Current Students
Md Shariful Alam Anik
B.Arch, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(BUET), 2020
Nathan Brown
BFA, Syracuse University, Computer Art & Animation, 2014
Bryant Callahan
B.A. Psychology, B.A. English, Rockhurst University, 2014
Zining Cheng
B.A. in Economics, Drew University, 2017
Will Jewett
Mechanical Engineering, Dartmouth College, 2015; B.A in Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College, 2014
Nicolas Lomas
B.A. Architecture, University of Washington, 2020
Preston Pape
B.S Architectural Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2020
Amber Wu
B.A. Architecture, University of Washington, 2020
Jun Yu
B.Arch, Suzhou University of Science And Technology, 2020
Graduates
Kristen Ann Dong, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2021.
Thesis: Enabling Equitable Design in Architecture: Tool Development for Actionable Information
Thesis committee: Tyler Sprague, Renee Cheng, Elijah Coley
Ying Xiao, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2021.
Thesis: A Feasibility Study: Exploring Design Using BIM-based Virtual Reality
Thesis committee: Alex T. Anderson, Carrie Sturts Dossick
Vidhya Rajendran, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2020.
Thesis: Helmholtz Resonators in Open Office Acoustics
Thesis committee: Tomás Méndez Echenagucia and Brian R Johnson
Shakiba Ahmadi, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2019.
Thesis: An Analysis of Urban Form and Canyon for Performative Daylighting Design
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Chris Meek
Elham Soltani Dehnavi, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2019.
Thesis: X-Maps: A Computational Method for Space Planning Using Multi-Variate Occupant Comfort
Thesis committee: Chris Meek and Brian Johnson
Laleh Amany, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2019.
Thesis: A Comparative Analysis of LCA Tools: Studying the Façade of a Campus Lab Building
Thesis committee: Kate Simonen and Alex Anderson
Ghada Mami, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2019.
Thesis: Bot + Bot: Multi-Robot Collaboration in Architecture
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Kimo Griggs
Arash Nadepour, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2018.
Thesis: From A to B: An algorithmic approach to circulation inside buildings
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Alex Anderson
Ranjeeth Mahankali, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2018.
Thesis Citation
Thesis: Assessing the Potential Applications of Deep Learning in Design
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Alex Anderson
Bo Yun Jung, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2017.
Thesis Prize
Thesis: Measuring circadian light through High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Judith Heerwagen
Carlos Aguiar, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2017.
Thesis: Configurable Space: Architectural Robotics at the Scale of Furniture
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Kimo Griggs
John Dylan Davis, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2017.
Thesis: EBOSS: Evolutionary Building Operations Systems Solver
Thesis committee: Christopher Meek, Rob Pena, Michael Gilbride
Doaa AlSharif, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2017.
Thesis: Parametric Exploration of Shading Screens: Daylight, Sun Penetration, and view Factor
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Chris Meek
Alireza Hashemloo, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2016.
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Chris Meek
Megan Meulemans
Bachelor of Arts in Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
Thesis: Oh woman, who art thou? and your house?: an exploration of Robert Mallet-Stevens, the woman and the formation of the modern house in interwar France, (2010).
Thesis committee: Alex Anderson (chair) and Louisa Iarocci.
Megan joined the PhD program in Architecture at the University of California in Los Angeles during the fall of 2014.
Stephen Lekan, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2016.
Thesis: Virtual Environments, Rendered Realism and Their Effects on Spatial Memory
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Alex Anderson
Winston Davis, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2016.
Thesis: HyparActive: A Design Exploration Tool for Multi-segment Hyperbolic Paraboloid Shells
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Tyler Sprague
Matt Amand, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2016.
Thesis: Expanding the Design Space: Forging the Transition from 3D Printing to Additive Manufacturing
Thesis committee: Kimo Griggs and Brian Johnson
Lily Lao, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2015.
Thesis: Open Tours
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Mehlika Inanici
Calder Danz, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2015.
Thesis: Re-Frame: form-finding within the constraints of mutually supporting assemblies
Thesis committee: Rob Corser, Brian Johnson and Kimo Griggs
Teng Teng, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2015.
Thesis: Transformable Physical Design Media
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson, Rob Corser, and Andrew Davidson
Siddhart Jadhav, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2015.
