Sina Mostafavi presented the Timber Dowel Reciprocal Lattice Patent system at TTU’s Rawls College of Business

Alicia Nahmad is invited as a guest speaker in Hi-DARS lab’s TALK SERIES

Princess Olali joins Hi-DARS lab as a Student Assistant.

Publication: SCF 2025 “Robotically Produced Timber Dowel Double-Curvature Discrete Shell” B.Bagheri, S.Mostafavi, E. Montejano, M.Segovia, C.Scott, U.Lee

Ankara, eCAADe2025 | S. Mostafavi, T. Ghiyasi, B. Bagheri, E. Montejano, C. Howell, & A. Published Integrated Computational Design for the Fabrication of Jointless Reciprocal Lattice Structure

Akhil Polimera joins Hi-DARS lab as a Graduate Assistant.

Arthur Mamou-Mani is invited as a guest speaker in Hi-DARS lab’s TALK SERIES

Dr. Sina Mostafavi has been awarded a C-Faculty Grant by the Texas Tech Innovation Hub

Ana Anton is invited as a guest speaker in Hi-DARS lab’s TALK SERIES

Abigail Petrofes joins Hi-DARS lab as a Research Assistant.

Abigail Petrofes joins Hi-DARS lab as a Research Assistant.

Mark Segovia joins Hi-DARS lab as a Research Assistant.

Uijin Lee joins Hi-DARS lab as a Research Assistant.

Bahar Bagheri Presented at the 5th World CAAD PhD Workshop as ACADIA Nominee

Tokyo, CAADRIA 2025 | Sina Mostafavi, Bahar Bagheri, Caleb Scott, Edgar Montejano Hernandez, Cole Howell, and Asma Mehan Published “Integrated Computational Design to Augmented Production of Timber-Dowel Structures”

Edgar Montejano Presented a paper at ACSA 2024 in New Orleans

Hi-DARS Lab and AHU_Lab presented their collaborative research on augmented reality-enabled co-production methods at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) 113th Annual Meeting, held March 20–22, 2025, in New Orleans under the theme REPAIR.

The peer-reviewed paper, titled “Mapping Human Agency in the AR-Enabled Co-Production of an Urban Community Podium,” is presented by Associate Professor Dr. Sina Mostafavi, Ph.D. student Bahar Bagheri, and Assistant Professor Dr. Asma Mehan.

One of just three Texas Tech University System innovations chosen for the TTU pavilion, Timber Dowel Reciprocal Lattice (TDRL) System stood front-and-center at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, 9 – 11 June 2025, JW Marriott Austin. TechConnect World gathers more than 3,000 researchers, startups, industry leaders, and federal program managers, making it a premier marketplace for translational research and technology commercialization.

Call for several positions - NSF Funded -  SA/GA/RA in All Levels (Bachelor's | Masters | PhD)

DescriptionThis form is for applying to assistantship positions under the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project: Co-DREAM Tech: Building Community-Driven Resilience and Empowerment through Adaptive Manufacturing Technologies (NSF Award #2427747). 

We are seeking Research Assistants (RAs), Graduate Assistants (GAs), and Student Assistants (SAs) from all colleges at Texas Tech University. Positions are open to students at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD levels.

Applicants must be currently enrolled or will be enrolled at TTU at the time of hire. Assistantships will begin in Fall 2025, with potential continuation into Spring 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027, depending on project needs, performance, and funding availability.

While the project is hosted at TTU HCOA (Huckabee College of Architecture) and the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering (CECE), the assistantship positions are open to students from all other colleges and programs at Texas Tech University. Interdisciplinary collaboration is central to the project, and applicants from diverse academic backgrounds with relevant interests are highly encouraged to apply.

Erik Zanetti & Daniel Fischer are invited as guest speakers in Hi-DARS lab’s TALK SERIES