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Date: Friday, 04/Apr/2025
8:00am - 9:00am	District Architecture Center: Take Metro to District Architecture Center (DAC) - Green Line from College Park to Gallery Place/Chinatown
9:00am - 10:30am	Tec_2_FR: Technological Session 2 (FR) Location: DAC: Clark Session Chair: Andressa Martinez, University of Maryland Presenter: Carlos Faubel, Drexel University Presenter: YE MA, University of Virginia Presenter: Mike Christenson, University of Minnesota Using Artificial Intelligence Models for Real-time Forecasting of Indoor Microclimate in Historic Buildings Carlos Faubel¹, Layla Iskandar², Antonio Martinez-Molina¹ 1: Drexel University, United States of America; 2: The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States of America A Data-Driven Approach For Real-Time Monitoring And Prediction Of Hygroscopic Deformation In Natural Wood YE MA, Ehsan Baharlou University of Virginia, United States of America Knowledge Effects of Interoperability for Existing- Building BIM Models: The necessity of Friction Mike Christenson¹, Xiaotong Liu¹, Ciera Hanson¹, Malini Foobalan² 1: University of Minnesota, United States of America; 2: The Doran Group, Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Tec_1_FR: Technological Session 1 (FR) Location: DAC: Hickok Cole A Session Chair: Anupam Satumane, Appalachian State University Presenter: Brittany L Williams, University of Maryland Presenter: Oluwatoyin Lawal, University of Florida Presenter: Katie MacDonald, University of Virginia AI + Design Thinking: Expanding Architecture Pedagogies with Artificial Intelligence Michael Ezban, Lindsey May, Brittany L Williams University of Maryland, United States of America Large Language Models for Automated Building Information Model Audits and Code Compliance Checking – Conceptual Framework Oluwatoyin Lawal¹, Nawari O Nawari², Adel Alsaffar³ 1: University of Florida, United States of America; 2: University of Florida, United States of America; 3: College of Architecture, University of Kuwait From Plane to Ruled Surface: CNC Sawmilling of Roundwood Katie MacDonald^1,2, Kyle Schumann^1,2 1: University of Virginia School of Architecture; 2: After Architecture	Soc_1_FR: Social Session 1 (FR) Location: DAC: Florence Board Room Session Chair: Christopher Jarrett, UNC Charlotte Presenter: Adam Thibodeaux, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Presenter: Florencio IV Gamboa Tameta, Toronto Metropolitan University Presenter: Asma Mehan, Texas Tech University Philippine Fiestas: Architecture as a Stage for Philippine Culture Florencio IV Gamboa Tameta Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada Infrastructure, Zoning, and Community Resilience in Lubbock, Texas, USA Asma Mehan Texas Tech University, United States of America Navigating Queer Spaces: Passing, Flagging, and Outing as Spatial Subversions in the Built Environment Adam Thibodeaux University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States of America	Env_1_FR: Environmental Session 1 (FR) Location: DAC: Studios Session Chair: Gundula Proksch, University of Washington Presenter: Erick Romero, Thomas Jefferson University Presenter: Won Hee Ko, New Jersey Institute of Technology Presenter: David Mwale Ogoli, California Baptist University Presenter: Elizabeth McCormick, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Estimating the Visual and Non-visual Effects of Window Views through Field Data Collection Won Hee Ko¹, Jae Yong Suk², Clotilde Pierson³, Biplav Pokhrel¹ 1: New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, USA; 2: California Lighting Technology Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; 3: Oregon State University, OR, USA Observations of Thermal Comfort Conditions in Two Schools in Southern California and Nairobi, Kenya David Mwale Ogoli California Baptist University, United States of America Performance-Based Community Park Design: A Case Study on Thermal Comfort, Connectivity, and Air Quality Impact in Philadelphia Erick Romero¹, Peng Du² 1: Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America; 2: Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America Rethinking the Great Indoors: A Critical Review of Semi-Outdoor Space in Urban Architecture Elizabeth McCormick^1,2, Gabriella de Luca¹ 1: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America; 2: North Carolina State University, United States of America
