Dr. Narjes Abbasabadi

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Narjes Abbasabadi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. She leads the Sustainable Intelligence Lab, focusing her research on sustainability computation in the built environment. Her work emphasizes advancing design research efforts through developing data-driven methods and tools that leverage digital technologies to enhance performance-based, human-centered design. Abbasabadi investigates urban building energy flows, human systems, and the environmental health impacts at various scales, from individual buildings to neighborhood and city levels. Her research has appeared in premier journals such as Applied Energy, Building Environment, and Sustainable Cities and Society. She has received the ARCC Dissertation Award Honorable Mention and the Best Ph.D. Program Dissertation Award from IIT CoA, among other accolades. Before joining the University of Washington, she taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and the Illinois Institute of Technology and worked on major design research projects including low-carbon building prototypes at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Abbasabadi holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology and both Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Architecture from Tehran Azad University.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

Leads Sustainable Intelligence Lab focusing on sustainability computation in the built environment.

Instructor

— Present

University of Texas at Arlington • Arlington, TX

Taught courses related to architecture and sustainable design.

Instructor

— Present

Illinois Institute of Technology • Chicago, IL

Conducted academic courses in architecture.

Awards

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ARCC Dissertation Award Honorable Mention

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Best Ph.D. Program Dissertation Award

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2nd place in Race Zero Design Competition

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.