Branko Kolarevic
Professor, NJ School of Architecture
532 Weston Hall (WEST)
About Me
Branko Kolarevic is a professor and former dean of the Hillier College of Architecture and Design at NJIT in Newark. He has taught architecture at several universities in North America and Asia and has lectured worldwide on the use of digital technologies in design and production. He has authored, edited or co-edited several books, including “Mass Customization and Design Democratization” (with Jose Duarte), “Building Dynamics: Exploring Architecture of Change” (with Vera Parlac), “Manufacturing Material Effects” (with Kevin Klinger), “Performative Architecture” (with Ali Malkawi) and “Architecture in the Digital Age.” He was elected and served as president of several organizations: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), and Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA). He is a recipient of the ACADIA Award for Innovative Research in 2007 and ACADIA Society Award of Excellence in 2015. He holds doctoral and master’s degrees in design from Harvard University and a diploma engineer in architecture degree from the University of Belgrade.
Education
D.Des.
; Harvard University
;
; 1993
MDes ; Harvard University ; ; 1989
Diploma Engineer in Architecture ; Belgrade University ; ; 1986
MDes ; Harvard University ; ; 1989
Diploma Engineer in Architecture ; Belgrade University ; ; 1986
Office Hours
By appointment
2025 Fall Courses
ARCH 463 - OPTIONS STUDIO I
ARCH 555G - TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES I
ARCH 464 - OPTIONS STUDIO II
ARCH 555G - TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES I
ARCH 464 - OPTIONS STUDIO II
Teaching Interests
Architectural design, digital technologies in design
Research Interests
generative AI in design, integrative design, performance prediction, generative design
Book
Michael Fox, Bradley Bell, Mario Carpo, Jenny Sabin, Branko Kolarevic.
"The Evolution of Computation in Architecture."
Routledge, 2024. ISBN 9781032671208.
Branko Kolarevic, José Pinto Duarte. "Mass Customization and Design Democratization." Routledge, 2018. ISBN 9781351117869.
Branko Kolarevic, José Pinto Duarte. "Mass Customization and Design Democratization." Routledge, 2018. ISBN 9781351117869.
Chapter
Branko Kolarevic.
"Toward Performative, Environmentally Responsive Architecture."
In Mitra Kanaani, eds.,
"The Routledge Companion to Smart Thinking in Architecture, Urbanism for a Sustainable, Living Planet,"
pp. 129-137. Routledge, 2024.
Branko Kolarevic. "Architecture of Change: Towards Transformable Architecture." "The Routledge Companion to Paradigms of Performativity in Design and Architecture," pp. pp. 46-62. Routledge, 2021.
Branko Kolarevic. "An Experiment in Design Collaboration." "Digital Architecture," pp. pp. 73-81. Routledge, 2020.
Branko Kolarevic. "Architecture of Change." "The Routledge Companion to Paradigms of Performativity in Design and Architecture," pp. 46-62. Routledge, 2019.
Salman Khalili-Araghi, Branko Kolarevic. "Flexibility in Mass Customization of Houses." "Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics," pp. 567-580. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Branko Kolarevic. "Architecture of Change: Towards Transformable Architecture." "The Routledge Companion to Paradigms of Performativity in Design and Architecture," pp. pp. 46-62. Routledge, 2021.
Branko Kolarevic. "An Experiment in Design Collaboration." "Digital Architecture," pp. pp. 73-81. Routledge, 2020.
Branko Kolarevic. "Architecture of Change." "The Routledge Companion to Paradigms of Performativity in Design and Architecture," pp. 46-62. Routledge, 2019.
Salman Khalili-Araghi, Branko Kolarevic. "Flexibility in Mass Customization of Houses." "Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics," pp. 567-580. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
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Journal Article
, Branko Kolarevic.
2020. "Mass customization for social housing in evolving neighborhoods in Brazil."
Sustainability, MDPI , vol. 12 , no. 21 , pp. pp. 1-19.
, Branko Kolarevic. 2020. "Variability and validity: Flexibility of a dimensional customization system." Automation in Construction , vol. 109 , pp. pp. 1-19.
Salman Khalili-Araghi, Branko Kolarevic. 2020. "Variability and validity: Flexibility of a dimensional customization system." Automation in Construction , vol. 109 , pp. 102970.
Salman Khalili-Araghi, Branko Kolarevic. 2016. "Development of a framework for dimensional customization system: A novel method for customer participation." Journal of Building Engineering , vol. 5 , pp. 231-238.
Branko Kolarevic. 2015. "From Mass Customisation to Design ‘Democratisation’." Architectural Design , vol. 85 , no. 6 , pp. 48-53.
, Branko Kolarevic. 2020. "Variability and validity: Flexibility of a dimensional customization system." Automation in Construction , vol. 109 , pp. pp. 1-19.
Salman Khalili-Araghi, Branko Kolarevic. 2020. "Variability and validity: Flexibility of a dimensional customization system." Automation in Construction , vol. 109 , pp. 102970.
Salman Khalili-Araghi, Branko Kolarevic. 2016. "Development of a framework for dimensional customization system: A novel method for customer participation." Journal of Building Engineering , vol. 5 , pp. 231-238.
Branko Kolarevic. 2015. "From Mass Customisation to Design ‘Democratisation’." Architectural Design , vol. 85 , no. 6 , pp. 48-53.
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Conference Proceeding
"Captivity or Flexibility: Complexities in a Dimensional Customization System"
eCAADe, 2016.
"Simplexity (and Complicity) in Architecture"
eCAADe, 2016.
"Half Cadence: Towards Integrative Design"
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Architecture, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2016.
"Forewords: An Integrative Moment"
ACADIA, 2011.
"Towards Computationally Aided Integrative Design"
ACADIA, 2011.
eCAADe, 2016.
"Simplexity (and Complicity) in Architecture"
eCAADe, 2016.
"Half Cadence: Towards Integrative Design"
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Architecture, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2016.
"Forewords: An Integrative Moment"
ACADIA, 2011.
"Towards Computationally Aided Integrative Design"
ACADIA, 2011.
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Other
"Parametric Evolution"
Wiley, March, 2013.
Wiley, March, 2013.