He is also an Associate Chair of Wood Building Design and Construction at UBC. Oliver Neumann holds a professional degree in architecture from the Technical University in Berlin, Germany, and a Masters in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University in New York. His research focuses on the role of digital technology in the building process and in broader speculations of emerging material culture. Oliver Neumann explores contemporary fabrication technologies, mass-customization processes, and their implications for design concepts, design methodology, and construction processes. His research includes design-build projects.