Becky Nix is the co-founder and principal of bioLINIA. She has worked in art, architecture, and design for over 17 years investigating the relationship between art and architecture through material, experimental film, performance, installation, and conventionally built architectures.

Becky holds an undergraduate degree in Architecture from the University of Detroit Mercy and a Master’s of Fine Arts degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art . She was a merit award receipient at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and maintains a teaching and research practice at the University of Detroit Mercy dedicated to the exploration of how history, theory, film, and new media play a role in how we perceive and design architectural space.

Education
Master of Fine Art
Cranbrook Academy of Art
2D Design, 2018
Bachelor of Fine Art
University of Detroit Mercy
Bachelor of Architecture
(Cum Laude), 2001
UDM Study Abroad Program
Instituto Della Arte Bachelor of Architecture Volterra, Italy, 2001
UDM Exchange Program
Politechnika Warszawska Bachelor of Architecture Warsaw, Poland, 2000
Research & Grants
Corktown Typology Study & Survey for the Single-Family Dwelling
$5000 Faculty Research Grant
(UDM), 2018-Current
Schrodinger’s Cat Magazine
Collaborative publication thatweaves critically diverse ideas and voices together to discuss the entanglement between thought and art/design. Currently seeking grant funding, 2018-Current
Art Installations
“The Correct Means”
Experimental Film Installation
Cranbrook Museum, 2018,
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Artist
“Space Space Space Non-Conference”
Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2018
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Design Collaboration, Volunteer
“Thereafter”
Installation for Culture Lab
Detroit, 2015
Artist, Design, Fabrication
“Reflector”
Installation for Midtown
Viaducts Public Art & Lighting,
Detroit, MI
(Cass Ave. Competition Winner), 2015-Current
Artist, Design, Fabrication
Teaching
  • ARCH 2560 History and Theory III - Advanced Architectural History and Theory, Instructor
  • ARCH 5100/5200 5110/5210 Master’s Studio I & II - Architectural Design Studio Thesis Instructor
  • ARCH 5110/5210 Master’s Studio I & II Supplement - Master’s Thesis Supplement to Design Studio, Instructor
  • ARCH 2100, 2200, 2300 Architectural Design V, VI, VII - Instructor (Full-Time): Architectural Theory & Digital Design Studio
  • ARCH 5710 Graphic Design I - Instructor (Full-Time): Visual Communication & Graphic Design
  • ARCH 4710 Graphic Design II - Instructor (Full-Time): Graphic Design, Web Interface Design & HTML programming
  • AR 1160 Introduction to Computer Graphics - Instructor (Adjunct): AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinoceros, Adobe Creative Suite
  • Technology Workshops - Instructor (Adjunct): Introduction to Photoshop, Illustrator, & Indesign for Architectural Foundations
    • Publications, Presentations, Awards
  • Merit Award ($4,000) - Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2017.
  • Midtown Viaducts Competition Winner - 2015
  • Pecha Kucha Detroit - 20 images x 20 seconds, December 2015
  • The Detroit News (Arts Section) - feature on Reflector & Midtown Viaducts Public Art & Lighting projects, July 2015
  • Dwell Magazine (Bath & Spa Issue) - interview and feature on bioLINIA architectural projects, Winter 2013
  • Dwell Magazine (It’s a Small World Issue) - interview and feature on bioLINIA architectural projects, November 2012
  • The Detroit News (Arts Section) - feature on Red Bull: House of Art Detroit, May 2012
  • Dobre Wnetrze - Polish Interior Design & Architecture Publication, interview and feature on bioLINIA, January 2012
  • Model D (Mind the Gap: Detroit Design Ideas for the In-Between Public Spaces) - Laundry Light Project, February 2011