Education
- Bachelor of Engineering, Majoring in Harbors and Coast Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University
- Master of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University
- Master of Science in Architecture, Columbia University
Profile
My research is primarily oriented toward integrating computational form-finding and advanced materialization methodologies, aiming to create structurally efficient systems that optimize both weight and material consumption. I am particularly interested in exploring polyhedral graphic statics, a geometry-based form-finding approach, in tailor-making structures efficiently under specific load conditions. This framework can significantly expand the design capacities through an interactive environment, enabling unlimited exploration of new force-driven designs. On the materialization side, leveraging the capabilities of the formula-based method is one of the options to generate complex homogeneous microstructural topologies that inherently strengthen structural integrity and can amplify its resilience while preserving its inherent porosity and lightness.
RECENT ARTICLES
- Chai, Hua, Yao Lu, Márton Hablicsek, and Masoud Akbarzadeh, "Generation of a compression-tension combined funicular polyhedral beam structure," Proceedings of IASS 2023 symposium Integration of Design and Fabrication, 2023.
- Chai, Hua, Mohammad Bolhassani, and Masoud Akbarzadeh, "Structural Form-Finding of Multi-Span Undulating Funicular Beam Structure," Proceedings of IASS 2022 symposium affiliated with APCS 2022 conference, 2022.
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
- "Generation of a compression-tension combined funicular polyhedral beam structure," Integration of Design and Fabrication - 2023 Annual Symposium of International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 2023
- "Structural Form-Finding of Multi-Span Undulating Funicular Beam Structure," Annual Symposium of International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 13th Asian-Pacific Conference on Spatial Structures, 2022.
