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ConCave Ph.D. Symposium 2022: DIVERGENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH

PROGRAM&ABSTRACTS 2022︎︎︎ PROCEEDING BOOK 2020 ︎︎︎

April 7-8, 2022
S. Price Gilbert Memorial Library
Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA

Divergence in Architectural Research is an international doctorate symposium organized by the ConCave Ph.D. Student Group in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture. The Ph.D. Symposium seeks to create a platform for sharing current research in architecture, with invited scholars and other doctoral students from architecture and allied fields.

The symposium will act as a nexus for connections with established scholars and fellow researchers. Contributing researchers should be PhD students whose work emerges from the architectural domain. The Symposium will take place April 7-8, 2022, on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

REGISTRATION ︎︎︎
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April 7, Thursday Main Theater
S. Price Gilbert Memorial Library

KELLER ESTERLING

Enid Dwyer Professor
Director of the MED Program
Yale University

Keller Easterling is an architect, writer and professor at Yale. Her most recent book, Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space (Verso, 2014), examines global infrastructure as a medium of polity. A recently published e-book essay titled Medium Design (Strelka Press, 2018) previews a forthcoming book of the same title. Medium Design inverts an emphasis on object and figure to prompt innovative thought about both spatial and non-spatial problems.
Easterling is a 2019 United States Artist Fellow in Architecture and Design. Her MANY project, an online platform facilitating migration through an exchange of needs, was exhibited at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. Her research and writing on the floor comprised one of the elements in Rem Koolhaas’s Elements exhibition for the 2014 Venice Biennale.

CYNTHIA DAVIDSON

Architecture Editor and Critic
Visiting Lecturer
Princeton University

Cynthia Davidson is an architecture editor and critic based in New York City. She is the founding editor of Log: Observations on Architecture and the Contemporary City, a tri-annual journal begun in 2003, and editor of the Writing Architecture Series books published by MIT Press. Both publication programs are projects of the Anyone Corporation, a nonprofit, architecture think tank she has directed since 1991.
Davidson was the founding editor of the architecture tabloid magazine ANY (1993–2000) and of the “Any” book series, which documented ten international architecture conferences that she organized in the 1990s on the condition of architecture at the end of the 20th century. Ms. Davidson has also written for a number of periodicals, including Architectural Record in New York and Arquitectura Viva in Madrid.

April 8, FridayMain Theater
S. Price Gilbert Memorial Library

ARCHITECTURE IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Dr. Neil Leach
Florida Internationa University, Tongji University, and European Graduate School

Neil Leach is a Professor at FIU, Tongji University and EGS. He has also taught at other leading institutions, including the AA, IaaC, DIA, Columbia GSAPP, Cornell, Harvard GSD and SCI-Arc. He is also the co-founder of DigitalFUTURES, an academician in the Academy of Europe, and the recipient of two NASA fellowships for research into 3D print technologies for the Moon and Mars. He has published over 40 books on architectural theory and digital design including: Rethinking Architecture (Routledge, 1997), The Anaesthetics of Architecture (MIT, 1999), Designing for a Digital World (Wiley, 2002), Digital Tectonics (Wiley, 2004), Camouflage (MIT, 2006), Digital Cities (Wiley, 2009), Machinic Processes (CABP, 2010), Space Architecture (Wiley, 2014), Robotic Futures (TongjiUP, 2015), Swarm Intelligence (TongjiUP, 2017), Computational Design (TongjiUP, 2017), Digital Fabrication (TongjiUP, 2017), 3D Printed Body Architecture (Wiley, 2017), Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Bloomsbury, 2021) and Machine Hallucinations: Architecture and AI (Wiley, 2022).

April 7, ThursdayMain Theater
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KNOWING YOUR OWN VALUE IN ACADEMIA

By Dr. Karen Kelsky, The Professor Is In

April 7, ThursdayMain Theater
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WORKSHOP: PREPARING ACADEMIC JOB APPLICATIONS

By Dr. Leslie Sharp, Dean of Libraries, Georgia Tech

April 8, FridayMain Theater
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CURATING A RESEARCH AGENDA

By Dr. Heather Ligler, Penn State University

April 8, FridayMain Theater
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UNDERSTANDING ACADEMIC JOB SEARCH

By Dr. Tarek Rakha, Georgia Tech

April 7, ThursdayMain Theater
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Supervised Machine Learning for Dynamic Building Performance: A Case Study of Electrochromic Building Envelopes
Qingqing Sun, Clemson University

Estimating Indoor Ozone Concentration in Single- Family Houses Using Machine Learning Algorithms
Nancy Ma, University of Pennsylvania

