Scholarly Work
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Here is a listing of my publications:
A. Refereed Publications
Refereed Book Chapters
1. “Afterword,” in Michael Fox and Miles Kemp, Interactive Architecture, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2009.
2. “Circuits, Death and Sacred Fiction: The City of Banaras,” in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, eds., Critical Digital Studies, Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 2007. Other authors include Katherine Hayles, Lynn Hershmann, Lev Manovich and Donna Haraway. ISBN: TBA
3. “formZ in flatWorld,” in Murali Paranandi, ed., Digital Pedagogy, Columbus, OH: AutoDesSys, February 2007. ISBN: TBA
4. “Solar Sails and the Triad of Sustainability,” in R. Longoria and K. Tanzer, eds. The Green Braid: Towards an Architecture of Ecology, Economy and Equity, Routledge, London and New York: Routledge, 2007. ISBN: 9780415415002. ISBN-10: 0415415004
5. “Rhizogramming and a Synesthetic Transformation of Designer’s Mind,” in L. Vellner et al. eds. Dynamics of Architectural Knowledge, Helsinki, Finland, Summer 2005
6. “Circuits, Death and Sacred Fiction: The City of Banaras,” in Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, eds., Life in the Wires: The Ctheory Reader, Victoria, Canada: Ctheory Books 2004, pp. 230-233. ISBN:0-920393-21-7.
7. “Digital Technology, Systemic Flexibility, and the Epistemological Crisis of Architectural Education System,” in Ann Elisabeth Taft, ed., Ethics in Architecture: Architectural Education in the Epoch of Virtuality/ L’éthique en architecture: L’enseignement de l’architecure à l’ère virtuelle, Aarhus, Denmark: European Association of Architectural Education Publication (Transactions on Architectural Education Series#8), 2000, pp. 41-48. ISBN: 2-930301-02-3.
8. With M. Dutta, “Solar Sails: An Installation,” Second Prize winning refereed design project and writing published in Sun Wall Design Competition book, Golden, CO: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2001. Federal publication number: DOE/GO-102001-1339.
Refereed Journal Publications
9. “Rethinking Smart Architecture: Some Strategic Design Frameworks,” in G. Vasquez de Velasco and Jose Ripper Kos, et al, eds., the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Multiscience, V.4, No. 3, December 2006, pp. 33-46.
Quarterly, ISSN 1478 0771
The International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC) is a peer-reviewed journal founded by international organizations dedicated to promoting collaborative research and development of computer-aided architectural design. There are four issues of IJAC per year: published in both electronic and hard copies by Editorial Board members from its four founding organizations: eCAADe – Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe; ACADIA -Association of Computer Aided Design in Architecture; SIGraDi – Sociedad Iberoamericana de Grafica Digital; CAADRIA -Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia.
10. “Deconstructing the Software Interface: A Critical Close Reading of AutoCAD,” in J. Bermudez and Jose Ripper Kos, eds., the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Multiscience, V.7, December 2004, pp. 299-314.
11. With Kenneth Masden, “Interrupted Interface: On the Cybernetics of Digital Design Process,” Automation in Construction (AIC), Elsevier Press, 2003, 12:6:655-659.
Quarterly, ISSN 0926-5805
Automation In Construction is an international journal for the refereed publication of original research papers on all aspects pertaining to the use of Information Technologies in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Technologies and Maintenance and Management of Constructed Facilities.
12. “Circuits, Death and Sacred Fiction: The City of Banaras,” Ctheory online journal, www.ctheory.net, 1999, article #e084.
CTHEORY is an international journal of theory, technology and culture. Articles, interviews, and key book reviews in contemporary discourse are published weekly. Indexed in: International Political Science Abstracts/Documentation politique international; Sociological Abstract Inc.; Advance Bibliography of Contents: Political Science and Government; Canadian Periodical Index; Film and Literature Index. Editorial Board includes Jean Baudrillard (Paris), Paul Virilio (Paris), Stelarc (Melbourne).
