Research

Research Labs

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Advanced Research and Innovation Lab (ARI) abstract linear structure

abstract linear structure

Polyhedral Structures Lab (PSL) abstract 3d structure

abstract 3d structure

Autonomous Manufacturing Lab (AML) aerial image of stadium

aerial image of stadium

Center for Environmental Building and Design (CEBD) people at art gallery pointing to an object

people at art gallery pointing to an object

Baroque Topologies glowing 3d cubic structures

glowing 3d cubic structures

Immersive Kinematics Lab Thermal Architectural Lab

Thermal Architectural Lab

Thermal Architectural Lab DumoLab

DumoLab

DumoLab Research (DLR)

Research Projects

Partnership with Egyptian Ministry of Culture The Department of Architecture's ongoing collaboration with the Ministry of Culture in Cairo has included an exhibit in the Egyptian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and earned a studio prize from the American Institute of Architects.

Abstract white block sculpture.

Autonomous Manufacturing Lab (AML-Penn) Led by Assistant Professor Robert Stuart-Smith, AML-Penn explores the integration of design and production within robotic processes of building manufacturing.

Two students looking at 3D printed models of Baroque buildings.

Baroque Topologies Associate Professor Andrew Saunders' research explores how emerging technology provides unprecedented access to Baroque architecture’s formal complexities, intricate detail, and deep topological structure.

Research Publications

Ray-tracing MRT and human thermophysiology model

Ray-tracing MRT and human thermophysiology model combination for local discomfort prediction Mohamad Rida, Miaomiao Hou, Arnab Chatterjee, Eric Teitelbaum, Forrest Meggers, Dorit Aviv, Dolaana Khovalyg

A Sankey plot to depict the number of correct and incorrect predictions classified by the BNN model.

Adaptive behavior and different thermal experiences of real people: A Bayesian neural network approach to thermal preference prediction and classification

Diagram of ozone and building envelope

Impacts of building envelope design on indoor ozone exposures and health risks in urban environments

Conferences / Papers

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Estimating time-dependent solar gains through opaque building envelope parts: an explorative study on a test box Xiang Zhang, Dorit Aviv, Dirk Saelens, Staf Roels

Bio-Composite Spatial Shells With Polyhedral Structures Lab at Penn (PSL) and Computational Textile Lab (

Map of Philadelphia with colored zones

Metabolism of Urban Location: Travel Time and the Morphology of Cities This paper examines the metabolism of urban location, which is offered as a contribution to the expansion of urban metabolism analysis beyond the largely biophysical methods of mass-energy-balance