RESEARCH

 
 


Waste2no
How can the way we consume and dispose be radically improved?

This thesis project is a design speculation on how the internet of things may be integrated into the urban fabric as a new type of infrastructure, one that enhances sustainability by altering user behaviour. This concept will be tested through the design of a 'smart' system for the reduction of consumer urban waste.
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Rodolphe el-Khoury rekproductions.com
University of Toronto, January 2010 - present
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Green CCA
"Today the imperative for reconsidering the ecological impact of architecture has become inextricably linked to certain statistical metrics, with the deployment of high-performance technology as the principal solution. Sustainability cannot be defined only in technocratic terms given its social, political, and architectural implications."

Canadian Centre for Architecture, Summer 2010
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    ECOtarium
Advanced Architecture Studio

Instructor: Dr. Mitchell Joachim, 2010 Frank Gehry International Visiting Chair terreform.org
University of Toronto, January 2010 - present
PROJECTS:

ECOhybrid
ECOresearch
ECOtarium
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Non-Substantial Architectures
Interactive Architecture Studio

Instructors: Dr. Rodolphe el-Khoury and Nashid Nabian
University of Toronto Fall 2009
PROJECT:
Closed Circuit Public Space
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Research Papers
Selected Paper: Augmented Public Transit
NSA Domesticity Workshop, Hosted by Senseable City Lab, MIT
First International Conference on User Centric Media, Venice, Italy Dec. 2009

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Winning Essay Entry: Insurgent Public Spaces and the Architecture of Didier Fiuza Faustino
Daniels Faculty Annual Publication, University of Toronto (Fall 2009)