At a Glance
Summary of Research and Creative Practice Activities
The Architecture Research and Design Center (ARDC) facilitates and coordinates research
and design activities within the Huckabee College of Architecture (HCOA). The Center
acts as an overarching entity to represent all research projects and individuals across
varied dimensions of architectural research, and across multiple campuses. The ARDC
is led by the Associate Dean for Research of the HCOA.
The scope of research themes, methodologies and impactful outputs evident within the
ARDC reflects the diverse skills and specializations within architectural research
at TTU. Projects range from humanities and social science-based work to computation
and digital design and fabrication, urban design and sustainability, fundamental and
applied materials investigations, design pedagogy, community engagement and design-builds
enabling real world testing of architectural designs. Projects are frequently characterized
by multidisciplinary collaborations, with faculty working together within the college,
across campuses, and partnering with others across the university and externally.
Collaborations include faculty at all ranks and levels of experience, as well as research
students, indicating a healthy research pipeline and culture.
In the calendar year 2025, HCOA faculty published a range of peer reviewed scholarly
works, including multiple edited books; numerous book chapters, fifteen peer-reviewed
journal articles, and dozens of conference proceedings, presentations and discussant
contributions internationally and nationally. The reputation of faculty is evidenced
by fifteen invited lectures in national and international venues. Faculty exhibited
their creative work in international and national venues, including one built work
in Spain. Faculty have organized local and binational symposia and workshops. Two
provisional patents were also lodged this year. Full details of these diverse research
related activities are presented in the following pages.
Faculty won 12 external grants in 2025, totaling $231,420 in value. This research
expenditure is impressive not only for its value in a competitive funding context,
but also for the range of funders and faculty involved in these successful initiatives.
These grants support publications, design-build work combining research and pedagogy
and community benefits, graduate student positions, and international fieldwork. Funding
derives from various sources, especially philanthropic organizations and industry,
which illustrates faculty are not reliant on any single funding source; for example,
ongoing philanthropic funding for Land Arts of the American West continues to provide
essential support for scholarships and operational costs in this highly specialized
program. Importantly, numerous faculty have been actively seeking grants large and
small, with over $16.5 million dollars of grant submissions made in this year, illustrating
the ambition and trajectory of the ARDC.
Work-in-progress in 2025 include sustained activities which will result in further
outputs in the coming year: Faculty reported working on book proposals, contracted
books, peer reviewed book chapters in press, and pending grant application decisions.
Two significant grants have been ongoing throughout 2024–2025 and will continue into
2026 (ReDDDoT Phase 1: $299,946; "Ultraviole(n)t Exposures," $450,000). In short,
this report is a reflection of the research completed in 2025, and there is more dissemination
and impact to come.
Professor Nicole M. Porter PhD MSt MBCT MARCH BPD PGCHE FHEA
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation (ADRI), Nov. 2025–
Huckabee College of Architecture
Edited Books (peer reviewed)
Mehan, A. (Ed.) (2025), After Oil: A Comparative Analysis of Oil Heritage, Urban Transformations, and Resilience
Paradigms (1st Edition ed., pp. 608 pages). Cham: Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-92188-9
Alami Fariman, M., Lee, C., Hakiminejad, A., Mehan, A. (Eds.), (2025). City, Public Space, and Body: The Embodied Experience of Urban Life (1st Edition ed., pp. 206 pages). London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/City-Public-Space-and-Body-The-Embodied-Experience-of-Urban-Life/Fariman-Lee-Hakiminejad-Mehan/p/book/9781032662381
Book Chapters (peer reviewed)
Alikhani, S., Mehan, A. (2025). From Ostads to Architects: Evolution of Iranian Architectural Practices in
Residential Buildings. In Cheshmehzangi, A. and Roaf, S. [Eds]. Persian Vernacular Architecture (pp. 15-32). Cham: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1116-4_2
Cilleruelo Teran, E. (2025). A Phantom Museum? In Jitka Cirklova (Ed.), Museums as Places of People, Time, and Memory. The Intersection of Place and History (pp. 234). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholar Publishing. https://cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-0364-6043-3/
Khan, Z., Khairnar, P., Khan, F. (2025). Human Behavior In Urban Ecology: Mental Health And Climate Change.
In Dr. Saroj Pachauri and Dr. Ash Pachauri (Ed.), Unveiling the Climate Change and Health Dynamic. New York: Independently Published by the POP Academy.
Mehan, A. (2025). Introduction: Navigating a Post-Oil Future. In Asma Mehan (Ed.), After Oil : A Comparative Analysis of Oil Heritage, Urban Transformations, and Resilience
Paradigms (1st Edition ed., pp. 1-11). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92188-9_1
Mehan, A., Casey, Z. S. (2025). Climate Justice Through Design: A Shift in Paradigm Within the Gulf of Mexico.
