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Selected Recent Research Publications by Nagakura's ARC Group and His Advisees at MIT Architecture Department


Image/Video/3D models with Machine Learning

[ML] (architecture) W. Peng, F. Zhang, T. Nagakura 2017 conference 2018 Smarchs Thesis
Machines’ Perception of Space: Employing 3D Isovist Methods and a Convolutional Neural Network in Architectural Space Classification
 
[ML] (architecture) C. Wu 2020 MArch thesis
Machine learning in housing design : exploration of generative adversarial network in site plan / floorplan generation
 
[ML] (architecture) H. Tu, G. Varinlioglu, L. Gao, B. Chen, T. Nagakura 2023 Conference
Feeling Like Humans: Low-cost wearable sensors for design research in the age of AI
 
[ML] (urbanism) R. Sanatani, T. Nagakura 2023 conference
The Many Faces of the Metropolis: Unsupervised Clustering of Urban Environments in Mumbai Based on Visual Features As Captured in City-Wide Street-View Imagery
 
[ML] (urbanism) R. Sanatani, T. Nagakura, D. Tsai 2022 conference Presentation Video (SIGraDi)
The Tourist's Image of the City: A comparative analysis of the visual features and textual themes of interest across three global metropolises
 
[ML] (urbanism) N. H. (Charles) Wu 2022 Smarchs Thesis
Reasoning about Space Video via Pattern Language of Human Behavior by Extracting MultiAction Activities via Machine Learning Video
 
[ML] (heritage) P. Gonzalez, T. Nagakura 2020 conference 2021 PhD thesis
AI Visitor: Tracking and simulating pedestrian trajectories in Machu Picchu
 
[ML] (architecture) R. Villalon 2017 PhD Thesis
Data mining, inference, and predictive analytics for the built environment with images, text, and WiFi data
 
[ML] (architecture) X. Zhang 2021 Smarchs Thesis
Envisage: Investigating Design Intentions, Visual Perception through Eye Tracking of Architectural Sketches
 
[ML] (architecture) J. Park 2015 PhD Thesis
Synthetic tutor : profiling students and mass-customizing learning processes dynamically in design scripting education
 
[ML] (urbanism) Q. Liang, M. Wang, T. Nagakura 2020 conference 2020 Smarchs Thesis Video
Urban Immersion: A Web-based Crowdsourcing Platform for Collecting Urban Space Perception Data.
 
[ML] (architecture) J. Peraino 2020 MArch thesis
Architectural epidemiology : a computational framework
 
[ML] (architecture) Y. Liu 2020 Smarchs Thesis
Measuring the immeasurable : an experiment for a machine to map low-level features to high-level semantic representation of architectural space using a single view photo
 
[ML] (urbanism) T. Sun 2020 Smarchs Thesis
Synthesizing 3D morphology from a collection of urban design concepts
 

Data Mining/Crowd-sourcing/Visualization/Analysis

[crowdsourcing (architecture) J. Zhang 2023 UG Thesis
Crowdsourcing Feedback and Augmenting 3D Visualizations: Online Collaboration Tools for Gamified Participatory Design Workshops
 
[data mining] (architecture) T. Nagakura, W. Peng, Y. Lei 2021 conference
Representing Cultural Heritage Places through AR in Museums: Learning from the usage data sampled at the exhibition of Alva Aalto's Baker House
 
[crowdsourcing] (architecture) I. As, T. Nagakura 2016 Journal
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE CROWD BY THE CROWD: A NEW MODEL FOR DESIGN ACQUISITION
 
[crowdsourcing] (architecture) I. As, T. Nagakura 2017 conference
Crowdsourcing the Obama Presidential Center: An Alternative Design Delivery Model: Democratizing Architectural Design
 
[crowdsourcing] (urbanism) Y. Yoshimura, S. He, G Hack, T Nagakura, C Ratti 2020 conference 2014 Smarchs Thesis
Quantifying Memories: Mapping Urban Perception
 
[data mining] (urbanism) X. Chen 2011 Smarchs Thesis demo video (Singapore) demo video (Paris)
Seeing differently : cartography for subjective maps based on dynamic urban data
 
[data mining] (urbanism) N. Chen 2016 Smarchs Thesis
Urban data mining : social media data analysis as a complementary tool for urban design
 
[data mining] (architecture) S. Zhang 2020 MArch thesis
Value in design? Features, pricing, and design strategies
 

Related Design Research Projects

[AI] (architecture) Chin-Yi Cheng 2017 Smarchs Thesis
Interactive design process based on augmented intelligence : a framework and toolkit for designers to interact and collaborate with AI algorithms
 
[Media analysis] (VR) J. Chang 2017 UG Thesis
Designing in virtual reality : tools with the human field of vision
 
[Measurment] (handcraft) G. Bernal 2014 Smarchs Thesis
Learning from master's muscles : EMG-based bio-feedback tool for augmenting manual fabrication and crafting
 
[BIM] (architecture) T. Nagakura and W. Sung 2017 conference
Spatial Typology for BIM - Preassembling for Synthetic Architectural Design
 
[Participatory] (architecture) J. Choi 2014 MArch Thesis
Democratic Play : crowd-sourcing through games for architectural design
 
[Participatory] (architecture) Y. Hou 2016 MArch Thesis
Engaging public voice in big data society : an on-line participatory design experiment
 
[Media analysis] (animation) K. Au 2014 UG Thesis
Animation : 2D versus 3D and their combined effect
 
[Crowd simulation] (architecture) T. Narahara 2007 MArch Thesis demo video
The Space Re-Actor : walking a synthetic man through architectural space
 

AI Platform Tools

[ai tool] (image-based GAN) Pix2Pix toolkit
 
[ai tool] (image/video-based) Google Vision AI toolkit
 
[ai tool] (comprehensive) Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services toolkit
 
[ai tool] (video-based) Moments in Time Dataset toolkit
 
[ai tool] (video-based) STAR toolkit
 
[ai tool] (agent-based) Unity ML-Agents Toolkit toolkit
 
[ai tool] (reinforcement learning) Gym toolkit