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Computational Design

MSCD | PhD-CD

The Computational Design (CD) program investigates creative opportunities and critical issues at the nexus of design and computation. Fundamentally interdisciplinary, it mobilizes Carnegie Mellon University’s computational strengths critically towards design, architecture, and other creative disciplines.

With a shared emphasis on critical technical practice, faculty and students in the program draw from fields including computer science, robotics, human-machine interaction, machine learning, art, and science and technology studies to illuminate emerging potentials as well as unforeseen consequences of new technologies in design. The program examines topics including robotically-supported construction, machine learning- and AI-based approaches to design generation and analysis, tangible interaction, shape grammars, responsive environments, digital heritage, computational urban studies, as well as historical and ethnographic investigations into design technologies and technologically-mediated design practices. The program’s research and creative works are frequently discussed, published, and exhibited in leading national and international venues. Inherently interdisciplinary, the program invites students to forge unique curricular paths, closely interacting with field-defining researchers, educators, and mentors in the program and across the university. 

The program offers Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, and is well suited to highly inquisitive applicants with technical, creative, and/or critical backgrounds who are motivated to challenge disciplinary boundaries; develop a unique research agenda; and explore the intersection computation and design with creativity, technical rigor, and critical depth.

Daniel Cardoso Llach

Associate Professor & CD Track Chair

Master of Science in Computational Design

The Masters of Science in Computational Design is a two-year, research-focused program that prepares students for leading industry positions and advanced studies in the broad field of Computational Design. 

Students in the program develop technical and conceptual skills to a) formulate and develop technologies that reimagine material, sociotechnical, and/or environmental relations in design; b) approach digital systems and human-machine encounters as sites for both creative exploration and critical inquiry; and c) produce a thesis that documents a substantial work of research and a novel contribution to knowledge in the field of Computational Design.

The program’s curriculum is structured around a lean sequence of research seminars that builds cohesive cohorts, explores the field’s technical, conceptual, and historical underpinnings, and introduces a variety of approaches to research in the field. Selective courses, special topics seminars, and faculty-led independent studies and research groups delve deeper into technical and critical issues, and help instigate the development of unique theses. With guidance from faculty advisors, students define a sequence of courses providing a solid technical understanding of computational concepts and techniques. The precise choice and sequence is based on each student’s prior skill level and their research orientation. In addition, a vast pool of eligible extra departmental courses gives students the opportunity to enrich their methodological and conceptual toolkits further. During the second year, students form advisory committees and develop their theses. Of publishable, or close to publishable, quality, theses in the program rigorously document the definition, prototyping, and critical interrogation of design-technological systems, and/or their histories and the communities they support. 

The program’s typical duration is four semesters. Students must complete a minimum of 147 units of coursework including a 36 unit thesis for graduation. Proficient candidates with prior relevant experience may be considered for advanced standing, subject to approval of the faculty committee upon admission based on a proposed plan of studies. In all cases, full-time registration must be maintained for the first three semesters.

MSCD Curriculum

Doctor of Philosophy in Computational Design

The Doctor of Philosophy in Computational Design prepares students for careers as leading educators, scholars, and researchers in academia and industry. The program offers students the opportunity to conduct research that explores Computational Design questions in greater technical and critical depth, resulting in novel and original contributions to knowledge in the field.

Students work closely with their advisors throughout all stages of the program. Advisors are responsible for supervising and offering guidance, including working with students in the formulation of an individual plan of studies that supports both technical and conceptual elements of the student’s chosen area of concentration. Advisory committees in the doctoral program in CD must be chaired by a CD Core Faculty member, and must include one external member. External advisors might be at a different Carnegie Mellon University department, at a different institution, or in industry. Faculty currently serving as PhD advisors in the program include Profs Joshua Bard, Daragh Byrne, Daniel Cardoso Llach, and Vernelle Noel. Prospective applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the work of the program and with individual advisors’ recent and ongoing research. 

Students’ doctoral path in CD is punctuated by four milestones. The first is the presentation of a game plan that specifies the student’s area of concentration within the program and a scope of work within that area comprising both a plan of studies and research activities, as well as an advisory committee. The second milestone, usually completed after fulfilling course requirements, is a written and oral examination that gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their command over technical and conceptual aspects of their area of concentration, and their ability to formulate an original research project. The third is the public presentation of their dissertation proposal, a document detailing the dissertation’s conceptual, technical, and methodological components, arguing for its relevance to the field of Computational Design, and demonstrating its viability by documenting completed and ongoing research activities. The final milestone is the public defense of their doctoral dissertation. A doctoral dissertation in CD must be a rigorous, significant, and novel contribution to knowledge in the field. It must be grounded on a deep understanding of the state of the art in the field and their specific area of concentration, as well as a critical awareness of the broader contexts of the research.

^ A Data Informed Workflow in Design for Architecture and Urbanism. Javier Argota Sánchez-Vaquerizo, MSCD 2018

PhD-CD Curriculum

About the Program

The highly selective Computational Design graduate program at the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University is a trailblazer in computational design research and pedagogy. With origins in the late 1960s, it is one of the earliest programs of its kind. Its pioneering focus on applications of computational representation and symbolic AI to design has evolved into a broader inquiry into computational modes of design interaction, materiality, and intelligence, and a sensitivity towards the cultural, material, and historical specificity of computational media in design. Today, the Computational Design program adopts a broad view of computation as a vehicle of design inquiry, as a key technical scaffolding for applied and speculative design research, and as a worthy subject of scholarly analysis and debate. 

More than mere instruments, computational methods and ideas — including those linked to recent developments in machine learning/AI, virtual and augmented reality, and robotics — configure new technical infrastructures and imaginaries. Shaping contemporary spaces, artifacts, materials, and labors, these also configure new conceptions of design and creativity. Embracing this complex context, the Computational Design program works to develop new knowledge that harnesses computational ideas and methods towards humane, ecological, and creative environments, and that reimagines the interplay of the technological, the social, and the material in design.

^ Interfacing the Multiplexer Room: Speculative Spatio-Mediated Assemblages for the Digitally Interfered Home. Policarpo Del Canto Baquera, MSCD 2021

Computational Design students occupy the Computational Design Laboratory (CODe Lab) , a beautiful double-height space strategically located in the Margaret Morrison building’s fourth floor, and its two adjacent suites. Aside from workspaces and an area for presentations and collaborative work, the lab houses a fabrication space equipped with a variety of tools to support research including desktop digital and hand fabrication tools, an electronics workbench, as well as dedicated terminals for specialized data and graphics processing and virtual/augmented reality research. 

In addition, CD students have access to many other School of Architecture and Carnegie Mellon University’s world-class laboratories and facilities, including the Design Fabrication Laboratory (dFAB) and Applied Architectural Robotics Laboratory. They often participate in research and learning activities at other labs including the Frank Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry , the College of Fine Arts’ research hub, and the Manufacturing Futures Institute at Mill 19 , among others.

Extracurricular activities including yearly lecture series and workshops by leading computational design scholars and practitioners further enrich the program, fostering a vibrant atmosphere of research, learning, and creativity.

Recent Alumni

Recent phd-cd alumni.

Ardavan Bidgoli , PhD ‘23 - Computational Design Lead, Higharc; Co-Founder, Flumio; Madeline Gannon , PhD ‘21 - NVIDIA, Founder-Principal, ATON-ATON; Jinmo Rhee , PhD ‘24 (expected) - Assistant Professor of Architecture, U. of Calgary, Canada; Pedro Veloso , PhD ‘23 - Assistant Professor of Architecture, U. of Arkansas

Recent MSCD alumni

Michael Hasey (MS ‘23) - Computational Designer at Samsung Research, San Francisco; Anna Henson (MS ‘21) - Assistant Professor of Practice in Emerging Media Arts, U. of Nebraska, Lincoln; Chloe Hong (MS ‘23) - PhD Student at MIT Architecture, Cambridge, MA; Rungchang Kang  (MS ‘21) - Research Engineer, Sensing and ML at Apple AI/ML; Malika Khurana (MS ‘22) - Multimedia and Graphics Editor at the New York Times, NY; Yi-Chin Lee (MS ‘19) - PhD Candidate, Architecture at University of Michigan;  Vincent Mai (MS ‘20) - Studio Design Computation Leader at NBBJ, New York; Willa Yang (MS ‘21) - PhD Student in Computer Science, U. of Chicago

Program Faculty

Joshua Bard

Associate Professor & Associate Head for Design Research

Daragh Byrne

Associate Teaching Professor

Dana Cupkova

Associate Professor & MSSD Track Chair

Jeremy Ficca

Associate Professor, MAAD Track Chair & dFAB Lab Director

Sinan Goral

Adjunct Faculty

Matthew Huber

Special Faculty

Professor & Head

Kristen Kurland

Teaching Professor

Vernelle A. A. Noel

Lucian and Rita Caste Assistant Professor in Architecture

Paul Pangaro

Visiting Scholar in Computational Design

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Design & computation part time, full time, master of arts.

Master Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

June 2024 (Germans and inhabitants)

July 2024 (EU), July 2024 (Non-EU) Please enquire

Overview and admission

Admission semester.

Winter Semester only

Area of study

• Gender Studies
• Architecture
• Spatial Planning
• Multimedia Design
• Culture and Technology

Relationship Between the Individual, Technology and Society, Innovation Cycles on a Global Scale, Holistic Processes of Shaping, Design as a Media Practice, Influence of Technical Innovations on Design Practice, Transformation Potential of Innovations, Digital Humanities, Perspectives of Design and Engineering, Design, Technology and Social Processes

Target group

Graduates of undergraduate degree courses in the fields of humanities, education, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, arts and design, economics, law or medicine

Design & Computation is a joint degree course of the University of Technology of Berlin and the Berlin University of the Arts. The application takes place at the University of the Arts.

Admission modus

selection by the HEI

Admission requirements (Link)

Lecture period

• 15.04.2024 - 20.07.2024
• 14.10.2024 - 15.02.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025), application deadline for germans and inhabitants.

01.04.2024 - 15.06.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

Important! In the Master's partly deviating (and significantly earlier!) application deadlines. For more information, please see: https://www.tu.berlin/go167

Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

01.05.2024 - 15.07.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

Note! For the Master's degree, different application deadlines may apply. For more information, please see: https://www.tu.berlin/go167

Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

01.06.2024 - 15.07.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

15.06.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

Important! In the Master's partly deviating (and significantly earlier!) application deadlines. For more information, please see: https://www.tu.berlin/go167 For information on transferring to a different university, see here: Master’s degree - https://www.tu.berlin/go2981/

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2020 | ICD Doctoral Research

Doctorate Studies at the ICD - University of Stuttgart

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College of design.

Design Computation

Design Computation explores the theoretical and practical basis of design as a computational premise. The possibility of design is viewed through the lens of the history and theoretical foundations of fields as diverse as computer science, mathematics, AI, logic, and cybernetics. 

Research Areas

Shape Computation

Parametric Design

Digital Heritage

Building Information Systems

Performance Informatics

Research labs, shape computation lab, associated centers, digital building lab, simtigrate design lab, ipat | institute of people and technology, institute for robotics and intelligent machines.

News + Events

Faculty and staff, selected publications, computation.

Architectural Space in XR: a Case Study at the Monastery of Simonos Petra-  Nikolaos Vlavianos

Growing Islands: Rebuilding Beaches and Protecting Coastlines through Wave Energy - Self Assembly Lab

Of Shape and Touch - Dimitrios Chatzinikolis

Formwork free 3D printed squinch vaults - Alexander (Sandy) Curth

A Machine Learning Model for Understanding How Users Value Designs - Jeremy Bilotti

AR Travel to Aalto House, Aino and Alvar Aalto: Shared Vision , Gallery A4, Tokyo- T. Nagakura and ARC Group 

Discrete-to-Complete-  Myles Sampson

A Proposal for a Digitally Fabricated House in Somerville, MA - Lawrence Sass

Visual Computing I - So Jung Lee

Self-Shaping Mechanisms: Rapid Prototyping of Pneu-Knit Systems - Maryam AlHajri

Networking Knowledge and Experience: An Instrumental System for the Personal Development of Designers - Bowen Lu

Adaptive Pattern Language on Human Behavior via Multi-Action Video Understanding-  Charles Wu

Knit Structure Behavior for Customized Mask Design - Lavender Tessmer

Inala Locke Discipline Group Assistant  [email protected]

The Design and Computation Group inquires into the varied nature and practice of computation in architectural design, and the ways in which design meaning, intentions, and knowledge are constructed through computational thinking, representing, sensing, and making. We focus on the development of innovative computational tools, processes and theories, and the application of these in creative, socially meaningful responses to challenging design problems.

Faculty, research staff, and students work in diverse and mutually supportive areas including: visualization, digital fabrication and construction processes and technologies, shape representation and synthesis, building information modeling (BIM), generative and parametric design, critical studies of digital and information technologies, digital heritage, and software and hardware development of advanced tools for spatial design and analysis. Our aim is to cover the many facets of a rapidly changing and growing area with in-depth, agenda-setting research and teaching.