10:30am - 10:45am	BK_1_FR: Coffee Break Location: DAC: Sigal Gallery
10:45am - 12:15pm	Tec_3_FR: Technological Session 3 (FR) Location: DAC: Clark Session Chair: Peng Du, Thomas Jefferson University Presenter: Scott Gerald Shall, LTU Presenter: Saba Abdolshahi, University of Texas at Austin Presenter: Motomi Matsubara, Sharif, Lynch: Architecture The Next Frontier: Using Emerging Technology to Overcome the Challenges of the US Housing Industry Scott Gerald Shall¹, Areej Salaymeh², Keith Kowalkowski³ 1: LTU, United States of America; 2: LTU, United States of America; 3: LTU, United States of America ReGen Hall: A Scalable Model for Environmentally Sustainable, Affordable, and Compatible Student Housing Michael Garrison, Saba Abdolshahi, Lexi Hudson, Catherine Graubard, Michael Alada University of Texas at Austin, United States of America Study on the “Byproductivity” of Fillet as a Modern Formal Language Motomi Matsubara Sharif, Lynch: Architecture, United States of America	Env_2_FR: Environmental Session 2 (FR) Location: DAC: Hickok Cole B Session Chair: Deok-Oh Woo, University of Maryland Presenter: Kyoung Hee Kim, UNC Charlotte Presenter: Ralph Kirk Nelson, Lawrence Technological University Presenter: Anupam Satumane, Appalachian State University Balancing Privacy and View: Horizontal Zonal Occlusion in Window Shading Design Anupam Satumane¹, Siobhan Rockcastle^2,3 1: Appalachian State University, United States of America; 2: University of Oregon, United States of America; 3: Institute of Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Germany Project-based Learning in Carbon Neutral Buildings: A Survey Analysis Kyoung Hee Kim, Hamideh Hossei UNC Charlotte, United States of America Poetry Through Power: Energy Expression for Existing Buildings Ralph Kirk Nelson Lawrence Technological University, United States of America	Soc_2_FR: Social Session 2 (FR) Location: DAC: Studios Session Chair: Alexandra Staub, ARCC Presenter: Nooshin Esmaeili, University of Calgary Presenter: Lindsey Olivia Krug, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Presenter: Alexis Gregory, Mississippi State University Supporting the Invisible Student: Preparing All Architecture Students to be Ethical Professionals Alexis Gregory Mississippi State University, United States of America Fair Fights: Gerrymandering, Malls, and Boundary-Driven Conflict in Milwaukee Lindsey Olivia Krug, Samantha Koverman Schuermann University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States of America Community, Inclusivity + Wellbeing: An Interdisciplinary Critical Examination of the Calgary Central Library (CCL) as a Vehicle to Redefine Quality in Design Nooshin Esmaeili¹, Belle Gutierrez Kellam¹, Taly-Dawn Salyn², Dr. Matt Patterson³, Dr. Enrica Dall’Ara¹, Dr. Gavin R. McCormack⁴, Dr. Brian R. Sinclair^1,5 1: School of Architecture, Planning + Landscape (SAPL), University of Calgary, CanadaCanada; 2: Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Canada; 3: Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, Canada; 4: Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada; 5: sinclairstudio inc., Calgary, Canada
12:15pm - 1:15pm	Lunch (FR): Lunch on your own (see restaurant list in the attached url)
