PUBLICATIONS / PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PAPERS

Sanchez Sotes, G., Fischer, T. and Herr, C.M. (2025). The Appropriation of Autopoiesis in Architecture. Frontiers of Architectural Research. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2024.12.005 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Li, W., Song, Y., Herr, C.M. and Stouffs, R. (2024). A review of big data applications in studies of urban green space. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 101, id.128524. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128524 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Li, W., Diehl, J., Chen, M., Herr, C.M. and Stouffs, R. (2024). The combined effects of multiple factors on farmland and built-up land landscape patterns – A case study of Chengdu, China. Ecological Indicators, 167, 112572. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112572 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Zhou, Y. and Herr, C.M. (2023). A review of advanced façade system technologies to support net zero carbon high-rise building design in subtropical China. Sustainability, 15(4), 2913. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15042913 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Herr, C.M., Blokhina, E., Gao, Z., Ji, Y., Jiang, Y. and Tang, C. (2022). Designing Biodiverse High-Rise Façade Microbiomes for Healthy Urban Environments. CTBUH Journal, 2022(4), 20–27. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

PUBLICATIONS / BOOKS AND PEER REVIEWED CHAPTERS

Herr, C.M. (2024). Lived Multispecies High-Density Utopias: Smart city design for healthy and diverse communities in the Post-Anthropocene. In: Mitra Kanaani (ed.), The Routledge Companion to Smart Design Thinking in Architecture & Urbanism for a Sustainable Living Planet, Routledge, New York, pp. 99–107. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Herr, C.M. (2022). Sublimating Tectonics of Architecture: Innovations in Creative Structural Engineering. In: Mitra Kanaani (ed.), The Routledge Companion to Ecological Design Thinking: Healthful Ecotopian Visions for Architecture and Urbanism, Routledge, New York, pp. 328–338. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

PUBLICATIONS / PEER REVIEWED CONFERENCE PAPERS

Chen, Z. and Herr, C.M. (2024). Using DPO to align the building environment with personal preferences: A perspective from LLMs fine-tuning. Proceedings of the 11th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, pp. 243–245. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1145/3671127.3698711 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Li, W., Wu, J., Herr, C.M. and Stouffs, R. (2024). Enhancing Lexicon Based Evaluation of Urban Green Space Characteristics and Perceptions with a Large Language Model. In: Data-Driven Intelligence – Proceedings of the 42nd Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2024), Nicosia, 11-13 September 2024, Volume 2, pp. 59–68. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Gao, Z., Xia, J., Quan, D., Herr, C.M. and Lombardi, D. (2024). Structural Behaviours of a Concrete Façade Panel Prototype Facilitated by 3D Printed Formwork. In: T. Kang (ed) Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture. ICCEA 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 369. Springer, Singapore. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4049-3_21 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Pei, L., Tang, C. and Herr, C.M. (2024). Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Design Process of Interactive Exhibits Focusing on New Materials. In: N. Gardner, C. M. Herr, L. Wang, H. Toshiki and S. Ahmad Khan (eds), ACCELERATED DESIGN – Proceedings of the 29th CAADRIA Conference, Singapore, 20-26 April 2024, Volume 3, pp. 441–448. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Quan, D., Herr, C.M. and Lombardi, D. (2023). Geometric variability and viability in designing and fabricating freeform concrete façade components – A systematic review. xArch Symposium Proceedings: Creativity in the age of digital reproduction. Springer, pp. 136–143. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_17 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Zhang, Y., Guo, Y. and Herr, C.M. (2023). AI-supported Optimization and Design of Building-integrated Photovoltaics systems for a high-rise Building in Shenzhen. xArch Symposium Proceedings: Creativity in the age of digital reproduction. Springer, pp. 262–269. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_31 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Herr, C.M. and Liu, Y. (2024). Cellular Automata as design tools for artificial ecologies. xArch Symposium Proceedings: Creativity in the age of digital reproduction. Springer, pp. 42–49. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_6 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Pei, L., Li, C., Xiao, J., Zhang, Y. and Herr, C.M. (2024). Employing AI-based Tools to Support Exhibition Design: A Science and Technology Museum Case Study. xArch Symposium Proceedings: Creativity in the age of digital reproduction. Springer, pp. 217–224. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_26 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Zhou, Y., Herr, C.M. and Tsou, J.Y. (2024). Climate-adaptive façade systems and occupant behavior: Towards a comprehensive model of building facade performance. Proceedings of ICSBS 2023 (The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures), Springer, pp. 55–64. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_6 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Herr, C.M., Li, C., Zhou, Y. and Yan, M. (2024). Embracing local biodiversity as part of sustainable high rise building facades in subtropical China. Proceedings of ICSBS 2023 (The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures), Springer, pp. 43–53. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7965-3_5 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Quan, D., Herr, C.M., Lombardi, D., Gao, Z. and Xia, J. (2024). Structural assessment of architectural façade elements: A comparison of architectural and engineering methods. Proceedings of ICSBS 2023 (The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures), Springer, pp. 136–143. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_17 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Herr, C.M. and Li, C. (2023). Articulating Facade Microbiomes at Human Scale: A Cellular Automata Driven Bioreceptive Facade Design Approach to Communicate a New Dimension of Urban Health. CAADRIA 2023. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Ahmenabad, India, pp. 281–290. Available at: https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.281 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Sanchez Sotes, G., Herr, C.M. and Fischer, T. (2022). What to make of the appropriation of autopoiesis in architecture? Proceedings of RSD11 Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design, RSD11, Article 169. Available at: https://rsdsymposium.org/empirical-study-of-understanding-in-digital-design-practice/ [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Bissoonauth, C., Herr, C.M. and Fischer, T. (2022). An Empirical Study of Understanding in Order to Act and Acting in Order to Understand in Digital Design Practice. Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design, RSD11, Article 168. Available at: https://rsdsymposium.org/empirical-study-of-understanding-in-digital-design-practice/ [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Quan, D., Herr, C.M., Lombardi, D., Gao, Z. and Xia, J. (2022). Prototyping Parametrically Designed Fiber-reinforced Concrete Façade Elements Using 3D Printed Formwork. Proceedings of the IASS 2022 Symposium affiliated with APCS 2022 Conference. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