Our work is informed simultaneously by architectural practice as well as a variety of other disciplinary perspectives including mathematics, computer science, cognitive science, philosophy, anthropology, STS (Science, Technology, and Society), media studies, and art. Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the interdisciplinary environment of MIT, and to take subjects and participate in research across different MIT departments to explore and develop their interests. They are expected to acquire both the technical skills and the theoretical and conceptual foundations to rethink and challenge the limits of current design processes and practices, and to consider the social and cultural implications of their positions.

This area of study offers a concentration in the Master of Science in Architecture Studies (SMArchS) program and a doctoral (PhD) program. Please go to the Design and Computation Group's list of Dissertations and Theses to see the work done at the culmination of the degree programs.

See  Graduate Programs  for degree requirements.

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PhD in Computation

The PhD program is broadly conceived around computational ideas as they pertain to the description, generation, and construction of architectural form. Issues range from the mathematical foundations of the discipline to the application and extension of advanced computer technology. The mission of the program is to enhance and enrich design from a computational perspective, with clear implications for practice and teaching.

Faculty, research staff, and students work in diverse but overlapping and mutually supportive areas. Work on shape representation, generative and parametric design is directed at a new computational basis for design. Work on digital modeling and rendering seeks to extend the possibilities of visualizing design ideas and un-built work, as well as to improve architectural design practice where designers and technical collaborators are geographically separated. Work on rapid prototyping and CAD/CAM technologies aims to expand design possibilities through the physical modeling of design ideas, and to revolutionize the construction and building phase of architectural practice.

Research employs computational media for the representation and use of design knowledge. Faculty, research staff, and students associated with the group combine education in architecture and urban design with education in computer graphics, art, mathematics, and other fields.

The minimum residency requirement for the PhD degree is two years and it is expected that most students will take no more than five years to complete the degree.

Faculty Advising

Each student will be assigned a faculty advisor in Computation upon admission. The advisor will consult on the student's initial plan of study and on the choice of subjects in subsequent terms. He or she will assist the student in selecting an advisory committee and subsequently a dissertation committee. Often, but not always, the faculty advisor becomes the dissertation committee chair if the student so desires.

Doctoral Research Opportunity in Computation and Advanced Urbanism The Norman B. Leventhal Center of Advanced Urbanism and Departments of Architecture and Urban Studies and Planning have established a collaborative doctoral-level concentration in Advanced Urbanism. Urbanism is a rapidly growing field that has many branches. At MIT, we speak of Advanced Urbanism as the field which integrates research on urban design, urbanization and urban culture.

The concentration in Advanced Urbanism seeks doctoral applicants (one to two per year) who have: 1) at least one professional design degree (in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, etc.); 2) research interests in urbanism that would draw upon both ARCH and DUSP faculty advising; and 3) a commitment to engage with the research community at the LCAU and within their home department throughout their time at MIT. Applicants should apply for admission to an existing ARCH or DUSP PhD program and must meet all specific admissions requirements of the respective PhD program. Admissions committees nominate applicants who fit the urbanism program to a joint advanced urbanism admissions committee. The selected applicants are admitted by their home department discipline group (DUSP; AKPIA, BT, Computation, HTC) with financial support and research assistantships from LCAU.

Prospective students with questions pertaining to the doctoral studies in Advanced Urbanism should reach out to their prospective home doctoral program and to LCAU doctoral committee members: Rafi Segal and Brent Ryan. Or to the mailing list [email protected]. See links at top for program-specific information.

The Master of Science in Architecture Studies (SMArchS) is a two-year program of advanced study founded on research and inquiry in architecture as a discipline and as a practice. The program is intended both for students who already have a professional degree in architecture and those interested in advanced non-professional graduate study.

SMArchS in Computation

The Computation Group inquires into the varied nature and practice of computation in architectural design, and the ways in which design meaning, intention, and knowledge are constructed through sensing, thinking, and making computationally. It focuses on the development of innovative computational tools, processes and theories, and applying these in creative, socially meaningful responses to challenging design problems.

Theses and Dissertations

March theses.

Choi, Joshua , web page   … MArch 2014, document title: Democratic Play: Crowd-Sourcing through Games for Architectural Design (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Fisher, Derek  … MArch 1998, document title: Ground Zero (William Mitchell and Andrew Scott) 

Gealy, Rachel  … MArch 2010, document title: Urbanizing the American Dream: Symbiotic Housing for Baltimore (Kent Larson) 

Kwon, Kyoung Eun  … MArch 2004, document title: Filmic Architecture: On Motion Perspective in an Architectural Synthesis (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Li, Dan , web page   … MArch 2016, document title: Fluid Atmospheres: Adaptive Interplay between Natural and Artificial Light Projection (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Liao, Nancy Han  … MArch 2001, document title: Complexly Curvlinear Surfaces in Composite Materials (William Mitchell) 

Nelson, Maggie  … MArch 2011, document title: Re-imagining the Maison Tropicale: a 21st century prefabricated building system inspired by Jean Prouve' (Lawrence Sass) 

Park, Kat  … MArch 2003, document title: Reinterpretation of space in a networked community (William Mitchell and William Porter) 

Park, Sung-o  … MArch 2009, document title: A Design Strategy for Transforming an Old Power Plant into a Cultural Center (Kent Larson) 

Patel, Sayjel Vijay , web page   … MArch 2015, document title: 3-DJ: Sampling As Design (Skylar Tibbits) 

Rosenberg, Alice   … MArch 2010, document title: Planning Ahead -- The Emergence of Clean Energy Technology (Kent Larson) 

Sheehan, Travis , web page   … MArch 2012, document title: The Urban Design of Distributed Energy Resources (Kent Larson and Dennis Frenchman) 

Sun, Meng , web page   … MArch 2017, document title: Cyberspace as a Memory Container (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Tang, Pui Wan Pearl   … MArch 2004, document title: Revealing Expressive Spaces - transformation of a former quarry to a dancers' retreat center (William Porter) 

Willis, Robin C  … MArch 2011, document title: Feather Weights: Rapid Redeployable Structures for Interim Use (Kent Larson) 

Yoo, Hyunjoon , web page   … MArch 1997, document title: Infotecture: Space as Void, Solid, and Activity Information (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Zhang, Xu , web page   … MArch 2017, document title: Conversation On Saving a Historical Community: A Participatory Renewal and Preservation Platform (Takehiko Nagakura) 

SMArchS Theses

Akbarzadeh, Masoud , web page   Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA  … SMArchS 2012, document title: Designing Performative Surfaces: Computational Interpretation of Flow Pattern Drawings (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Aparicio, German , web page   Project Manager, Gehry Technologies, Inc  … SMArchS 2010, document title: Holzbau: Timber Construction and Material Information Exchanges for the Design of Complex Geometrical Structures (Lawrence Sass) 

Araya, Sergio , web page   Professor and Dean, School of Design, Universidad Aldolpho Ibáňez  … SMArchS 2006, document title: Parametric Constructs: Computational Designs for Digital Fabrication (Ann Pendleton-Jullian)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Arida, Saeed , web page   … SMArchS 2004, document title: Contextualizing Generative Design (Terry Knight) 

Ariza, Ines , web page   … SMArchS 2016, document title: Decoding Details: Integrating Physics of Assembly in Discrete Element Structures (Caitlin Müeller) 

As, Imdat  … SMArchS 2002, document title: Emergent Design: Rethinking of contemporary mosque architecture in light of digital technology (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Bacharidou, Maroula ,  web page   Teaching Fellow, MIT Architecture  ... SMArchS 2018, document title: Active prototyping : a computational framework for designing while making ( Terry Knight ) 

Bernal, Guillermo , web page   Physical Computing Designer, MIT Mobile Experience Laboratory  … SMArchS 2014, document title: Learning from Master's Muscles: EMG-Based Bio-Feedback Tool for Augmenting Manual Fabrication and Crafting (Takehiko Nagakura and Federico Casalegno) 

Blain, Johanne  Personal Care Attendant, Cerebral Palsy of Massachusetts  … SMArchS 2005, document title: Translations of Culture and Identity: A Study of Internet Use In the Haitian Community (William Mitchell) 

Botha, Marcel , web page   Partner , Mutopo  … SMArchS 2006, document title: Customized Digital Manufacturing: Concept to Construction Methods across Varying Product Scales (Lawrence Sass) 

Can, Eddie , web page   Lead Designer, Zaha Hadid Architects  … SMArchS 2003, document title: Choreographic Assemblages: An Archaeology of Movement and Space (Stanford Anderson and Joan Jonas) 

Cardoso Llach, Daniel , web page   Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University  … SMArchS 2007, document title: A Generative Grammar for 2D Manufacturing of 3D Objects (Lawrence Sass and Terry Knight)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Carlsson, Moa , web page   PhD Student, Massachustts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2013, document title: Stratified, Destratified, and Hybrid GIS: Organizing a Cross-Disciplinary Territory for Design (George Stiny) 

Charles, Patrick P. , web page   Associate Professor, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI  … SMArchS 2000, document title: Perspectives on the Role of the Body in the Design Process: Observations from an Experiment (William Porter) 

Chatzitsakyris, Panagiotis , web page   Principal, 0.27 Architects  … SMArchS 2005, document title: The Man With The Movie Camera: An event driven approach to architectural design (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Chen, Shouheng  Principal, Shouheng Design and Technology, Toronto, Canada  … SMArchS 2006, document title: Embedding Methods for Massing and Detail in Computer Generated Design of Skyscrapers -- Exploration through Examples of Cesar Pelli's Projects (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Chen, Xiaoji  Interaction Designer II, Xbox  … SMArchS 2011, document title: Seeing Differently: Cartography for Subjective Maps Based on Dynamic Urban Data (Takehiko Nagakura and Carlo Ratti) 

Chen, Naichun , web page   … SMArchS 2016, document title: Urban Data Mining: Social Media Data Analysis as a Complementary Tool for Urban Design (Kent Larson and Takehiko Nagakura) 

Cheng, Chin-Yi , web page   Research Scientist, Autodesk  … SMArchS 2017, document title: Interactive Design Process Based on Augmented Intelligence: A Framework and Toolkit for Designers to Interact and Collaborate with AI Alogritms (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Cheung, Kenneth , web page   Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center  … SMArchS 2007, document title: Understanding Behavior with Ubiquitous Computing for Architectural Design Tools (Kent Larson) 

Chiu, Shih-Sang   … SMArchS 2009, document title: Trig'r: Collective Perception of Architecture (Terry Knight) 

Cho, Min-Jung  … SMArchS 2003, document title: Workspace in Transition: Rethinking Workspace through the Design of Reconfigurable Work Surfaces (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Choi, Joshua , web page   … SMArchS 2016, document title: Merging Three Spaces: Designing User Interface (UI) in Virtual Reality (VR) for Spatial Design (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Choma, Joseph , web page   Assistant Professor, Clemson University  … SMArchS 2011, document title: A Pedagogical Guide into Trigonometric Transformations (George Stiny) 

Corem, Yaniv , web page   (Mis)Chief Design Officer, YCXD, Haifa, Israel  … SMArchS 2010, document title: UDesign Toward a User-centered Architecture (Kent Larson and Una-May O'Reilly) 

Crichfield, Heather  Partner, Fuster + Architects, PSC, Puerto Rico  … SMArchS 2000, document title: Spatial Manifestations in Pluralist Cultures: The Case of the Isleta de San Juan (William Porter and Sibel Bozdoğan) 

De Biswas, Kaustuv , web page   Co-Founder, VibrantData  … SMArchS 2006, document title: A Computational Model of Visual Interpretation (Terry Knight) 

Demchak, Gregory  Director of Product Management, Synchro Software Ltd  … SMArchS 2000, document title: Towards a Post-Industrial Architecture: Design and Construction of Houses for the Information Age (William Mitchell) 

Dessi-Olive, Jonathan , web page   … SMArchS 2017, document title: Computing with Matter, Shapes and Forces: Toward Material and Structural Primacy in Architecture (George Stiny and John Ochsendorf) 

Dimas, Anastasios  Senior BIM Manager, iTech Management Consultancy, UAE  … SMArchS 2009, document title: D-work Innovation: Where, When and in Which Social Context Do Good Ideas Evolve in the Distributed Work Environment of Knowledge Workers? (Kent Larson) 

Dritsas, Stylianos , web page   Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Design Operators (William Porter) 

Duarte, José Pinto , web page   Associate Professor, Technical University of Lisbon  … SMArchS 1993, document title: Order and Diversity within a Modular System for Housing: A Computational Approach (William Mitchell) 

Dutta, Projjal  Director, Sustainability Initiatives, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYC  … SMArchS 1997, document title: Moksha: Design of Disposable Objects for Second Uses as Construction Components (William Mitchell) 

El-Khaldi, Maher  PhD Candidate, Simon University, British Columbia, Canada  … SMArchS 2007, document title: Mapping Boundaries of Generative Systems for Design Synthesis (George Stiny)  received a MS.Arch from Georgia Institute of Technology 

El-Zanfaly, Dina , web page   PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2011, document title: Active Shapes: Introducing Guidelines for Designing Kinetic Architectural Structures (Terry Knight) 

Elbaum, Meredith   President, The Elbaum Group  … SMArchS 2003, document title: BridgeGreen: Bridging the Disconnect Between Design Professionals and Resources for Environmentally, Socially, and Economically Responsive Architecture (John Fernandez) 

