SA+P Spring 2022 Lecture Series 02: Dr. Negar Kalantar, Ph.D.

"DESIGN FOR CIRCULARITY/BACKWARD DESIGN FOR FORWARD PROGRESS"

SHORT BIO

Dr. Negar Kalantar is an associate professor of Architecture and a Co-Director of the Digital Craft Lab at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. Her cross-disciplinary research focuses on materials exploration, robotic and additive manufacturing technologies to engage architecture, science, and engineering as platforms for examining the critical role of design in global issues and built environments. Kalantar is the recipient of several awards and grants, including the Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award, the National Science Foundation, Autodesk Technology Center Grant, and X-Grant 2018 from the Texas A&M President’s Excellence Fund on developing sustainable material for 3-D printed buildings.