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BTES 2023 | Session Schedule
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023
Cosanti in Paradise Valley (metro-Phoenix/Scottsdale)
4:30 PM. Registration and Tours of Cosanti
5:00 PM. Session #1: Constraints
Location: Cat Cast
Linking sustainability and housing affordability to neighborhood design compatibility
Michael L. Garrison, The University of Texas at Austin
Learning via making, a hands-on approach
Pablo Moyano Fernandez, Washington University in St. Louis
Energy retrofit evaluation of a naturally ventilated historic building in a hot and humid climate
Layla Iskandar, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Antonio Martinez-Molina, Drexel University
Saadet Beeson, The University of Texas at San Antonio
6:00 PM. Registration and Tours of Cosanti
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Welcome Reception
Catered by Urban Phoenix with a Sonora desert-inspired menu of appetizers & taco bar; water station with watermelon fresca & spa water, and beer/wine.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023
Cosanti in Paradise Valley (metro-Phoenix/Scottsdale)
7:30 AM. Registration Open
8:00 AM. Plenary Session: Architecture Education in Arizona
Location: Student Apse
The School of Architecture (TSOA), Chris Lasch, President
Arizona State University (ASU), Paola Sanguinetti, Director of The Design School
The University of Arizona (UA), Courtney Crosson, Director, The Drachman Institute
9:15 AM. Water Break
9:30 AM. Session #2: Constructability
Location: Cat Cast
Precision and Constructability: Formwork Design for the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis
Liane Hancock, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The Miser’s Ruin – Circular Economies and the Architecture of Atypical Forestry in the Great Plains
Jason Griffiths, The University of Lincoln Nebraska
Earth-made urban living: earthen construction materials and techniques for contemporary housing
Robert Holton, Louisiana State University
Carbon Sequestering and Structural Abilities of Eucalyptus Cloeziana
Holly Sandberg, Oklahoma State University
Christina McCoy, Oklahoma State University
Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University
11:00 AM. Session #3: Constructability
Location: Cat Cast
The Site of Ornament
Genevieve Baudoin, Kansas State University
Bruce A. Johnson, Dual Ecologies
Housing and Concrete, a Design Build Studio
Gernot Riether, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mohamed Mahgoub, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Learning Climate Limits: energy and undergraduate research
Nik Nikolov, Lehigh University
Agricultural Waste Fiber in "An Economy That Is Restorative and Regenerative by Design"
Mark S Taylor, University of Illinois
Kyle Smith, University of Illinois
12:30 PM. Lunchbox Break
1:30 PM. Session #4: Constructability
Location: Cat Cast
Weaving and Tuning Cast in Place Falsework
Kristopher M. Palagi, Louisiana State University
Remote Control: Attuned Interventions in Mass Timber for Inuit Housing
Peter S. Raab, Texas Tech University
The Virtual Facade Mockup for Architectural Education
Roger Schroeder, SUNY Alfred State
Alan Vlakancic, SUNY Alfred State
Joseph A Ebert, California Lutheran University
XX-LAM: The Architecture of Curved Cross-Laminated Timber
Jason Griffiths, The University of Lincoln Nebraska
3:00 PM. End of session – hotel pool time
Dinner on your own
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023
Arcosanti in Mayer (70 miles North of metro Phoenix)
Day trip included with registration
6:30 AM. Charter Bus Departure from hotels
8:00 AM. Welcome Tour of Arcosanti
Nadia Bégin, Architectural Designer at Architecture Works Green, Inc.