After Oil : A Comparative Analysis of Oil Heritage, Urban Transformations, and Resilience
Paradigms (1st Edition ed., pp. 139-155). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92188-9_8
Mehan, A., Mostafavi, S. (2025). Architectural Humanities: Decolonizing Perspectives in Mapping Resilience
and Urban Psychology. In In R. K. Beshara (Ed.) (Ed.), Architectural Humanities: Decolonizing Perspectives in Mapping Resilience and Urban
Psychology. (pp. 39–57). Talyor and Francis, Routledge. Link here
Mehan, A., Nawratek, K., Hakimnejad, A. (2025). Introduction. In DOI: 10.4324/9781032662428-3
(Ed.), Infrastructural Spaces: The (Anti)Public Space Manifesto (1st Edition ed., pp. 13). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032662428-3
Journal Articles (peer reviewed)
Boodaghi, O., Fanni, Z., Mehan, A. (2025). Regulation and policy-making for urban cultural heritage preservation: a
comparison between Iran and Italy. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 15(3), 420-440. https://doi.org/10.1108/jchmsd-08-2021-0138
Eisalou, N., Fanni, Z., Kamran Ghalehteimouri Jafarpour, Mehan, A. (2025). From Isolation to Integration: Assessing the Impact of City Diplomacy on
Small-City Development in Iran. EGI-Epigraphy Graffiti Iconography, 1(2), 70-87. https://journals.wisethorough.com/index.php/EGI/article/view/1273
Mehan, A. (2025). plaNext in transition: A decade of young academic publishing in planning
(2015–2025) – Insights and futures. PlaNext–Next Generation Planning, 15, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.24306/plnxt/109
Mehan, A., Alikhani, S. (2025). Demographic dynamics and art engagement: urban development in Lubbock and
El Paso, Texas. Estoa. Journal of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, 14(28), 166-177. https://doi.org/10.18537/est.v014.n028.a12
Mehan, A. (2025). Adaptive reuse as a catalyst for post-2030 urban sustainability: rethinking
industrial heritage beyond the SDGs. Discover Sustainability, 6(598), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-01462-9
Mehan, A. (2025). Reimagining post-industrial landscapes through the lens of sustainable development.
AGATHÓN | International Journal of Architecture, Art and Design, 17, 120-129. https://agathon.it/agathon/article/view/465
Mostafavi, S., Mehan, A. (2025). Interdisciplinary and Multi-Scalar Design and Research Models in Architectural
Practice and Education. Architecture MDPI Journal, Joint Special Issue, Switzerland, Basel.. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/higheredu/special_issues/H11D7862O2
Mostafavi, S. S., Mehan, A., Nejat, A. (2025). Integrating Emerging Design‐Build Technologies for Resilient Housing
in the Navajo Nation. Urban Planning, 10(Article 10157), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.10157
Omranzadeh, S., Hadighi, M. Three-Dimensional Embodied Visibility Graph: Investigation of Methods and Tools.
Journal of Computational Geometry.
Omraniazizabad, S., Mahdavinejad, M., Hadighi, M. (2025). Three-Dimensional Embodied Visibility Graph: Investigating and Analyzing
Values Along an Outdoor Path. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 52(7), 1669-1684.
Pezeshki, S. D., Hadighi, M. (2025). Reviving Lost Heritage Through AI: A Hybrid Design Approach in Downtown El
Paso. Human Systems and Design,, 198, 223-229.
Salahi, S., Hadighi, M. Architectural Heritage Reimagined: Shape Grammar in Qajar-Inspired Housing Designs
in Shiraz. Journal of Cultural Heritage.
Varış Husar, S. C., Mehan, A., Husar, M., Ceylan-Çalışkan, R., Erkan-Öcek, R., Song, S., Leemans, S. (2025). Permeability
of Borders, Ideas and Spaces: Reimagining Europe’s Spatial Futures from the Perspective
of New Generation of Planners. disp - the Planning Review, 61(1), 24-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2025.2518856
Varış Husar, S. C., Tulumello, S., Mehan, A., Caruso, N., Peker, E., Kut Görgün, E., Dal Cin, F. (2025). Bridging generations:
A decade of open peer review and collective knowledge-building in planning scholarship
through plaNext. plaNext–Next Generation Planning, 15(1st Edition), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.24306/plnxt/113
Wan, S.H. “The Global and the Planetary: Postcolonial Ecocriticism in Architectural Historiography”
Opus Incertum (Firenze University Press).
Conference Proceedings (peer reviewed)
Hadighi, M. and Joseph Aranha, I.Nyoman Gede Maha Putra, Tjokde Gede Dalem Suparsa, “Hybrid Methodologies for Documenting
Endangered Wooden Architecture: Preserving Knowledge, Enabling Continuity,” in ISVS-14:
Understanding Vernacular Heritage and Engaging in Design, Hutech University, Ho Chin
Minh City, Vietnam: 192-197.
Hadighi, M. and Mehrdad Hadighi, “Generative Intelligence Before AI: Mapping the genealogy of
Donald Judd’s 100 untitled works in mill aluminum,” in XXVIII Generative Art Conference
(GA 2025), eds. Celestino Soddu, and Enrica Colabella, Rome, Italy: 297-301.
Hunt, E. (Presenter & Author), Computing for Resilience: 45th Annual Conference of the Association
for Computer Aided Design in Architecture ACADIA, "Evaporative Ceramic Cooling Blocks
Digitally Fabricated Climate Solutions for Semi-Arid Environments", Association for
Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Miami Florida, (November 6, 2025).
Hunt, E. (Presenter & Author), Wall, Z. (Presenter & Author), 2025 ARCC INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
EMERGING CHALLENGES: technological, environmental, social, "SHIFT Exploring the Boundaries
of Clay 3D Printing for Sustainable Architecture", Architectural Research Centers
Consortium, College Park, MD & Washington DC, (April 2, 2025).
Hunt, E. (Presenter & Author), 2025 ACSA/AIA Intersections Research Conference: NEW HOUSING
PARADIGMS, "Integrating 3D Printed Ceramic-Based Evaporative Cooling into Studio Teaching",
ACSA + AIA, Austin, Texas, (January 11, 2025).
