Adaptive
 Design Lab

Team

We are a research group developing computational processes and design solutions for the adaptation of the urban built environment toward the interconnected goals of resilience, sustainability, and regeneration.

F. Peter Ortner

F. Peter Ortner

Principal Investigator · Cheng Tsang Man Early Career Chair

Assistant Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design and MArch Programme Coordinator at SUTD. His research examines architecture's contribution to urban resilience and the application of computational design processes to the adaptation of the built environment.

PhD EPFL; MArch (Faculty Design Award) Harvard GSD; BA with distinction, Yale University. Prior practice experience in Geneva and Boston.

peter_ortner@sutd.edu.sg
Researchers
Praveen Govindarajan

Praveen Govindarajan

PhD Candidate
Surrogate Models for NetZero Building Design
Xi Peng

Xi Peng

PhD Candidate
Application of Knowledge Graph to Urban SET Interactions
Sezgi Yalcinkaya Hamarat

Sezgi Yalcinkaya Hamarat

PhD Candidate
Surrogate Models for Whole Lifecycle Net Zero Buildings
Li Junyi

Li Junyi

Research Officer
Patrick Phone Myat Mo

Patrick Phone Myat Mo

Research Officer
Past Members
Elif Esra Aydin Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Doreen Steven Mlote PhD Graduate A Framework for Adaptable Building Design · 2021–2025
Jing Zhi Tay PhD Graduate Optimization of Computational Models for Urban Design · 2021–2025
Harry Woon PhD Graduate Embodied and Operational Carbon Study in an Institutional Building in Singapore (BCA) · 2021–2025
Zeng Xinyu PhD Graduate Measuring the Impact of Urban Artplaces · 2021–2025
Anna Claudia Yenardi Research Assistant
Nelson Sim Student Researcher
Chewon Han Student Researcher
Elliot Low Ming En Student Researcher
Devon Cheng Student Researcher
Patrick Phone Myat Mo Student Researcher
Joshua Tay Student Researcher
Li Ling Tan Student Researcher
Ryan Chua Research Assistant
Zebin Chen Research Assistant
Now Hiring

Positions are available for Research Assistants and PhD students. We welcome enquiries from motivated candidates with backgrounds in architecture, urban design, computational design, environmental engineering, or data science.

Direct enquiries to peter_ortner@sutd.edu.sg