Department of Architecture - UC Berkeley

MS & PhD Students

Below is a partial list of students in the Master of Science and Ph.D. programs for the 2009-10 academic year.

Name	Previous Degree(s)	Research Interests/Specializations
Alissa, Reem	Master in Landscape Architecture, Master of Architecture in Urban Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design (2005) B.Arch./M.Arch., Tulane University (2001)	History of Architecture and Urbanism, Environmental Design in Developing Countries. Post-oil wealth urbanization in Kuwait and the Arab Gulf region. Technologies of rule, socio-spatiality and "public" space.
Arboleda, Gabriel Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture	S.M.Arch.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Arquitecto, Universidad del Valle, Colombia	Environmental design in developing countries: Architecture and development, ethnoarchitecture, socially sustainable building, alternative technologies.
Bean, Jonathan Ph.D. Student, Architecture	M.S., Architecture, UC Berkeley, 2008; Thesis Title: "L. Morgan Yost: Between Architecture and Advertising" B.A., Architecture, UC Berkeley, 2002	Coziness, Consumer Culture, Ethnography
Castela, Tiago Ph.D. Candidate, History of Architecture and Urbanism	Licenciatura in Architecture, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal (1999)	History of Architecture and Urbanism; "The Working-Class Extensions of Lisbon: A Liberal Space."
Chan, Jeffrey Kok Hui	Master of Education in Mind, Brain & Education (M.Ed.), Harvard University Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Southern California Institute of Architecture	Design Theories and Methods, Planning Theory, Design Ethics, Improvisation in Planning
Chang, Jiat-Hwee	M.Arch., National University of Singapore B.A. (A.S.), National University of Singapore	Environmental Design for Developing Countries, History and Theory, Building Science
Cheng, KaiFeng Emelie Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture	Master of Applied Art, National ChiaoTung University, Taiwan Bachelor of Architecture, Tamkang University, Taiwan	Design Research and Methods, Environmental Behaviors, Social Interactions, Digital Architecture, Computer-Mediated Environments
Chiu, Hsin-Hsien Ph.D. Student, Architecture	Master of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley Master of Architecture, Tamkang University,Taiwan Bachelor of Architecture, Tamkang University,Taiwan	Design theories & methods; new media; intelligent membrane façade systems for sustainability; intelligent environments for home care; human-computer interaction.
Chu, Cecilia Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture	M.Sc. in Architectural Conservation, The University of Hong Kong M.A. in Design (Distinction), Hong Kong Polytechnic University B.A.A. in Interior Design, Ryerson University, Canada	Architectural History, Urban Studies, Cultural Studies, Representation, Urbanism in Asia, Heritage and Preservation. Tentative Dissertation Title: "Speculative Modern: Housing and the Politics of Representation in Colonial Hong Kong, 1900-1950."
Coffey, Brian	M.A.Sc. Building Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada B.A.Sc. Arts & Science Programme, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada	Building Science
Cowan, Susanne Ph.D. Student, Architecture History	M.S. Architecture History, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Architecture B.A. Landscape Architecture, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Landscape Architecture	“Planning to the People: Creating a Public Forum for Planning in Britain, 1941-51.” Urban Planning Publicity and Propaganda; Public Participation and Collaborative Urban Planning; Public Housing and Neighborhood Unit Planning; Garden Cities, New Towns, and New Urbanism; Nostalgic Urbanism and the Urban Village; Cinematic Urbanism; Gender and Space.
Damluji, Mona Ph.D. Student, Architecture	B.A. in Architectural Studies, Tufts University	Architectural History and Environmental Design in Developing Countries. My research focuses on the urban history of cities of the Middle East, with a focus on industrial development and urbanization in Baghdad during the 1950s. I am particularly interested in issues of representational discourses of the modern city and their relationship to nation-building and the petroleum industry during the middle of the twentieth century.
Date, Kartikeya Ph.D. Student, Architecture; Designated Emphasis in New Media	M.S. Building Design (Computing), College of Design, Arizona State University Bachelor of Architecture, Sir J.J. College of Architecture, University of Mumbai, Bombay, India	Design Theories & Methods
Doctors, Steven I. Ph.D. Student, Architecture	Master of Science in Architecture, University of California (Berkeley) Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University	History of Architecture, Design Theory & Methods, Project Management Methodologies
ElAntably, Ahmed	M.Sc. in Architecture, Cairo University, Egypt B.Sc. in Urban Design, Ain-Shams University, Egypt	Virtual Environments: Place Theory, Heritage, Perception, Representation, Virtuality, and Meaning
El-Husseiny, Momen	M.Sc. in Architectural Studies, Cairo University, Egypt B.Arch., Cairo University, Egypt	Environmental Design in Developing Countries, History of Architecture & Urbanism, Architectural Expression of Cultural Identity, Globalization, Neoliberalism and Architecture
