Columbia University- M. Arch.
Appalachian State Univ.- BSc Construction Tech. & Anthropology
Summa Cum Laude & Honours
Assistant Professor- Hong Kong Univ.

Dylan Baker-Rice founded AFFECT-T in 2009, a multi-disciplinary firm whose focus has been global from its inception. Always with an eye towards details and the making of space the practice ethos has developed through work but also through the education and experience of its Directors and staff.

Dylan has pursued a varied career in architecture and design graduating Summa Cum Laude from Appalachian State University in North Carolina with degrees in Anthropology/Sustainable Development and Construction Technology. He received his Master’s in Architecture from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture in New York where he worked as a Designer and Project Architect for Chris Benedict R.A. specialising in the design of sustainable low-income housing in the Lower East Side, Harlem, and Brooklyn New York. Later he worked for Kevin Kennon Architects, and Asymptote Architecture on a range of International projects, furniture pieces and installations.

After moving to London Dylan worked for Zaha Hadid Architects for a number of years. His focus at the office was on experimental projects, furniture, installations, as well as large scale cultural projects such as the Dubai Opera House. The practice was founded in London and has since expanded to the vibrant city of Hong Kong.

In parallel with his design work Dylan has contributed to various academic journals and publications, taught at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, and acted as an architectural critic at Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute, the Architectural Association, and The University of Hong Kong. Dylan Baker-Rice is currently an Assistant Professor of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong.

Selected Awards/Exhibitions

-A’ Design Award Interior Space/ Exhibition Design - Milan, Italy 2011
-Boys and Their Toys Exhibition, Lot Gallery - Louisville, Kentucky 2009
-Columbia University Kinney Travel Grant - Travel grant to study architectural and infrastructural problems of refugee camps in Darfur. - 2005
-Space Exhibition, Crypt Gallery - New York, USA 2004
-Research Proposal New Building Guidelines Publication of Sustainable Guidelines for new gov. buildings in North Carolina. Presented to North Carolina State Assembly and Legislature - North Carolina, U.S.A. 2001

Architectural Association- Diploma (RIBA Part I, II)
Institute for Arch. & Urban Studies- Post-Grad. Degree Arch.
University of Melbourne- BEnv. Des. In Architecture

Damita joined AFFECT-T in 2010 after completing her Diploma in Architecture from the Architectural Association in London. She has contributed to numerous projects and guides the studio with her varied design background in fashion and architecture.

She briefly studied fashion at Central Saint Martins in London after directing a fashion boutique in Melbourne. Her passion for colour, radical form, and making is evident in the work of the studio and is the driving force behind the refinement and innovation of the built work.

As an architect she worked in Melbourne for the Demaine Partnership before moving to Denmark to finalise her undergraduate studies and to work for the Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) in Copenhagen on a number of international projects. Her Bachelor’s degree is in Environmental Design and Architecture from Melbourne University. She also attained a degree from Institute of Architecture + Urban Studies in New York, before finalising her studies at the Architectural Association in London where she attained her Diploma in Architecture.

Damita has contributed writings for the online architectural journals and fashion blogs, and continues her collaborative enterprises in the fashion world while directing projects in Hong Kong and abroad.

Selected Awards/Grants

-A’ Design Award Interior Space/ Exhibition Design - Milan, Italy 2011
-Nominated for RIBA Bronze Medal- London, U.K. 2008