One distinctive feature of the School of Architecture is our commitment to improving the knowledge base of the planning, design, and construction professions through research. The School of Architecture has one of the most active research programs in the country. Research activity happens through the school’s formally organized research centers, institutes, and various laboratories.
Centers
Center for Health Systems & Design (CHSD)
Director: Ray Pentecost
Center for Heritage Conservation (CHC)
Director: Kevin Glowacki
Center for Housing & Urban Development (CHUD)
Director: Galen Newman
CRS Center for Leadership & Management in the Design & Construction Industry
Director: Mark Clayton
Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center (HRRC)
Director: Michelle Meyer
Institutes
Institute for Sustainable Communities (IfSC)
Director: Jorge Vanegas
Labs
BIM-SIM Group
Director: Mark Clayton
Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Lab for Construction (DAC)
Director: H. David Jeong
Innovations for Infrastructure Deploying, Excellence, Acceleration, and Sustainability (i2dEAS) Lab
Director: Kunhee Choi
Resource-Based Design Research Lab
Director: Ahmed Ali
Sensing and Analytics for Sustainable and Resilient Environments Lab
Director: Youngjib Ham
Smart and Sustainable Construction (SCC) Research Group
Director: Ryan Ahn
T4T Lab
Director: Gabriel Esquivel