Designer of spaces and explorer of places, Dishita has studied and worked at top international practices in India, Switzerland, UK, Singapore and the US. Architect and researcher by profession, writer and photographer by passion, she is forever a student at heart. Culture, technology and people are her favorite subjects and she aspires to connect them through her work in Architecture and Computer Science. Over the last decade, her research interests have transitioned from interactive spaces, robotics and kinetic architecture to neuroscience, artificial intelligence and building socially intelligent creative machines.   

Selected Publications

• Turakhia, Dishita. "Thirteen Ways of Looking: A theoretical inquiry in computational creative thinking" (MIT Thesis 2017). Link
• Turakhia, Dishita G. "Dynamic Tensegrity Systems: A case for reconfigurable structures in urban context." (CAADRIA 2013). PDF
• Turakhia, Dishita. "Overview of Scientific Aspects of Spatial Cognition : Significance in Architectural Design" (2016). PDF

All Publications

Current Research

• Research PI - Prof. Stefanie Mueller | Human-Computer Interaction Engineering | MIT
• Workshop Host - Prof. Toni Kotnik | Aalto Technical University

Past Research

• M.S. EECS Adviser -  Prof. Patrick Winston | Genesis Group | CSAIL | MIT
• SMArchS Adviser - Prof. George Stiny | Design and Computation Group | SA+P | MIT
• Research PI - Prof. Larry Sass | Digital Design and Fabrication Group | SA+P | MIT
• Research PI - Prof. Michael Budig | Architecture and Sustainable Design | SUTD
• M.Sc. EmTech Adviser - Prof. Mike Weinstock | Emergent Technologies and Design | AA School of Architecture

Past Work 

• PLP Architecture, London
• sP+a, Mumbai

Education

• 2017 - M.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, Cambridge 
• 2017 - SMArchS Design and Computation, MIT, Cambridge
• 2011 - M.S. EmTech (Emergent Technologies in Design), AA School of Architecture, London
• 2008 - B.Arch, KRVIA, Mumbai University, Mumbai

 Technical Expertise

• 3D Modeling (Rhino, Grasshopper, Sketchup, Vray, Flamingo, Solidworks)
• Programming (Python, Tensorflow, WebPPL, Machine Learning)
• Prototyping (Lasercutting, 3D printing, CNC milling, Waterjet cutting)
• Parametric Design (Rhinoscript, GH, GC, VB Script, Arduino, Processing)
• Analysis (Ecotect, Strand7, Ansys)
• Presentation (Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier, MS Office, Autocad, Revit, Microstation, VectorWorks)