Montejano Henandez, E. (Presenter & Author), Mostafavi, S. S. (Presenter & Author), 113th Annual ACSA Meeting: Repair, "Developing Resource-Informed
Lightweight Lattice Systems: Hybrid of 3D Printable Lattice and 3D Scanned Non-Standard
Wood", Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), New Orleans, LA,
(March 20, 2025).
Mostafavi, S. S. (Presenter & Author), Bagheri, B. (Presenter & Author), Scott, C., Montejano Henandez, E. (Author Only), Howell, C. (Author Only), Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 113th Annual ACSA Meeting: Repair,
"Mapping Human Agency in the AR-Enabled Co-Production of an Urban Community Podium",
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), New Orleans, LA, (March
20, 2025).
Mostafavi, S. S. (Presenter & Author), Bagheri, B. (Author Only), Scott, C., Montejano Henandez, E. (Author Only), Howell, C. (Author Only), Mehan, A. (Author Only), CAADRIA 2025, "Integrated computational design to augmented production
of timberdowel structures", The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design
Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Tokyo, (March 20, 2025).
Segovia, M. (Presenter & Author), Hunt, E. (Author Only), Mostafavi, S. S. (Author Only), Rodriguez, D. (Author Only), Computing for Resilience: 45th Annual
Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture ACADIA, "Non-Planar
3D Printing of Vaulted Structures Using Variable Feed and Extrusion Rates for Wind-Informed
Climate Resilience", Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, Miami
Florida, (November 6, 2025).
Turturo, D. (Presenter & Author), ACSA 2025 Annual Meeting, "Façade City: The Courthouse Town
as Pedagogical Device", American Collegiate Schools of Architecture, New Orleans,
(March 2025).
Conference Presentations, including unpublished papers and workshops (peer reviewed)
Ellis, C. (Presenter & Author), 19th Century Studies Association 46th Annual Conference, Fusions
of Culture, Time and Space, "Shadows-on-the-Teche Plantation and the Cultural Fusion
of Louisiana Creole Architecture", 19th Century Studies Association, New Orleans,
LA, (March 27, 2025).
Hadighi, M. “Emerging Modernism: Social, Cultural, and Technological Forces that Shaped Our College
Towns,” presented at the Architectural Research Centers Consortium 2025 Conference,
University of Maryland and Howard University, Washington DC. April 2-5, 2025.
He, C., NCBDS 40 Conference 2025 TOOL(ING): Innovations in Beginning Design Pedagogy, "After
Image Culture: From AI Materials to Material Tectonics", National Conference on the
Beginning Design Student Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, US, (February 28, 2025).
Hunt, E. (Presenter & Author), Building Technology Educators' Society Conference 2025, "Bridging
Technology and Sustainability: 3D-Printed Clay Formwork in Architectural Pedagogy",
Building Technology Educators' Society, Chicago, Illinois, (June 4, 2025).
Maher, T., CAA (College Art Association) 113th Annual Conference, "Albers Variations", New
York City, New York, (February 14, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 65th Annual ACSP (Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning)
Annual Conference 2025: Planning for Change, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, October
23–25, 2025., "“Toxic Grounds: Segregated Soil and the Legacies of Racialized Zoning
in West Texas”", Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), a professional
organization advancing planning education and research., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
— Annual Conference venue., (October 23, 2025).
Qiu, L. & Wu, Q. (2025, May). Modeling Children’s Eating Disorders and Physical Activity:
The Role of Perceived Built Environment, Communication Factors, and Childhood Experiences.
The 56th Environmen\tal Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference. Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada.
Qiu, L., Zhu, X., Lee, C., & Clayton, M. (2025, May). Children’s Independent Mobility and
the Roles of Housing and Neighborhood Environments. The 56th Environmental Design
Research Association (EDRA) Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 7th International Conference – Challenges and Opportunities
in the Conservation, Promotion and Adaptive Reuse of the Industrial Heritage (Online),
"“Transnational Dialogues in Adaptive Reuse: Architectural Transformations Across
Borders (1975–2006)”", University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of
Human and Economic Geography (in collaboration with the National Centre for Railway
Qualification and Training, “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism, and
other partners), Online (hosted by University of Bucharest, Romania), (September 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 2025 Annual Conference — Southeast Chapter of the Society of
Architectural Historians (SESAH), Asheville, North Carolina, USA (paper sessions held
Sept. 24–25)., "“Appalachian Vernacular Architecture: Exploring Regional Building
Traditions, Climate-Responsive Techniques, and Embedded Cultural Narratives for Sustainable,
Community-Centered Design”", Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians
(SESAH), a professional organization for architectural historians in the U.S. Southeast.,
Asheville, North Carolina, USA — conference hosted at Embassy Suites & DoubleTree
by Hilton Asheville Downtown (paper sessions on Sept. 24–25 during the annual meeting
Sept. 23–26)., (September 25, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) 50th Annual Meeting:
Reverberations — Sheraton Grand Hotel, Seattle, WA, USA, "“Echoing Resilience: Feminist
Approaches to Urban Ecologies and Multispecies Care”", Society for Social Studies
of Science (4S), an international scholarly association for science and technology
studies., Seattle, Washington, USA — Sheraton Grand Hotel., (September 6, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 37th AESOP Annual Congress 2025: Planning as a Transformative
Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.,
"“Operationalizing Justice: Ethical Frameworks for Adaptive Planning in the Age of
Planetary Crisis”", Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) & Yıldız Technical
University., Istanbul, Turkey — primarily at YTU Davutpaşa Campus, (July 11, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 37th AESOP Annual Congress 2025 — Planning as a Transformative
Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
(7–11 July 2025)., "“Reimagining Postgrowth Urbanism: Adaptive Reuse of Industrial
Heritage for Sustainable Futures”", Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP)
& Yıldız Technical University, Department of City and Regional Planning., Istanbul,
Turkey — Yıldız Technical University., (July 8, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), Development Studies Association (DSA) 2025 Annual Conference:
Navigating Crisis: Dangers and Opportunities in Development — hybrid format hosted
at University of Bath, UK, 25–27 June 2025., "“Adaptive Reuse and Community Resilience:
Addressing Water Scarcity through Sustainable Urban Design”", Development Studies
Association (DSA) — a UK scholarly society advancing research and practice in international
development., University of Bath, UK (hybrid in-person & online), (June 2025).
