David Ruy is an architect, theorist, and director of Ruy Klein, an experimental design office in New York City. The work of Ruy Klein has been widely published and exhibited, and is recognized as one of the most respected speculative practices in architecture today. Focused on the emergence of a synthetic sublime in recent design culture, David’s work and research examines contemporary design problems at the intersection of architecture, nature, and technology. Previously at The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Design, David is currently an Associate Professor at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, where he is also the director of The Network for Emerging Architectural Research (NEAR).