The University of Sheffield
School of Architecture
Dr Tsung-Hsien Wang
  • Parametric Modelling-Design
    Parametric Modelling-Design
  • Pattern-Based Tessellation
    Pattern-Based Tessellation
  • Sustainable Building Information Modelling
    Sustainable Building Information Modelling

BS, MS, PhD(Computational Design)

Tsung-Hsien Wang has a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science in Architecture from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan. He has a PhD in Computational Design from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA. Prior to joining the University of Sheffield he was a research assistant and adjunct instructor in the School of Architecture at CMU. With a background in architecture and computation, he has contributed to the SOA at CMU by introducing new courses (parametric modeling and programming with Grasshopper….) over 3 years. In all courses, his research interests in architectural geometry construction and building information interoperability for sustainable design have been coupled with current industry trends. In addition, he also had working experience in both architecture and technology firms, such as SOM and Gehry Technologies, and was invited to give guest lectures and workshops in USA and Taiwan.

Research Interests

Tsung-Hsien Wang’s major research interests lie in investigating architectural geometry construction from a parametric and generative perspective. His research emphasizes on exploring approaches in solving: (1) complex architectural geometry manifestation and (2) building information interoperability for sustainability assessment. With ‘regulated geometry’ this work can be extended to areas such as geometry optimization, digital fabrication, building performance simulation, sustainability evaluation and information interoperation in the building domain.
Professional Standing & Distinctions

Member of SmartGeometry International Advisory Board, 2012

Adjunct Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010-2011
Publications

Book Chapters & Journal

Biswas, T., Wang T.-H., and Krishnamurti, R. (2012), From Design to Pre-Certification using Building Information Modeling, Journal of Green Building [To appear].

Krishnamurti, R., Tajin Biswas, T., and Wang T.-H. (2011), Soft Tools for Sustainable Design, From Napkin to BIM (tentatively titled), edited by Peter Russell and Odilo Schoch to be published by RIBA Publications [To appear].

Krishnamurti, R., Tajin Biswas, T., and Wang T.-H. (2010), Modeling Water Use for Sustainable Urban Design, Digital Urban Modeling and Simulation (Eds. Stefan Müller Arisona, Gideon Aschwanden, Jan Halatsch, Peter Wonka) Springer CCIS series [To appear].

[Conference Papers]

Tajin Biswas, T., Wang T.-H., and Krishnamurti, R. (2012), Data Sharing for Sustainable Assessments: Using Functional Databases for Interoperating Multiple Building Information Structures, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Chennai, pp. 193–202.

Wang, T.-H. (2009), Procedural Reconstruction of NURBS Surfaces for Architectural Exploration, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Taiwan, Yulin, pp.597-606.

Biswas, T., Krishnamurti, R. and, Wang T.-H. (2009), Framework for Sustainable Building Design, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Yulin, Taiwan, pp. 43-52.

Tajin Biswas, T., Wang T.-H., and Krishnamurti, R. (2008), Integrating Sustainable Rating Systems with Building Information Models, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Tailand, pp.193-200.

Wang, T.-H. (2008), Rule-based Procedural Reconstruction of NURBS Surfaces for Architectural Exploration, Proceedings of Advances in Architectural Geometry 2008, Vienna, Austria, pp.131-134.