Refereed Conference Publications
Legend:
- ACADIA: Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
- ACSA: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
- EAAE: European Association of Architectural Educators
- ECAADE: Education of Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
- SIGRADI: Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital
13. “Anachronisms of Digital Fabrication: Some Questions of Relevance,” SIGRADI 2010 Conference, Bogota, Colombia, November 17-19.
14. “Deconstructing Materiality and the Transformation of Digital Architecture,” SIGRADI 2010 Conference, Bogota, Colombia, November 17-19.
15. With Joshua Vermillion, “An Inconvenient Studio,” ACADIA 09: reForm( ) – Building a Better Tomorrow [Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 978-0-9842705-0-7] Chicago (Illinois) 22-25 October, 2009), pp. 287-290
16. With Devin Oatman, “Am I? The Architecture of Ambient Intelligence,” ACADIA 2007 Conference, Halifax, Canada.
17. “Pushing the Boundaries: Lessons from A Tensile Membrane Design-Develop-Build Studio” paper forthcoming in the Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of ACSA, Philadelphia, 2007.
18. “Light Exchange,” refereed project and narrative published in the Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Louisville, KY, 2006
19. With C. Nakamura, “Going Past the Golem: The Emergence of Smart Architecture,” paper published in the Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Louisville, KY, 2006
20. “Curvilinear: Pedagogy of Tensile Fabrications,” paper published in the Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Louisville, KY, 2006
21. “Kinetic and Responsive: A Complex-adaptive Approach to Smart Architecture,” paper published in Vision and Visualization, Proceedings of the SIGRADI International Conference, Lima, Peru, 2005. Refereed 750-word abstract
22. “Building is a network for living in,” paper published in the Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Savannah, GA, 2005
23. “Postspatial Architectures: The Emergence of Time-like Parametric Worlds,” paper published in Cultura Digital y Diferenciacion, Proceedings of the SIGRADI International Conference, Rosario, Argentina, 2003, pp. 375-382. ISBN: 987-9459-51-2.
(Keynote Presentation)
24. “Deconstructing AutoCAD: Toward a Critical Theory of Software (in) Design,” in S. Carmena, ed., Cultura Digital y Diferenciacion, Proceedins of the SIGRADI International Conference, Rosario, Argentina, 2003, pp. 21-25. ISBN: 987-9459-51-2. Refereed 750-word abstract
(Awarded “Best Paper” prize out of 135 papers)
25. “Rhizograms: A Synesthetic Approach to Design Process,” in Dynamics of Architectural Knowledge, Proceedings of the EAAE International Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2003, pp. not available.
26. “Time-like Architectures: The Emergence of Postspatial Parametric Worlds,” in G. Proctor, ed., Thresholds, Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Pomona, California, 2002, pp. 71-78. ISBN: 1-880250-11-X.
27. “Time-like Architectures: The Emergence of Postspatial Parametric Worlds,” in K. Koszewski and S. Wrona, eds., Design E-ducation, Proceedings of the ECAADE International Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 2002, pp. 254-261. ISBN: 0-954183-0-8. Refereed abstract
28. With Kenneth Masden, “Interrupted Interface: On the Cybernetics of Artistic Process,” in K. Koszewski and S. Wrona, eds., Design E-ducaiton, Proceedings of the ECAADE International Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 2002, pp. 168-172. ISBN: 0-954183-0-8. Refereed abstract
29. “Solar Sails: An Installation,” in R. El-Khoury, ed., Architecture in Communication, Proceedings of the ACSA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002, pp. 172-173.
30. “Softerials: Digital Materiality and the Transformation of Architecture,” in G. Guzman, ed., Libro de Ponencias, Proceedings of the SIGRADI International Conference, Concepcion, Chile, 2001, pp. 272-274.
(Mejor Presentacion/Best Presentation Award out of 95 presentations) Refereed 750-word abstract
31. “Production of Digital Space: On the Nature of Digital Materiality,” in H. Pentilla, ed., Architectural Information Management, Proceedings of eCAADe Conference, 2001, pp. 348-351. ISBN 0-9523687-8-1. Refereed abstract
32. “Thoroughbred Pegasus Plaza,” in W. Jabi, ed., Reinventing the Discourse, Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Buffalo, New York, 2001, pp. 412-413. ISBN: 1-880250-10-1.
