Scholarly Work

Books and Edited Volumes

  1. Co-authored with Andrew John Wit. I, Nobot, Oro Editions, 2023. ISBN 978-1951541637. A graphic novella about AI, robots, humans, and cities, fully illustrated using generative AI.
  2. Co-edited with Andrew John Wit. Towards a Robotic Architecture, Applied Resarch+Design Publishing (an imprint of Oro Editions), 2018. ISBN 978- 1939621634. Chosen as Top Tech Book of the Year in 2018 by Architect’s Newspaper, New York.
  3. Leading with Aesthetics: The Transformational Leadership of Charles M. Vest at M.I.T., Lexington Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield). Hardcover 2015, Paperback 2019. ISBN 978- 1498502498.
  4. Co-edited with Shekhar Chandrasekhar and Noha El-Ghobashy. Research in Materials and Manufacturing for Extreme Affordability, Transactions of the National Science Foundation Workshop held in 2011 in collaboration with American Society of Mechanical Engineers and IEEE. 2012. Federal Award ID: 1059841. ISBN: 978- 0937994450

Book Chapters, and Journal Articles

  1. “Moderials and Their Discontents,” in Thom Mayne and Morphosis, M³: Morphosis Model Monograph. New York: Rizzoli, 2022.
  2. With Christian Schlette, and Ethan Kerber. “Modelling and simulation in construction robotics.” Construction Robotics 4.3-4, 2020: 115-116.
  3. With Andrew John Wit, Lauren Vasey, Vera Parlac, Mara Marcu, Wassim Jabi, David Gerber, and Mark Clayton. “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Architecture: Autonomy, Agency, and Indeterminacy.” International Journal of Architectural Computing 16, no. 4, December 2018: 245–47.
  4. With Andrew Wit, “An Ontology of Robotic Architecture” in The Plan Journal, 3 (1), 2018. DOI: 10.15274/tpj.2018.03.01.12
  5. “Being Thinking Doing Becoming: Framing Robotics in Architecture,” in Towards a Robotic Architecture, San Francisco: Applied Research+Design Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1939621634, pp. 12-27.
  6. With Andrew John Wit, “Robotic Production in Architecture,” in Towards a Robotic Architecture, San Francisco: Applied Research+Design Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978- 1939621634, pp. 28-61.
  7. With Andrew John Wit, “Soft, Squishy and Gooey: A Dialog with Skylar Tibbits,” in Towards a Robotic Architecture, San Francisco: Applied Research+Design Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1939621634, pp. 240-249.
  8. “Peeling the Design Onion: A Theoretical and Systems Framework for Adaptive Architecture,” in Unconventional Computing – Design Methods for Adaptive Architecture, Toronto: Riverside Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-926724-24-9.
  9. With Mark Clayton, Wassim Jabi and Gregory Luhan, “Formative Pathways: Changing Systems of Design – From Heuristics to Applications, Pedagogies, and Processes,” (Editorial) in International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Volume 11, Number 4 / December 2013. DOI: 10.1260/1478-0771.11.4.iii
  10. “Afterword,” in Michael Fox and Miles Kemp, Interactive Architecture, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2009. ISBN 9781568988368. Invited.
  11. “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: 978-0802095466. Invited.
  12. “formZ in flatWorld,” in Murali Paranandi, ed., Digital Pedagogies: Joint Studies Journal, Columbus, OH: AutoDesSys, February 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-9792943-0-3. (Invited)
  13. “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
  14. “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
  15. “Rhizogramming and a Synesthetic Transformation of Designer’s Mind,” in L. Vellner, et al., eds. Dynamics of Architectural Knowledge, Helsinki, Finland, Summer 2005.
  16. “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. Invited.
  17. “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.
  18. 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
  19. “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.
  20. 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 pub.: DOE/GO102001- 1339.

