PhD Victor Sardenberg - Computational Aesthetics in Architecture

Earlier this month researcher Victor Sardenberg successfully defended his PhD “Computational Aesthetics in Architecture: A Framework for Quantifying Preferences Using Computer Vision and Artificial Neural Networks” at the chair for Digital Methods in Architecture (dMA) | Leibniz Universität Hannover under the supervision of Prof. Mirco Becker and Prof. Igor Guatelli, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Victor joined dMA in 2016 as its first researcher and played a critical role in building up the chairs profile, its robotic infrastructure, and curriculum. In his research he revisited the field of quantitative aesthetics with respect to contemporary computational methods. Throughout his PhD studies he published and presented his work internationally within the architectural design community as well as neighbouring research domains such as cognitive design sciences. 
In his teaching at dMA Victor not only introduced computational methods to architecture students but also shaped the chairs profile teaching architectural robots. 

Before joining dMA Victor, graduated from Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste (Städelschule) Frankfurt Architecture Class (SAC) with a M.A. and a Diploma from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was regularly invited as a critic and visiting lecturer in Brazil, Denmark, Germany, and the UK. 

Thank you Victor for your thorough contributions in architectural research and laying the foundations at dMA.

©Image credits: Victor Sardenberg, Julian Martitz