Ewing, Phillip , web page   … SMArchS 2014, document title: Interactive Phototherapy: Integrating Photomedicine into Interactive Architecture (Kent Larson) 

Fan, Janet  Director, Workplace Strategy, CBRE, Beijing City, China  … SMArchS 2003, document title: Learning Environment Assessment (William Porter) 

Fasoulaki, Eleftheria  Architect Engineer, ELEF Architects  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Integrated Design: A Generative Multi-Performative Design Approach (Terry Knight) 

Feng, Keru , web page   Co-President, ecotectour, Suttgart, Germany  … SMArchS 2004, document title: The Ethos in The Form Making of Grand Projects in Contemporary Beijing City (William Porter) 

Fox, Michael A. , web page   Principal, Fox Lin Inc, Los Angeles, CA  … SMArchS 1996, document title: Novel Affordances of Computation to the Design Processes of Kinetic Structures (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Gane, Victor  CEO, AestheticLink, Menlo Park, CA  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Parametric Design: A Paradigm Shift? (William Porter)  received a PhD from Stanford University 

Gao, Yu , web page   Real Estate Salesperson, Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty  … SMArchS 2013, document title: Self-Organized Collaboration: A Self-Evolving Online Collaborative Production Model for Social Enterprise Grassroots Startups (George Stiny) 

Gazit, Merav , web page   … SMArchS 2016, document title: Living Matter: Biomaterials for Design and Architecture (Terry Knight) 

Goldklang, Shaul , web page   Project Manager, Adam America Real Estate  … SMArchS 2013, document title: Mass-Customization in Commercial Real Estate: How the Aviation Industry Can Help Us Create Beautiful Buildings that Add Value (George Stiny) 

Gore Chandorkar, Tripti  Manager in the Design & Interactive Services, Sapient Corporation  … SMArchS 2005, document title: Users, Technology and Space in Libraries in the Digital Age (William Mitchell) 

Griffith, Kenfield , web page   CEO, mSurvey  … SMArchS 2006, document title: Design Computing of Complex-Curved Geometry using Digital Fabrication Methods (Lawrence Sass)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Gun, Onur Yuce , web page   Computational Geometry Specialist, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York  … SMArchS 2006, document title: Narration of Light: Computational Tools for Framing the Tonal Imagination (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Gunji, Akira  , Fogarty Finger Architecture PLLC  … SMArchS 2005, document title: Inferring Design Environment (IDE): '(Re)shaping a Design Pattern as a Learning Process' (Terry Knight) 

He, Shan , web page   Software Engineer, Data Visualization, Uber, San Francisco, CA  … SMArchS 2014, document title: Mapping Urban Perception: How Do We Know Where We Are? (Takehiko Nagakura and Carlo Ratti) 

Hoang, Han Mai , web page   General Director, The BIM Factory, Vietnam  … SMArchS 2005, document title: Automated Construction Technologies: Analyses and Future Development Strategies (Lawrence Sass) 

Hovsepian, Sarah , web page   Director, FABWorks, University of California, Irvine  … SMArchS 2012, document title: Digital Material Skins: For Reversible Reusable Pressure Vessels (Terry Knight and Neil Gershenfeld) 

Ingram, Josh , web page   Software Developer, Objecutive, San Antonio, TX  … SMArchS 2012, document title: [A]Sorted Selection: Improving Building Performance and Diversity Using a New Form of Interactive Evolutionary Algorithm (Terry Knight and Una-May O'Reilly) 

Kalenja, Adela, web page   Project Architect, Eco Offsite, Palo Alto, CA  … SMArchS 2010, document title: The Hard Hat and the Hand-Held: Communication with Hand-Held Computing in the Construction Process (Terry Knight and Takehiko Nagakura) 

Kamath, Ayodh , web page   Assistant Professor, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI  … SMArchS 2009, document title: Integrating Digital Design and Fabrication with Craft Production (Terry Knight) 

Kardasis, Ari   Partner, Space Inch, Brooklyn, NY  … SMArchS 2011, document title: The Soft Grid (Terry Knight) 

Kashyap, Sameer  Director, Parametric Design, Ghery Technologies, Los Angeles, CA  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Digital Making: Exploring Design with Computer Controlled Fabrication (William Porter and Lawrence Sass) 

Kassner, Moritz , web page   Chief Executive Officer and Partner, Pupil Labs, Germany  … SMArchS 2012, document title: PUPIL: Constructing the Space of Visual Attention (Terry Knight and Patrick Winston) 

Keel, Paul  Research Scientist, Collaborative Sense-Making, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 1997, document title: Process and Relation Analysis: Capturing Architectural Thought (William Porter) 

Kilian, Axel , web page   Assistant Professor, Princeton University  … SMArchS 2000, document title: Defining Digital Space Through a Visual Language (William Mitchell) a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Kim, Simon , web page   Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania  … SMArchS 2008, document title: I/O: Input/Output; Design Stategies: An inquiry into thinking/making (William Mitchell) 

Kirschner, Michael , web page    AutoDesk  … SMArchS 2015, document title: Visual Programming in Three Dimensions: Visual Representations of Computational Mental Models (George Stiny) 

Kotsopoulos, Sotirios , web page   Studio Instructor, NuVu Studio, Cambridge, MA  … SMArchS 2000, document title: Point, Line, Plane: Basic Elements of Formal Composition in Shape Computation and Bauhaus Theories. (Terry Knight) 

received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Kovidvisith, Kalaya  Director, FabCafe, Thailand  … SMArchS 2007, document title: Open Source Alliance Ecology: The Internet Framework for Consumer Driven Participative Design (Kent Larson) 

Lee, Sophia Juhee  Project Manager, University of Southern California  … SMArchS 2003, document title: Wireless Bridges: The Laptop Experience in Learning Environment (William Porter and Francis Duffy) 

Leung, Victor Pok Yin , web page   … SMArchS 2016, document title: Put it Together: Animating Machine Assembly Instructions for Novices (Terry Knight) 

Li, Si  PhD Student, Georgia Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Data Structures for Context Responsive Modeling in Architecture (William Mitchell) 

Liapi, Marianthi , web page   Transformable Intelligence Environments Lab Research Director, Technical University of Crete  … SMArchS 2005, document title: Spatial Diagnosis and Media Treatments (Terry Knight) 

Litman-Cleper, Julia , web page   … SMArchS 2016, document title: Situated Mapping: Augmented-Reality Clay and Adaptive Interfacing (Terry Knight and Ruth Rosenholtz) 

Liu, Yuchen  Senior Architect, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture  … SMArchS 2009, document title: Robotic Design Construction: Digital Fabrication Strategies for Freeform Masonry Casting and Mobile Assembly (Lawrence Sass) 

Lobel, Joshua , web page   Lead Engineer, CW Keller & Associates  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Building Information: Means and Methods of Communication in Design and Construction (George Stiny) 

Lostritto, Carl , web page   Assistant Professor, Rhode Island School of Design  … SMArchS 2012, document title: Computing Drawing: Programming a Vintage Pen Plotter (George Stiny) 

Loukissas, Yanni , web page   Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2003, document title: Rulebuilding: Exploring Design Worlds Through End-user Programming (William Porter and Lawrence Sass)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Maclain, James  … SMArchS 2007, document title: Design - Make: the Translation of Design Iintention to Fabrication (Lawrence Sass) 

Mairopoulos, Dimitrios , web page   Research Specialist, MIT Self-Assembly Lab  … SMArchS 2015, document title: M-Cell Assembly (Terry Knight and Skylar Tibbits) 

Mburu, Fred  , Oracle  … SMArchS 2001, document title: Context Modeling : Extending the parametric object model with design context (Wiliam Porter and Takehiko Nagakura) 

McGill, Miranda , web page   UX Designer, Yorktown Heights, NY  … SMArchS 2001, document title: A Visual Approach for Exploring Computational Design (Terry Knight) 

McKnelly, Carrie , web page   Howard E. LeFevre ’29 Emerging Practitioner Fellow, Ohio State University  … SMArchS 2015, document title: Knitting Behavior: A material-centric design process (Lawrence Sass) 

Mendoza, Rolando  Executive Director of Project Integration, Walt Disney Imagineering Shanghai  … SMArchS 2001, document title: Mapping/Forces/Constructing Context: an Operatic Proposal for Boston (Fernando Domeyko) 

Mogas-Soldevila, Laia , web page   Architect, Researcher, Mediated Matter Lab, MIT  … SMArchS 2013, document title: New Design Companions Opening Up the Process Through Self-Made Computation (George Stiny)  received a Master of Science in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT 

Moon, JunSik  , Seoul National University, Korea  … SMArchS 2007, document title: Shape Grammar for Mies Van Der Rohe's High-rise Apartment (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Mutlu, Murat , web page   Principal, International Office of Architects, NYC  … SMArchS 2010, document title: Generative Morphologies of Architectural Organization in Matter Force Field (Meejin Yoon and Nader Tehrani) 

Narahara, Taro   Assistant Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2007, document title: The Space Re-Actor: Walking a Synthetic Man through Architectural Space (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Noel, Vernelle , web page   PhD Candidate, Pennsylvania State University  … SMArchS 2013, document title: Trinidad Carnival: Improving Design Through Computation and Digital Technology (Azra Aksamija) 

Nunez, Joseph  Intern Architect, DLR Group, Sacramento, CA  … SMArchS 2010, document title: Prefab the FabLab: Rethinking the Habitability of a Fabrication Lab by Including Fixture-Based Components (Lawrence Sass) 

Ob'yedkova, Ekaterina , web page   Conversation Engineer, Catalia Health, San Francisco, CA  … SMArchS 2014, document title: Multimodal Environmental Interfaces: Discrete and Continuous Changes of Form, Light, and Color Using Natural Modes of Expression (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Özkâr, Mine , web page   Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University  … SMArchS 1999, document title: Envisioning Creative Space (William Porter and John Rajchman)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Pantazi, Magdalini-Eleni  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Dissecting Design: Exploring the Role of Rules in the Design Process (George Stiny) 

Papadopoulou, Athina , web page   PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2014, document title: Perceptual Prototypes: Towards a Sensory Pedagogy of Space (Terry Knight) 

Papanikolaou, Dimitris , web page   DDes Candidate, Harvard University  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Attribute Process Methodology: Feasibility Assessment of Digital Fabrication Production Systems for Planar Part Assemblies Using Network Analysis and System Dynamics (William Mitchell)  received a MS in Media Arts and Sciences, MIT, and Ddes Harvard University 

Park, Hyoung-June , web page   Associate Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa  … SMArchS 1997, document title: Formalization, Data Abstraction, and Communication (George Stiny) 

Patera, William , web page   Managing Partner, Pupil Labs, Germany  … SMArchS 2012, document title: PUPIL: Constructing the Space of Visual Attention (Terry Knight and Patrick Winston) 

Phillips, M. Giles , web page   Chief Product Designer, Constant Contact  … SMArchS 2007, document title: Design By Searching: A System for Creating and Evaluating Complex Architectural Assemblies (Kent Larson) 

Pinochet, Diego , web page   Associate Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile  … SMArchS 2015, document title: Making gestures: design and fabrication through real time human computer interaction (Terry Knight) 

Plewe, Thoma s  President, NeverCenter, Ltd Co., Salt Lake City, UT  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Besting the Tract Home: A Software-Based Bricolage Approach to Affordable Custom Housing (Terry Knight) 

Press, B. Joseph , web page   Director, Deloitte Digital, Switerland  … SMArchS 1997, document title: Emergent Pedagogies in Design Research Education (William Porter)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Raber, Christianna , web page   Principal, Christianna Raber Sustainable Architectural Design Services  … SMArchS 2004, document title: The Story of the HOUSE I Lite System : 'Less calories, more taste, your site, your vision... ' (Andrew Scott) 

Reichert, Steffen , web page   D.Eng Candidate, University of Stuttgart  … SMArchS 2010, document title: Reverse Engineering Nature: Design Principles for Flexible Protection Inspired by Ancient Fish Armor of Polypteridae (Terry Knight and Christine Ortiz) 

Rosello, Oscar , web page   … SMArchS 2017, document title: NeverMind: An Interface for Human Memory Augmentation (Terry Knight) 

Rosenberg, Daniel , web page   … SMArchS 2009, document title: Designing for Uncertainty: Novel Shapes and Behaviors using Scissor-Pair Transformable Structures (Terry Knight)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Rothenberg, John   Founding partner , Sosolimited, Boston, MA and San Diego, CA  … SMArchS 2007, document title: Indeterminate Liberal Form: Public Space in Sprawl (Terry Knight) 

Saad, Rita  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Parametric Tools and Digital Fabrication for the Design of Luminous Ceilings (Lawrence Sass and William Porter) 

Sandoval Olascoaga, Carlos , web page   … SMArchS 2016, document title: Painting with Data: From a Computational History of Urban Models to an Alternative Urban Computing (George Stiny) 

Sass, Lawrence , web page   Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 1994, document title: Precedents in African American Architecture (William Porter) 

Seely, Jennifer , web page   Architect, Norwood Architecture  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Digital Fabrication in the Architectural Design Process (William Porter and Lawrence Sass) 

Senske, Nicholas , web page   Assistant Professor, Iowa State University  … SMArchS 2005, document title: Fear of Code: An Approach to Integrating Computation with Architectural Design (William Porter) 