33. “Speed and Relativity: Toward Time-like Architecture,” in T. Fisher and C. Macy, eds., Paradoxes of Progress, Proceedings of the ACSA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2001, pp. 364-370.
34. “Architecture, Speed and Relativity: On the Ethics of Infinity, Eternity and Technology,” in M. Clayton and G. Vasquez de Velasco, eds., Eternity, Infinity and Virtuality in Architecture, Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Washington, D.C., 2000, pp. 29-37. ISBN: 1-880250-09-8
35. “An Epistemological and Systems Approach to Digital Technology Integration,” in O. Ataman and J. Bermudez, eds., Media and Design Process, Proceedings of the ACADIA International Conference, Snow Bird, Utah, 1999, pp. 16-26. ISBN: 1-880250-08-X
36. “Digital Technology, Systemic Flexibility, and the Epistemological Crisis of Architectural Education System,” in A.E. Taft, ed., Proceedings of the EAAE International Workshop, Aarhus, Denmark, 1999, pp. 22-28.
37. “Growing Rhizomes and Collapsing Walls: Postmodern Paradigms for Architectural Education,” in K. Deines and K. B. Jones, eds., La Città Nuova, Proceedings of the ACSA International Conference, Rome, Italy, 1999, pp. 83-87.
38. “The Absurd Self and The Naked City: An Existential Redefinition of Sustainable Urbanism and the Case of Banaras,” in K. Deines and K. B. Jones, eds., La Città Nuova, Proceedings of the ACSA International Conference, Rome, Italy, 1999, pp. 257-263.
39. “Toward Noosphere: Envisioning Wall-less Studios and Rhizomatic Pedagogy,” in Legacy + Aspirations, Proceedings of the ACSA Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999, pp. 149-155.
B. Invited Professional/Trade Publications
Conference Proceedings
1. Senagala, Mahesh (2003) “Digital Theory,” in K. Klinger, ed., Connecting: Crossroads of Digital Discourse, Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture, Indianapolis (Indiana) 24-27 October 2003, p. 254. ISBN 1-880250-12-8
Paper Presentations
2. Senagala, Mahesh. “Adventures in Teaching and Building Tensile Membrane Structures.” Invited paper published in the Handbook of the Fabric Structures 2005 international conference, October 25-26, 2005, San Antonio.
3. “Adventures in Designing and Building Tensile Membrane Structures,” at Fabric Architecture 2005 conference, San Antonio, October 26, 2005.
4. “Epistemology of Sustainable Space: Toward a Holistic Discourse of Sustainable Architecture,” paper presented at (im)material: Explorations Toward Sustainability international symposium, The Design Academy, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, October 2-3, 1998.
5. “The Question of Critical Negation: Can Krishnamurti be discussed? On the work of J. Krishnamurti” poster presented at the Krishnamurti Centennial Conference, Department of Philosophy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, May 1995.
Publications in Trade Magazines and Professional Forums:
6. Senagala, Mahesh. “CAAD: Empowering Architects and Transforming the Industry” in Indian Architect and Builder, November 2007.
7. Senagala, Mahesh. “Smart Architecture.” Invited article forthcoming in San Antonio Business Journal, August 17, 2007.
8. Senagala, Mahesh. “UTenSAils.” Invited article in Texas Architect magazine, January/February issue, 2007.
9. Senagala, Mahesh. “Adventures in Teaching and Building Tensile Fabric Structures.” Invited article published in Fabric Architecture magazine, July/August issue, 2006.
10. Senagala, Mahesh. “Tensions in Texas.” Invited article published in Fabric Architecture magazine, May/June issue, 2005.
11. “Digital Thinking” section in J. Bermudez and K. Klinger, eds., ACADIA Digital Technology & Architecture White Paper written for National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), 2003.
