa Scharoun, Deanna Meth, Philip Crowther, Dean Brough, Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira and Lindy Osborne Burton. Bristol, United Kingdom: Intellect.
Teixeira, Muge Belek Fialho, Shafiei, Maryam, Caldwell, Glenda, Donovan, Jared, Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Lotfian, Shabnam (2022). RoboBlox. SHErobots, Tool, Toy, Companion. (pp. 74-78) edited by Dagmar Reinhardt, Lian Loke and Deborah Turnbull Tillman. Sydney, Australia: The University of Sydney.
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Belek, Muge (2017). Adhocratic spaces. Perception of space in architecture and culture: adhocratic spaces. (pp. 10-26) Germany: Spurbuchverlag.
Frederico Fialho Teixeira and Muge Belek (2017). Spatiocracy 1: a transvergent approach to design. Perception of space in architecture and culture: adhocratic spaces: international summer school at Istanbul Technical University : 14.07.2014-27.07.2014. (pp. 78-81) edited by Ulrich Nether. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Belek, Muge (2017). Spatiocracy 2. Perception of space in architecture and culture: adhocratic spaces international summer school at Istanbul Technical University : 14.07.2014-27.07.2014. (pp. 116-131) edited by Ulrich Nether. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico and Belek, Muge (2014). On other natural spaces. Sensory living: perception of space in architecture and culture - summer school 2. (pp. 55-68) Germany: Spurbuchverlag.
Fialho, Frederico Fialho and Yurdakul, Cagil (2013). Virtuality/Augmented Reality, Turkey. Perception of Space in Architecture and Culture Study of Industrial Ruins. (pp. 108-113) edited by Ulrich Nether. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.
Journal Articles
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico and Fialho Teixeira, Müge Belek (2020). The one and the multiple. IDEA Journal, 17 (01), 221-236. doi: 10.37113/ij.v17i01.357
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2018). Media architecture and spatial systems: mediated realities in architecture. The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 13 (3), 1-8. doi: 10.18848/2326-9987/cgp/v13i03/1-8
Fialho, F. and Belek, M. (2015). 1+1=3 Systems of Didactic Communication. The International Journal Of The Arts In Society
Fialho, F. (2014). 2nd Istanbul Design Biennale Review. AIT, Gesundheit und Wellness, 26-26.
Cordan, Ozge, Dincay, Demet and Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Adaptive reuse in interior architecture: a case study in Famagusta, Cyprus. International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design, 8 (1), 1-15.
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico and Belek, Muge (2012). Emosphera: an autopoeisis synesthetic space. Technoetic Arts, 9 (2-3), 121-128. doi: 10.1386/tear.9.2-3.121_1
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico and Belek, Muge (2011). Evolutionary total artwork: biology, media and space. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 6 (1), 87-98.
Fialho, F. and Belek, M. (2009). Infotransportadores biologicos para arquitecturas ubiquas. Nada (13), 74-95.
Conference Papers
Loy, Wei Win, Franze, Anthony, Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Shafiei, Maryam, Rittenbruch, Markus, Teixeira, Muge Fialho Leandro Alves, Caldwell, Glenda and Donovan, Jared (2025). Augmented Reality (AR) as a facilitator in collaborative architectural design-fabrication processes. 24th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR 2024), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4 - 6 November 2024. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG.
Xu, Qianbin, Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Shafiei, Maryam (2024). Exploring rule-based discrete timber design with mortise-tenon joints. 29th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Singapore, 20-26 April 2024. Hong Kong, China: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia. doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2024.1.313
Coulter, Beverly, Birkett, Greg, Boden, Marie, Chen, Shaun, Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira, Fred, Fleming, Melanie, Hickman, Mark and Hope Borchardt, Lilly (2023). Why is teamwork so hard to teach well at university?. 34th Australasian Association For Engineering Education Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-6 December 2023.