Peer Reviewed Conference Publications

  1. With Andrew Wit, “The Affordances of Robotic Production,” Architectural Research Centers Consortium and European Association of Architectural Educators international conference, Philadelphia, May 18, 2018
  2. With Andrew Wit, “Unsolicited: An Inconvenient Studio,” Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2015 Conference, Daegu, Korea, 18-23 May, 2015, pp. 3-12.
  3. “Towards a Taxonomy of Architectural Robotics,” Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital (SIGRADI) 2014 Conference, Montevideo, Uruguay, November 12-14, 2014, pp. 623-626.
  4. With Andrew Wit, Caylon Beville, Shannon Buchanan, and Adam Dally, “Urban Network,” Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) conference, Los Angeles, 23-26 October 2014, pp 23-26.
  5. “Anachronisms of Digital Fabrication: Some Questions of Relevance,” Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital (SIGRADI) Conference, Bogota, Colombia, November 17-19, 2010, pp. 138-141.
  6. “Deconstructing Materiality and the Transformation of Digital Architecture,” Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital (SIGRADI) Conference, Bogota, Colombia, November 17-19, 2010. pp. n.a.
  7. 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.
  8. With Devin Oatman, “Am I? The Architecture of Ambient Intelligence,” Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) Conference, Halifax, Canada, October 1-7, 2007, pp. 158-163.
  9. “Pushing the Boundaries: Lessons from A Tensile Membrane Design-Develop-Build Studio” in the Proceedings of the 95th Annual Meeting of Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Philadelphia, March 8-11, 2007. pp. n.a.
  10. “Light Exchange,” refereed project and narrative published in the Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Louisville, KY, October 12-16, 2006, pp. 538-539.
  11. With C. Nakamura, “Going Past the Golem: The Emergence of Smart Architecture,” paper published in the Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Louisville, KY, October 12-15, 2006, pp. 372-382.
  12. “Curvilinear: Pedagogy of Tensile Fabrications,” paper published in the Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Louisville, KY, October 12-15, 2006, pp. 122-134.
  13. “Kinetic and Responsive: A Complex-adaptive Approach to Smart Architecture,” paper published in Vision and Visualization, Proceedings of the Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital (SIGRADI) International Conference, Lima, Peru, November 21-23, 2005. Refereed, 750-word abstract. pp. n.a.
  14. “Building is a network for living in,” in the Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Savannah, GA, 2005, pp. 36-47.
  15. “Postspatial Architectures: The Emergence of Time-like Parametric Worlds,” paper published in Cultura Digital y Diferenciacion, Proceedings of the Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital (SIGRADI) International Conference, Rosario, Argentina, 2003, pp. 375-382. ISBN: 987-9459-51-2. (Keynote Presentation)
  16. “Deconstructing AutoCAD: Toward a Critical Theory of Software (in) Design,” in S. Carmena, ed., Cultura Digital y Diferenciacion, Proceedings of the Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital (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)
  17. “Rhizograms: A Synesthetic Approach to Design Process,” in Dynamics of Architectural Knowledge, Proceedings of the European Association of Architectural Educators (EAAE) International Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2003. pp. n.a.
  18. “Time-like Architectures: The Emergence of Postspatial Parametric Worlds,” in G. Proctor, ed., Thresholds, Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Pomona, California, 2002, pp. 71-78. ISBN: 1-880250-11-X.
  19. “Time-like Architectures: The Emergence of Postspatial Parametric Worlds,” in K. Koszewski and S. Wrona, eds., Design E-ducation, Proceedings of the Education of Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (ECAADE) International Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 2002, pp. 254-261. ISBN: 0-954183-0-8. Refereed abstract.
  20. With Kenneth Masden, “Interrupted Interface: On the Cybernetics of Artistic Process,” in K. Koszewski and S. Wrona, eds., Design E-ducaiton, Proceedings of the Education of Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (ECAADE) International Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 2002, pp. 168-172. ISBN: 0-954183-0-8. Refereed abstract.
  21. “Solar Sails: An Installation,” in R. El-Khoury, ed., Architecture in Communication, Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002, pp. 172-173.
  22. “Softerials: Digital Materiality and the Transformation of Architecture,” in G. Guzman, ed., Libro de Ponencias, Proceedings of the Sociedad Iberoamericana Grafica Digital (SIGRADI) International Conference, Concepcion, Chile, 2001, pp. 272-274.
  23. (Mejor Presentacion/Best Presentation Award out of 95 presentations). Refereed, 750- word abstract.
  24. “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.
  25. “Thoroughbred Pegasus Plaza,” in W. Jabi, ed., Reinventing the Discourse, Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Buffalo, New York, 2001, pp. 412-413. ISBN: 1-880250- 10-1.
  26. “Speed and Relativity: Toward Time-like Architecture,” in T. Fisher and C. Macy, eds., Paradoxes of Progress, Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 2001, pp. 364-370.
  27. “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 Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Washington, D.C., 2000, pp. 29- 37. ISBN: 1-880250-09-8.
  28. “An Epistemological and Systems Approach to Digital Technology Integration,” in O. Ataman and J. Bermudez, eds., Media and Design Process, Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) International Conference, Snowbird, Utah, 1999, pp. 16-26. ISBN: 1-880250-08-X.
  29. “Digital Technology, Systemic Flexibility, and the Epistemological Crisis of Architectural Education System,” in A.E. Taft, ed., Proceedings of the European Association of Architectural Educators (EAAE) International Workshop, Aarhus, Denmark, 1999, pp. 22-28.
  30. “Growing Rhizomes and Collapsing Walls: Postmodern Paradigms for Architectural Education,” in K. Deines and K. B. Jones, eds., La Città Nuova, Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) International Conference, Rome, Italy, 1999, pp. 83-87.
  31. “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 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) International Conference, Rome, Italy, 1999, pp. 257-263.
  32. “Toward Noosphere: Envisioning Wall-less Studios and Rhizomatic Pedagogy,” in Legacy + Aspirations, Proceedings of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999, pp. 149-155.