Sharif, Shani , web page   Intern Software Developer, Autodesk in Atlanta, GA  … SMArchS 2010, document title: The Confluence of Digital Design/Fabrication and Biological Principles: Systematic Knowledge Transfer for the Development of Integrated Architectural Systems (Terry Knight and Lawrence Sass) 

Sheardwright, Ian  Software Developer, Gensler, Hartford, CT  … SMArchS 2002, document title: Three-Dimensional Sketch Tool (Wiliam Porter) 

Sich, Mark  , Shell Global Solutions, New Orleans, LA  … SMArchS 1997, document title: Articulating Architectural Design through Computational Media (William Mitchell) 

Simondetti, Alvise  , ARUP  … SMArchS 1997, document title: Rapid Prototyping in Early Stages of Architectural Design (William Mitchell) 

Sinisterra, Maria  Principal, Ainoa Studio  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Rethinking Emergency Habitats For Refugees: Balancing Material Innovation And Culture (Reinhard Goethert and William Porter) 

Smithwick, Daniel , web page   PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2009, document title: Architectural Design 2.0: An Online Platform for the Mass Customization of Architectural Structures (Lawrence Sass) 

Soares, Gonçalo Ducla , web page   Project Manager, Arte Charpentier Architectes, Paris, France  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Audio-Visual Frameworks for Design Process Representation (William Porter) 

Soto Ogueta, Carolina , web page   Executive Director, BIM Planning, CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency)  … SMArchS 2012, document title: User Innovation in Digital Design and Construction: Dialectical Relations Between Standard BIM Tools and Specific User Requirements (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Sun, Xiaohua  Professor, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University  … SMArchS 2002, document title: Using Space to Think (William Porter)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Sung, Woong Ki , web page   PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2013, document title: Sketching In 3D: Towards a Fluid Space for Mind and Body (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Tai, Alan Song-Ching , web page   Associate, Front, Inc  … SMArchS 2012, document title: Design for Assembly: A Computational Approach to Construct Interlocking Wooden Frames (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Tibbits, Skylar , web page   Research Scientist and Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2010, document title: Logic Matter: Digital Logic as Heuristics for Physical Self-Guided-Assembly (Terry Knight and Patrick Winston) 

Tichenor, James  LAB Co-chief, Rockwell Group  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Electronically Modulated Materials: Effects And Context (William Porter) 

Toulkeridou, Varvara  Research Engineer, Autodesk  … SMArchS 2010, document title: Dynamic Descriptions: Steps Towards a Design Machine (George Stiny) 

Tsakonas, Konstantinos  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Measuring the Value of Workspace Architectural Design: Construction of the Workspace Communication Suitability Index (WOCSIT) (William Mitchell) 

Tsamis, Alexandros , web page   Associate Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Digital Graft: towards a non-homogeneous materiality (Mark Goulthorpe and Ann Pendleton-Julian)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Turakhia, Dishita , web page   … SMArchS 2017, document title: Thirteen Ways of Looking - A Theoretical Inquiry into Computational Creative Thinking: Thoughts as Shapes, Ideas as Spatial Relations and Creative Thinking as Shape Grammar (George Stiny) 

Turgeman, Yaniv Jacob , web page   CEO, R&D Lead, EveryBiome  … SMArchS 2015, document title: Microbial Mediations: Cyber-Biological Extensions of Human Sensitivity to Natural and Made Ecologies (Terry Knight and Eric Alm) 

Vairani, Franco  Principal, Squared Design Lab, Los Angeles, CA  … SMArchS 2001, document title: Behind the Screen: on the perception of computer-generated architectural representations (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Vardouli, Theodora , web page   Assistant Professor, McGill University  … SMArchS 2012, document title: Design-for-Empowerment-for-Design: Computational Structures for Design Democratization (George Stiny) 

Verbeeck, Kenny  Engineer Team Leader, Ney & Partners Structural Engineering, Brussels, Belgium  … SMArchS 2006, document title: Randomness as a Generative Principle in Art and Architecture (George Stiny) 

Villalon, Rachelle , web page   , Hosta Labs  … SMArchS 2008, document title: Reasonable Computing for Architectural Fabrication (Lawrence Sass) 

Watabe, Mark  Software Engineer, Twitter  … SMArchS 2010, document title: The Shape of Digital Content: A Computing Language Based on Gibson's Ecological Approach to Visual Perception and the Theory of Shape Grammars (George Stiny) 

Whiting, Emily , web page   Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College  … SMArchS 2006, document title: Geometric, Topological and Semantic Analysis of Multi-Building Floor Plan Data (Takehiko Nagakura and Seth Teller) 

Wiggins, Glenn   Academic Administrator, Greater Boston Area  … SMArchS 1989, document title: Methodology in Architectural Design (Donald Schon)  received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Wortmann, Thomas , web page   Studio Instructor, Singapore University of Technology and Design  … SMArchS 2013, document title: Representing Shapes as Graphs: A Feasible Approach for the Computer Implementation of Parametric Visual Calculating (George Stiny) 

Wu, Qiong (Julia)  … SMArchS 2003, document title: Bracket Study: Textual, Computation, Digital (Terry Knight) 

Yang, Lin  Architectural Designer, KlingStubbins  … SMArchS 2009, document title: BIM Game: A "Serious Game" to Educate Non-experts about Energy-related Design and Living (Kent Larson) 

Yeh, Bryant , web page   Head Designer and Technical Chief, JoT House, Inc.  … SMArchS 1998, document title: Kinetic Wall: An Exploration into Flexible Structure (Takehiko Nagakura and William Mitchell) 

Yi, Lu  … SMArchS 2008, document title: A New Approach in Data Visualization to Integrate Time and Space Variability of Daylighting in the Design Process (Marilyne Andersen and Takehiko Nagakura) 

Yu, Huei-Sheng  … SMArchS 2009, document title: Parametric Architecture: Performative/Responsive Assembly components (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Zaman, C̦ağri , web page   PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2014, document title: Hallucination Machine: A Body Centric Model of Space Perception (Terry Knight and Patrick H. Winston) 

Zolotovsky, Katia , web page   PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … SMArchS 2012, document title: Bioconstructs: Methods for Bio-Inspired and Bio-Fabricated Design (Terry Knight and Christine Ortiz) 

Zulas Castellanos, Alejandro  Architect, Stantec Architecture  … SMArchS 2004, document title: Adaptable Architecture: A Computational Exploration Into Responsive Design Systems (Terry Knight) 

PhD Dissertations

Alfaris, Anas  Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh Saudi Arabia  … PhD 2009, document title: Emergence through Conflict: The Multi-Disciplinary Design System (MDDS) (William Mitchell) 

Araya, Sergio , web page   Professor and Dean, School of Design, Universidad Aldolpho Ibáňez  … PhD 2011, document title: Performative Architecture (George Stiny) 

Arida, Saeed , web page   Chief Excitement Officer and Founder, NuVu  … PhD 2011, document title: More Seeing in Learning (George Stiny) 

Arpak, Asli , web page   … PhD 2016, document title: Seeing as Aesthetic Experience and Creative Action: Visual Practices with Shape Grammars in Design Education (George Stiny) 

Barrios, Carlos , web page   Assistant Professor, Clemson University  … PhD 2006, document title: Design Procedures: A Computational Framework for Parametric Design and Complex Shapes in Architecture (William Mitchell) 

Cardoso Llach, Daniel , web page   Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University  … PhD 2012, document title: Builders of the Vision: Technology and the Imagination of Design (Terry Knight) 

Celani, Gabriela , web page   Associate Professor, University of Campinas, Brazil  … PhD 2002, document title: Beyond Analysis and Representation in CAD: A New Computational Approach to Design Education (William Mitchell and Terry Knight) 

Colakoglu, Birgul , web page   Professor, Yildiz Technical University  … PhD 2001, document title: Design by Grammar: Algorithmic Design in an Architectural Context (George Stiny) 

Davis, Felecia A. , web page   Assistant Professor, Pennsylvannia State University  … PhD 2017, document title: Softbuilt: Computational Textiles and Augmenting Space Through Emotion (Terry Knight) 

Duarte, José Pinto , web page   Associate Professor, Technical University of Lisbon  … PhD 2001, document title: Customizing Mass Housing: A Discursive Grammar for Siza's Malagueira Houses (William Mitchell) 

Griffith, Kenfield , web page   CEO, mSurvey  … PhD 2012, document title: Information to Iteration: Using Information and Communication Technologies [ICT] in Design for Remote Regions (George Stiny) 

Gun, Onur Yuce , web page   … PhD 2016, document title: A Place for Computing Visual Meaning: The Broadened Drawing-Scape (George Stiny) 

Ham, Derek , web page   Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, North Carolina State University  … PhD 2015, document title: Playful Calculation: Tangible Coding for Visual Calculation (George Stiny) 

Intrachooto, Singh , web page   Assistant Professor and Head of the Creative Center for Eco-Design, Kasetsart University , Bangkok, Thailand  … PhD 2002, document title: Technological Innovation in Architecture: Effective Practices for Energy Efficient Implementation (William Porter and Andrew Scott) 

Joachim, Mitchell , web page   Associate Professor, New York University  … PhD 2006, document title: Ecotransology: Integrated Design for Urban Mobility (William Mitchell) 

Keel, Paul  Research Scientist, Collaborative Sense-Making, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … PhD 2004, document title: Knowledge Trading: Computational Support for Individual and Collaborative Sense-Making Activities (William Porter) 

Kilian, Axel , web page   Assistant Professor, Princeton University  … PhD 2006, document title: Design Exploration through Bidirectional Modeling of Constraints (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Koschitz, Duks , web page   Assistant Professor, Pratt Institute, New York, NY  … PhD 2014, document title: Computational Design with Curved Creases: David Huffman's Approach to Paperfolding (Terry Knight and Erik Demaine) 

Kotsopoulos, Sotirios , web page   Studio Instructor, NuVu Studio, Cambridge, MA  … PhD 2005, document title: Constructing Design Concepts: A Computational Approach to the Synthesis of Architectural Form (Terry Knight and George Stiny) 

Li, Andrew I-kang , web page   Associate Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology  … PhD 2001, document title: A Shape Grammar for Teaching the Architectural Style of The Yingzao Fashi (George Stiny) 

Liew, Haldane  … PhD 2004, document title: SGML: A Meta-Language for Shape Grammar (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Loukissas, Yanni , web page   Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology  … PhD 2008, document title: Conceptions of Design in a Culture of Simulation (William Porter) 

Martino, Jacquelyn , web page   Researcher, IBM, Yorktown Heights, NY  … PhD 2006, document title: The Immediacy of the Artist's Mark in Shape Computation: From Visualization to Representation (George Stiny and Terry Knight) 

Monks, Michael  Software Engineer, BOSE Corporation  … PhD 1999, document title: Audioptimization: Global-Based Acoustic Design (Julie Dorsey) 

Mota Toledo, Selene , web page   Senior Research Engineer, Samsung Think Tank Team  … PhD 2014, document title: Scalable Recognition of Human Activities for Pervasive Applications in Natural Environments (Kent Larson) 

Muslimin, Rizal , web page   Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia  … PhD 2014, document title: EthnoComputation: On Weaving Grammars for Architectural Design (Terry Knight) 

Nikolovska, Lira , web page   Senior User Experience Architect, Autodesk  … PhD 2006, document title: Poetics of Furntiture: Augmenting Furniture with Technologies (Terry Knight) 

Oh, Byong Mok  Vice President of Service Strategy, Samsung Electronics  … PhD 2002, document title: A System for Image-based Modeling and Photo Editing (Julie Dorsey) 

Oxman, Neri , web page   Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … PhD 2010, document title: Material-based Design Computation (William Mitchell) 

Özkâr, Mine , web page   Associate Professor, Istanbul Technical University  … PhD 2004, document title: Uncertainties of Reason: Pragmatist Plurality in Basic Design Education (George Stiny) 

Park, Juhong , web page   Assistant Professor, University of Miami  … PhD 2015, document title: Synthetic Tutor: Profiling Students and Mass-Customizing Learning Processes Dynamically in Design Scripting Education (Takehiko Nagakura) 

Press, B. Joseph , web page   … PhD 1999, document title: Building Community: Design in the Organizational Mind (William Porter) 

Rocha, Altino , web page   Assistant Professor, University of Èvora, Portugal  … PhD 2004, document title: Architecture Theory 1960-1980: Emergence of a Computational Perspective (William Mitchell) 

Romao, Luis , web page   Assistant Professor, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal  … PhD 2005, document title: A Study of Illegal Housing of Lisbon Built in 1974 to 1984: From Description to Computation (William Mitchell and George Stiny) 

Rosenberg, Daniel , web page   … PhD 2015, document title: Transformational Design: A Mindful Practice for Experience-Driven Design (George Stiny) 

Sass, Lawrence , web page   Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  … PhD 2000, document title: Reconstructing Palladio's Villas: An Analysis of Palladio's Villa Design and Construction Process (William Mitchell) 

Shamonsky, Dorothy , web page   Director of UI/UX Research and Development, Integrated Computer Solutions  … PhD 2003, document title: Tactile, Spatial Interfaces for Computer-Aided Design: Superimposing Physical Media and Computation (William Mitchell) 