Future Design Exhibition (2024). “8 Design Strategies for a Biodiverse Urban Environment” exhibited at Future Design Exhibition, Suzhou, Jan 27th 2024. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair (2023). “8 Design Strategies for a Biodiverse Urban Environment” exhibited at the 11th Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair, Shenzhen, Nov 24th-26th 2023. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

ICSBS2023 Conference (2023). Award “Best Presentation”, for paper presented by and co-authored with Chenxiao Li, ICSBS2023 Conference at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

CAADRIA2023 Conference (2023). Award “Best Presentation Runner-Up”, with Chenxiao Li, CAADRIA2023 Conference at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Jiangsu University/College Design Exhibition (2023). Excellent Award at the fifth Jiangsu University/College Design Exhibition, for project “Ecological Boundaries” with Chao Tang, Shucen Liu, Yujie Han and Xinran Cai. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

No boundaries?! Exhibition (2023). Exhibition of “Cellular Automata for Designing Artificial Ecologies” project work in the No boundaries?! A Journey Across Disciplines Exhibition, SUSTech. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

XJTLU School of Design / Arts Group Design Competition (2022). Third Prize, with Deyan Quan, Chao Tang and Zhanghailin: “Future Shades: A bioactive parametric concrete facade”. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Shenzhen Peacock Talent Award (2022). Shenzhen Peacock Talent Award (Class A), 3 years programme. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Hangar Ticinum International Architectural Design Competition (2022). Honourable Mention, with Chao Tang: “Ticino Meet+”. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Shenzhen Flower Show Student Garden Design Competition (2022). Grand Prize, with Huang Shuyu, Zhang Manjia, Chen Yuxi, Deng Mengting and Wang Chunxiao: “Bay Area Blue Again Sea Life”. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Shenzhen Flower Show Student Garden Design Competition (2022). Silver Prize, with Chu Chi Yi, Chen Xin Yan, Chan Shu Yin, Li Yutian, Lin Xia’er and Wang Chunxiao: “Come on! Take the Seeds”. [Accessed 4 Mar. 2025].