Mehan, A. Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 56th Annual Conference: Designing
Communities for Climate Action and Resilience — hosted at the Halifax Convention Centre,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada., "“Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage for Climate
Resilience”", Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), an interdisciplinary
organization focused on environmental design research and practice., Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada — Halifax Convention Centre., (May 30, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), “Narratives for Ecological and Sustainable Transition(s): Nesting
Theory and Praxis through Literature-Based Workshops” — University of Bergamo, Italy,
May 21–22, 2025., "“Narrative Interventions in Adaptive Reuse: Storytelling as a Tool
for Ecological and Civic Transitions”", N.E.S.T. Research Network / University of
Bergamo — an international workshop and research forum on ecological narratives and
sustainable transition processes., Bergamo, Italy, (May 21, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), AI and Cities: An International Forum for Innovation and Collaboration
— hosted online by the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning,
May 9–10, 2025., "“AI-Driven Urban Futures: Integrating Machine Learning for Resilient
and Inclusive City Planning”", University of Florida, Department of Urban and Regional
Planning & AI and Cities forum organizers., Online (hosted by University of Florida),
(May 10, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), COLLOQUE INTERNATIONAL L’exil comme voyage. La Méditerranée
des architectes et le monde, XVIIIe-XXe siècle Université de Poitiers, Franc, "“Exile
and Architectural Transformations in Mediterranean Port Cities”", Université de Poitiers,
Faculté des Sciences Humaines et Arts, in collaboration with École nationale supérieure
d’architecture de Normandie, Poitiers, France (Hôtel Berthelot, salle Crozet), (April
2025)
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 2025 ARCC International Conference: EMERGING CHALLENGES: Technological,
Environmental, Social — College Park, MD & Washington, DC, USA., "“Infrastructure,
Zoning, and Community Resilience in Lubbock, Texas, USA”", Architectural Research
Centers Consortium (ARCC), co-hosted by the University of Maryland & Howard University.,
College Park, MD & Washington, DC, USA., (April 4, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), Mostafavi, S. S. (Presenter & Author), Nejat, A. (Presenter & Author), 2025 ARCC International Conference:
Emerging Challenges: Technological, Environmental, Social — College Park, MD & Washington,
DC, USA, "“Water Rights and Environmental Challenges in the Navajo Nation: Navigating
Scarcity, Contamination, and Climate Change”", Architectural Research Centers Consortium
(ARCC), co-hosted by the University of Maryland & Howard University, College Park,
MD & Washington, DC, USA, (April 3, 2025).
Mehan, A., Critical diffraction of urban environments, STS Hub 2025: Diffracting the Critical,
"Multispecies Resilience in Post-Industrial Urban Spaces: Environmental Justice and
Adaptive Urbanism", STS Hub 2025: Diffracting the Critical, Berlin, Germany, (March
13, 2025).
Mostafavi, S. S., Bagheri, B., ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication (SCF 2025 - MIT) Peer-Reviewed Paper
Presentation, "Robotically Produced Timber Dowel Double-Curvature Discrete Shell",
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, (2025).
Mostafavi, S. S. (Other), Design Excellence Conference 2025 — AIA Austin Organized by AIA Austin at
Austin Central Library, focused on sustainability, resiliency, and inclusive design.,
"Augmented Co-Production: Merging Architectural Robotics and Humanities Across Technologies,
Territories, and Temporalities", American Institute of Architects (AIA) Austin, Austin
Central Library — Austin, Texas, USA, (August 21, 2025).
Raab, P., Building Technology Educators’ Society 10th Biennual Conference: Empowerment through
an Architecture of Performance, "Beyond Aesthetics: Adaptive Facades as a Bridge Between
Climate Responsiveness and User Experience", Building Technology Educators’ Society,
Chicago, IL, (June 2, 2025).
Raab, P., Amaro, J., Ask, L., Building Technology Educators’ Society 10th Biennual Conference: Empowerment through
an Architecture of Performance, "Empowering Community through Design-Build Education:
A Playhouse for CASA", Building Technology Educators’ Society, Chicago, IL, (June
2, 2025).
Segovia, M. (Presenter & Author), Hunt, E. (Author Only), Building Technology Educators' Society Conference 2025, "Pitch to
Plane Merging Traditional and Technology: Sustainable Clay Facade Systems with Integrated
Vegetation", Building Technology Educators' Society, Chicago, Illinois, (June 4, 2025).
Seyedi, S. A. (Discussant), Moghtadaei, A. H. (Presenter & Author), Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 14th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical
Constructions (SAHC 2025): Heritage Conservation in the Digital Era — SwissTech Convention
Center, EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Lausanne, Switzerland, September
15–17, 2025., "“Climate-Driven Tectonics: Rural Wooden Architecture in Gilan and Shikoku,
Japan”", SAHC Conference organizers with support from EPFL’s School of Architecture,
Civil and Environmental Engineering and associated scientific committees., Lausanne,
Switzerland — SwissTech Convention Center (EPFL campus)., (September 17, 2025).
