Technology Architecture + Design

09/29/2025

Tomorrow, September 30, 2025, is the deadline to apply for the 2026-2029 Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD) Editorial Board!

Join the Editorial Board to conceive, develop, and execute the activities that advance TAD’s mission to be an essential source of new knowledge about the translation, integration, and impact of building technology on architecture and design.

Candidates should have a record of peer-reviewed publications in architecture or an affiliated discipline with relevant scholarly or practice-based research activity in technology-related areas.

Apply at https://tadjournal.org/extra/2025-tad-editorial-board-call-for-candidates.

09/24/2025

Deadline: SEPT 30, 2025

Deadline: September 30, 2025 Technology | Architecture + Design Editorial Board Call for Candidates Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD) seeks candidates to join the journal’s Editorial Board. Candidates should have a record of peer-reviewed publications in architecture or an affiliated disci...

09/23/2025

Last week’s TAD 9.1 Generative Author Panel highlighted various topics on AI, including authorship and ethical implications. Authors Tim Fu, Marcin Kosicki, Antoine Picon, Sam Omans, Thomas W. Sanchez, Molly Wright Steenson, Martha Tsigkari & Snoweria Zhang shared their expertise and provided insight into AI’s role in the fields of design and architectural education.⁠
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Missed the live discussion? Watch a recording of the conversation at https://youtu.be/5MfXWYX89yM?feature=shared.⁠
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09/16/2025

Since its inception in 2020, the TAD Award for Research Contribution has celebrated the most outstanding peer-reviewed papers published in Technology | Architecture + Design. These award-winning works represent the cutting edge of architectural research—grounded in rigorous scholarship, driven by essential questions, and supported by compelling visual and textual evidence.

Each selected paper showcases original thinking and innovative approaches to the built environment, offering insights that shape the future of design, sustainability, and technology.

We invite you to read the award-winning collections and discover how these researchers are advancing the field through thoughtful inquiry and impactful storytelling.

Whether you're a student, educator, or practitioner, these contributions offer inspiration and knowledge for anyone passionate about the future of architecture and design. Learn more and explore the papers here: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/utad20/collections/tad-award

09/11/2025

Join us next week for an afternoon of discussion and scholarly exchange!⁠
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WHEN: Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. EST.⁠
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WHERE: Visit https://tadjournal.org/extra/tad-91-generative-author-panel to sign up and join! ⁠
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TAD 9:1 Generative issue editor David Newton will lead a riveting panel about the impacts of AI in design practices with issue authors, including:⁠
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Tim Fu
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Marcin Kosicki ⁠
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Antoine Picon⁠
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Sam Omans⁠
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Thomas W. Sanchez⁠
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Molly Wright Steenson
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Martha Tsigkari⁠
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09/09/2025

If you're curious about how immersive technology can transform public spaces into more satisfying environments, this paper is a must-read. TAD 9.1 “Indoor Video Mapping to Measure Users’ Satisfaction in Third-Place Environments” by Habib Shahhoseini, Ziba Mousapour, and Paniz Mousavi Samimi explores how different types of Indoor Video Mapping (IVM), Narrative, Artistic, and Neutral, affect users’ experiences in third places, which are social spaces outside of home and work.

Using data from 368 questionnaires and nine IVM displays, the study reveals that Artistic and Narrative IVMs enhance satisfaction by increasing environmental attractiveness, while Neutral IVM improves lighting perception.

It also highlights how architectural style preferences, traditional vs. industrial, shape users’ responses to IVM. This research offers valuable insights for architects, designers, and urban planners interested in using visual media to enrich public spaces and foster meaningful social interaction.

Visit https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24751448.2025.2476882 to read the research.

09/04/2025

Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD) seeks candidates to join the journal’s Editorial Board. Candidates should have a record of peer-reviewed publications in architecture or an affiliated discipline with relevant scholarly or practice-based research activity in technology-related areas.

Together, the Editorial Board conceives, develops, and executes the activities that advance TAD’s mission to be an essential source of new knowledge about the translation, integration, and impact of building technology on architecture and design. Selected members will officially begin on January 30, 2026, and serve their term through June 30, 2029.

Submissions are due by September 30, 2025. Visit https://tadjournal.org/extra/2025-tad-editorial-board-call-for-candidates for more details!

