Mrs Seda Zirek

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Overview

I am a researcher, lecturer, and designer specialising in co-creative digital design tools, digital fabrication, and new ways of modelling and simulating using machine learning (ML) and genetic algorithms (GAs). Studied architecture at Columbia University (MSc) in New York and the Bartlett School of Architecture (PhD), UCL in London.

I've taught architecture at various institutions, including Yale University, the Bartlett, and Columbia University. Previously, I worked as a computational advisor and senior designer for Rafael Vinoly Architects and Zaha Hadid Architects (7 years).

In 2014, founded SZD, an architecture studio focusing on residential projects and product design in London. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Related documents

Education/Academic qualification

Design Computation, PhD, University College London

20162023

Award Date: 1 Dec 2023

Advanced Architectural Design, Master of Science, Columbia University

20052006

Award Date: 31 Aug 2006

External Positions and Roles

Thesis Supervisor, University College London

2024 → …

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