Seyedi, S. A. (Presenter & Author), Sechin Matouri, M. A. (Presenter & Author), Mehan, A. (Presenter & Author), 14th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical
Constructions (SAHC 2025): Heritage Conservation in the Digital Era. Location: SwissTech
Convention Center, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland,
15–17 September 2025., "“Reviving Tradition in Modern Iranian Architecture: An Analysis
of Kamran Diba’s Jundishapour University”", International Scientific Committee on
the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage & associated
partners., SwissTech Convention Center, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
Lausanne, (September 17, 2025).
Sun, K., The 20th Annual Conference of International Association for the Study of Environment,
Space, and Place (IASESP), "Tracing Queer Citizenship: Agonistic Politics as an Approach
to Constructing Democratic Urban Space", Jacksonville, Florida, (April 25, 2025).
Zhu, X., Shepley, M., Lu, Z., Lin, C., Qiu, L., & Joyce, K., (2025, May). Social and Behavioral Factors in Environmental Design
for Health: A Framework for Design Education, Research, and Practice. The 56th Environmental
Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Turturo, D. (Presenter & Author), Maymind, A. (Author Only), McQuistion, L. (Author Only), Society
of Architectural Historians, Annual Meeting, "Skylines and Bylines: Rereading an Architectural
Tabloid", Society of Architectural Historians, Atlanta, (April 2025).
Conference Discussants / panelists / panel moderators; papers in non-peer-reviewed
events
Hadighi, M., National Council for Preservation Education Annual Conference, "Digital Heritage
and Preservation Education," National Council for Preservation Education, Wisconsin,
Milwaukee. (September 19, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Discussant), Narratives of Care Symposium (Hybrid format: Melbourne, Australia &
Online), La Trobe University — 20–21 November 2025., "“Storying Care: Family Caregivers,
Identity, and Agency in Rural West Texas”", La Trobe University Department of Social
Inquiry and convenors of the Narratives of Care interdisciplinary symposium., Hybrid:
Melbourne, Australia & Online participation., (November 20, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Panelist), European Architectural History Network (EAHN) Special Interest Group
Women and Gender in Architecture, Landscape and Urban Design Online Symposium: Women
Architects under State Socialism (9–10 October 2025)., "“Petro-Modern Housing: Women
Architects in Iran’s Socialist Urban Projects” — delivered in the Alternative Archives
I session.", EAHN Special Interest Group Women and Gender in Architecture, Landscape
and Urban Design, convened by Alla Vronskaya, Luca Csepely-Knorr, and Svava Riesto.,
Online (virtual symposium)., (October 10, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Discussant), 4th Border Urbanism Research Centre (BURC) Conference: Socio-Spatial
Narratives of Migrants’ Journey (FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences, Graz,
Austria), "“Spatial Justice and Contested Urbanism: Migrants’ Journeys in the Context
of West Texas”", Border Urbanism Research Centre (BURC), FH JOANNEUM, University of
Applied Sciences, Graz, in cooperation with Robert Gordon University., Graz, Austria,
(June 2025).
Mehan, A. (Panelist), Smart City Expo Miami 2025 – RE:IMAGINE Urban Spaces Program, "Urbanism
in the Era of Radical Transitions", Smart City Expo Miami Miami Dade College (Wolfson
Campus), Miami, Florida, USA, (October 6, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Panelist), Research Creation Workshop: The Use of Research Creation and Arts-Based
Methods in Studying Housing, Planning, and the Built Environment — Maynooth University,
Ireland., "“Narrative Mapping and Speculative Design for Post-Industrial Landscapes”",
European Research Council-funded Data Stories project — Telling stories about and
with planning and property data., Maynooth University, Ireland., (September 10, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Panelist), Beyond the Western Gaze: Decolonizing Iranian Women’s Activisms and Resistance
— international workshop, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, "“Beyond
the Veil: Spatial Dimensions of Women’s Resistance in Iran” — paper presented at the
workshop.", University of Amsterdam and convenors of the Beyond the Western Gaze workshop
on feminist and decolonial approaches to Iranian women’s resistance., Amsterdam, The
Netherlands — University of Amsterdam., (August 20, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Discussant), 2025 International Conference on Urban Affairs (ICUA), "Navigating
Petro-Cultural Narratives: Oil’s Impact on Iranian Identity and Urban Heritage", Urban
Affairs Association (UAA), Vancouver, British Columbia, (April 18, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Discussant), 7th Dortmund Conference on Spatial and Planning Research (DOKORP 2025):
Planning in Times of Multiple Crises, "Public Spaces as Agents of Resilience: Comparative
Insights from Houston and Amsterdam", Department of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund
University, Dortmund, Germany, (February 12, 2025).
Mehan, A. (Discussant), Mostafavi, S. S. (Discussant), Nejat, A. (Discussant), 2025 ACSA/AIA Intersections Research Conference:
NEW HOUSING PARADIGMS, "“Emerging Design-Build Technologies for Resilient Housing
in Navajo Nation: Research and Pedagogical Outlook”", Association of Collegiate Schools
of Architecture (ACSA) & American Institute of Architects (AIA), Austin, Texas, USA,
(January 11, 2025).
Seyedi, S. A. (Discussant), Alikhani, S. (Discussant), Mehan, A., Orienting Imagination: what are the stakes on the LIano Estacado, "Echoes of Segregation:
The Legacy of Jim Crow Laws in Lubbock's Urban Planning", Huckabee College of Architecture,
Texas Tech University, Louis Hopkins Underwood Centre for the Arts Firehouse Theatre,
Lubbock, Texas, (January 31, 2025).
