Daylit density

How can we use daylighting simulations to rewrite zoning laws?

This presentation was developed as the final chapter of my thesis project at MIT Architecture. It uses a number of new environmental design modeling tools woven together with Grasshopper workflows to propose a new framework for performance-aware urban zoning and real estate development.

The project evolved to become a widely cited journal paper and helped me receive the Arthur Rotch Special Prize for highest academic achievement as a graduating student from MIT Architecture. It also served as a bridge between the 2 disciplinary groups I was a part of, Architecture & Urbanism and Building Technology.

-M