系列报告主题：Bio-Intelligent Building Systems for Climate-Resilient Architecture
报告人: Dr Kumar Biswajit Debnath
Session 1: The Imperative: Climate Change and the Built Environment
报告时间：2025年12月22日（周一）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Introduction to the course. The science of climate change and its specific impacts in the Chinese context (e.g., heatwaves in the Yangtze River Basin, PM2.5, monsoon shifts). The building and construction sectors are major contributors to carbon emissions and resource consumption. Defining "Climate-Resilient Architecture." Additionally, how to read a journal paper, so that the students can use the reading material list I will provide.
Learning Outcome: Students will understand the urgency and context for rethinking architectural practice and be able to identify key climate pressures relevant to their region. Students will learn how to read a journal paper fast and efficiently.
Session 2: Learning from Nature: Introduction to Biomimetic Design
报告时间：2025年12月24日（周三）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Philosophy and methodology of biomimicry (Biomimetics). Levels of mimicry: organism, behaviour, ecosystem. Classic case studies (termite-mound ventilation, lotus-effect self-cleaning surfaces). Framework for translating biological strategies into design solutions.
Learning Outcome: Students will be able to define biomimetic design and use its framework to identify and analyse biological models for architectural applications.
Session 3: Foundations: Bioclimatic Design Principles
报告时间：2025年12月26日（周五）14:30—16:30
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Historical and scientific basis of bioclimatic design. Site analysis, solar geometry, wind patterns, and passive design strategies for heating, cooling, and daylighting. Case studies from traditional Chinese architecture (e.g., courtyard houses, vernacular strategies in different climate zones).
Learning Outcome: Students will be able to apply fundamental bioclimatic principles to analyse a site and formulate initial passive design strategies.
Session 4: Material Revolution I: Bio-Based and Living Materials
报告时间：2025年12月29日（周一）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Moving beyond concrete and steel. Introduction to rapidly renewable, carbon-storing materials: bamboo, mass timber (CLT), mycelium-based composites, hempcrete. Fundamentals of living materials: bio-concrete (bacteria-based self-healing), microalgae facades for carbon capture and biomass production.
Learning Outcome: Students will be able to compare different bio-based and living materials, describing their performance characteristics, benefits, and limitations.
Session 5: Material Revolution II: Responsive and Adaptive Systems
报告时间：2025年12月31日（周三）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Materials that react to environmental stimuli. Shape-memory alloys and polymers, hygromorphic wood (that opens/closes with humidity), thermobimetal actuators. Principles of 4D printing. Integrating responsiveness into building skins for dynamic shading and ventilation. Connection to biomimetic principles of adaptation.
Learning Outcome: Students will understand the mechanisms of responsive materials and be able to conceptualise their application in adaptive building envelopes.
Session 6: Measuring Impact: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Circular Economy
报告时间：2025年1月4日（周日）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Quantifying sustainability. Introduction to LCA methodology (cradle-to-grave vs. cradle-to-cradle). Tools and software for LCA. The principles of a circular economy: design for disassembly, reuse, and recycling. Contrasting linear and circular material flows in construction. Link to biological nutrient cycles.
Learning Outcome: Students will comprehend the LCA framework and circular economic principles as essential tools for evaluating and guiding sustainable design decisions.
Session 7: Making Differently: Bio-Digital Fabrication
报告时间：2025年1月5日（周一）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: The convergence of computational design and biological principles. Robotic fabrication for complex timber structures. 3D printing with clay, concrete, and biopolymers. Using algorithms to generate forms optimised for structural performance and material efficiency (e.g., generative design, topology optimisation).
Learning Outcome: Students will be familiar with the key technologies and design philosophies behind bio-digital fabrication and their potential to reduce waste and enable new forms.
Session 8: The New Frontier: AI-Based Design Optimisation
报告时间：2025年1月7日（周三）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Introduction to AI and machine learning in design. Moving from simulation to optimisation: defining objectives (e.g., minimise energy use, maximise daylight) and constraints (e.g., budget, area). Overview of tools and plugins (e.g., Refinery, Octopus, Darwin). Workflow: generate design alternatives simulate performance machine learning learns what works suggest optimised solutions. Additionally, how to write a good journal paper.
Learning Outcome: Define the core concepts of AI-driven generative design and describe a multi-objective optimisation workflow. Students will learn how they write a good journal paper for a high-impact-factor Q1 journal.
Session 9: Systems Thinking: Integrated Passive and Active Strategies toward a Bio-Intelligent Future
报告时间：2025年1月9日（周五）10:00—12:00
报告地点：巴黎人娱乐城 南校区西院第一教学楼705会议室
Content: Course recap. Synthesising prior lessons into holistic systems, covering advanced natural ventilation, night purge cooling, evaporative cooling, and Trombe walls. High-efficiency systems include ground-source heat pumps, radiant systems, and BIPV. Introduction of hybrid buildings that integrate passive and active modes. Highlighting innovative projects using biomimetics, responsive materials, and digital fabrication. Discussion on barriers, opportunities, and future trends, followed by an introduction to the final workshop brief and simulation tools. Students will present a 5-minute, one-slide presentation on a topic I will give them in Session 8.
Learning Outcome: Students will be able to design integrated systems for heating and cooling, minimising energy demand and maximising resilience. Students will synthesise the course's core concepts and be prepared to apply them innovatively in a performance-driven final project.
报告人简介：Kumar Biswajit Debnath，博士，悉尼科技大学 (UTS)的校长研究员 (CRF)。他在悉尼科技大学发起成立了先进生物建筑实验室（Bio-X)以及早期职业研究人员发展路径实验室 (ECRTracklab)；为英国高等教育巴黎人娱乐城 会士（FHEA）。曾在孟加拉国、英国和澳大利亚等多所大学从事教学和科研工作。核心学术贡献在于开创了“生物智能建筑系统”的研究框架，该框架整合了生物基材料、人工智能驱动的设计以及本地化的智能建造，旨在实现净零排放与气候适应性；主持了多项国家级和国际级科研项目，累计获得了250万澳元的科研经费。已发表60余篇同行评审的期刊论文、会议论文及书籍章节，其中包括在 Nature Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy, Energy and Building,以及 Sustainable Materials and Technologies等高影响力期刊上的出版物。他的工作旨在推动可持续及碳中和建筑技术的发展。
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