Seyedi, S. A. (Discussant), Mehan, A., Hemmati, M. (Discussant), Society of Architectural Historians (SAH 2025), "Modernism
and Mysticism: Mozhan Khadem's Architectural Journey", Society of Architectural Historians
(SAH), Atlanta, Georgia, (May 2, 2025).
Taylor, C. (Panelist), Keel, M. (Discussant), Toussaint-Baptiste, J. (Panelist), Clarke, R.
(Panelist), Stanley, T. (Panelist), “Ghosts”, "“Inscription, Sedimentation, and Counter-Memorialization:
Contemporary Artistic Engagements with Endurance and Fracture”", American Anthropological
Association, New Orleans, (November 23, 2025).
Taylor, C. (Panelist), Keel, M. (Discussant), Toussaint-Baptiste, J. (Panelist), Clarke, R.
(Panelist), Stanley, T. (Panelist), “Plenary for Going to See A Man About A Horse”,
"“Plenary for Going to See A Man About A Horse”", Yes We Cannibal, Baton Rouge, LA,
(January 18, 2025).
Turturo, D. (Moderator), Young, M. (Discussant), Lott, J. (Discussant), Herrmann, E. (Discussant),
Dialogue: The Early Architecture of John Hejduk, "The Early Architecture of John Hejduk",
Architecture Exchange, Remote, (October 14, 2025).
Turturo, D. (Moderator), Keslacy, E. (Discussant), Blunderfield, M. (Discussant), Astengo, G.
(Discussant), Dialogue: This Will Kill That, "This Will Kill That", Architecture Exchange,
Remote, (October 7, 2025).
Turturo, D. (Discussant), Tate, J. M. (Discussant), Grahn, F. (Moderator), Maymind, A. (Discussant),
Dialogue: The Texas Rangers, "The Texas Rangers", Architecture Exchange, Remote, (October
6, 2025).
Turturo, D. (Discussant), Maymind, A. (Moderator), Ansari, I. (Discussant), Costanzo, J. (Discussant),
Dialogue: Peter Eisenman's Wexner Center for the Arts, "Peter Eisenman's Wexner Center
for the Arts", Architecture Exchange, Remote, (March 11, 2025).
Turturo, D. (Discussant), Astengo, G. (Discussant), Bedford, J. (Moderator), Epstein Jones, D.
(Discussant), Dialogue: Vitruvius, "Vitruvius", Architecture Exchange, Remote, (February
28, 2025).
Conference Poster presentations (peer reviewed)
Raab, P. & Qiu, L. (2025, April). Healing Flow in Nursing Homes: Evidence-Based Design Strategies. 2025
ARCC International Conference. College Park, MD & Washington DC.
Derakhshan, R.* & Qiu, L. (2025, April). Spatial Analysis of Obesity and Accessibility to Physical Activity
Infrastructure in Lubbock, Texas: A GIS-Based Study. 2025 ARCC International Conference.
College Park, MD & Washington DC.
Mostafavi, S. S., Ghiyasi, T., Montejano Henandez, E., Bagheri, B., Howell, C., "One-to-one robot-fabricated prototype and research poster exhibited at the TechConnect
World Innovation Conference & Expo as part of the Texas Tech University Innovation
Hub pavilion.," Tech University Innovation Hub, Austin. (2025). (not peer reviewed)
Invited Lectures and keynotes
Aranha, J. (Presenter & Author), Invited Guest Lecture, "Some Thoughts on Vernaculur Architecture",
Escuela de Arquitectura de Málaga, Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain, (March 17,
2025).
Arja, L., Black History Month Panel, "The Power of Representation in Architecture and Design
/ Designing for a Global Community: Lessons from Diverse Cultures", National Organization
of Minority Architect Students Lubbock Chapter, HCOA, Texas Tech University, (February
27, 2025).
He, C., PILLS Research-led Lecture Series Vol.7, "Simulation: Worlds within Worlds", PILLS
Studio, Beijing, China, (January 24, 2025).
Khairnar, P.,Guest Lecture, College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Remote-Online,
"Parametric Form-Finding of Long-Span Structures and Structural Analysis," National.
(September 16, 2025).
Khairnar, P., Guest Lecture, College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Remote-Online,
"Advanced Computation for Tall Building Structural Design," National. (February 4,
2025).
Kripa, E. (Presenter), Creating Visual Culture, "Multispectral", University of Oregon Art History
Student Association, Oregon, (April 18, 2025) Graduate Symposium.
Mueller, S., Kripa, E., Forum Lecture Series, Carleton University, "Subperceptual Exposures." (November
10, 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E., Unsettled Ground Lecture Series, University of Texas Arlington College of Architecture
Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA), "Over-Exposed." (September 10, 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E., Ultraviole(n)t Exposures Transboundary Community Workshop, Juarez Limpio, "Ultraviole(n)t
Exposures." (August 16, 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E., MSAAD Arguments Lecture Series, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture
Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), "Ultraviole(n)t Exposures." (July 16, 2025).
Mueller, S., Cultivate, El Paso Community Foundation, "Design for Collectivity in a Transboundary
Airshed." (June 18, 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E., Ultraviole(n)t Exposures Gallery Talk and Panel Discussion, El Paso Museum of Art.