Pakistani Residential Sector: Evolution Of Spatial Layout And Electricity Consumption
Maryam Aman, Pennsylvania State University

April 7, ThursdayMain Theater
S. Price Gilbert Memorial Library

ARCHITECTS & DOCUMENTS

Moderator: George Johnston, Georgia Tech

Chinese Architectural Practice in the Early 20th Century—Through the Lens of Architectural Documents
Wenbo Guo, Georgia Tech

On the ‘Integral Canons’ of Frank Lloyd Wright in Ornamentation amid the Modernist Expedient Tianming Zhao, Virginia Tech

Dissemination through Architecture Periodicals: Journeys of Architects from Turkey
Ceren Hamiloglu, Istanbul Technical University

Laboratories of Environmental Knowledge
Seok Min Yeo, Harvard University

April 7, ThursdayMain Theater
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Vitruvian Loom: Poly-Rhythmia
Hayri Dortdivanlioglu, Georgia Tech

Sympoietic Pleksis: Theoretical and Practical Approaches from Textiles to Architecture
Nikoletta Karastathi, The Bartlett UCL

Konrad Wachsmann’s Research Methodology Applied: Designing A Contemporary Clip System
Elizabeth Andrzejewski, Pennsylvania State
University

April 7, ThursdayMain Theater
S. Price Gilbert Memorial Library

Matter, Materialization, and Biomaterial Futures
Daniel Tish, Harvard University

From Physically Knitted Models to Calibrated Digital Simulations: A Workflow Based on the Behavior and Geometry of the Knitted Tensioned
Structures Farzaneh Oghazian, Penn State University

The Craft of Sewing Machine-Facilitated Novel Earthbag Geometries
Tiffanie Leung, Pennsylvania State University

Knitted Tensile Membrane Tensegrity Helix-Tower
Virginia Melnyk, Tongji University

April 8, FridayMain Theater
S. Price Gilbert Memorial Library

Surveying Beyond Geometry:
Digital Cartography and Enclosure of Data
Aylin Tarlan, Architectural Association School

The Control, Communication and Fuzzy Logic of Architectural Production
Paul King, The Bartlett, UCL

Parametric Algorithms To Extract Root Traits For Biology And Biomimicry
Thibaut Houette, The University of Akron

From Physiocracy to a New Productive Rural China Boya Zhang, Harvard University

April 8, FridayMain Theater
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Using Spatial Analysis on an Environment Designed to Empower People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Fatemeh Motamed Rastegar and Yeinn Oh, Georgia Tech

Sentient Spaces: Interpreting Biofeedback into Environmental Systems to Mitigate Severity of Physiological Symptoms in Anxiety Disorders Katarina Richter-Lunn, Harvard University

Lighting Design Solution to Foster Joy among Nurses Who Suffer Burnout
Amani Khan, Texas Tech Univerity

Towards a Bioremediation Building Envelope System for Improved Air Quality
Andreas Theodoridis, Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE)- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

April 8, FridayMain Theater
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[POST]COLONIAL NARRATIVES

Moderator: Elisa Dainese, Georgia Tech

“Subordination” in Modern Thai Architecture, 1960s-1980s: Case Studies of Crypto-Colonialism
Supasai Vongkulbhisal, University of Washington 

Landscape and Buildings Crafting National Heritage
Barbara Aguiar, The University of Texas at Austin

African Architecture and Identity: The 19th century Asante Palace of Kumase, Ghana
Amie Edwards, University of Florida

Academic Advisor: Tarek Rakha
Academic Co-advisor: Elisa Dainese

Academic Coordinator: Hayri Dortdivanlioglu

Finances: Eleanna Panagoulia, Hayri Dortdivanlioglu
Communications: Yeinn Oh, Jun Wang
Logistics: Yousef Bushehri

Organization Board: Marisabel Marratt, Mehmet Bermek, Raha Motamed Rastegar, Zachary Lancaster, Tarek Sherif, Yasser El Masri

Advisory Board:
Ellen Bassett, John Portman Chair, Dean, College of Design
Nancey Green Leigh, Associate Dean for Research, College of Design
Scott Marble, William H. Harrison Chair, School of Architecture
Sonit Bafna, Ph.D. Program Director at the School of Architecture

ConCave Ph.D. Symposium: DIVERGENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH

March 5-6, 2020
Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA

Abstract Book ︎︎︎
Proceeding Book ︎︎︎

Divergence in Architectural Research is an international doctoral symposium organized by the ConCave Ph.D. Student Group in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture. As a Research I Institute, Georgia Tech offers researchers a divergent academic environment in which to discuss and advance emergent studies in architecture. The goal of the PhD Symposium is to provide a supportive atmosphere for PhD students at different stages in their research to present and receive feedback on their ongoing work. The symposium provides doctoral students a diverse academic ground from which to share their research with established scholars and other graduate students interested in similar research areas. The symposium also aims to enable PhD students to interact and network with other participants and potential collaborators, in order to stimulate an exchange of ideas, suggestions and experiences. The Symposium is open to all Ph.D. students, recent Ph.D.  graduates and postdocs affiliated with any graduate programs currently developing research in architecture and related disciplines, such as building construction, city and reginal planning, cultural and historical preservation etc. Accepted papers will be published in the peer-reviewed proceeding book.