Thesis: Hi-Lo: High-Tech Design to enhance Low-Tech execution
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson, Rob Corser, and Kimo Griggs
Mitchell Wood, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2015.
Thesis: SiteInSight: Assigning physical computing a role in architectural ideation
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Rob Corser
Nicole Peterson, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2015.
Thesis: The Space Between Research and Practice: A Critical Evaluation of Computer-Based Lighting Metrics
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Chris Meek
Peter Schiller, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2014.
Thesis: Guerrilla Productivity: Gamification and Design-Related Touch Interfaces
Thesis committee: Rob Corser and Mehlika Inanici
Yasaman Esmaili, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2014.
Thesis: low-tech.high-touch: DNA Brick Assembly
Thesis committee: Rob Corser, Elizabeth Golden and Brian Johnson
Roark Congdon, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2013.
Thesis: The Y Model: Simultaneous Instruction in Digital Fabrication and Representation
Thesis committee: Kimo Griggs and Alex Anderson
Lilian Hancock, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2013.
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson, Alex Anderson and Rachel Phillips`
Amanda Bruot, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2013.
Thesis: Material Logic
Thesis committee: Kimo Griggs and Brian Johnson
Siva Ram Edupuganti, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2013.
Thesis: Dynamic Shading: An Analysis
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Rob Corser
Lauren Johnson, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2012.
Thesis: B-Shelves: A Web Based Mass Customized Product
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Kimo Griggs
Hunter Ruthrauff, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2012.
Thesis: [M]form: Symbiotic Design and Manufacturing for Casting of Modular Systems
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson, Kimo Griggs and Dave Miller
Viswanathan Kumaragurubaran, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2012.
Thesis Prize
Thesis: High Dynamic Range Image Processing Toolkit for Lighting Simulations and Analysis
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Judith Heerwagen
Kevin Conway, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2011.
Thesis: Game Engines for Architectural Visualization in Design
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Kimo Griggs
Scott Crawford, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2010.
Thesis: A Breathing Building Skin: Designing with the Concepts of Biological Adaptation
Thesis committee: Kimo Griggs and Rob Corser
Randolph Fritz, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2010.
Thesis: Interactive Modeling of Luminaires for Lighting Simulation
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Brian Johnson
Chih-Pin Hsiao, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2009.
Thesis: Vision-based Tangible User Interfaces for Architecture
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Mehlika Inanici
Kathleen Cheney, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2008.
Thesis: Image Based Rendering: Using High Dynamic Range Photographs to Light Architectural Scenes
Thesis committee: Mehlika Inanici and Brian Johnson
Daniel Belcher, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2008.
Thesis: Augmented Reality, Architecture and Ubiquity: Technologies, Theories and Frontiers
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson, Mehlika Inanici, Nicole Huber and Thomas Furness
Susan Locsin, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2007.
Thesis: Empowering Reviewers in Digital Presentations: Mediating between physical and digital realms
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Nicole Huber
Chien-Lin Chen, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2007.
Thesis: DVIN (Dual-view Building Information Navigation Interface)
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Mehlika Inanici
Dipti Shah, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2007.
Thesis: Sense Respond and Adapt: An Architecture to Mitigate Natural Disasters
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson, Mehlika Inanici and James Coupe
Hoda Homayouni, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2007.
Thesis: A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Space Layout Planning Optimization
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Mehlika Inanici
Eun Soo Lee, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2005.
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Mehlika Inanici
Yeonjoo Oh, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2004.
Thesis: Design Evaluator: Critiquing Freehand Sketches
Thesis committee: Mark Gross and Ellen Yi-Luen Do
Golnaz Mohammadi, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2004.
Thesis: Exploring Design Shapes with Geometry
Thesis committee: Ellen Yi-Luen Do and Mark Gross
Babak Ziraknejad, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2004.
Thesis: TIH – Tangible Interfaces at Home
Thesis committee: Brian Johnson and Vikramaditya Prakash
Doo Young Kwon, Master of Science in Architecture (Design Computing track), 2003.
Thesis: ArchiDNA: A Genreative System for Shape Configurations
Thesis committee: Ellen Yi-Luen Do, Mark Gross and Brian Johnson