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Education

2024-2026 - Boston, USA​

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Master of Science in Architecture Studies in Computation
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
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  • 2024 Avalon Scholarship

  • Architecture Department Fellowship

2021-2022 - London, UK

University College London (UCL)
Master’s Degree in Architectural Design (Robotics & AI tracks)​

  • Bartlett AD Gold Medal (best among 32 graduation projects)

  • Bartlett AD Theory Medal (best among 123 thesis reports)

  • Rowland Scholarship

  • Colfuturo Grant

  • William Goodenough Scholarship

  • UCL Excellence Scholarship

2021 - London, UK

Harvard University
Professional Certificate in Computer Science for Artificial Intelligence​

2013-2018 - Bogotá, Col

Javeriana University
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (5-year degree)​

  • 1st Place in Graduation Cohort of 77 Students

  • Order of Academic Merit

  • 2019 National Thesis Award

  • Academic Excellence Grant (best GPU in the department, 8 times)

  • CJFD Academic Excellence Distinction

  • Honorary Admission Scholarship

2022-present - London, UK

University College London (UCL)
Researcher / Technical Tutor, Living Architecture Lab​

  • Teach the robotics and A.I. computation module at B-Pro AD M.Arch. and critique graduation projects in weekly desk-crits.

  • Develop autonomous spatial reconfiguration systems with distributed robotics, generative algorithms & multi-agent RL.

2025 - Boston, USA

MIT Media Lab, Critical Matter Group
Research Assistant - Digital Fabrication & Robotic Control

2024 - Boston, USA

MIT Design Intelligence Lab
Teaching Assistant - Objects & Interaction Design Studio​

2022-2024 - London, UK

Imperial College London & the Royal College of Art
Visiting Tutor - Innovation Design Engineering MSc/MA​

  • Provided specialized critique and guidance at the intersection of
    architecture, mechatronics, reinforcement learning, and digital
    fabrication for master’s graduation projects.

Work in Academia

Work in Industry

2022-2024 - London, UK

Zaha Hadid Architect
Researcher / Technical Tutor, Living Architecture Lab​

  • Participated in the computational design and delivery of architectural projects across the world, specializing in procedural design, sustainability, and geometry optimization, among others.

  • Researched robotic fabrication and assembly at the ZHA Tech Lab.

  • Developed tools for comp. design, analytics, and automation.

2020-2021 - Bogotá, Col

Grupo Valor
Director of Research & Innovation - Computational Design & Fab.

2019-2020 - Bogotá, Col

AEI Spaces
Architect - Lead at projects in Colombia, Mexico, & Argentina​

2018 - Barcelona, Spain

OAB. Office of Architecture in Barcelona
Architect - Designer for projects in France, Kazakhstan, and Chile.

2017 - Durham, USA

Duda | Paine Architects
Intern - Assistant in projects in the US & Mexico​

Competitions & Awards

2024 - Chengdu, China​

Architizer A+ Awards – Architecture + AI First Place

2023 - Paris, France

Paris Design Awards – Emergent Designer of the Year

2023 - Melle, Germany

Design Educates Awards – Responsive & Universal Design | Jury: Toyo Ito & Achim Menges

2023 - Milano, Italy

A’ Design Award – Winner in Generative, Algorithmic, and AI-Aided Design

2023 -  Budapest, Hungary

International Design Awards – Mixed-Use Architecture Winner

2022 - London, USA

London International Creative Competition  – 'Build' Winner

2022 - Lucerne, Switzerland

Built Design Awards – Multi-Category Winner

2021 - Delhi, India

Global Architecture & Design Awards – Healthcare Interiors Award | With AEI Spaces

2021 - Athens, Grecce

Young Visionary Architecture Competition – First Place

2021 - Paris, France

Paris Design Awards – Emerging Architect of the Year

2021 - Chicago, USA

Dignified Home Competition – Finalist

2021 - Delhi, India

Rethinking the Future Awards – Housing & Territory Award

2021 - Bagdad, Irak

Tamayouz Excellence Award – International Graduation Projects Award

2020 - Bilbao, Spain

Architecture MasterPrize – Grand Prix | Venue: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

2020 - Bogotá, Colombia

Colombian Biennale of Architecture – Student Award

2020 - Bangalore, India

Gaudi Architecture Prize – Residential Building Award

2019 - Bogotá, Colombia

Colombian National Thesis Award

Papers & Publications

2024 - Los Angeles, USA​

International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) - Paper
Hosmer, T., Mutis, S., Gheorghiu, O., Siedler, P., He, Z., Erdincer, B. 2024. "Autonomous ecologies of construction: Collabrobotic robotic material eco-systems with deep multi-agent reinforcement learning”