09/02/2025

How can placemaking evolve to meet the needs of today’s cities while honoring the legacy of past urban thinkers?
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TAD 9.1 “Social Cartographies: An Urbanism of Open Framework,” explores the shifting landscape of city-making, drawing inspiration from urban visionaries like Jane Jacobs, William H. Whyte, and Jan Gehl. The article traces the evolution of urbanism from rigid, top-down planning to more open, participatory, and human-centered approaches, emphasizing the role of technology, citizen sensing, and adaptive design.
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Authors Patricia Fraile-Garrido, Inés Martín-Robles, and Luis Pancorbo examine how these changes influence:
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🏢 Urban legislation and visual representation
🏢 The integration of ethical frameworks in design
🏢 The creation of inclusive infrastructures for contemporary placemaking
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If you're interested in the intersection of urban design, technology, and social equity, this article offers a rich perspective on how cities can be shaped through collaboration and innovation. Visit https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24751448.2025.2475723⁠ to read the full piece.

(Image Credit: Gehl Architects)
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08/28/2025

As the climate crisis accelerates, building regulations are evolving to meet the urgent demands of decarbonization and occupant well-being.

In a comprehensive review, Kathy Velikov, Kazi Najeeb Hasan, Geoffrey Lewis, Carol C. Menassa, Vineet R. Kamat, and Geoffrey Thün examine how emerging “stretch codes” in the U.S. and Canada are setting more ambitious standards for energy efficiency, emissions reduction, and resource use than traditional base codes.

TAD 9.1 “Stretch Codes and the Building Envelope” focuses particularly on how these codes influence building envelope design, while also exploring the rise of embodied carbon regulations and voluntary health standards. The authors highlight potential conflicts between occupant comfort and operational energy goals and call for more verifiable data, integrated design tools, and deeper research into low-carbon materials to support truly sustainable building practices.

Visit https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24751448.2025.2475722 to read valuable insights for policymakers, designers, and researchers shaping the future of the built environment.

(Image Credit: BC Housing.)

08/26/2025

What happens when architectural practice steps outside the bounds of bureaucracy and embraces creative resistance?

This thought-provoking article introduces Recetas Urbanas (Urban Recipes), a radical practice developed by Spanish architect Santiago Cirugeda. Since 1996, Cirugeda has challenged the norms of urban planning by operating in the gray zones—between what’s unregulated and what’s not explicitly banned.

Authors Enrique Espinosa Pérez & José María Sánchez-Laulhé explore how this approach:

∙Decodes disciplinary boundaries in architecture and urbanism
∙Democratizes city-making through norm hacking and reinterpretation
∙Creates replicable, collaborative models for environmentally friendly buildings
∙Builds infrastructures for socialization beyond market-driven systems of extraction and production

Whether you're interested in alternative urbanism, participatory design, or sustainability beyond convention, this article offers a compelling lens on how architecture can be a tool for social and environmental transformation. Visit https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24751448.2025.2475721 to read more.

(Image Credit: Recetas Urbanas)

08/21/2025

Mark your calendars! TAD is excited to host an online author panel to highlight the work featured in the latest issue, taking place on September 18, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. EST.

Join TAD 9:1 Generative issue editor David Newton, along with authors Tim Fu, Antoine Picon, Sam Omans, Thomas W. Sanchez, Molly Wright Steenson, Martha Tsigkari, and Snoweria Zhang, for a riveting conversation about the impacts of AI in design practices and the themes behind their contributions.

Sign-up today at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1u3bPCMNT7qNM6m051tfPQ #/registration.

08/19/2025

Curious about how urban context and building form influence energy performance?

Mengzhu Jiang and Mohamad T. Araji introduce a data-driven framework for designing net-zero buildings by integrating key variables such as building height-to-street-width ratio, number of floors, aspect ratio, window-wall ratio, and photovoltaic tilt angle. Using parametric modeling, genetic optimization, and empirical validation, the research explores compact urban contexts.

The study finds that façade-based solar energy production significantly increases when the aspect ratio exceeds 2, and that the tilt angle of photovoltaics plays a crucial role in balancing energy consumption and generation.

Whether you're a designer, researcher, or sustainability advocate, this article offers valuable insights for shaping the future of energy-efficient architecture.

Visit https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24751448.2025.2475720 to learn more.