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Research, events, visits and media coverage: news and stories from Amir and AG++ studio.

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International collaborationNo. 01

گفت‌وگوهای همکاری پژوهشی با KMUTT در بانکوک

During his visit to King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Bangkok, Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini met with Asst. Prof. Dr. Chanyaporn Bstieler and Asst. Prof. Waraluk Pansuwan, Dean of the School of Architecture and Design.

Visit update · 1 November 2026
AI-assisted planting visualisation based on project photographs; the right-hand panel illustrates fuller planting. Source photographs: Hazreena Hussein, Therapeutic Gardens in Malaysia (2019).
Research–industry collaborationNo. 05

بام سبز آزمایشی با پیوند پژوهش و عمل در دانشگاه مالایا

From 2015 to 2016, Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini led the experimental green-roof project as Principal Investigator for the grant, working with IEN Consultants in Kuala Lumpur, particularly its director Gregers Reimann, and with Prof. Dr. Norhaslina binti Hassan and Prof. Dr. Safiah @ Yusmah binti Muhammad Yusoff. This was one of several projects Amir undertook on the University of Malaya campus to explore its potential as a living laboratory, connecting academic research with practical interventions in the built environment.

Project retrospective · 2015–2016
International research leadershipNo. 06

رهبری همکاری استرالیا و مالزی درباره عملکرد ساختمان در اقلیم استوایی

While at the University of Malaya, Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini secured funding through the competitive IRU–MRUN Collaborative Research Programme and served as Principal Investigator and lead of a large international team. The 2015–2017 project connected the University of Malaya with Charles Darwin University to address a shared architectural challenge: improving building-envelope energy performance in hot and humid climates.

Research retrospective · 2015–2017
Panel (led)No. 63

معماری عصبی: گفت‌وگوی پنل

Amir led a panel conversation at AUT's School of Future Environments bringing neuroscience and architecture together: how buildings and cities affect perception, cognition, emotion, wellbeing and spatial experience. Professor Frederick Marks, who writes the prefaces for the Neuro-cities book collection, joined the panel, with researchers and practitioners from across the School.

21 October 2026
Conference ChairNo. 61

GDI2026 همراه با DigiBuilt2026

GDI2026 continues the Green + Digital + Intelligent series in Auckland, run in conjunction with DigiBuilt2026, with Amir as Chair.

2026
School eventNo. 59

جوایز دکتری دانشکده محیط‌های آینده ۲۰۲۶

As part of AUT Research Week, the School of Future Environments PhD Awards 2026 celebrated the School's doctoral researchers and their work across architecture, the built environment and creative technologies.

هفته پژوهش AUT در سال ۲۰۲۶
Research showcaseNo. 60

هفته پژوهش AUT در سال ۲۰۲۶

At AUT Research Week 2026, newly appointed as Associate Head of School (Research), Amir presented the research of the School of Future Environments across architecture, the built environment and creative technologies, to colleagues, researchers and doctoral students.

هفته پژوهش AUT در سال ۲۰۲۶
AppointmentNo. 57

معاون پژوهشی دانشکده

In July 2026 Amir became Associate Head of School (Research) for AUT's School of Future Environments, leading research for around 50 academic staff and chairing the School Research Committee, after six years as Director of Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies.

July 2026
Conference Co-ChairNo. 55

GDI2025: محیط‌های مصنوع سبز، دیجیتال و هوشمند

GDI2025 was built around three themes: green, meaning sustainable and climate-resilient urban design; digital, meaning AI, data, automation and digital twins; and intelligent, meaning responsive, inclusive and human-centred design.

1–3 December 2025
KeynoteNo. 54

آینده محیط‌های مصنوع

Chongqing University's School of Architecture and Urban Planning invited Amir to give a virtual keynote in its Future-led Architecture Lecture Series, on the future of built environments.

15 October 2025
KeynoteNo. 53

سخنرانی کلیدی در CCES 2025

Invited as a keynote speaker, Amir traced a line from his landmark work on intelligent buildings to the question that now drives it: how data can make whole cities healthier and greener.

5–7 October 2025
Academic visitNo. 51

دیدار با درک کلمنتس‌کروم در لندن

During his visit to London, Amir met Professor Derek Clements-Croome for high-level discussions on their shared research, publishing and conference activities.

London
Academic visitNo. 52

دانشگاه گرینویچ

During his time in London, Amir visited the University of Greenwich on the banks of the Thames, meeting Moslem Sheikhkhoshkar of the University of Greenwich and Associate Professor Abdulbasit Almhafdy.

June 2025
Academic visitNo. 49

میزبانی رویدونگ چانگ در AUT

Amir hosted Associate Professor Ruidong Chang from the University of Adelaide at AUT's School of Future Environments for a guest lecture.