Architecture, as a discipline, embodies various fields of knowledge. Architectural research derives from within its own discipline and diverges into an interdisciplinary domain. Divergence in architectural research implies that there is agency to expand the disciplinary boundary of architecture and produce new fields of knowledge emerging from within the architectural domain. It offers making new connections between different epistemological frameworks and transforms our knowledge of architecture into unanticipated forms. Divergent approaches to interdisciplinary research in architecture prepares scholars and researchers for shared contributions across a rich array of intellectual fields.
The symposium invites all doctoral students to present their interdisciplinary research in five thematic session topics. The chosen topics, listed below, are intended to be inclusive, ensuring a venue for a diverse spectrum of research and welcoming overlaps to stimulate further discussion across sessions.

COMMITTEES:
Organizing Committee:Academic Advisor: Tarek Rakha
Academic Coordinators: Hayri Dortdivanlioglu & Marisabel Marratt
Exhibition Coordinator: Yousef Bushehri
Accommodation & Logistics: Zorana Matic
Financial Board: Marisabel Marratt, Hayri Dortdivanlioglu
Media & Graphic Design: Hayri Dortdivanlioglu

Organization Board: Heather Ligler, Kurt Hong, Gustavo Do Amaral, Mehmet Bermek, Raha Motamed Rastegar, Fatima Javeed, James Park, Zachary Lancaster
Advisory Board: Steven French (Dean and John Portman Chair, College of Design), Nancey Green Leigh (Associate Dean for Research, College of Design), Scott Marble (William H. Harrison Chair, School of Architecture), Dennis Sheldon (Building Information System), Thanos Economou (Design Computing), Keith Kaseman (Advance Production), Tarek Rakha (High Performance Building), Craig Zimring (Design & Health), Ellen Dunham-Jones (Urban Design), George Johnston (History, Theory & Criticism)

Scientific Committee:
Anjali Joseph / Endowed Chair, Clemson University
Arash Soleimani / Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University
Arief Setiawan / Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University
Athanassios Economou / Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Azadeh Sawyer / Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Benay Gursoy Toykoc / Assistant Professor, Penn State University
Christina Crawford / Assistant Professor, Emory University
Clio Andris / Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Craig Zimring / Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Danielle Wilkens / Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dennis Shelden / Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dimitris Papanikolaou / Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina
Elisa Dainese / Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University
Ellen Dunham Jones / Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Eyal Weizman / Professor, University of London
Gabriel Wurzer / Researcher, Vienna University of Technology
George Johnston / Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ingrid Rowland / Professor, University of Notre Dame
Ipek Tureli / Associate Professor, McGill University
Jihan Sherman / Academic Professional, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jean-Hugues Barthélémy / Professor, l’Université Paris-Nanterre, France
Jeffrey Collins / Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University
John Haymaker / Director of Research, Perkins+Will
Kereshmeh Afsari / Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech
Lars Spuybroek / Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lisa Lim / Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University
Lydia Kallipoliti / Assistant Professor, The Cooper Union
Mine Ozkar / Professor, Istanbul Technical University
Moa Carlsson / Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Momen El-Husseiny / Assistant Professor,The American University in Cairo
Pavlos Lefas / Professor, University of Patras, Greece
Perry Yang / Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Reinhard Koenig / Junior-Professor, Bauhaus-University Weimar
Robert Rosenberger / Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Roya Rezaee / Research Scientist, Perkins+Will
Ryan Roark / Ventulett Next Generation Visiting Fellow, Georgia Tech
Saif Haq / Professor, Texas Tech University
Seray Turkay / Assistant Professor, TED University
Siobhan Rockcastle / Assistant Professor, University of Oregon
Sonit Bafna / Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tarek Rakha / Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thomas Grasl / SWAP Architects
Todd Cronan / Associate Professor, Emory University
Vernelle Noel / Ventulett Next Generation Visiting Fellow, Georgia Tech
Zachary Tate Porter / Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Zenovia Toloudi / Assistant Professor, Dartmouth