Bio

Maryam Badiei is a Ph.D. student in Design at NC State University. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Tehran, where she was awarded the Bright Scholarship. Her research focuses on sustainable architecture, digital fabrication, and material innovation, particularly in ceramic façade systems and clay 3D printing.

She is a licensed architect in her home country and has extensive professional experience working with Building Information Modeling (BIM) on a wide range of projects, including historical restorations, official buildings, residential complexes, commercial centers, and healthcare facilities. She has been involved in all stages of practice—from schematic design to on-site construction supervision. Maryam’s work explores the intersection of vernacular traditions and computational design, emphasizing how cultural identity and material experimentation can shape innovative and sustainable design practices.

Publications

• Deep-Muqarnas: Leveraging diffusion models to learn from muqarnas principles in acoustic design and fabrication , Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (2025)
• From Clay to Code: Typological and material reasoning in AI interpretations of Iranian pigeon towers , SIGRADI proceedings (2025)
• From Computation to Cultivation: Designing with Living Materials , In Computing for Resilience: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA 2025). (2025)
• From growth to geometry: Integrating living materials and Iranian architectural motifs in computational design. , ACADIA 2025: Computing for Resilience, Papers Track. (2025)
• "Flora" Table - Bio inspired design - Runner Up A Awards design , (2024)
• "Flora" Table - Bio inspired design - SIT Award , (2024)
• ‎"Turquoise" Dental office‎ , International Design Award 2024‎ (2024)
• Investigating the impact of architectural interactions on citizens’ experience in Hassan Abad Square , 7th International Conference on Modern Researches on civil engineering, Architecture, Urban management and environment (2021)
• بررسی تاثیر مداخلات معماری بر تجربه شهروندان در میدان حسن آباد , هفتمین کنفرانس بین المللی پژوهشهای نوین در عمران، معماری، مدیریت شهری و محیط زیست (2020)

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