AUT, Auckland
InterviewNo. 47

گفت‌وگویی درباره دوقلوهای دیجیتال

AUT's Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies interviewed Amir on digital twins: how virtual replicas of buildings and cities can help councils, designers and developers test decisions before they are built.

AUT
SASBE2024 conference poster from the 2024 announcement. The conference has since taken place.
Conference ChairNo. 46

SASBE2024: محیط مصنوع هوشمند و پایدار

SASBE2024 brought the international Smart and Sustainable Built Environment conference to Auckland, with Amir as Chair.

November 2024
Conference Co-ChairNo. 45

IGLC32: گروه بین‌المللی ساخت ناب

The 32nd annual conference of the International Group for Lean Construction was the first held in New Zealand, hosted at AUT over six days. Amir served as Co-Chair.

1–6 July 2024
Green-roof illustration accompanying the June 2024 research update; the citation milestone shown belongs to that historical update.
Landmark paperNo. 03

مروری برجسته بر بام‌های سبز

Co-authored by Umberto Berardi, Professor Amir and Professor Ali GhaffarianHoseini, this review examines the environmental benefits of green roofs: energy performance, urban cooling, air quality, stormwater management, noise and ecology. A June 2024 retrospective marked the paper approaching 1,000 citations.

Research retrospective · 2024-06
Illustration accompanying the June 2024 commentary on Auckland’s urban future; a design vision rather than a completed project.
CommentaryNo. 44

آینده‌ای تاب‌آور و هوشمند برای اوکلند

Auckland needs a dynamic, resilient and smart urban future that responds to climate pressures and puts citizens' wellbeing first. A short note on the topic was featured in Architecture Now.

June 2024
Image accompanying the 2024 retrospective on Formal Reflections in Architectural Conceptualization.
BookNo. 04

تأملات فرمی در مفهوم‌پردازی معماری

How does an architect arrive at a concept? The book explores the philosophical theories behind conceptualisation in architectural design, and how they can lead to new, innovative ideas.

Research retrospective · 2024-05
Graphic accompanying the May 2024 update on What is an intelligent building? Its readership figure is historical.
RecognitionNo. 10

پرخواننده‌ترین مقاله در تاریخ ۶۰ ساله Architectural Science Review

What is an intelligent building? analysed how the idea of intelligent buildings was being interpreted internationally. It has become the most-read paper in the 60-year history of Architectural Science Review, with more than 50,000 downloads.

Research retrospective · 2024-05
Street photograph accompanying the 2024 update on multisensory urban perception.
پژوهشNo. 42

چرا ادراک خیابان‌ها اهمیت دارد؟

Streets are experienced through more than traffic flow or physical appearance. Research co-authored by Professor Amir considers the multisensory, social and physical attributes that shape how people perceive a street.

May 2024 research update
Educational-space photographs accompanying the study of student experiences at AUT City Campus.
پژوهشNo. 43

دانشجویان چگونه فضاهای آموزشی را تجربه می‌کنند؟

Research co-authored by Professor Amir examined students’ perceptions and experiences of different educational spaces at AUT City Campus, considering factors associated with mood and mental state.

May 2024 research update
Smart Cities Week Aotearoa 2024: Professor Amir and Professor Ali GhaffarianHoseini.
Industry forumNo. 38

هفته شهرهای هوشمند آئوتئاروا ۲۰۲۴

Smart Cities Week Aotearoa brought councils, industry and researchers together over two days to discuss digital twins, low-carbon and healthier buildings, climate resilience, AI and urban mobility.

May 2024
Graphic accompanying the May 2024 Regional Land Transport Plan commentary; the consultation is historical.
Policy submissionNo. 39

شکل‌دادن به آینده حمل‌ونقل اوکلند

During the May 2024 consultation on Auckland’s draft Regional Land Transport Plan, Professor Amir and Professor Ali GhaffarianHoseini set out suggestions on public transport integration, walking and cycling, emissions, data-led decisions and the relationship between transport and urban development.

May 2024
Illustration accompanying the May 2024 commentary on a zero-carbon built environment.
CommentaryNo. 40

تسریع گذار ساختمان‌های نیوزیلند به کربن صفر

Professor Amir and Professor Ali GhaffarianHoseini called for a faster transition to lower-carbon buildings in New Zealand, drawing attention to consistent performance evaluation, material choices, whole-life carbon and improvements to existing buildings.

May 2024
Illustration for the 2024 neuro-architecture special issue; retained as an editorial image rather than a current call for submissions.
Guest EditorNo. 41

ویژه‌نامه معماری عصبی

In 2024, Professor Amir guest-edited a neuro-architecture special issue with Derek Clements-Croome, Charles Walker and Ali GhaffarianHoseini, examining how buildings and urban neighbourhoods relate to the brain, mood, comfort and wellbeing. The original submission invitation is retained as part of the issue’s history, not as a current open call.

