Bob Trempe is a designer and teacher focusing on the logic and performance of skin. This research includes experiments with field manipulations, digital planer fabrication techniques, animation and diagrammatic techniques, and theoretical papers. This research can be seen both his conceptual work through the his office dis-section as well as professional work with the design office of Verspoor & Trempe. Speculative projects such as “Universal: The Superstructure of Skin” can be seen in the 2004 Birkhauser book "Diversifying Digital Architecture." A house in Vieques, Puerto Rico, based on the logic of Artist and Sculptor Donald Judd with the office of Verspoor & Trempe is under design now with construction scheduled to begin in the fall of 2006.

While in school Bob was a two-time winner of the Samuel K Schneidman Fellowship from the University of Pennsylvania as well as the Melhorn Scholarship for Architectural Theory. Bob was also a year 2000 Dales Traveling Fellow.

Since school Bob has been a semi-finalist in the 2003, 2004, and 2005 FEIDAD (Far Eastern International Digital Architectural Design) competition and has taught at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia University, and master classes at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.