Shelden, Dennis , web page   Chief Technology Officer, Gehry Technologies  … PhD 2002, document title: Digital Surface Representation and the Constructibility of Gehry's Architecture (William Mitchell) 

Smithwick, Daniel , web page   … PhD 2016, document title: Physical Design Cognition: An Analytical Study of Exploratory Model Making to Inform Creative Robotic Interaction (Lawrence Sass) 

Smyth, Evan  Staff Software Architect, DreamWorks Animation  … PhD 2001, document title: Designing Aesthetically Pleasing Freeform Surfaces in a Computer Enviroment (William Mitchell) 

Sun, Xiaohua  Professor, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University  … PhD 2007, document title: A Study of Temporal Visual Composition (William Porter) 

Telhan, Orkan , web page   Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA  … PhD 2013, document title: The Living Commons: A Spatial Theory for Biological Design (George Stiny) 

Thompson, Maria  Interim Chief Technical Officer, Photic Planning & Design  … PhD 2007, document title: Psychophysical Evaluations of Modulated Color Rendering for Engergy Performance of LED-based Architectural Lighting (Terry Knight and Una-May O'Reilly) 

Tolba, Osama , web page   Associate Professor, Arab Academy for Science & Technology, Heliopolis, Egypt  … PhD 2001, document title: A Projective Approach to Computer-Aided Drawing (Julie Dorsey and Leonard McMillan) 

Tsamis, Alexandros , web page   Associate Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago, Chile  … PhD 2012, document title: Software Tectonics (George Stiny) 

Upitis, Alise  Assistant Curator, MIT List Visual Arts Center  … PhD 2008, document title: Nature Normative: The Design Methods Movement, 1944-1967 (Terry Knight) 

Vairani, Franco  Principal, Squared Design Lab, Los Angeles, CA  … PhD 2009, document title: bitCar Design Concept for a Collapsible Stackable City Car (William Mitchell) 

Vardouli, Theodora , web page   Assistant Professor, McGill University  … PhD 2017, document title: Graphing Theory: New Mathematics, Design, and the Participatory Turn (George Stiny) 

Wiggins, Glenn   Academic Administrator, Greater Boston Area  … PhD 1993, document title: Architectural Drawing as Designing and Creating: A Constructionist Perspective (Donald Schon and William Porter) 

Yakeley, Megan  … PhD 2000, document title: Digitally Mediated Design: Using Computer Programming to Develop a Personal Design Process (William Mitchell) 

Yee, Susan  Independent Architecture & Planning Professional, San Diego, CA area  … PhD 2001, document title: Building Communities for Design Education: Using Telecommunication Technology for Remote Collaborative Learning (William Mitchell) 

Zolotovsky, Katia , web page   … PhD 2017, document title: Guided Growth: Design and Computation with Biologically Active Materials (Terry Knight) 

Extra-Departmental Subjects

Course 1 - civil and environmental engineering, 1.000 | computer programming for scientific and engineering applications  .

  Instructor:   R. Juanes

1.001 | Engineering Computation & Data Science

Instructor:  J. Williams

1.022 |  Introduction to Networks Models

Instructor:  A. Jadbabaie

Provides an introduction to complex networks, their structure, and function, with examples from engineering, applied mathematics and social sciences. Topics include spectral graph theory, notions of centrality, random graph models, contagion phenomena, cascades and diffusion, and opinion dynamics.

1.124J | Software and Computation for Simulation 

Instructor:  Prof. J. Williams

Modern software development techniques and algorithms for engineering computation. Hands-on investigation of computational and software techniques for simulating engineering systems, such as sensor networks, traffic networks, and discrete simulation of materials using atomistic and particle methods. Covers data structures and algorithms for modeling, analysis, and visualization in the setting of multi-core and distributed computing. Treatment of basic topics, such as queuing, sorting and search algorithms, and more advanced numerical techniques based on state machines and distributed agents. Foundation for in-depth exploration of image processing, optimization, finite element and particle methods, computational materials, discrete element methods, and network methods. Knowledge of an object-oriented language required.

1.125 | Artitecting and Engineering Software Systems

Software architecting and design of cloud-based software-intensive systems. Targeted at future engineering managers who must understand both the business and technical issues involved in architecting enterprise-scale systems. Student teams confront technically challenging problems. Introduces modern devops concepts and cloud-computing, including cloud orchestration for machine learning. Also discusses cyber-security issues of key management and use of encrypted messaging for distributed ledgers, e.g., blockchain. Students face problem solving in an active learning lab setting, completing in-class exercises and weekly assignments leading to a group project. Some programming experience preferred. Enrollment limited.

Course 2 - Mechanical Engineering

2.007 | design & manufacturing i.

Instructor:  S. Kim, A. Winter

2.089J | Computational Geometry 

Instructor:  Staff 

2.093 | Finite Element Analysis of Solids & Fluids I

Instructor:  Staff

2.739J | Product Design & Development

Course 3 - materials science and engineering, 3.032 |  mechanical behavior of materials.

Instructor:  L. Gibson

Course 4 - Architecture

4.s50 |  Special Subject: Architectural Computation

4.110 | design across scales, disciplines and problem contexts, 4.140j/mas.863.j | how to make almost anything.

Instructor:  Neil Gershenfeld

4.246 | DesignX Accelerator

Instructor:  Staff    

Students work in entrepreneurial teams to advance innovative ideas, products, services, and firms oriented to design and the built environment. Lectures, demonstrations, and presentations are supplemented by workshop time, when teams interact individually with instructors and industry mentors, and by additional networking events and field trips. At the end of the term, teams pitch for support of their venture to outside investors, accelerators, companies, or cities. Limited to 30; preference to students in DesignX Program.  The DesignX program provides a ton of really valuable resources if you're interested in starting a company -- frequent mentorship from faculty and industry experts who care about the work you're doing, time and space to turn an idea into a company, funding, workshops, etc. The more you can put in, the more you'll get out. There's an application process in the fall semester.  

4.450 | Computational Structure Design & Optimization

Instructor:  Caitlin Mueller

4.481 | Building Technology Seminar

Instructor:  BT Faculty

Course 6 - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

   , 6.0001 | introduction to computer science and programming in python.

Instructor:  A. Bell

6.005 6.031  |   Elements of Software Construction

Instructor:  M. Goldman

6.034 | Artifical Intelligence

Instructor:  K. Koile

6.036 | Introduction to Machine Learning

Instructor:  L.P.Kaelbling

6.041A/6.041B | Introduction to Probability I & II

Instructor:  J.N. Tsitsiklis

6.045J | Automata, Computability and Complexity

6.046j | design & analysis of algorithms.

Instructor:  S. Devadas

6.170 | Software Studio

Instructor:  D.N. Jackson

6.431A/6.431B | Intro to Probability I & II

6.801 | machine vision.

Instructor:  B.K.P. Horn

6.803 | The Human Intelligence Enterprise

6.804 | computational cognitive science.

Instructor:  J. Tenenbaum

6.809J | Interactive Music Systems

Instructor:  E.Egozy, L.Kaelbling

6.834J | Cognitive Robotics

6.835 | intelligent multimodal user interfaces, 6.837 | computer graphics.

Instructor:  J.Solomon

6.838 | Shape Analysis

Instructor:  J. Solomon

The DesignX program provides a ton of really valuable resources if you're interested in starting a company -- frequent mentorship from faculty and industry experts who care about the work you're doing, time and space to turn an idea into a company, funding, workshops, etc. The more you can put in, the more you'll get out. There's an application process in the fall semester.  

6.844 | Artifical Intelligence

6.849 | geometric folding algorithms: linkages, origami, polyhedra, 6.850 | geometric computing, 6.860j | statistical learning theory & applications.

Instructor:  T. Poggio

6.861J | Aspects of Computational Theory of Intelligence

6.862 | applied machine learning.

If you want to take this course for graduate credit, be sure to pre-register and fill out the application well in advance of the semester. It fills up fast.

6.863J | Natural Language & the Computer Representation of Knowledge

6.865 | advanced computational photography, 6.883 | modeling with machine learning  , 6.901j | innovation engineering: moving ideas to impact.

Instructor:  F. Murray  

Course 9 - Brain and Cognitive Sciences

9.012 | cognitive science.

Instructor:  E. Gibson, P. Sinha, J. Tenebaum

9.19/9.190 | Computational Psycholinguistics

Instructor:  R.P. Levy

Introduces computational approaches to natural language processing and acquisition by humans and machines, combining symbolic and probabilistic modeling techniques. Covers models such as n-grams, finite state automata, and context-free and mildly context-sensitive grammars, for analyzing phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and larger document structure. Applications range from accurate document classification and sentence parsing by machine to modeling human language acquisition and real-time understanding. Covers both theory and contemporary computational tools and datasets. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.

9.10 | Cognitive Neuroscience

Instructor:  R. Desimore, E. K. Miller

9.523 | Aspects of Computational Theory of Intelligence

Instructor:  Tomaso Poggio

9.660 | Computational Cognitive Science

9.65 | cognitive processes, course 11 - urban studies and planning, 11.321  |   data science and machine learning in real estate.

Small group study of advanced subjects under staff supervision. For graduate students wishing to pursue further study in advanced areas of real estate not covered in regular subjects of instruction.  This is a great general introduction to data science and machine learning, and is suitable for both those with and without prior experience. It does a great job of highlighting use cases and challenges of applications in real estate and the built environment that you wouldn't get from a standard ML course, with many guest speakers from industry. The homework and projects were very manageable for beginners. 

Course 15 - Management

15.371j | innovation teams.

Instructor:  L. Perez-Breva

15.871 |  Introduction to Systems Dynamics

Instructor:  Prof. H. Rahmandad

Course 18 - Mathematics

18.06 | linear algebra.

Instructors:  Fall: S. Johnson; Spring: A. Edelman

Reviews linear algebra with applications to life sciences, finance, engineering, and big data. Covers singular value decomposition, weighted least squares, signal and image processing, principal component analysis, covariance and correlation matrices, directed and undirected graphs, matrix factorizations, neural nets, machine learning, and computations with large matrices. Students in Course 18 must register for the undergraduate version, 18.065.

This class covers a broad range of mathematical tools involving matrices, which are are everywhere in data analysis and machine learning (including deep neural network technology). Prof. Strang wrote a textbook specifically for this class, which he uses for lectures and homework (the textbook is a great resource for everything that involves matrices — but it is not an introduction to linear algebra). I would recommend this class to both Masters and PhD students, given that you have some understanding of linear algebra. There is weekly homework, math problems done by hand, sometimes including one simple programming exercise. There are no exams or quizzes. There is only one open ended final project. Prof. Strang is one the best and most dedicated Professors I’ve met at MIT, and a really great teacher — you’ll certainly enjoy him delivering a lecture, even if you don’t understand the material."

18.065 | Matrix Methods in Data Analysis, Signal Processing, and Machine Learning

Instructor:  Prof. Gilbert Strang

18.0851 | Computational Science & Engineering I

Instructor:  Fall: W. Gilbert Stran; Spring: L. Demanet

18.900 |  Geometry and Topology in the Plane

Instructor:  P. Seidel

Covers selected topics in geometry and topology, which can be visualized in the two-dimensional plane. Polygons and polygonal paths. Billiards. Closed curves and immersed curves. Algebraic curves. Triangulations and complexes. Hyperbolic geometry. Geodesics and curvature. Other topics may be included as time permits.

18.4041 | Theory of Computation

Instructor:  Michael Sipser 

Course MAS - Media Arts and Sciences

Mas.s66  |  human machine symbiosis.

Instructor:  Pattie Maes

MAS.131  |  Computational Camera & Photography

Mas.581  |  networks, complexity and their applications, mas.630  |  affective computing.

Instructor:  R.W. Picard

Great course with lots of one-on-one feedback with the instructor and TA. Excellent if you're looking to perform experiments with human subjects since it walks you through the process of getting COUHES approval. The workload can be reasonable and is hugely dependent on how much you choose to tackle in the course project. 

MAS.712  |  Learning Creative Learning

Mas.834  |  tangible interfaces.

Instructor:  H. Ishii

MAS.836  |  Sensor Technologies for Responsive Environments

Mas.863.j  |  how to make almost anything.

Instructor:  N. Gershenfeld

Course 21 - Humanities

21w.820j  |  writing: science, technology, and society, 21g.152  | chinese ii, 21a.819  |  qualitative research methods, harvard courses, compsci 164 |  software engineering.

Instructor:  David K. Malan

COMPSCI 171 | Visualization

Instructor:  Hanspeter Pfister

APCOMP 209 | A  Data Science 1: Introduction to Data Science

Instructor:  Pavlos Protopapas and Kevin A. Rader

ENG-SCI 153  |   Laboratory Electronics

Instructor:  David Abrams

EDU T402 | Team  Learning

Instructor:  Daniel Wilson

GSD 6338 | Introduction to Computational Design

Instructor:  Panagiotis Michalatos

GSD 6317 | Material Distributions: Gradients of Compliance 

Instructor:  Not Listed

GSD SCI 6317 | Material Practice as Research: Digital Design and Fabrication 

Gsd sci 6459 | mechatronic optics.