2024
Urban greenery and pedestrian space, accompanying the City Information Modelling chapter update.
Book chapterNo. 37

مدل‌سازی اطلاعات شهر برای جوامع با انرژی صفر

City Information Modelling can help whole communities reach zero energy. The chapter shows how CIM supports carbon neutrality and urban greening at community scale.

2024
Auckland city image accompanying the 2024 urban-overheating chapter update.
Book chapterNo. 36

حکمرانی برای مقابله با بیش‌گرمایی شهری

Cities such as Auckland and Melbourne need to do much more about urban overheating, in research and in practice. The chapter examines how governance can mitigate and adapt to heat produced by human activity.

2024
Graphic announcing Professor Amir’s Auckland Urban Design Panel appointment for 2024–2026.
AppointmentNo. 35

پنل طراحی شهری اوکلند

As a member of the Auckland Urban Design Panel, Amir advises developers and Auckland Council on major developments across the city, bringing research on urban microclimate, healthy buildings and digital twins into real decisions.

2024–2026
Editor-in-ChiefNo. 33

Urbanization, Sustainability and Society

Emerald appointed Amir Editor-in-Chief after a competitive international interview process.

Since June 2023
AppointmentsNo. 30

پروفسور مهمان در فرانسه و کره جنوبی

Amir holds visiting professorships at the Université de Lorraine in France and at KAIST in South Korea, and is Adjunct Research Faculty at the University of Malaya.

اکنون
With fellow editors of the Smart and Sustainable Built Environment journal, Professor Farzad Pour Rahimian, Professor Chansik Park and Professor Ali GhaffarianHoseini, at SASBE2024, 7–9 November 2024.
Associate EditorNo. 23

دبیر همکار دو مجله بین‌المللی

For many years Amir has served as Associate Editor of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (Q1, Emerald) and Intelligent Buildings International (Q2, Taylor & Francis).

Since 2020
Amir presenting at the German–New Zealand Chamber of Commerce business conference in Auckland.
Industry conferenceNo. 22

اتاق بازرگانی آلمان و نیوزیلند

The German–New Zealand Chamber of Commerce brought German technology companies, researchers and New Zealand industry together in Auckland to share energy-efficiency solutions for industry, supported by Germany's energy initiative.

5 November 2019
Event lead and speaker · World Green Building WeekNo. 21

WGBW2019: ارائه پچا کوچا درباره آینده محیط‌های مصنوع

For World Green Building Week 2019, Amir led a pecha kucha evening at AUT on the future of built environments, in support of the New Zealand Green Building Council. He opened it with a talk of his own, and organised it with Ali GhaffarianHoseini, his fellow director of AUT's newly established Architectural Engineering Lab, and Associate Professor Nicola Naismith, then Head of Built Environment Engineering. It was the lab's first public showcase.

27 September 2019
From left: Tarek Teba, Pamela Cole, Amir Ghaffarianhoseini and Alessandro Melis at the University of Portsmouth.
Academic visitNo. 20

بازدید از دانشگاه پورتسموث

Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini visited the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, meeting Pamela Cole, then Head of the School of Architecture, Professor Alessandro Melis and Dr Tarek Teba, now Associate Professor in Architectural Heritage.

2019 · from the archive
Amir in an archival AUT promotional film, with his roles at the time shown in the original caption.
AUT promotional filmNo. 18

مشارکت در تأسیس دانشکده محیط‌های آینده AUT

Amir worked alongside Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Charles Walker and Guy Littlefair to help establish the School of Future Environments at Auckland University of Technology.

From the archive
Amir Ghaffarianhoseini (left) with Professor George Baird at Massey University following talks, circa 2017–2018.
Academic encounterNo. 12

در کنار پروفسور جورج برد در دانشگاه مسی

Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini with Professor George Baird of Victoria University of Wellington, photographed at Massey University following talks, circa 2017–2018.

Circa 2017–2018 · from the archive
Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini chairing the NZAAR June 2016 conference at Shangri-La Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photograph: New Zealand Academy of Applied Research.
Conference series · Co-founder, Co-Chair and keynote speakerNo. 08

مجموعه کنفرانس‌های بین‌المللی NZAAR

Between June 2016 and January 2018, Amir co-founded and co-chaired, with Professor Ali GhaffarianHoseini, four international event series held in Malaysia by the New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. Each edition convened a family of themed conferences under one programme: architecture, landscape and interior design; urban design and cities planning; sustainability, green buildings and renewable energy; civil engineering and construction; and, from December 2016, BIM, digital fabrication and computational design.

