10 Years of PhD in the Constructed Environment

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Schedule —
All events in Campbell 153, unless otherwise noted

Registration, Poster Session —
10–10:45 AM
Campbell Hall East Wing Gallery

Students and candidates currently enrolled in the PhD Program in the Constructed Environment at the School of Architecture present their ongoing doctoral research.
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Opening Remarks —
10:45–11 AM

Malo A. Hutson, Ph.D., Edward E. Elson Professor and Dean of UVA School of Architecture

Shiqiao Li, Ph.D., Weedon Professor in Asian Architecture and Director of UVA School of Architecture's Doctoral Program

Discussion Session I: The Constructed Environment and Big Data—
11 AM–12:30 PM

A.I. and Human Experience: A Journey from Data-Driven Research to User-Centered Design
Zhiqiu Jiang, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security (Saarbrücken, Germany)

People-Centric Urban Practice: Research, Teaching, and Consulting
Richa Vuppuluri, Ph.D., Managing Planner at Nspirereen, LLC, and Adjunct Faculty at George Washington University College of Professional Studies

Cybernetic Environment
Zihao Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture and Director of the Master's in Landscape Architecture Program at The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York

Moderator: Andrew Mondschein, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor in Urban + Environmental Planning, UVA School of Architecture

Lunch —
12:30–1:30 PM

Discussion Session II: The Constructed Environment and Policy Making —
1:30–3 PM

Graphs of Facts and Artifacts: Designing and Caring to Produce Knowledge and Space
Michael Bacon, Ph.D., Research Software Developer at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Racialized Geographies of Housing and Urbanization
Patricia Basile, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the College of Arts and Sciences of Indiana University, Bloomington

Planning Liminalities: Mapping Black Trans Spaces in Washington, DC
Shahab Albahar, Ph.D., Principal Management Consultant for the National Weather Service Office of Water Prediction and Associate Landscape Designer at Rock Design Associates

Coffee Break —
3–3:15 PM

Discussion Session III: The Constructed Environment and Representation —
3:15–4:45 PM

Kaleidoscopic Shanghai: a Decade of Thinking the City
Kelly Ritter, Ph.D., Professor of Architectural History at Savannah College of Art and Design

Retrofitting for Resilience: Multifamily Housing in New York
Katherine Gloede Silverman, Academic Program Manager and Sustainability Capstone Instructor at the City College of New York

Journey Through an Exhibition and Beyond
Dijia Chen, Ph.D., Lecturer in Architectural History and Theory at Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne

Moderator: Shiqiao Li, Ph.D., Weedon Professor in Asian Architecture and Director of UVA School of Architecture's Doctoral Program

10 Years of PhD in the Constructed Environment is supported by the Office of the Dean.