Michael Weinstock is an Architect. Born in Germany, lived as a child in the Far East and then West Africa, and attended an English public school but ran away to sea at age 17 after reading Conrad. Years at sea in traditional wooden sailing ships, with shipyard and shipbuilding experience. Studied Architecture at the Architectural Association 1982/88 and has taught at the AA School of Architecture since 1989. Founding Member of the Emergence and Design Group, formed in 2002 as a multi-disciplinary research practice. Personal research interests lie in exploring the convergence of Emergence, Natural Systems, Evolution, Computation and Material Sciences, and has taught and published on these topics in Europe and the US since 1998. At the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Michael Weinstock serves as the Academic Director since 2006. He is also codirector of the Emergent Technologies and Design Master program since 2000 and master of Technical Studies since 1997.