Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
300, Main building
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Teaching Area(s): Smart Construction Oriented Architecture Design (bachelor course), Senseable City and Media Initiative (graduation project), Interactive Design Seminar (master course)
Zhang Ye is an Associate Professor in the Architecture Department at the University of Tianjin, where she is also a member of the university’s Digital Design Lab. In her teaching role, she is responsible for the following; teaching design studios, workshops, and seminar courses where she explores the concepts of materiality, design systems, computational design techniques, and fabrication processes in contemporary architecture and design.
Her research field mainly comprises two parts: digital fabrication, and digital simulations of architectural material’s behaviors.
Her work on interdisciplinary design research connects architecture, engineering, and computations to explore the ecosystems of contemporary urban environments. It seeks to develop and speculate upon new knowledge for architecture, where the practice of design engages in both social constructs and material performances on numerous scales.
Another of her research topics is dynamic performances of architectural materials. In her recent research on the hydro-deformation of wood and its digital simulations, by connecting material sciences with mathematic models, computational technology and architectural design, she designs a software which can analyze and simulate wood dimensional changes in different humidity environments. Through this research, wood deformations in architectural design can be treated as positive characters instead of negative ones as they can be predicted, controlled, and organized.
Zhang Ye’s professional history includes working for the Advanced Design Lab of Tokyo University. She participated in several research projects which have been published and widely exhibited in Japan. She teaches design studios, workshops, and seminar courses where she explores the concepts of materiality, design systems, computational design techniques, and fabrication processes in contemporary architecture and design.
