Daniel L. Schodek
Research Professor
Department of Architecture

 

 

Research/Projects


 

Bridge at West Dover, Vermont

Designed in association with Paul Stevenson Oles.
Winner: Vermont Bridge Competition, 1989
New England A.I.A. Award, 1996




Medical and Health-Care Facilities

Original Research Sponsor:
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Image: A Deployable Telesurgical Suite
Projects: This series of projects focused on rethinking health-care environments with the aim of accommodating new medical technologies




Historical Studies

Images: The Cupola of Santa Maria Del Fiore, Florence, Italy
Project: A large model was constructed to investigate possible construction techniques (M. Ricci proposal) used to build the cupola of the Florence Cathedral by Brunnellschi (originally built without the aid of scaffolding). Part of a conference at Harvard, April, 1996




Housing Studies

Impacts of Natural Hazards (Earthquakes, Wind) on Existing Housing in Urban Areas
Sponsor: National Science Foundation and Others
Image: Typical Housing Type Documentation Studies
Projects: This series of projects focused on understanding the vulnerability of existing housing to natural hazard impacts. Urban level vulnerability studies used geographic information systems to map potential housing damage patterns.