About Me
Pirouz is a generative design technologist and theorist actively researching the utilization of simulation-driven complexity sciences (generative sciences), digital twinning, and mathematical modelling for contributing to sustainable urban development. He is developing mathematical, computational, and gamified methods for augmented urban planning, urban design, and participatory housing development.
Organisations
Research
Participatory Design, Planning Support Systems, Design Support Systems, Computational Design, Generative Design
Publications
Recent
Nourian, P., Azadi, S., & Oval, R. (2023).
Generative Design in Architecture: From Mathematical Optimization to Grammatical Customization. In P. Kyratsis, A. Manavis, & J. Paulo Davim (Eds.),
Computational Design and Digital Manufacturing (pp. 1-43). (Management and Industrial Engineering). Springer. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21167-6_1
Bai, N.
, Nourian, P., Pereira Roders, A., Bunschoten, R., Huang, W., & Wang, L. (2023).
Investigating rural public spaces with cultural significance using morphological, cognitive and behavioural data.
Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science,
50(1), 94-116.
https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083211064290
Jia, Z.
, Nourian, P., Luscuere, P., & Wagenaar, C. (2023).
Spatial decision support systems for hospital layout design: A review.
Journal of Building Engineering,
67, Article 106042.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106042
Bai, N., Ducci, M., Mirzikashvili, R.
, Nourian, P., & Pereira Roders, A. (2023).
Mapping urban heritage images with social media data and artificial intelligence, a case study in testaccio, Rome. In G. Tucci, C. Balletti, V. Bonora, F. Fassi, A. Spano, E. I. Parisi, M. Previtali, & G. Sammartano (Eds.),
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences: "Documenting, Understanding, Preserving Cultural Heritage. Humanities and Digital Technologies for Shaping the Futureā (M-2-2023 ed., Vol. 48, pp. 139-146). (International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives). Copernicus.
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-Archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-139-2023
Cubukcuoglu, C.
, Nourian, P., Sariyildiz, I. S., & Tasgetiren, M. F. (2022).
Optimal design of new hospitals: A computational workflow for stacking, zoning, and routing.
Automation in construction,
134, Article 104102.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.104102
Bai, N.
, Nourian, P., Luo, R., & Pereira Roders, A. (2022).
Heri-Graphs: A dataset creation framework for multi-modal machine learning on graphs of heritage values and attributes with social media.
ISPRS international journal of geo-information,
11(9), Article 469.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11090469
Nourian, P. (2021).
GoDesign: A modular generative design framework for mass-customization and optimization in architectural design. In V. Tojakovic, & B. Tepavcevic (Eds.),
Towards a new, configurable architecture: Proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference (Vol. 1, pp. 285-294)
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2021.1.285
Cubukcuoglu, C.
, Nourian, P., Tasgetiren, M. F., Sariyildiz, I. S., & Azadi, S. (2021).
Hospital layout design renovation as a Quadratic Assignment Problem with geodesic distances.
Journal of Building Engineering,
44, 1-19.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102952
Brembilla, E., Azadi, S.
, & Nourian, P. (2021).
A computational approach for checking compliance with European view and sunlight exposure criteria. In D. Saelens, J. Laverge, W. Boydens, & L. Helsen (Eds.),
BS 2021 - Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA (pp. 2459-2466). (Building Simulation Conference Proceedings). International Building Performance Simulation Association.
https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30353
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Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
Langezijds
(building no. 19), room 1305
Hallenweg 8
7522NH Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
Langezijds
1305
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Organisations
Additional Contact Information
Room 1305, University of Twente, Langezijds Building
Hallenweg 8, 7522 NH Enschede