S. (Saba) Golchehr PhD
S. (Saba) Golchehr PhD
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Saba Golchehr is a design researcher who explores data-driven, human-centred design in Architecture and Urbanism. She completed her PhD in Architecture at the Royal College of Art (UK) in 2019, where she focused on how novel sources of digital data on human experiences in the built environment could inform sustainable urban development. In her current position as Postdoctoral Fellow at TU Delft, Department of Architecture she explores the use of data in co-creative design, design thinking in Architecture and design fiction through speculative narratives. Saba holds a Master’s degree in Urbanism and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from TU Delft.
Expertise
Publications
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2020
From Common Space to Private Sphere
The Changing Realm of Grocery Shopping
S. Golchehr -
2019
Data for Design
Adopting Data-Driven Approaches for Long-Term Participation and Social Sustainability in Design for the Public Realm
S. Golchehr -
2018
Data-Driven Design for Civic Participation
Introducing Digital Methods for On-Going Civic Engagement for Design in Public Space
S. Golchehr / Naomi Bueno de Mesquita -
2017
Design From The Inside-Out
Critically Adopting Big Data Methods
S. Golchehr -
2017
Kitchen Budapest (KiBu)
Hyperlocal Civic Platforms
S. Golchehr / Gabriele Ferri -
Media
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2017-09-07
Data holds power. But the most important thing is the story you tell with it.
Appeared in: Local Legends
Prizes
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2015
Best project
As part of the 2015 UBI Summer School in Oulu, Finland, I participated in the 'Design Fictions for Data Geographies' workshop hosted by Mark Shepard (New York State University), where I collaborated on a fictional narrative through a video production titled 'Lost Connection', which was awarded best project.
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2014
EU Multi-ITN FP-7 Marie Curie Fellowship 2014
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2013
Archiprix Nominee
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2012
Best paper
9th Graduation Lab Urbanism Conference
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2012
Metten Stein + Design Urban Planning Award
First prize in annual national award for best thesis in the fields of urban planning and design
Ancillary activities
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2024-01-01 - 2025-07-01