Instructor:  Andrew Witt

Lawrence Sass

Terry Knight

Takehiko Nagakura

George Stiny

Skylar Tibbits

Inala Locke

• 2022, MIT Press Shapes of Imagination: Calculating in Coleridge’s Magical Realm George Stiny
• 2021 Multi-objective optimization of 3D printed shell toolpaths Alexander Curth, Tim Brodesser, Lawrence Sass, Caitlin Mueller
• 2015 Making Grammars: From Computing with Shapes to Computing with Things Terry Knight, George Stiny

Situated Computations, Craft + Technology

The Bartlett School of Architecture

• Architectural Computation MSc/MRes (B-Pro)

Architectural Computation MSc

Taught by architects and experts in artificial intelligence, these programmes equip students with the skills to create generative and responsive forms, through exposure to programming environments.

How will tomorrow’s built environment be designed and constructed? Taught by architects, experts in artificial intelligence and human computer interaction, this programme equips students with the skills to create generative and responsive forms, through exposure to real programming environments. Architectural Computation belongs to the school's suite of  B-Pro programmes,  which focus on advanced digital design and computation.

Throughout the MSc degree, students develop the depth of understanding needed to exploit computation to create innovative architectural solutions for the future. Students are taught programming skills alongside advanced theory and work in teaching groups called research clusters to undertake studio-based research in their chosen area of the discipline.

The programmes culminate in the annual B-Pro Show – an exhibition of student work attracting thousands of visitors to the school’s central London home.

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• Learn computational design skills for application at the highest levels of architecture, design, research and industry
• Conduct scientific research that could change the way the built environment is designed, constructed and used
• Share expertise and work with tutors and students across B-Pro , establishing collaborations for the development of unique multi-disciplinary research projects

Students on Architectural Computation MSc complete a total of 180 credits throughout their programme. This is split into 120 credits of modules and a dissertation worth 60 credits. 

Compulsory modules

Module coordinators:   Prof Philippe Morel and  Dr Sam Griffiths

Students develop an advanced understanding of theories of design as a knowledge-based process and learn about a range of concepts suggesting how the nature of design may itself become the object of research. They explore design practice, the nature of collaboration, machine intelligence and creativity, investigating contrasting perspectives in architecture, theories of scientific knowledge, linguistics, social theory and theories of technology. Students learn to think reflectively about themselves as practitioners, considering design as a knowledge domain with a particular knowledge base, rather than in terms of a tacit community of practice. 

Module coordinator:   Prof Philippe Morel

Students explore a range of algorithmic techniques used for generating architecture, from parametric modelling to generative methods based on procedural rules. They explore the potential for computation to be used to enhance architectural process, and gain an appreciation of cutting-edge techniques, so that they can form a basis for future research. 

Module coordinator: Prof Sean Hanna

Students develop a complex theoretical understanding of the creation of architecture through the generative methods presented within the Computational Synthesis module. They explore how the computational analysis of space, structure and other aspects of architecture facilitates an understanding of the complexities of the built environment.

Module coordinator: Martha Tsigkari

Through a series of type-along coding sessions, students gain an understanding of the construction of parametric and generative structures. They focus on learning algorithmic implementation in detail, through advanced programming techniques that directly relate to design problems and the built environment. At the same time, students are encouraged to think about how form and structure may adapt to its context, and in particular, how architecture may evolve through its occupation.

Module coordinators: Martha Tsigkari, Vasileios Papalexopoulos and Stamatios Psarras

Students learn about computer programming through simple material related to design and architecture. They learn computer science for design and gain an understanding of computational processes that will help them with complicated design challenges, such as the theory of computing, mathematics for design and computer graphics. Students are given the opportunity to develop programmes to achieve set goals, with a focus on understanding the programming concepts which need to be applied.

Module coordinators:  Ava Fatah gen. Schieck  

With one-to-one support from their personal supervisor, students plan and conduct a 10,000-word research dissertation on a topic of their choosing. They develop skills in researching literature databases, reading and critically evaluating publications, and presenting a written and oral report of their work.

Optional modules

Module coordinator:  Valentina Soana

Students gain an understanding of the issues that emerge when dealing with complex, computationally generated data for an intended creative output. They learn the complex patterns and behaviours of dynamic systems and learn to create rich, organised structures with desirable performance and aesthetic properties, considering the role of the human designer in this process. 

Module coordinators:  Vishu Bhooshan and Tommaso Casucci

Students explore the issues that emerge when transforming complex, computationally generated data into a physical or virtual deliverable. They learn about advances in computational technology, such as the development of general-purpose computing using graphic processing units, which allow personal computers to read levels of performance that were only previously available at specialist facilities. They also investigate how computational fabrication, as well as virtual, mixed and augmented reality, can create complex computer designs.

Key information 

Modes/duration.

Full-time: one year, taught over 12 months Part-time: two years  Flexible: two to five years

Entry requirements

Candidates typically need a minimum of a second-class degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Read the full entry requirements on the UCL Graduate Prospectus .

Application guidance for 2024 entry

Applicants can only apply for a maximum of two postgraduate degree programmes at The Bartlett School of Architecture. 

Application deadline

Applications for 2024 entry open on 16 October 2023  and close on 5 April 2024 (for applicants requiring a visa) and 30 August 2024 (for applicants not requiring a visa). We strongly advise early application, as our programmes are over subscribed and competition is high. 

It is not possible to defer an offer at The Bartlett School of Architecture. If you wish to be considered for the following year then you must reapply in the next admissions cycle.

Tier 4 Student visa holders

Tier 4 Student visa holders are required to meet the English language proficiency with sufficient time to allow them to obtain a CAS number and visa.

Accepting your offer

To accept your offer, you must pay the non-refundable fee deposit and decline any other offers for programmes at The Bartlett School of Architecture. If you do not respond within the given time indicated on your UCL offer letter, then your offer will be withdrawn.

Read the full guidance on portfolio preparation  here . 

Fees and funding

• Tuition fee information can be found on the  UCL Graduate Prospectus.
• For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the  Scholarships and Funding  section of the UCL website.

Programme staff

Manuel Jimenez Garcia is a Lecturer in Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, where he is co-founder of the Design Computation Lab. He runs Research Cluster 4 on the Architectural Design MArch and curates Plexus, a multidisciplinary lecture series based on computational design. 

Alongside his academic work, Manuel is the co-founder and principal of madMdesign, a computational design practice based in London, and the co-founder of Nagami, a robotic manufacturing start-up based in Spain. His research focuses on design methods for the utilisation of computational technologies in architectural design, fabrication and assembly. His work has been exhibited worldwide in venues such as the Centre Pompidou, Paris and the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Philippe Morel is an architect and theorist, co-founder of EZCT Architecture & Design Research (2000) and initiator and founding CEO of the large-scale 3D-printing corporation XtreeE (2015). He headed the Digital Knowledge department (co-founded with Pr. Girard) at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture Paris-Malaquais. He was previously an invited Research Cluster and MArch Diploma Unit Master at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. Prior to this he taught at the Berlage Institute in the Netherlands (seminar and studio) and at the AA (HTS Seminar and AADRL Studio). His long-lasting interest in the elaboration of a theory of computational architecture is well expressed in his numerous essays, projects and lectures.

Andrew Porter studied at The Bartlett School of Architecture and has collaborated in practice with  Sir Peter Cook and Christine Hawley CBE. In 1998 he and Abigail Ashton set up ashton porter architects, they have completed a number of award winning commissions in the UK and prizewinning competitions in the UK and abroad.

Andrew is co-leader of Architecture MArch Unit 21, and has been a visiting Professor at the Staedel Academy, Frankfurt and guest critic at SCI-Arc, Los Angeles and Parsons New School, New York.

Shajay Bhooshan specialises in the conception and production of architecture, from theoretical discourses to manufacturing technologies. As an expert in computation, Shajay also has specialised knowledge in programming, mathematics – especially geometry and optimisation methods, and computer-controlled industrial machines including industrial robotics. 

Shajay is co-founder of CODE, Zaha Hadid Architects’ computational design research group. He completed his Architecture BA at the Indrapastra Open University in India and his Master’s degree at the Architectural Association in London. He earned an MPhil from the University of Bath in 2016 and is now working on his PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich.

Vishu Bhooshan is a Senior Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects, and leads the research on computational geometries focused on structure and fabrication aware geometries. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Pune, India and his Master’s degree at the Architectural Association, Design Research Lab in London.

Vishu’s interests include digital form-finding, topology optimisation, and statistical learning. He develops the software agnostic computational framework with a focus on data driven design processes. He has taught at various AA Visiting Schools and has taken part in many international professional conferences, including: DigitalFUTURES, ACADIA and the Design Modeling Symposium.

Tommaso Casucci is a researcher at Zaha Hadid Architects’ computational design research group, CODE. He is interested in the use of practical algorithms in architectural design, geometry processing, architectural geometry, physically based modeling, and digital and robotic fabrication. 

Tommaso has worked with various practices such as Studio Roland Snooks, SPAN Architects and Co-de-iT, as well as teaching on the Urban Design MArch at The Bartlett and Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna.

Khaled ElAshry is an Associate for the Applied Research and development (ARD) group at Foster + Partners. He holds a Master’s degree in Adaptive Architecture and Computation from UCL and his research interests lie between Architecture and Computer science. 

Khaled’s recent work bridges the gap between practice and research, developing solutions to complex design problems with expertise in robotics, virtual reality, optimisation, complex geometry and fabrication. He also researches in real time robotic control and developed the open source robotic controller Scorpion.

Sherif Eltarabishy is an architect, computational designer and researcher. He completed his Architectural Computation MSc at The Bartlett and his thesis explored the possibility of utilizing Open Big Data and Machine Learning to automate design processes. 

Sherif is currently working as a Design Systems Analyst at Foster+Partners' Applied Research and Development team, where he utilises his expertise in geometry optimisation, digital fabrication, virtual and augmented reality and machine learning. For over eight years, Sherif has been lecturing, training and consulting at different universities and firms in Egypt and the UK, discussing and advising on the integration and implementation of different technologies in the design to production workflow.

Ava Fatah gen Scheick is an architect and Reader in Media Architecture and Urban Digital Interaction at The Bartlett. She specialises in human-computer interaction and performance, with a focus on sensory environments, and human behaviour within the built environment when mediated through Mixed Reality, AR, VR, and Ubiquitous Computing. 

Ava lectures internationally and has published extensively on the transformation and acquisition of urban space through new media. She has also been a chair and member of the committee for the Media Architecture Biennale in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018.

Dr Sam Griffiths is a lecturer in Spatial Cultures at The Bartlett School of Architecture, where he was previously Programme Director of Space Syntax: Architecture & Cities MSc/MRes. His current research employs space syntax models to investigate the effect of historical road networks on settlement formation in the Greater London and Sheffield regions. Other research interests include the spatial culture of industrial cities and the social theory of space. 

Sam has been involved with the Architectural Computation MSc since 2016, contributing to the development of academic craftsmanship within the curriculum.

Prof Sean Hanna is Reader in Space and Adaptive Architectures at The Bartlett School of Architecture, where he was previously Programme Director of the Architectural Computation MSc/MRes. He has been involved in the programme since its inception and brings knowledge in computational synthesis and analysis from a background in architectural practice. 

Sean’s current research is in optimisation and machine learning for structural design and digital manufacturing, and developing computational methods for dealing with complex systems in architecture. He has a strong interest in computational creativity and the spatial composition of buildings and cities, and his current work includes global city categorization.

Marcin Kosicki is currently working as a Design System Analyst in the Applied Research and Development group at Foster+Partners, where he provides consultancy and develops computational solutions for high profile projects. He received his Bachelor’s degree from The Faculty of Architecture of Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland and his Adaptive Architecture & Computation MSc from The Bartlett School of Architecture. 

Marcin’s research focusses on performance-oriented design, distributed computing, optimisation and machine learning.

Petros Koutsalampros is currently a PhD candidate in the Space Syntax Laboratory at The Bartlett. His research explores patterns of human behaviour in office buildings and their relationship to the properties of space, which initially started under a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between Spacelab and UCL. 

Petros holds a degree in Architectural Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an Adaptive Architecture & Computation MSc from The Bartlett, UCL. He is also a regular contributor to the development of the open-source spatial analysis software depthmapX. His interests include human-computer interaction, graphics and video games and spatial analysis through statistics and simulation. 

Vasileios Papalexopoulos currently works as a Senior Unity Developer at the Creative Technologies team of Bryden Wood. He is responsible for the development of in-house plug-ins which enable a seamless communication between various modelling software and platforms. 

Vasileios is also involved in the production of desktop and XR modelling applications, both as support for other teams and as bespoke end products for clients. His research activity is mainly focused on the evolution of the design process at the intersection point between gaming and architecture. 

Stamatios Psarras is a registered Architect Engineer and currently works as an Associate at Foster + Partners in their Applied Research and Development group. He is involved in creating analysis-driven parametric models and developing interactive applications and custom-made tools to assist the design process of the practice. 

Stamatios is also currently studying towards a PhD from the Space Syntax Laboratory at The Bartlett, where he is investigating how visual perception influences navigation in the built environment.