1:15pm - 2:45pm	Tec_4_FR: Technological Session 4 (FR) Location: DAC: Clark Session Chair: Michael Kleiss, University of Maryland Presenter: Virginia Melnyk, Iowa State University Presenter: Faysal Karim Bhuiyan, University of Kansas Presenter: Tahmures Ghiyasi, Texas Tech University Deployable Hyperbolas and Knitted Textiles: Exploring Flexibility in Environmental Architecture Virginia Melnyk Iowa State University, United States of America Concrete Tilt-up Construction: Past, Present & Future Opportunities Faysal Karim Bhuiyan, Keith Van de Riet University of Kansas, United States of America Active Bending Curved-Line Folding as Lightweight Structures: Transforming Flat Sheets into Complex 3D Forms Soroush Reaisi¹, Tahmures Ghiyasi² 1: Concordia University, QC, Canada; 2: Texas Tech University, TX, United States of America	WK_2_FR: Workshop: The Spatialization of Capital: Rethinking Architectural Research Location: DAC: Hickok Cole A Session Chair: Clare Robinson, University of Arizona Presenter: Alexandra Staub, ARCC This hands-on workshop will use the lens of capital and its intersection with new technologies to reformulate research questions about public and private space. After a short theoretical introduction, we will break into small groups to examine a range of spatial types through the lens of both capital and its related technologies. Learning outcomes: As a result of participating in the workshop, attendees will: gain the ability to frame questions that include currently pertinent research issues. learn about how different aspects of research topics might intersect. gain an understanding of how architectural research and practice intersect.	Env_3_FR: Environmental Session 3 (FR) Location: DAC: Florence Board Room Session Chair: Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab Presenter: Brian Robert Sinclair, University of Calgary + sinclairstudio Presenter: Sanaz Sadat Hosseini, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Presenter: Ash Ragheb, Lawrence Tech University Urban Transit Stations, Lived Experience & Design Quality: Research About Design + Research Through Design Brian Robert Sinclair¹, Paniz Mousavi Samimi², Nolan Miranda² 1: University of Calgary + sinclairstudio, Canada; 2: University of Calgary, Canada Adaptive Transit Solutions: A Comparative Review of Demand-Responsive Public Transit Systems for Sustainable Urban Mobility and Environment Sanaz Sadat Hosseini¹, Narges Rashvand², Mona Azarbayjani³, Hamed Tabkhi² 1: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America; 2: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America; 3: School of Architecture, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America Innovation, Aesthetics vs. Environmental Challenges: A Study Toward a Contemporary Façade System Performance and Material Alternatives. Ash Ragheb Lawrence Tech University, United States of America	Soc_3_FR: Social Session 3 (FR) Location: DAC: Studios Session Chair: Jinoh Park, University of Arkansas Presenter: Fabio Capra-Ribeiro, Louisiana State University Presenter: Roberto Rovira, Florida International University Presenter: Christina Bollo, University of Oregon Multispecies Spatial Justice: Prototyping Biodiversity-Enhancing Facades in Architecture Education Fabio Capra-Ribeiro¹, Filippo Vegezzi², Daniel Belandria³ 1: Louisiana State University; 2: Universität Basel; 3: Universidad de Montevideo The Machine in the Garden: Redefining Industrial Landscapes for Environmental and Civic Renewal Roberto Rovira, Cynthia Ottchen Florida International University, United States of America Dignified Design: An actionable conceptual modeliInformed by residents and staff in Permanent Supportive Housing Christina Bollo¹, Jennifer Wilson², Rachelle Macur², Becca Mann³, Maxine Metzger³ 1: University of Oregon, United States of America; 2: Shopworks Architecture, Denver, Colorado, US; 3: University of Denver, United States of America
2:45pm - 3:00pm	BK_2_FR: Break (FR) Location: DAC: Sigal Gallery
