Professor Wassim Jabi
B.Arch, M.Arch, Ph.D
Chair in Computational Methods in Architecture
- jabiw@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5981
- 1.38, Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Responsibilities
Professor and Chair of Computational Methods in Architecture. Course Leader, MSc Computational Methods in Architecture
External activities
Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Architectural Computing. External Examiner, University of Liverpool, University of East London.
Biography
Professor Wassim Jabi is the course director of the MSc Computational Methods in Architecture programme at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University in Wales, the United Kingdom. He earned his M.Arch. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and taught at various universities in the U.S. before moving to the UK in 2008. While teaching in the U.S., he secured a $250,000 (USD) National Science Foundation (NSF) grant as Primary Investigator. Professor Jabi has published widely on topics ranging from parametric and generative design to the role of light in architecture and building performance simulation. He has authored a book titled "Parametric Design for Architecture" (Laurence King Publishing, London). In 2013, Professor Jabi won £70,000 (GBP) in funding from the university’s internal competitive funding scheme to purchase a large 6-axis high accuracy industrial robot to investigate innovative digital fabrication processes. His current research is at the intersection parametric design, the representation of space, building performance simulation, machine learning, and robotic fabrication in architecture. Professor Jabi has recently concluded a £300,000 (GBP) grant from the Leverhulme Trust as Primary Investigator to study spatial topology in building information modelling (BIM). This resulted in a software library called Topologic (http://topologic.app).
Publications
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Teaching profile
| Module title | Module code | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to 3D Modelling and Parametric Design | ART801 | 10 credits |
| Computational Form Finding | ART802 | 20 credits |
| Algorithmic Design Thinking | ART803 | 30 credits |
| Research Preparation | ART805 | 10 credits |
| Dissertation: Computational Methods in Architecture | ART806 | 60 credits |
Research interests
Digital Design Methods. In particular, the use of digital tools in:
- The conception and representation of architectural space.
- Parametric design investigations.
- Building performance simulation.
- Robotics and fabrication.
Main expertise
Parametric Design, Algorithmic Architecture, Digital and Robotic Fabrication, Digital Lighting and Energy Building Simulation.
Supervision experience
Currently supervising 6 PhDs.
Additional supervision interests
Happy to supervise PhD through Design, topics in Building-Information Modelling (BIM), Bio-memtic Design, building simulation and modelling (digitally based methods).