Danny Fields, Guest Services, The Cosanti Foundation
Liz Martin-Malikian, CEO/Executive Director, The Cosanti Foundation
9:30 AM. Red Room Keynote: group 1_Yasaman Esmaili
SOD Studio Keynote: group 2_Tomiaki Tamura
11:00 AM. Red Room Keynote: group 2_Yasaman Esmaili
SOD Studio Keynote: group 1_Tomiaki Tamura
12:30 PM. Lunch in ArcoCafè
BTES Membership Meeting
2:00 PM. Archive Tour: group #1
2:00 PM. Session #5: Complexity
Location: Solar Classroom
Framing a tectonics of place: The Arizona School
Chad Schwartz, Kansas State University
A tale of three stones
Keith Peiffer, Oklahoma State University
Avoiding the Imperialist Agenda when Designing for the Developing World
Elizabeth L. McCormick, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Lochana Deshpande, North Carolina State University
Performative Periodic Tessellations:
A Study of Parametric, Light-Responsive Façade Systems in the Museum Setting
Arash Soleimani, Woodbury University
Mostafa Alani, Al Iraqia University
2:00 PM. Session #6: Constructability
Location: SOD Studio
Learning Through Lightness
Nate Imai, Texas Tech University
Matthew Conway, UCLA and USC
Building Ecosystems: Hybrid materialities for collective urban infrastructures
Juan Jose Castellon, Rice University
Living Surfaces: Defying Walls
Zamila Karimi, Kennesaw State University
Cody Kucharski, Kennesaw State University
Ana Valdez Tello, Kennesaw State University
Ecological Tectonics: Rethinking Construction through Material Reuse, Recycle, and Reclaim
Jongwan Kwon, Kansas State University
2:00 PM. Session #7: Constraints
Location: Red Room
Proactive not Reactive: Pandemic-Proof Commercial Architecture
Sydney Garceau, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Liz McCormick, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Charlotte
(In)Determinacy: Material and joint constraints to unleash tectonic thinking
Michelle Laboy, Northeastern University
KSU Mini Pavilion: A Constructed Ecology + Didactic Tool for Learning
Michael Carroll, Kennesaw State University
Billy Kihei, Kennesaw State University
Tectonics & Stereotomy
Regin Schwaen, North Dakota State University
3:30 PM. Archive Tour: group #2
3:30 PM. Session 8: Constraints
Location: Solar Classroom
Techne: Teaching Iterative Tectonics to Architecture Students
Eric Weber, University of Arizona
Matter, Making, and Testing: Designing with Next Generation Precast Concrete
Lisa Knust, University of Pennsylvania
Richard Garber, University of Pennsylvania
Riley Engelberger, University of Pennsylvania
The COTE Student Design Competition as a Vehicle for Integrative Architectural Education
Peter S. Raab, Texas Tech University
From Integration to Embodiment: An evolving approach to teaching design and building technology
Rob Williams, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jordan Kanter, University of Massachusetts Amherst
3:30 PM. Session 9: Constraints
Location: Red Room
How much does your building (model) weigh? On heightening awareness of embodied carbon in the design studio
Mike Christenson, University of Minnesota
Malini Srivastava, University of Minnesota
Lessons from an Integrated Design Course
Clifton Fordham, Tempe University
Design for Industrialized Construction in Architecture Education: Case Study Integrating DFMA and Digital Twin in the Design Studio
Paola Sanguinetti, Arizona State University
Luz Rodríguez, Arizona State University
Teaching carbon responsibility to first-year architecture and engineering design students
Clare Olsen, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Tom di Santo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Casey Benito, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
3:30 PM. Session 10: Constraints
Location: SOD Studio
Designing Water Self-Sustaining International Projects Using Comprehensive Water Auditing
Courtney Crosson, University of Arizona
A Case Study of Design as Scholarship in Undergraduate Coursework
Kristopher M. Palagi, Louisiana State University
Negotiating the ground plane: calibrating the geometry of climate-adaptive urban surfaces
Kentaro Tsubaki, Tulane School of Architecture
Charles Jones, Tulane School of Architecture
Direct Housing for Post-Disaster Recovery: Design and Logistics for Alternative Solutions
Dustin Albright, Clemson University
Elly Hall, Clemson University
Yongjia Song, Clemson University
Weichiang Pang, Clemson University
Michael Stoner, Clemson University
5:00 PM. Archive Tour: group #3
5:00 PM. Session #11 POSTERs
Location: Red Room
The Unknowing of Outcome: The Exploration of Components and Structural Form in Architecture Foundations Studios
Silvina Lopez Barrera, Mississippi State University
Duane McLemore, Mississippi State University
John Ross, Mississippi State University
Integrating Performance Thinking and Sustainability Knowledge in Architecture Pedagogy
Atefe Makhmalbaf, University of Texas at Arlington
Ambient Intelligence in Smart Buildings for Supporting Occupants' Circadian Rhythms
Qingqing Sun, Appalachian State University, UNC
XX-LAM
Jason Griffiths, The University of Lincoln Nebraska
Caroline Goertz, The University of Lincoln Nebraska
Jacob Urban, The University of Lincoln Nebraska
Deep Learning for Estimating Energy Savings of Early-Stage Facade Design Decisions
Mohsen Shahandashti, University of Texas at Arlington
Santosh Acharya, University of Texas at Arlington
Bahram Abediniangerabi, University of Texas at Arlington
5:00 PM. Session #12: ARTIFACT
Location: SOD Studio
Introducing robotics to students: Through novel architectural fabrication
Erin Hunt, Texas Tech Huckabee College of Architecture
A tectonics of ontogenetic materialism: three projects
Dwaine Carver, University of Idaho
Having it both ways: building as object, building as artifact
Emily McGlohn, Auburn University
Mackenzie Stagg, Auburn University
Elizabeth Farrell Garcia, Auburn University
Rusty Smith, Auburn University
Pneumatic reality: an exploration of inflatables as a pedagogical design tool
Shawn Protz, NC State University
6:00 PM. Dinner in the Vaults
8:00 PM. Charter Bus Return to hotel(s)
Please note the Arcosanti pool will be open and available to conference attendees. Recommend bringing a towel & bathing suit.
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023
Special Tour of FLW & Soleri Inspired Work
Additional Fee will Apply
Sign up for this optional tour during registration as an "add-on".
The fee will be added to your registration.
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