Publication of Supervised Student Work
12. Architect magazine, August 2010. R+D Citation Award for student team “Projectione” for “Bitmaps” project.
13. Texas Architect regional magazine, January/February 2007. This trade magazine circulates to Texas architects, designers and specifiers. A three-page invited article, “UTenSAils: A Design-Develop-Build Studio,” about the student work from Arc4256 Architecture Topic Studio.
14. Fabric Architecture international magazine, May/June 2006. This trade magazine circulates to 10,000 architects, designers and specifiers. With a 2.3 pass-along rate, this publication reaches 23,000 readers. 6 issues per year. Established in 1988. A four-page invited article, “Adventures in Designing and Building Tensile Fabric Structures,” about the student work from Arc4256 Architecture Topic Studio.
15. Industrial Fabric Products Review magazine, December 2005. 20,000 circulation. 12 issues per year. Published since 1915. Two different articles have chronicled the work by me and the following students under my direction: Curtis Fish, Andrew Wit, Steven Cordero, Rene Lemos, Matthew Martinez, David Matiella, Hector Mendez.
16. Fabric Architecture international magazine, May/June 2005. This trade magazine circulates to 10,000 architects, designers and specifiers. With a 2.3 pass-along rate, this publication reaches 23,000 readers. 6 issues per year. Established in 1988. A three-page invited article, “Tensions in Texas,” about the student work from Arc4256 Architecture Topic Studio by the following students: Andrew Wit, Hector Mendez, Michael Czimskey, Christopher Whiteford, Laura Rodriguez.
17. “Lock Ten,” by Natalia Beard, student work published in form*Z Joint Study Report, international circulation, 2003.
18. “World Traveling Studio,” by Kirk Bruni, student work published in form*Z Joint Study Report, international circulation, 2002.
19. Assorted student work published in form*Z Joint Study Report, international circulation, 2001.
20. Assorted student work published in form*Z Joint Study Report, international circulation, 2000.
Publications, News Media
1. Advanced Fabrics Exhibition, work featured on the cover and in the Industrial Fabric Products Review December 2005 issue: This trade magazine has 20,000 circulation. 12 issues per year. Published since 1915.
2. “Tensions in Texas,” Fabric Architecture magazine article on UTenSAils, student work from ARC 4256: Architecture Topic Studio May/June 2005 issue.
3. “UTSA architecture student’s ‘Steelhenge’ receives national recognition,” article about 2004 ACSA/AISC Honorable Mention Award-winning work by student Josh Pierce and professor Senagala, UTSA Today, August 6, 2004. http://www.utsa.edu/today/2004/08/06.cfm
4. “Cultura Digital E Diferenciação,” article about the author’s keynote presentation at the SIGRADI international conference, Rosario, Argentina, by Eduardo Sampaio Nardelli, in aU (Architecture and Urbanism) magazine, Brazil, January 2004, pp. 64-65. ISSN: 0102-8979.
5. “UTSA student wins national architecture design award,” article about the 2003 ACSA/AISC Second Prize-winning work by student Natalia Beard and professor Mahesh Senagala, UTSA Today, June 25, 2003. http://www.utsa.edu/today/news/archive/2003/june/architect.cfm
6. “Building Bridges,” interview and article published in The Hindu, Daily, January 21, 2003, India. Readership 3,000,000. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/21/stories/2003012100340200.htm
7. “The Nation, The Universe and Ground Zero,” interviewed and quoted by Dick Teresi in The New York Times Daily, December 22, 2002 Section 4, Page 6, Column1
8. “Solar Sails,” design work featured on the ACSA Faculty Councilor Handbook cover, 2001
9. “Architects and Contractors Pickup Use of Virtual Reality,” interview, work and article published in Kansas City Business Journal, Dec 4. V. 17, N. 13, Dec4-10, 1998
10. “Mahesh Senagala takes a green message abroad,” focus item, Perspectives, Gould Evans Affiliates News Bulletin V. 10, No. 2, October 1998
11. “Design Projects Critiqued via the Web,” in Kansas State Collegian news paper, V.100, N. 096, February 19, 1996
