The Transforming Places, Practices, and Pedagogies Collaborative (TP3C) is a research unit within the School of Architecture at the University of Utah, dedicated to conducting architectural research. Our mission is to develop new knowledge, tools, processes, and spur innovation in architecture. We engage in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research that addresses current challenges in architecture. We strive to bridge the gap between architectural profession and research, and engage with the industry and other partners in collaborative research projects.
News and Publications
CoStar 2025 Impact Awards
Ajla Aksamija participated as a judge for the 2025 CoStar Impact Awards, Salt Lake region. The CoStar Impact Awards recognize exemplary commercial real estate transactions and projects completed in 2024 with significant influence in neighborhoods across various regions in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The winners of the 2025 CoStar Impact Awards […]
Read MoreCA+P 2025 Research Symposium
College of Architecture + Planning (CA+P) 2025 Research Symposium will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The symposium will include a keynote, as well as presentations from faculty and post-doctoral fellows from all four units within the College (School of Architecture, Department of City & Metropolitan Planning, Division of Multi-Disciplinary Design and the Division […]
Read MoreTP3C Advisory Board Meeting
TP3C research team met with the Advisory Board Members on February 24, 2025. TP3C Advisory Board members include leading professionals from local and national/international organizations, as well as advocates of architectural research: Dr. Mahsa Farid Mohajer (Sustainable Building Analyst, Stantec), David Green (Master Planning Urban Design Leader and Principal, Arup), Dr. Mic Patterson (Ambassador of […]
Read MoreInterview Focusing on Architectural Research in AIA Philadelphia Context Magazine
Professor Ajla Aksamija was recently interviewed by Dr. Franca Trubiano, Associate Professor and the Graduate Group Chair of the PhD Program in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. The interview was published in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Philadelphia Context Magazine Winter 2025 issue, focusing on architectural research. Professor Aksamija and Dr. Trubiano discussed […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija to Present at Lawrence Technological University
Professor Ajla Aksamija will present an invited lecture at the Lawrence Technological University (LTU) College of Architecture and Design on Monday, February 17, 2025 at 6 PM. Professor Aksamija’s lecture “Innovations in Architectural Design: Research and Advanced Technologies” is part of LTU’s lecture series, Design x Technology. This lecture focuses on innovations in architecture, relationships […]
Read MoreCommunity Engagement Workshops for the Liberty Park Greenhouse Revitalization Study
TP3C research team led community engagement workshops for the Liberty Park Greenhouse (LPG) Revitalization Study on January 27 and 28, 2025. These workshops were organized to review to-date findings of the study, archival/historical research, measurements and observations of LPG’s current conditions, as well as digital model and architectural documentation developed by the TP3C research team. […]
Read MoreTP3C Welcomes Dr. Emmanuel Aghimien as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
TP3C is pleased to welcome Dr. Emmanuel Aghimien as a Post-Doctoral Fellow to the School of Architecture at the University of Utah. He holds a Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong, where his research concentrated on modeling solar radiation, daylight, and sky models, and their impact on energy-efficient bioclimatic building […]
Read MoreUSAID “Innovation in Architecture” International Mentoring Workshop
Professor Ajla Aksamija led a four-day workshop on innovations in architecture, organized by the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Diaspora Invest project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from December 9 to 13, 2024. Professor Aksamija first presented a public lecture, “Innovation in Architecture: Design, […]
Read MoreEvaluating Building Performance of an Existing Research Laboratory Building: Energy-Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality
“Evaluating Building Performance of an Existing Research Laboratory Building: Energy-Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality” presents a comprehensive study on energy-efficient (EE) retrofit strategies for improving building performance and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a higher-education research laboratory building. The case study is an existing 12,932m2 (139,200ft2), five-story research laboratory building on the University of Utah […]
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