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This May and June Assistant Professor Ajla Aksamija traveled to conferences in Spain and Canada to present papers. She delivered "Double-Skin Facades and Daylight Simulations: Comparative Study of Facade Typologies and Effects on Natural Light in Different Climates" (which outlines results of a research study that investigated daylight performance of double-skin facades in various climate types) at the international Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD) 2017 in Toronto. She also presented "Integration of Parametric Design in Architecture and Building Performance Simulations: Applications for Facade Design" (discussing integration of parametric design and methods for analyzing environmental performance) at the 3rd International Conference on Biodigital Architecture & Genetica, in Barcelona.

Professor Aksamija PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT is highly regarded for her research focusing on advanced building technologies, high-performance buildings, computational design, and building facades. Prior to coming to UMass, she directed Perkins+Will Building Technology Laboratory (“Tech Lab”), one of the first practice-driven research laboratories focusing on advanced building technologies, high-performance buildings, computational design, and building facades.

Dr. Aksamija recent published Integrating Innovation in Architecture: Design, Methods and Technology for Progressive Practice and Research (2016), which covers new materials and design methods, advances in computational design practices, innovations in building technologies and construction techniques, and the integration of research with design. Moreover, it discusses strategies for integrating innovation into design practices, risks and economic impacts. Through numerous case studies, it illustrates how innovations have been implemented on actual architectural projects, and how design and technical innovations are used to improve building performance, as well as design practices in cutting-edge architectural and engineering firms.