Martha Tsigkari is a Partner and a member of the Applied Research and Development group at Foster + Partners. She is a specialist in a wide range of areas including performance-driven design and optimisation, interfaces and interaction, design-to-production, and fast feedback and integration. 

Martha’s work incorporates the development of simulation tools, the introduction of integrated processes and the creation of physical interfaces. She has provided solutions for hundreds of diverse projects such as the new airport for Mexico City. She is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a juror at various schools, including the AA and the University of Pennsylvania. She has taught, lectured and published on the subject of computational design internationally.

Valentina Soana is a researcher and PhD candidate at the Autonomous Manufacturing Lab, part of UCL Robotics at the Department of Computer Science. She also teaches in the B-Pro Architectural Design and Architectural Computation programmess at The Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL). She received a Master of Architecture from KTH Stockholm and a Master of Science (ITECH) from the University of Stuttgart, both with Distinction. Her work brings together robotics, computational design, interactive systems and architecture.

Valentina has worked as an architectural designer, researcher and academic at international firms and universities in the US, Europe and New Zealand. Her current research focus is on the development of autonomous robotic structures that leverage material properties to self-form and transform, operating at the intersection between the computational and physical domain.

Prof Philippe Morel  is an architect and theorist, co-founder of EZCT Architecture & Design Research (2000) and initiator and founding CEO of the large-scale 3D-printing corporation XtreeE (2015). Alongside his current teaching on Architectural Computation MSc/MRes, Ph. Morel teaches on Urban Design MA for Research Cluster 11 (RC11), and as an Associate Professor at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais, where he heads the Digital Knowledge department (co-founded with Pr. Girard). He was previously an invited Unit and Research Cluster tutor at The Bartlett, a seminar and studio professor at the Berlage Institute (Netherlands), a History & Theory lecturer at the Architectural Association, and a DRL Studio master (AA). His ongoing interest in the elaboration of a theory of computational architecture is well expressed in his numerous essays, projects and lectures. 

Dr Christopher Leung is a chartered architect and research engineer, and an associate professor at The Bartlett with a research interest in the information challenges of industrialised manufacturing in construction.

He has a background in applied research in design, in particular the fabrication and testing of prototypes and development of instrumentation systems to control and measure their environmental behaviour against performance metrics. He holds an engineering doctorate from UCL for contributions to variable performance building façade technology. He has wide experience with research techniques and measurement methods, including thermography (ISO 9715), technical Geometrical Product Specification (ISO 8015), solid CAD/CAM modelling and the development of mechanical devices. He is a member of the British Standards Institute committee for digital product definition (TPR/1/3). His work brings together digital descriptions of design intention with fabrication and measurable outcomes. He has lectured internationally and contributed to original peer-reviewed research publications.

Specialist Tutors and Visiting Lecturers

Every year we employ a range of specialist tutors, who give seminars, preside over studio sessions and help out at workshops. Below is a small selection of previous specialist tutors:

• Francis Aish
• Massimo Banzi
• Matt Biddulph
• Carolina Briones
• Guillem Baraut
• Jeroen Coenders
• Ben Doherty
• Nancy Diniz
• Steven Downing
• Mattia Gambardella
• Gonzalo Garcia Perate
• Michael Georgiou
• Ben Gimpert
• Richard Grimes
• Pavel Hladik
• Lars Hesselgren
• Roly Hudson
• Martin Kaftan
• Yiannis Kanakakis
• Judit Kimpian
• Karen Martin
• Magda Mavridou
• Christian Nold
• Tristan Simmonds
• Bengt Sjölén
• Adam Somlai-Fischer
• Nick Weldin

Below is a small selection of some of our visiting lecturers: 

• Yasmine Abbas
• Robert Aish
• Timo Arnall
• Philip Ball
• Peter Bentley
• Andreas Broeckmann
• Jason Bruges
• Cristiano Ceccato
• Ben Croxford
• Tim Greatrex
• Antony Gormley
• Usman Haque
• Martin Hemberg
• Daniel Hirschmann
• John Jordan
• Iestyn Jowers
• Vassilis Kostakos
• Stefan Kueppers
• Irene Lopez de Vallejo
• Armando Menisci
• Miquel Prats
• Roo Reynolds
• Holger Schnadelbach
• Anthony Steed
• Sean Varney
• Charles Walker
• Hugh Whitehead
• Chris Williams
• Michael Yorke

Affiliated staff 

Frédéric Migayrou is Chair, Bartlett Professor of Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture and Deputy Director of the National Museum of Art, Centre Pompidou in Paris. He was the founder of the Frac Center Collection and of ArchiLab, the international festival of Prospective Architecture in Orléans. Apart from recent publications and exhibitions (De Stijl, Centre Pompidou, 2011; La Tendenza, Centre Pompidou, 2012; Bernard Tschumi, Centre Pompidou, 2013; Frank Gehry, Centre Pompidou 2014), he was the curator of Non Standard Architectures at the Centre Pompidou in 2003, the first exposition devoted to architecture, computation and fabrication.

More recently, he co-organised the exhibition Naturalising Architecture (ArchiLab, Orléans 2013), presenting prototypes and commissions by 40 teams of architects working with new generative computational tools, defining new interrelations between materiality, biotechnology and fabrication. In 2012 he founded B-Pro, a suite of postgraduate programmes at The Bartlett.

The Bartlett School of Architecture is one of the world's top-ranked architecture schools and our graduates enjoy excellent employment opportunities.

Programme Director:  Philippe Morel  and  Manuel Jimenez Garcia Departmental Tutor:  Bill Hodgson Postgraduate Admissions:  Emmanuelle Gold Programme Administrator: Tom Mole  and  Tung Ying (Crystal) Chow Programme admissions enquiries: Complete the contact form

Student projects presented at conferences and journal papers

• Chun, J., Fatah gen. Schieck, A., Psarras, S., & Koutsolampros, P. (2019). Agent based simulation for 'Choice of Seats': a Study on the Human Space Usage Pattern . Proceedings of the 21th Space Syntax Symposium, Beijing. China.
• Dawod, M., & Hanna, S. (2019). BIM-assisted object recognition for the on-site autonomous robotic assembly of discrete structures. Construction Robotics . doi:10.1007/s41693-019-00021-9
• Thirapongphaiboon, T., & Hanna, S. (2019). Spatial distribution of building use: recognition and prediction of use with machine learning . The 12th International Space Syntax Symposium.
• Mokhtar, S., Chronis, A., & Leung, C. (2017). ‘Geometry-material coordination for passive adaptive solar morphing envelopes’, pp. 211-218 in Proceedings of the symposium on simulation for architecture an urban design SimAUD, Toronto, Canada: The society for modeling and simulation international, ISBN: 978-1-3658-8878-6
• Mokhtar, Sarah and Leung, Christopher and Chronis, Angelos, (2017), ‘Multi-Objective Performance Evaluation of Adaptive Facade in Hot Arid Climate’, pp. 2090-2099 in Proceedings of the 15th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation 2017, San Francisco, International Building Performance Simulation Association
• Mokhtar, Sarah and Leung, Christopher and Chronis, Angelos, (2017), ‘Neighbourhood Shading Impacts on Passive Adaptive Façade Collective Behaviour’, pp. 199-210 in 17 th  International conference, CAADFutures 2017: Future trajectories of computation in design (Conference), ed. Cagdas, G. and Ozkar, M. and Gul, Leman F. and Gurer, E., July 12-14, Istanbul, Turkey, ISBN: 978-9-7556-1482-3
• Szemerey, D., Hanna, S. & Fatah gen Schieck, A. (2017), Opportunities for Artificial Neural Network Generated VGA: Training an Artificial Neural Network to recognize the underlying structures of space. 11th International Space Syntax Symposium , Lisbon, Portugal.
• Galicia, F., Szemerey, D. (2016) EAVE - A project on local networking. In Responsive Cities: Urbanism in the experience age - Barcelona , September 2016   (project presentation)
• Buyuklieva , B. & Kosicki, M. (2015)  BIM|MAR: Assembling physical objects by virtual information . th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis '15), Germany: ACM 978-1-4503-3608-6/15/06 ( video )
• Miccoli, G., Bakogianni, A., & Fatah gen. Schieck, A. (2015).  Breathing Display: Exploring the Effects of a Responsive Installation on People’s Behaviour in Public Space . 4th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays (PerDis '15), Germany: ACM 978-1-4503-3608-6/15/06 ( video )
• Andrade, R. & Fatah gen. Schieck, A. (2015)  Way finding to support urban exploration: integrating Space Syntax Analysis with social media data for navigation system design . In Proc. Space Syntax Symposium '15, London, UK.
• Black, C., Mamoura, M. & Fatah gen. Schieck, A. (2015)  Digital Manifestations . In Proc. Space Syntax Symposium '15, London, UK.
• Karagkouni, C., Fatah gen. Schieck, A., Tsigkari, M & Chronis, A. (2014)  Performance-driven facades: Analysis of natural cross-ventilation in an indoor environment with Fast Fluid Dynamics and apertures optimization based on a genetic algorithm . In SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 90, Issue 8.
• Sher, E., Chronis, A. & Glynn, R. (2014)  Adaptive behavior of structural systems in unpredictable changing environments by using self-learning algorithms: A case study . In SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 90, Issue 8.
• Athanailidi, P., Fatah gen. Schieck, A., Tenu, V. & Chronis, A. (2014)  Tensegrity Systems Acting as Windbreaks: Form Finding and Fast Fluid Dynamics Analysis to Address Wind Funnel Effect . In Proc. SimAUD '14, San Diego, USA.
• Blezinger, D., Fatah gen. Schieck, A., & Hölscher, C. (2013)  Unifying conceptual and spatial relationships between objects in HCI .  In LNCS/LNAI/CCIS series. Springer.
• Karagkouni, C., Fatah gen. Schieck, A., Tsigkari, M., & Chronis, A. (2013)  Façade apertures optimization: Integrating cross-ventilation performance analysis in fluid dynamics simulation .  In Proc. SimAUD, San Diego. (Best paper award).
• Themistocleous, T. & Chronis, A. (2013)  Self-Learning Algorithm as a Tool to Perform Adaptive Behaviour in Unpredictable Changing Environments - A Case Study . In Proc. SimAUD '13, Boston, USA.
• Sher, E., Chronis, A. & Glynn, R. (2013)  Choreographic Architecture: Inscribing instructions in an auxetic based material system . In Proc. SimAUD '13, Boston, USA.
• Traunmueller, M., Gkougkoustamos, S. & Tang, Y. (2013)  Modelling mediated Urban Space through geo located social Microblogging.  In Proc. of Mediacity 4: Mediacities, International Conference, University at Buffalo, NY.
• Traunmueller, M. & Fatah gen. Schieck, A., (2013)  Following the voice of the crowd:  Exploring opportunities for using global voting data to enrich local urban context . In Proc. CAAD Futures '13, Springer.
• Traunmueller, M., Fatah gen. Schieck, A., Schöning, J., & Brumby, D. (2013)  The path is the reward: considering social networks to contribute to the pleasure of urban strolling . In Proc. CHI 2013, ACM.
• Moutinho, A., & Fatah gen. Schieck, A. (2012)  Exploring a prototyping platform as a generator of performative interactions in a museum context .  In Workshop Designing Performative Interactions in Public Spaces DIS 2012, Newcastle, UK.
• Behrens, M. M. (2011)  Swipe ‘I like’: location based digital narrative through embedding the ‘Like’ button in the real world.  Presented at: 5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies – In workshop Digital Cities 7. Brisbane, Australia.
• Chronis, A.; Turner, A. & Tsigkari, M. (2011)  Generative fluid dynamics: integration of fast fluid dynamics and genetic algorithms for wind loading optimization of a free form surface.  In Proc. SimAUD '11, Boston, USA. (Outstanding Paper Award).
• Fan, S. & Fatah gen. Schieck, A. (2011)  Exploring Embodied Interactions in Urban Space through Connectivity between ShenZhen (China) and London.  In proceeding Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts’11. Ningbo. China.
• Chronis, A., Jagannath, P., Siskou, Vasiliki, A. & Jones, J. (2011)  Sensing digital co-presence and digital identity: Visualizing the Bluetooth landscape of the City of Bath.  In Proc. 29th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 978-9-4912070-1-3], University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture (Slovenia) 21-24 September 2011, pp.87-92
• Kataras, A., Adamantidis, E. & Alfakara, A. (2010)  Sound as Interface .  In Proc. Media City, Weimar, Germany.
• Sotiriou E., Krechel, M., Kidao, M. & Goodship, P. (2010)  Sensing Digital Co-Presence and Digital Identity.  In Proc. Media City, Weimar, Germany.
• Tasos Kanellos and Sean Hanna (2008) Topological self-organisation: using a particle-spring system to generate structural space-filling lattices. In: 26th eCAADe Conference.
• Anna Laskari, Sean Hanna and Christian Derix (2008) Urban identity through quantifiable spatial attributes. In: 3rd International Conference on Design, Computing & Cognition.
• Carolina Briones, Ava Fatah gen. Schieck and Chiron Mottram (2007) A socializing interactive installation for the urban environment. In: IADIS Applied Computing International Conference.
• Eva Friedrich, Sean Hanna and Christian Derix (2007) Emergent form from structural optimisation of the Voronoi polyhedra structure. In: 10th International Generative Art Conference.
• Elena Prosalidou and Sean Hanna (2007) A parametric representation of ruled surfaces. In: 12th International CAAD Futures Conference.  Best paper award .
• Ava Fatah gen. Schieck (2016) Living Architecture: Currencies between Architectural Pedagogy and Time-based Media Performance . In: Weber, Patrick, (ed.) aae2016: Research Based Education 2016 [Conference proceedings, Volume 2]. (pp. pp. 503-514). Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London: London, UK.
• Ava Fatah gen. Schieck (2012)  Embodied, mediated and performative: Exploring the architectural education in the digital age . In Voyatzaki, M., Spiridonidis, C.: Rethinking the human in technology-driven architecture. Transactions on Architectural Education No 55. Greece.
• Ava Fatah gen. Schieck (2010)  Using personalised web logs for project based learning. Teaching & Learning Conference and Exhibition  (TILT ’10). UCL, UK.
• Ava Fatah gen. Schieck (2008) Exploring architectural education in the digital age: learning, reflection and flexion. In: 26th eCAADe Conference. 
• Ava Fatah gen. Schieck (2008)  Learning, reflection and flexion: exploring architectural education in the digital age . Teaching & Learning Conference and Exhibition (TILT ’08). UCL, UK.
• Ava Fatah gen. Schieck and Sean Hanna (Eds.) Architecture and Computation: embedded, Embodied and Adaptive , 2007, Emergent Architecture Press, UCL.
• Sean Hanna and Alasdair Turner (2006) Teaching parametric design in code and construction. In: Sigradi 2006.