(May 15, 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E., ALNY x HOU: An Intergenerational Conversation, The Architectural League of New York,
Houston, TX, "Recent Work." (March 8, 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E., Ultraviole(n)t Exposures Pilot Exhibit Opening Lecture, El Paso Museum of Art, "Ultraviole(n)t
Exposures." (January 17, 2025).
Porter, N. (2025). DRAW: DRawing and Architecture for Wellbeing. Presentation [online], Oxford
Brookes University, UK (RIBA Foundation year architecture cohort), 10 December 2025.
Exhibitions of creative works, and curated exhibitions
He, C., Art - Exhibition, Invitational, "In the Sky: Clouds Lent Out Use Discipline", Ewing
Gallery, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, US, Academic, by “In the
Sky: Clouds Lent Out Use Discipline” Exhibition. Invited. Curator: Carl Lostrutto
& Catty Dan Zhang. (October 2025 -).
He, C., Art - Exhibition, Invitational, "Metadata Tide", Energy and Civilization: Science
& Art Fusion Future Exhibition, Beijing, China, Non-Academic, International, by Invited
by the CAFA Art Museum to participate in the 2025 exhibition “Energy and Civilization—Science
& Art Fusion Future.”. Collaborated with Jian Liu. (October 1, 2025 -).
He, C., Art - Exhibition, Invitational, "A Picturesque Stroll", Venice Biennale the 19th
International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy, Non-Academic, International,
by Invited by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation to contribute
to the theme “Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive.” Collaborated with
Haotian Zhang and Ziyue Sun. (May 9, 2025 - ).
He, C., Art - Exhibition, Invitational, "Living Algorithm", Osaka Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai,
Japan, Non-Academic, International, by Invited by curator Homo Homini Deus. (April
14, 2025 - ).
He, C., Art - Exhibition, Invitational, "Where My Skin Meets the Sky", Tree Art Museum,
Beijing, China, Non-Academic, by “Where My Skin Meets the Sky” Exhibition, Invited
Artist.Curator: Yi Zhang. (April 5, 2025 -).
He, C., Art - Exhibition, One-Person, "Domestic Game", Lubbock, Texas, USA, Academic. Collaborator:
Jimmy Wei-Chun Cheng. (March 7, 2025 - ).
Mehan, A., Mostafavi, S. S., "Adaptive Arid Climatic Constructs @ Biennale d’Architecture et de Paysage d’Île-de-France
2025," Biennale d’Architecture et de Paysage d’Île-de-France, Paris, France, École
Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles, Versailles, France, Paris, France.
(May 16, 2025 - July 13, 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E. "Ultraviole(n)t Exposures Pilot Exhibit." (2025) El Paso Museum of Art. *Curators
Mueller, S., Kripa, E. "Drawing Codes," Andrew Kudless and Adam Marcus, Curators, Tulane University School
of Architecture, New Orleans, LA. (March 2025 - April 2025).
Mueller, S., Kripa, E. "Drawing Codes," Andrew Kudless and Adam Marcus, Curators, University of Houston
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, Houston, TX. (January 2025 - February
2025).
Other Publications
Prieto Castro, S., Mena Vega, P. (2025). Transferencias gráficas: procesos mixtos de análisis arquitectónico. In Berta
Bardí-Milà, Daniel García-Escudero (Ed.), JIDA’25. XIII Jornadas sobre Innovación
Docente en Arquitectura (pp. 80–92). Barcelona: Iniciativa Digital Politècnica, Oficina
de Publicacions Acadèmiques Digitals de la UPC. https://doi.org/10.5821/jida.2025.13589
Other conference and symposia organization
Mueller, S., Border Consortium 2025 Symposium. Organized and presented in major binational symposium
convening leading researchers and practitioners working in spatial practices on the
US-Mexico border. Externally funded.
Sun, Ke. and colleagues. “Orienting Imagination: What Are the Stakes on the Llano Estacado?”
Symposium, Jan 31st and Feb 2nd 2025, Internally funded.
Built works (award winning and subject of peer review)
Cilleruelo Teran, E., Martinez Garcia, A., Molina Cuadro, A., Carrasco Hidalgo, A., "De Roca Madre," Fundacion
Arquia, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. (October 30, 2025 - January 12, 2026).
Grants Awarded
Aranha, Joseph (Principal Investigator), Hadighi, Mahyar (Principal Investigator), Mahaputra, I Nyoman Gede (Principal Investigator), "Documentation
of Endangered Wood Architecture in East Timor, Indonesia," Sponsored by Endangered
Wood Architecture Program Oxford Brookes University, UK, Foreign, $37,000.00. (January
15, 2025 - January 31, 2026).
Hunt, Erin Linsey (Lead Principal Investigator), Khairnar, Piyush (Lead Principal Investigator), "Developing Thin Shell Structures Using Discretized
Unreinforced Concrete Elements with 3D-Printed Clay Formwork," Sponsored by Architectural
Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), Other Nonprofit Org, $10,000.00. (January 1, 2025
- December 31, 2025).
Kripa, Ersela (Principal Investigator), "Sustainability in the Built Environment in Albania," Sponsored
by Institute of International Education, Foreign, $13,920.00. (June 1, 2025 - July
31, 2026).
McReynolds, Victoria, "Violet Light Across the Americas," Sponsored by Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation,
Foundation, $25,000.00. (June 2025 - Present).
Raab, Peter S (Lead Principal Investigator), Hunt, Erin L (Lead Principal Investigator), "Downtown
Arts Gateway Pavilion," Sponsored by American Institute of Steel Construction, Other
Nonprofit Org, $20,000.00. (August 4, 2025 - December 31, 2025).