Hamid, Bauni	M.Des.S., Harvard Graduate School of Design B.Arch. Eng, Sarjana Teknik, Bandung Institute of Technology	Design Theories and Methods
Heard, Airason J. Ph.D. Student, Architecture	M.Arch. (Honors Thesis), California College of the Arts B.F.A. (High Distinction), California College of the Arts	Research Interest: Place/Space/Landscape Studies, Critical Theory, Film Studies, and Geography. Tentative Dissertation Title: A Critique of Place Aesthetics: The Positive and Negative Aesthetics of Place-Imaging.
Howell, E. Ocean	Master of Science, Architecture, University of California, Berkeley, 2005 Bachelor's in Modern Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1997, Highest Honors in the Major	History and Social Factors
Hsu, Huey Ying	M.Arch., University of California, Berkeley (expected to complete thesis in 2007) M.A. in Architecture Histories and Theories, Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK B.A. in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley	History, Social Factors, Design Theories and Methods, Architecture Profession
Kadkani-Schmitt, Zara Ph.D. Student, Architecture	Master of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois-Chicago Diplom-Ingenieur Architektur, University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Germany	History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism, Urban Form, Post-War Reconstruction, Contested City, Social Justice, Anarchism
Kapur, Varun Shiv	B. Arch., Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Aurangabad, India M.S. in Building Design, Arizona State University	History of Architecture, Environmental Design in Developing Countries. Currently conducting field work for my dissertation on the architecture and urban growth of New Delhi, India in the years after India's independence in 1947.
Kim, Seung Wook	Master in Architecture, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea (2002) Bachelor in Architecture, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea (2000)	Virtual Environments, Cultural Heritage, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Design Collaboration, Design Theories and Methods
Lam, Selina	Master of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong	Design Theories and Methods
Lee, Kah-Wee Ph.D. Student, Architecture	Master of Arts (Architecture), National University of Singapore Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), University of New South Wales, Sydney	Governance of architecture in contemporary globalizing cities, with emphasis on the production of codes and competitions; politics of aesthetics in architectural production; comparative study of Singapore and Sydney Waterfront Development.
Lindsay, Georgia	Master of Liberal Arts, University of North Carolina, Asheville B.A. in Art and B.A. in Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder	Social Factors
Liu, Yishi Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture	M.Eng., Tsinghua University, 2006 B.Arch., Huazhong University of Science & Technology, 2003	My current academic interests include modern Chinese architecture and urban history, vernacular building and the connection to ethnic and frontier policies, and architectural practice in contemporary China. My dissertation centers on the development of Changchun City, titled "Ambivalent Modernities: Urban Transformation and Social Changes of Changchun City, 1898-1958."
Mallas, Lauren	Master of Arts in Asian Studies, University of San Francisco Bachelor of Architecture, The Cooper Union
Roudbari, Shawhin	M.S. in Structural Engineering with Minors in Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Management, Cornell University, 2004 B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2002	History and Environmental Design in Developing Countries
Rubin, Elihu Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture	Master of City Planning 2004 University of California, Berkeley B.A. 1999 Yale University	History of Architecture & Urbanism; Dissertation: "Insuring the City: The Pike, the Pru, and the Transformation of Boston."
Sagan, Hans Ph.D. Student, Architecture	M.A. - Communications Studies, University of North Carolina Certificate, University Program in Cultural Studies, University of North Carolina B.A. - Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Minnesota	Space and Social Theory; Dissertation in progress, entitled: "Spectres of '68: Urban Space, Protest and Social Technologies of Control."
Seeumpornroj, Pat Ph.D. Student, Architecture	M.S. in Historic Preservation, Columbia University, New York, USA M.Arch., Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand B.Arch., Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand	Architectural History, Urbanism in Southeast Asia. Tentative dissertation topic: "Recurring Nationalisms and the Transformation of Thai Architecture and Urbanism: Bangkok in the Post-1997 Crisis."
Tomer, Sharone Ph.D. Student, Architecture	M. Phil. in Architecture, University of Cape Town, South Africa M. Arch., University of Oregon B.A. in Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis	Architectural History, Environmental Design in Developing Countries, Urban Studies
Tsui, Chung Man Carmen Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture	M.Phil. (Architecture), The Chinese University of Hong Kong M.Arch., The Chinese University of Hong Kong B.S.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong	History of Architecture and Urbanism, Environmental Design in Developing Countries, Urban Studies of 20th Century China