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PhD Position Computational Design of Mechanical Metamaterials for Controlling Fracture

Job Information

Offer description.

Modern design paradigmns can no longer rely on intuition, but instead on advanced comptational tools. We are particularly interested in mechanical metamaterials, which exhibit unusual mechanical behavior not found in nature by means of an engineered structure. For instance, metamaterials can be designed so that at bulk they have an effective negative Poisson's ratio (auxetic metamaterials), or they attenuate waves with subwavelength structures (acoustic metamaterials). However, the creation of metamaterials with unusual fracture behavior is yet to be explored. The design of a new class of mechanical metamaterials with tailored fracture behavior could have a large set of applications, ranging from dissipative wearables to customized food. In fact, together with the University of Amsterdam (UvA), we recently pushed forward the first generation of edible metamaterials with tailored fracture (see BBC article at https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61200014 ). As a PhD candidate, you will be in charge of the design of the next generation of mechanical metamaterials by means of topology optimization. In this joint project with UvA, your tasks will include:

• Mastering concepts from fracture mechanics and structural optimization (i.e., topology optimization).
• Extending our existing framework that uses topology optimization for designing metamaterial unit cells for fracture.
• Coordinating with the team at UvA for the realization of optimized prototypes and their validation with experiments.
• Writing a PhD thesis, publishing in renowned computational journals, and presenting your research at international meetings.

Requirements

You should have the following qualifications:

• A strong background in computational mechanics, particularly fracture mechanics. Background in implementing the finite element method and/or topology optimization is also highly desired.
• A MSc degree in mechanical engineering (or a related area such as civil engineering, aerospace engineering, or applied mathematics).
• Programming experience (Python or a related language).
• Knowledge of optimization.
• High motivation for teamwork and excellent communication skills (high level of English).

Doing a PhD at TU Delft requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis. For more details please check the Graduate Schools Admission Requirements .

Additional Information

Doctoral candidates will be offered a 4-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of 2 employment contracts. An initial 1,5 year contract with an official go/no go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 2,5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from € 2770 per month in the first year to € 3539 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills.

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service . This service provides information for new international employees to help you prepare the relocation and to settle in the Netherlands. The Coming to Delft Service offers a Dual Career Programme for partners and they organise events to expand your (social) network.

A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Dr. Alejandro M. Aragón, phone: +31 (0)15 278 22 67, e-mail: [email protected] .

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply no later than 15 March 2024 via the application button and upload your motivation and CV.

• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

For information about the application procedure, please contact Linda Verhaar, [email protected] .

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PhD in Computational Design of Soft Materials

Do you enjoy working in interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of physics, chemistry, and computational science? Are you interested in designing novel molecules and materials with responsive and tunable properties for sustainability and biomedicine? The Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) and the Informatics Institute (IvI) are looking for an ambitious PhD student to develop and apply an automated computational framework for the design of molecular and colloidal systems with living-like behavior. This research will be part of the Computational Soft Matter Lab.

Complex physicochemical processes can be understood in terms of free-energy landscapes, which map metastable states and pathways onto key system descriptors. These surfaces can be explored via advanced simulations; exploiting machine learning and data mining to find optimal descriptors and boost the sampling of functional dynamics. Most importantly, in silico we can sculpt the shape of these landscapes; reshaping valleys and channels by tuning internal or external system parameters. You will work on reverse-engineering materials at different scales and levels of complexity—e.g., from patchy particles to molecular crystals, to proteins—and collaborate with various computational and experimental groups on diverse applications for sustainability and health.

What are you going to do?

This project focuses on developing and applying a forefront computational framework for automated bottom-up design of responsive materials. You will: 

• Automate descriptor discovery for chemical, conformational and phase transitions. 
• Perform machine learning-augmented free-energy calculations. 
• Design a system’s free-energy landscape by tuning particle interactions to comply with desired properties at given thermodynamic state points.  
• Apply the framework to various molecules and materials with relevant applications. 

Tasks and responsibilities

• Conduct independent research in the Computational Soft Matter Lab. 
• Collaborate with the  Computational Chemistry group  at HIMS, the  Computational Science Lab  at IvI, and the experimental  Soft Matter group at the Institute of Physics (IoP). 
• Publish and present your work within the project and on international scientific platforms, such as peer-reviewed international journals, books and conferences. 
• Contribute to the supervision of BSc/MSc student projects. 
• Contribute to the teaching activities of the department.

What do have to offer?

Your experience and profile: 

• An MSc degree in science, preferably in physics, engineering physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or computational science with a specialization in natural science. 
• A strong background in physics, chemistry, and/or computational science. 
• Experience with molecular simulation is preferred. 
• Experience with machine learning is preferred.
• Good programming skills. 
• Good communication skills in oral and written English. 
• Strong initiative and good time management skills. 
• Interest in collaborating with students, PhDs and postdoctoral researchers in related projects and research groups within and outside the Netherlands. 

A temporary contract for 38 hours per week for the duration of 4 years (the initial contract will be for a period of 18 months and after satisfactory evaluation it will be extended for a total duration of 4 years). The preferred starting date is September 2023. This should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). We will draft an educational plan that includes attendance of courses and (international) meetings. We also expect you to assist in teaching undergraduates and master students.

The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week will range from € 2,541.- in the first year to € 3,247.- (scale P) in the last year. This is exclusive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus. A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The  Collective Labour Agreement  of Dutch Universities is applicable.

Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park we offer you multiple fringe benefits:

• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• Multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• A complete educational program for PhD students;
• Multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• Multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• Partly paid parental leave;
• The possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• A pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• The possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
• Help with housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad.

Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, take a look  here .

The  University of Amsterdam  (UvA) is the Netherlands’ largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 42,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity.

The  Faculty of Science  has a student body of around 8,000, as well as 1,800 members of staff working in education, research or support services. Researchers and students at the Faculty of Science are fascinated by every aspect of how the world works, be it elementary particles, the birth of the universe or the functioning of the brain. 

The  Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences  (HIMS) is one of eight institutes of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) Faculty of Science. HIMS performs internationally recognized chemistry and molecular research, curiosity driven as well as application driven. This is done in close cooperation with the chemical, flavor & food, medical and high-tech industries. Research is organized into four themes: Analytical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Synthesis & Catalysis and Molecular Photonics.

The mission of the  Informatics Institute  (IvI) is to perform curiosity-driven and use-inspired fundamental research in Computer Science. The main research themes are Artificial Intelligence, Computational Science and Systems and Network Engineering. Our research involves complex information systems at large, with a focus on collaborative, data driven, computational and intelligent systems, all with a strong interactive component.

At the  Computational Soft Matter Lab , we study soft materials that show complex features over a wide range of length and time scales. We aim to understand the emergent complexity of soft-matter systems by means of computational methods. Our interdisciplinary effort brings in advanced computational methods, theoretical physics and chemistry, as well as more recent data-driven methods. We collaborate tightly with several groups, including UvA’s  Computational Science Lab ,  Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling , and  experimental Soft Matter Group .

Want to know more about our organisation? Read more about working at the University of Amsterdam.

Any questions?

Do you have any questions or do you require additional information? Please contact:

• Dr.  A. Pérez de Alba Ortíz , assistant professor of Computational Soft Matter
• T: +31 20 525 8256

Job application

If you feel the profile fits you, and you are interested in the job, we look forward to receiving your application. You can apply online via the button below. We accept applications until and including 07 April 2023. 

Applications should include the following information (all files besides your CV should be submitted in one single pdf file):

• a detailed CV including the months (not just years) when referring to your education and work experience;
• a 1-page letter of motivation;
• the names and email addresses of two references who can provide letters of recommendation.

We will recruit until the position is filled and close the position when a suitable candidate is found.

Please make sure to provide ALL requested documents mentioned above .

You can use the CV field to upload your resume as a separate pdf document. Use the Cover Letter field to upload the other requested documents, including the motivation letter, as one single pdf file.

Only complete applications received within the response period via the link below will be considered. Please don’t send any applications by email.

We will invite potential candidates for interviews as their applications are reviewed. The date and time will be indicated to the selected candidates via email.

The UvA is an equal-opportunity employer. We prioritize diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. We value a spirit of enquiry and perseverance, provide the space to keep asking questions, and promote a culture of curiosity and creativity.

No agencies please.

• Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling

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Introduction to Computational Design

#GSD6338 is an introductory course on Computational Design, with particular focus on architecture, landscape and urbanism. 

In this course, we will understand "Computational Design" as the set of methods borrowed from fields such as computer science, mathematics and geometry, applied to solving design problems. Chances are that a significant portion of your typical design workflow is mediated by digital tools and, in particular, computer software that has been designed and created by a third party, and therefore, your creativity is partially biased by someone else's opinions. However, the real craftsman is the one who understand their tools so well that they can change, improve and adapt them to their own desires. In this course, you will learn how to think algorithmically, and how to understand and create computer software, so that you will be able to explore new creative opportunities and relate them to your personal interests. 

The course will be conducted as a mix of lectures, hands-on workshops and sections that will introduce you to the conceptual and technical foundations of Computational Design.  Coursework will be a blend of focused technical exercises and open-ended assignments, culminating in a final project of your choice at the end of the semester. 

For this virtual semester, main lectures will be delivered asynchronously, and followed by a live in-class session with group breakouts, homework share-outs and social activities. Hands-on workshops will be delivered live synchronously. All meetings will be recorded and made privately accessible to students on Canvas for later consultation.

To participate in this course, you will need to own a computer capable of running Windows OS. Having a computer setup with at least two screens is highly recommendable, to be able to better follow hands-on workshops. Basic knowledge of Grasshopper is strongly desired although not required; if you feel you do not meet this requirement, you will be required first week to follow a series of tutorials and complete a small exercise. Additionally, previous knowledge of computer programming is NOT required; this is part of what you will learn in this course.

If you are interested in getting a better glimpse of what the course will look like, you can check last year’s lectures on http://bit.ly/GSD6338-Fall2019 . Additionally, you can download last year’s Project Catalog from http://bit.ly/GSD6338-Fall2019-Project-Catalog .

Note: the instructor will offer live course presentations on 08/31, and/or 09/01. To access the detailed schedule and Zoom links, please visit the Live Course Presentations Website .

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Computation in Architecture

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Computation in Architecture explores the critical consideration of contemporary modelling and fabrication technologies as a driver for thinking, forming and realising architecture. With specific focus on advanced and generative modelling, living and bio-materials, and robotic fabrication, the programme foregrounds architectural investigation, questioning, risk taking, synthetic thinking and critical reflection. We welcome a diverse international student cohort and foster a creative environment in which students use computation to address critical issues of resource, circularity, performance and architectural expression. To look beyond existing boundaries, we emphasise design-led engagement informed by 1:1 prototyping and state of the art research knowledge. Throughout the two-year period, students develop deep situated knowledge in the concepts, skills and technological trajectories that will drive future architectural practice.

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International PhD-Program in Computational Neuroscience & Neurotechnology

Freiburg, Germany

Learning type(s): In Person

Language(s): English

Duration: 3+1 years

Degrees available: PhD

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Domains: Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, Motor Systems, Neurodegenerative Disorders and Pathological Aging

Subdomains: Brain-machine interface, Data analysis and software tools, Deep and Machine Learning, Learning and memory, Multisensory integration, Neural circuit mechanisms, Neuromorphic engineering

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Master of Science Program in Computation for Design and Optimization

The master’s degree in Computation for Design and Optimization (CDO) is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare tomorrow’s engineers and scientists in advanced computational methods and applications. The program provides a strong foundation in computational approaches to the design and operation of complex engineered and scientific systems. As an interdisciplinary academic program, CDO is housed in the Center for Computational Engineering.