2024 - Cartagena, Col​

XXIX Colombian Biennale of Architecture & Urbanism - Keynote
Mutis, S. 2024. "Design Authorship in the Age of Autonomous Machines"

2023 - Chicago, USA​

Chicago Architecture Biennial - Exhibition
Zaha Hadid Architects and ArchAgenda. 2023. "Metrotopia Metaverse: Knowledge Transfer,"A.I. Metaverse Exhibit.

2023 - London, UK​

Imperial College London - Cleantech Innovation Seminar - Keynote
Mutis, S. 2024. "Self-Organizing Living Architectures"

2023 - Venice, Italy​

Venice Biennale of Architecture - Exhibition
Zaha Hadid Architects and ArchAgenda. 2023. "Metrotopia Metaverse: Laboratory of the Future" A.I. Metaverse Exhibit.

2023 - Hong Kong, China​

Hong Kong University, ACADIA X CAADRIA - Exhibition
Mutis, S., Hughes, E., Ibrahim, F., Papoutsi, G. 2023. "Diffusive Habitats." In
Habits of the Anthropocene, Nov14-29. Hong Kong University.

2023 - Denver, USA​

​Association for Computer Aided Design in Arch. (ACADIA) - Paper
Hosmer, T., Mutis, S., Hughes, E. et al. 2023. "Autonomous Collaborative
Robotic Reconfiguration with Deep Multi-Agent RL (ACRR+DMARL)."

2023 - Denver, USA​

​Association for Computer Aided Design in Arch. (ACADIA) - Paper
Mutis, S., Hughes, E., Ibrahim, F., Papoutsi, G. 2023. "Diffusive Habitats."

2023 - London, UK​

​London Festival of Architecture - Exhibition
Mutis, S., Durand, J., Keerti, M. 2023. "Phygital Assemblies”. ZHA CODE.

2022 - London, UK​

The Royal College of Art - Design Engineering Seminar - Keynote
Mutis S. 2022. ”Mechatronic Inhabitation & Adaptive Communities”.

2022 - London, UK​

UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, B-Pro Book 2022 - Book Feature
Mutis S. “Diffusing Babel, recreating an authorship model for living architecture"

2020 - Bogotá, Col​

XXVII Colombian Bienale of Architecture - Book Feature & Keynote
Mutis, S. 2020. "Hábitat para Población Vulnerable" In Bienal Colombiana de
Arquitectura y Urbanismo 2020, edited by M. Uribe, 413. SCA.

Taught Workshops

2024 - London, UK

Babel 2.0: generative aggregations, multi-textural synthesis, climatic tectonics.
Juan Cantú, Evan Preuss, and Sergio Mutis. 2024. For the B-Pro Intro. Workshops 2024. M.Arch Architectural Design (AD), M.Arch Urban Design (UD), & M.Sc Architectural Computation (AC). The Bartlett, University College London (UCL). 

2023-2024 - London, UK

Encoded Assemblies: encoding, simulating, and stimulating autonomous digital architectures. For the AD M.Arch at the Bartlett, UCL.

2023-2024 - London, UK

Embodied Assemblies: form-finding, digitally-fabricating, and testing robotic-material
ecologies of self-reconfiguration. For the AD M.Arch at the Bartlett, UCL.

2023 - London, UK​

Procedural Architectural Design for the Immersive Multi-Player Internet. ZHA CODE. Maney, K., Durand, J., & Mutis, S. (instructors). For Digital Futures 2023.

Volunteer Work

2017-present - Colombia

Apata Colombia
Co-Founder, Design Director, Peacemaking Volunteer​

  • Assisted the Almeciga community of Chingaza and the excombatant community of San Juanito in their transition from endemic deforestation and warfare into eco-tourism.

  • 2021 National Impact Generation Award

  • 2022 & 2023 Peace Entrepreneurship Award

  • 2024 Peacemaking Latin America Prize

2016 - Bogotá, Col

Prosofi Informal Neighborhood Aid Initiative
Volunteer Leader - Subsidy Aid, Tech Tutoring, Participative Design

2016 - Cali, Col

Community Public Space Enhancement Volunteer Workshop
Volunteer - Data Collection, Participative Design

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Featured Works

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