Mostafavi, Sina, "Large-Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) Research in Architecture," Sponsored
by CARACOL AM Industry-Sponsored Research & Development Support, Industry/For Profit,
$40,000.00.
Mostafavi, Seyed Sina (Principal Investigator), Nejat, Ali (Principal Investigator), "SIKA, Industry-Sponsored
Research & In-Kind Support, Advanced Concrete 3D Printing Materials and Training Support,"
Sponsored by SIKA U.S., Industry/For Profit, $8,000.00. (2025 - 2026).
Mostafavi, Seyed Sina, "Robotic Light Painting, Art vs. Code — Museum of Art + Light (MoAL), Kansas," Other
Nonprofit Org, $500.00. (2025).
Nejat, Ali (Lead Principal Investigator), Mostafavi, Seyed Sina (Principal Investigator), Sponsored by U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
(HUD), $10,000.00. (2025 - 2026).
Porter, N. ‘Constructed Habitat in Urban Rivers: Overcoming Social and Ecological Neglect’ Leverhulme
research project grant, £241,000, () [Co-I, direct funding portion $7,000 USD]
Sun, Ke, Chua, Kevin, "Ryla T. & John F. Lott Endowment for Excellence in the Visual Arts,"
TTU internal award, $5,000.00.
Taylor, Chris (Principal Investigator), "Land Arts of the American West Scholarships and operational
support 2025," (multiple sponsors), $55,000.00.
Grants applied for in 2025 declined (selected)
Arja, Logman (Principal Investigator), "3D Printed Ceramic Hydroponics," Sponsored by Helen Jones
Foundation, Foundation, $115,170.00. (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025).
Park, Kuhn (Principal Investigator), Cricchio, Anthony (Principal Investigator), "2025 Excellence
Grant," Sponsored by Texas Tech Alumni Association, $25,600.00.
Gomez Pastora, Jenifer (Principal Investigator), Ghazvinian, Ali (Principal Investigator), Rice, Richard (Principal Investigator), "Hispanic Serving
Institution Program Film Series," Sponsored by TTU Hispanic Serving Institution Fellows
Program, College or University, $6,000.00. (August 1, 2025 - July 31, 2028).
Mostafavi, Seyed Sina (Lead Principal Investigator), Nejat, Ali (Principal Investigator), Mehan, Asma (Principal Investigator), "ATE Advanced Technological Education, EURECA 5.0: Empowering
Underserved Regions through Educational and Construction Advancements in Industry
5.0," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $999,996.00. (2025 - 2028).
Mostafavi, Seyed Sina, Deng, Min, Yao, Jingjing, "CPS-FR: BRIDGE: Built-environment Robotics with Intent-aware
Digital-twin-Guided Execution for Cyber Physical Co-Production," National Science
Foundation, Federal, $1,000,000.00. (2025 - 2028).
Nejat, Ali (Lead Principal Investigator), Mostafavi, Seyed Sina (Principal Investigator), "RAPID-Housing: Reforming Approaches with Planning, Innovation,
and Digitalization for Housing," Sponsored by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), $1,591,354.00. (2025).
Sun, Ke (Principal Investigator), Ghazvinian, Ali (Lead Principal Investigator), "Spatial Justice and Urban Resilience Through Accessory
Dwelling Units: Innovative Material Methods and Urban Policy as Democratic Strategies
for Affordable Housing in West Texas," Sponsored by Arnold Ventures 2025, Foundation,
$376,000.00.
Mehan, A. (Lead Principal Investigator), Mostafavi, S. S. (Principal Investigator), "Ethical Implications and Bias Considerations in AI-Enabled
Architectural Design," Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Federal,
$149,937.00.
Mehan, A. (Lead Principal Investigator), "Post-Oil Futures: Exploring Socio-Environmental Justice
and Industrial Heritage through Humanities Discussions," Sponsored by National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH), Federal, $100,000.00.
Mehan, Asma (Lead Principal Investigator), Mostafavi, Seyed Sina (Principal Investigator), "Re-envisioning Public Space in Port Cities: A Comparative
Study of Amsterdam and Houston," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal,
$331,017.00. (2025 - 2027).
Mehan, Asma (Lead Principal Investigator), Mostafavi, Seyed Sina (Principal Investigator), "Spatial Research on the Origins of Freedom," Sponsored
by John Templeton Foundation, Foundation, $1,690,150.00
Qiu, Lingyi, He, Chenxuan, "Lubbock THRIVE! Transforming How Recreation Inspires Vibrant Experiences: Impact
of the Civic Park on Urban Park Usage and Equitable Urban Planning and Design," Sponsored
by Helen Jones Foundation, $51,894.00.
Hunt, Erin (Principal Investigator), "Low-Energy Ceramic Cooling Systems for Housing Applications:
Window-Integrated and Exterior Shading Prototypes for Passive and Hybrid Evaporative
Cooling," Sponsored by American Institute of Architects (AIA), $30,000.00.
Phillips, Lauren (Lead Principal Investigator), Jaddo, Lahib (Supporting), "Caliche Commons: A Pilot
for West Texas Land Reclamation," Sponsored by Texas Tech Alumni Association, College
or University, $50,000.00.
Patents / other intellectual property
| Patent Title |
Patent Nationality |
Inventors |
Property Type |
Patent/Copyright No./ID |
| 3D PRINTED CLAY COOKSTOVES |
United States |
Logman Arja |
Provisional |
|
| SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND FABRICATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECIPROCAL LATTICE
STRUCTURE |
United States |
Sina Mostafavi |
Provisional |
63/662,495 |
