Building Technology and Digital Ecologies

The Building Technologies and Digital Ecologies research area aims to create new knowledge in architecture and building construction materials, systems, technologies, and processes, enhancing both built and natural environments, as well as our daily lives. Students are prepared for careers in research, teaching, and specialized fields, advancing theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge in design and construction disciplines within an increasingly digital, networked and environmentally vulnerable world. Students leverage the expertise of doctoral faculty, graduate programs in the School of Architecture and related academic programs across campus, including engineering, computer science and construction sciences.

Examples of research topics

Sustainability
High-performance buildings
Systems Integration
Advanced building materials and systems
Numerical simulations
Parametric design
Morphology
Computational design
Data visualization

Point of Contact

Vincent Blouin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Ph.D. in Design and the Built Environment
Email: vblouin@clemson.edu
Office: Lee 2-138

Core Faculty

Dina Battisto

Professor of Architecture

Design for health and wellness; evidence-based health facility design; pre-and post-occupancy evaluations; sustainable design

Email: dbattis@clemson.edu

Vincent Blouin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Architecture

Sustainability and high-performance buildings; Systems integration; Design and optimization; Multi-physics numerical simulation; material science

Email: vblouin@clemson.edu

Anjali Joseph, Ph.D., EDAC

Director, Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing; Professor of Architecture

Evidence-based health facility design; Design for safety; Simulation-based evaluation; VR/AR applications in healthcare design; Design for mental health

Email: anjalij@clemson.edu

Michael Carlos Kleiss, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Architecture

Parametric Design; Morphology; Computation

Email: crbh@clemson.edu

Winifred Elysse Newman, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies

Space perception and adaptive architecture; Ecological psychology; Neuroaesthetics; Neuroscience; Data visualization

Email: elyssen@clemson.edu

Matthew Nicolette, MLA, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture

Gamification engagement strategies in landscape architecture; Microplastics and native plant competition; Design pedagogy and performance-based design; Communicating mission through design; Green infrastructure

Email: mlnicol@clemson.edu