3:00pm - 4:30pm	Soc_5_FR: Social Session 5 (FR) Location: DAC: Clark Session Chair: Ritu Deshmukh, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY Presenter: Ashlie Boelkins, University of Louisiana Presenter: Matthew Pierce Findlay, University of Arkansas Presenter: Scott Gerald Shall, LTU Presenter: Kyle Anthony Spence, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Participatory Design’s Role in Enhancing Employee Satisfaction and Productivity: A Systematic Literature Review Matthew Pierce Findlay, Jinoh Park University of Arkansas, United States of America From Crowd-Sourcing To Bricolage: Forging A New, Socially-Responsive Design Practice Through Three Modest Works Scott Gerald Shall LTU, United States of America Afrofuturistic JazzSpace: A Human-AI Symbiotic Approach To Centering Cultural Heritage In Community Design Kyle Anthony Spence University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States of America Beginning With the Body: A Case for Somatics in Architectural Education Ashlie Boelkins University of Louisiana, United States of America	Env_4_FR: Environmental Session 4 (FR) Location: DAC: Hickok Cole B Session Chair: Abdulrahim Rezaee Parsa, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Presenter: Mohammad Rezvan, PSU Presenter: Won Hee Ko, New Jersey Institute of Technology Presenter: Saba Abdolshahi, University of Texas at Austin Optimizing Tree Canopy Configurations for Thermal Comfort in Urban Spaces: A Computational Approach for Early-Stage Design Mohammad Rezvan, Stuart Patton Echols, José Pinto Duarte, Nathan Brown Pennsylvania State University, United States of America Assessing Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy Use Behavior in Low- and Moderate-Income Urban Housing Biplav Pokhrel, Won Hee Ko, Yao Sun NJIT, United States of America Energy Efficiency Analysis of Electrochromic Glass in Single-Family Home Retrofits in Austin, Texas Michael Garrison, Saba Abdolshahi, Dariya Fallon University of Texas at Austin, United States of America	Env_5_FR: Environmental Session 5 (FR) Location: DAC: Florence Board Room Session Chair: Jae Yong Suk, University of California, Davis Presenter: Sohrab Azizollahi, Kent State University Presenter: Tahmures Ghiyasi, Texas Tech University Presenter: Pauline Sutherland, University of Calgary Urban Tokyo \| Innovation \| Interrogation: Critically Considering Qualities, Conditions, Factors + Fabric Pauline Sutherland¹, Andrea Czire¹, Brian Sinclair^1,2 1: University of Calgary, Canada; 2: sinclairstudio inc. Kinetic Lightweight Structures With Moveable Joints: An Architectural Solution For Real-Time Adaptive Spaces In Other Planets. Sohrab Azizollahi Kent State University, United States of America A Study of the Impact of Geometrical Optimization on Bearing Lateral Forces in the Diagrid Structures Tahmures Ghiyasi¹, Ali Ghazvinian² 1: Texas Tech University, TX, United States of America; 2: Texas Tech University, TX, United States of America	Soc_4_FR: Social Session 4 (FR) Location: DAC: Studios Session Chair: Clare Robinson, University of Arizona Presenter: Jami Quesenberry, University of Utah Presenter: Montserrat Estrany Bover, University of Arizona Presenter: Kateryna L Malaia, University of Utah Housing For Environmental and Human Health: Intersecting the Living Building Challenge and Cohousing Jami Quesenberry University of Utah, United States of America From Functional Architecture to Cultural Heritage: Unveiling the Significance, Evolution and Present Challenges of the Catalan Masia Montserrat Estrany Bover University of Arizona, United States of America What Can Architects Really Do? Housing Crisis and Quality in the United States Kateryna L Malaia¹, Silvina Lopez Barrera², Jessica DiCarlo¹ 1: University of Utah, United States of America; 2: Mississippi State University, United States of America
4:30pm - 5:00pm	BK_3_FR: Coffee Break Location: DAC: Sigal Gallery
5:00pm - 6:30pm	PP_1_FR: Plenary Panel: Academia/Practice Research Collaborations Location: DAC: Hickok Cole A
6:30pm - 7:30pm	ARC_1: ARCC Board Meeting
6:30pm - 10:00pm	DN_FR: Dinner on your own for conference attendees (see restaurant list)		Return to CP_FR: Return to College Park by Green Line Metro or Uber/Lyft

ARCC 2025 International Conference

EMERGING CHALLENGES: technological, environmental, social

April 2-5, 2025 | College Park, MD & Washington DC
Co-hosted by the University of Maryland & Howard University

Conference Agenda