June 2016 – January 2018
بازتاب رسانه‌ای

In the media

Independent stories and features about Amir’s research, labs and students. Each links to the original.

ساختمان‌ها چگونه بر سلامت روان اثر می‌گذارند؟

AUT News feature · 17 October 2019

ساختمان‌ها چگونه بر سلامت روان اثر می‌گذارند؟

AUT News reported on research led by Amir and colleagues arguing that buildings, neighbourhoods and city spaces shape our mood and wellbeing, often without us noticing, and that mental health has had far less attention than physical health in research on buildings.

خواندن داستان ←
On record

دیگر سوابق

What publishers, conferences, journals and institutions have recorded about Amir's work, in brief. Each story links to the original.

SpringerJuly 2026

Proceedings of DFBI2025

Springer published the proceedings of the Digital Frontiers in Buildings and Infrastructure conference in Delft as a volume of Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, co-edited by Amir as Chair of the International Scientific Committee.

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KeAiJanuary 2026

Editorial board, Human Settlements and Sustainability

KeAi's journal Human Settlements and Sustainability lists Amir on its editorial board, adding to his roles as Editor-in-Chief of Urbanization, Sustainability and Society and Associate Editor of two further journals.

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AUT NewsNovember 2025

GDI 2025 Conference in December

AUT announced the International Conference of Green + Digital + Intelligent Built Environments, chaired by Amir, bringing researchers and industry to Auckland to explore the future of the built environment.

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IEREKOctober 2025

Keynote: From Intelligent Buildings to Healthier, Greener, and More Data-Driven Cities

The fifth Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability conference, run with Chongqing University, lists Amir as a keynote speaker with a talk linking intelligent buildings to data-driven, healthier cities.

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The ConversationSeptember 2025

Building consent reform: how digital technology can make new liability rules watertight

Writing in The Conversation with Dat Doan and Professor Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amir argued that New Zealand's proposed building consent reforms need a complete digital record of inspections, approvals and changes, with shared national platforms and data standards, so responsibility can be traced and homeowners are protected. The piece was republished by interest.co.nz, PlaceMakers and National Tribune.

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DFBIJune 2025

Chair of the International Scientific Committee

The DFBI conference in Delft profiles Amir among the chairs of its International Scientific Committee, the body that shaped the scientific programme on digital buildings and infrastructure.

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SpringerApril 2025

Proceedings of SASBE 2024

The Smart and Sustainable Built Environment conference Amir chaired in Auckland was published by Springer as volume 591 of Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, with Amir as co-editor.

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SASBE 2024November 2024

SASBE 2024 conference programme

The official programme records Amir opening SASBE 2024 and announcing its best paper awards, at a conference with 11 keynote speakers from seven countries and more than 150 papers.

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Taylor & FrancisMay 2024

Special issue: Neuro-architecture

Taylor & Francis published the call for a special issue of Intelligent Buildings International on neuro-architecture, guest-edited by Amir with Derek Clements-Croome, Charles Walker and Ali GhaffarianHoseini.

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R+G UBE LabMay 2024

Appointed to the Auckland Urban Design Panel

Amir was selected by the AUDP Governance Board for the panel's 2024–2026 term, providing independent design review of significant projects across the Auckland region, with a focus on a greener, smarter and more climate-responsive city.

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R+G UBE LabMay 2024

What is an intelligent building? Still the journal's most-read paper

The lab reported that Amir's paper remains the most-read in Architectural Science Review's history, a sign of continuing interest in making buildings smarter and better for people and the environment.

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R+G UBE LabMay 2024

How learning spaces shape students' wellbeing

A study of students' experiences across learning spaces at AUT City Campus, published in Building Research & Information, found indoor thermal comfort to be the strongest influence on mood and mental state.

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R+G UBE LabMay 2024

The multisensory perception of urban areas

Research in Architectural Science Review asks whether designers account for how pedestrians actually perceive streets, and makes the case for walkable, green, sociable and safe urban areas.

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Architecture NowNovember 2021

Member profile

New Zealand's architecture publication Architecture Now carries Amir's member profile, alongside his writing on co-living and co-working.

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AUT NewsOctober 2019

Built futures at AUT's Architecture Lab

AUT News reported on the launch of the Architecture Lab co-directed by Amir, a space where architecture, engineering and digital tools come together to test the buildings of the future.

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R+G UBE LabNovember 2018

AUT Dean's Research Excellence Award 2018

The first of three consecutive Dean's Excellence Awards Amir received at AUT between 2018 and 2020.

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The Images Publishing GroupMay 2014

تأملات فرمی در مفهوم‌پردازی معماری

Amir's co-authored book on the philosophy of architectural conceptualisation, from design thinking and form to space crafting, published by The Images Publishing Group.

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