Shuva Chowdhury

Dr. Shuva Chowdhury is a trained architect, educator, and researcher seeking innovative ways with advanced technology to leverage dialogues in architectural design processes and productions. His current research focuses on AI-generated spatial design, digital twin, and remote virtual co-design. He developed and implemented several computational, algorithmic logics in integrating online interfaces for stakeholders' active remote participation. His architectural design works got recommendations from the World Architecture Community, the Institute of Architects of Bangladesh, and the UN-Women. He founded an architectural design and research lab called Digital Urban Research and Innovation (DURI). He earned his Ph.D. in Architecture at the Victoria University of Wellington, NZ. The dissertation is titled "Virtual Environments as Medium for Laypeople's Communication and Collaboration in Urban Design ''. He was an aligned researcher in the National Science Challenge -NZ's research project – "Building Better, Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC) – Urban Wellbeing." His paper was awarded the best paper award in the 52nd Architectural Science Association Conference, RMIT, Melbourne. He was the lead topic editor of the Impact Journal Frontiers of Virtual Reality on "Metaverse in Co-Virtual City Design." Dr Chowdhury earned his M.Arch degrees from Mackintosh School of Architecture, UK, and UPC-BarcelonaTech, Spain, and his B.Arch from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).