Azadeh Sawyer, Assistant Professor in Building Technology
Research
Research groups and faculty work
Regenerative Structures Laboratory. Credit: Juney Lee.
Carnegie Mellon Architecture's research centers have a rich and venerable history of leading the architecture discipline in research excellence in sustainable, computational, and urban design.
Our faculty members combine their deep expertise in architectural subdisciplines (the "vertical" dimension) with broad, collaborative interconnectedness across campus and the globe (the "horizontal" dimension). Our research groups push the boundaries of architecture, forge connections beyond the discipline, and draw government, industry, and nonprofit partners to fund and apply our work.
This culture of inquiry isn't limited to the graduate programs or sequestered in research labs; students at all levels are encouraged to explore design as research. The school's legendary research excellence permeates the entire curriculum and every student's education.
Research Groups
Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics (CBPD)
Computational Design Laboratory (CodeLab)
Lab for Architectural Ceramic Experimentation (LACE)
Laboratory for Cybernetics (L4C)
Regenerative Structures Laboratory (RSL)
Remaking Cities Institute (RCI)
Situated Computation + Design Lab (Sit.Co.De)
Faculty Projects
Stephanie Kyuyoung Lee, Ann Kalla Visiting Professor
Dana Cupkova, Professor
Jongwan Kwon, Assistant Teaching Professor
Gerard Damiani
Juney Lee, T. David Fitz-Gibbon Assistant Professor of Architecture
Jared Abraham, Associate Studio Professor
Vernelle A. A. Noel, Lucian and Rita Caste Assistant Professor in Architecture
Jongwan Kwon, Assistant Teaching Professor
Inactive Group
Urban Design Build Studio (UDBS)
UDBS was a collaborative of students, faculty, and allied professionals who worked with community residents to implement appropriate, affordable, and replicable design solutions.