Tzu-Chieh Kurt Hong

Tzu-Chieh Kurt Hong

School of Architecture
Assistant Professor
AH 2007
tzuchieh.hong@ufl.edu

Biography

Dr. Tzu-Chieh Kurt Hong holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in Design Computation, an MS degree in Digital Fabrication from the University of Michigan, and an M.Arch degree, along with BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. Before transitioning into architecture, he worked for several years as a professional digital circuit engineer. His research is driven by his interdisciplinary background in electrical engineering and architectural design, with the goal of integrating computational logic with creative design thinking.

In architecture, his work focuses on Computational Design, Generative Design, Rule-based Systems, and Digital Fabrication. In computation, his research includes Artificial Intelligence, Visual Computing, Visual Data Synthesis, Very-High-Level eXpressive Programming Languages (VHXL), and Very-Large-Scale Design Automation (VLSA).

His doctoral dissertation, Shape Machine: Shape Embedding and Rewriting in Visual Design, introduced a visual computing system that enables designers to perform shape embedding and replacement operations within computer-aided design environments. This research received the 2022 Architectural Research Centers Consortium Dissertation Award for its contributions to shape recognition in CAD systems. In the same year, he also received the ARCC King Medal for excellence in architectural research.

Since 2016, Dr. Hong has taught computational design, computer programming, digital fabrication, and related topics at multiple institutions, including National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, the University of Michigan, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Kansas.

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