Shafiei, Maryam, Teixeira, Fred Fialho and Zhu, Guanqi (2023). Structural performance of bio-clay cobot printed blocks. 28th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Ahmedabad, India, 18-24 March 2023. Ahmedabad, India: CEPT University. doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.2.129
Xu, Qianbin, Fialho Teixeira, Frederico and Shafiei, Maryam (2023). Frameworks in flexible timber design systems combining mortise-tenon joints and discrete timber blocks. 41st Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2023), Graz, Austria, 20-22 September 2023. Graz, Austria: Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. doi: 10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.1.283
Rose, Taana, Klein, Eve and Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira, Fred (2022). Creating opera utilising augmented reality and virtual
reality technologies. EuroXR 2022, Stuttgart, Germany, 14-16 September 2022. Finland: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. doi: 10.32040/2242-122X.2022.T408
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho, Boychenko, Kristina, Kuzovkova, Tatiana and Boychenko, Irena (2020). Role of interactive space in social relationships through actor-network theory. 2020 International Conference on Engineering Management of Communication and Technology (EMCTECH), Vienna, Austria, 20-22 October 2020. Vienna, Austria: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMCTECH49634.2020.9261525
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2018). Media Architecture and Spatial Systems: Mediated Realities in Architecture. Annual Design Review, Sydney, NSW Australia, 27-28 September 2018. Sydney, NSW Australia: University of Sydney.
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2015). Biology, real time and multimodal design: cell-signalling as a realtime principle in multimodal design. eCAADe 2015 International Conference, Vienna, Austria, 2015. Vienna, Austria: eCAADe (Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe) and Faculty of Architecture and Regional Planning.
Cordan, Özge and Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Adaptive 'Re-Mardin': adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation. Situation Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 31 July - 3 August 2014. Melbourne, Australia: RMIT Interior Design, RMIT University.
Fialho, F. (2014). Specificity in Morphogenic Design: Gastrulation as a Morphological Principle in Design. II International Conference of Biodigital Architecture and Genetics, Barcelona, Spain, 2nd - 6th June, 2014. Barcelona, Spain: ESARQ.
Fialho, F. (2014). Specificity in morphogenic design: gastrulation as a morphological principle in design. Bio-Digital and Genetic Architectures, Barcelona, Spain, May 2014.
Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Specificity in morphogenic design. II International Conference of Biodigital Architecture & Genetics, Barcelona, Spain, 2-6 June 2014. Barcelona, Spain: ESARQ.
Cordan, Özge and Fialho Teixeira, Frederico (2014). Adaptive ‘Re-Mardin’: adaptive re-use, beyond cultural and historical conversation. Situation Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 2014. Melbourne, Australia: RMIT Interior Design, RMIT University.
Fialho Teixeira, F. and Belek, M. (2013). Nurbulations: Gastrulation and Modeling Systems of Control in Generative Art. Algode, Tokyo, Japan, November 2012.
Fialho, F. (2013). Augmented Reality. Perception of Space in Architecture and Culture Study of Industrial Ruins, Baunach, Germany, 2013. Baunach, Germany: Spurbuchverlag.
Fialho, F. and Belek, M. (2012). Emosphera: Towards an Autopoeisis Synesthetic Space. Technoetic Telos, Greece, May 2012.
Fialho, F. and Belek, M. (2011). Evolutionary Total Artwork. International Conference for Arts in Society, Berlin, Germany, May 2011.
Fialho, F. and Belek, M. (2007). A novel approach in building acoustics: trans-active acoustical architecture. Internoise 2007: Global Approaches to Noise Control, Istanbul, Turkey, 28-31 August 2007.
Research Report
Shafiei, Maryam and Teixeira, Fred Fialho Leandro Alves (2022). Workflow for robotic sketching. Employing Robots in Architecture Education Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Thesis
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho (2014). Function of the Bio: Computational Biology for Evolutionary Spatial Systems. PhD Thesis, Department of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University.
Image
Fialho, F. and Belek, M. (2013). Death of Architecture.
Creative Works
Bruhn, Cameron, Baber, Kimberley, Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira, Fred, Go-Sam, Carroll and Matthew, Paul (2024). Building tomorrow: a panel discussion on the future of architecture. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: State Library of Queensland.
Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira, Frederico (2023). Inherent academic requirements – Architecture programs. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Teixeira, Frederico Fialho and Teixeira, Muge Fialho Leandro Alves (2018). The one and the multiples. Brisbane, Australia: State Library of Queensland.