PROFILE

Architect•Researcher•Technologist

I design buildings, but I also design the systems around them.

I’m Darius Chen, an Architecture and Sustainable Design student at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), based in Singapore.

My work usually starts with a simple question: How do we make complex projects easier to understand, coordinate, and improve, without flattening what makes them human?

Education

Currently pursuing M.Arch at SUTD (Singapore University of Technology and Design).

Focusing on Data-Driven Design and Ecological Urbanism.

"The tool shapes the hand, the hand shapes the building."

Portrait of Darius Chen, Architecture and Sustainable Design student at SUTD

Focus Protocols

CURRENT_STATE: ACTIVE

Systems Thinking

  • Translating messy realities
  • Spatial + operational clarity
  • Documentation that stays readable

Computational Design

  • Parametric workflows
  • Automation + geometry analysis
  • Prototype-driven thinking

AI For AEC

  • Decision to knowledge
  • Handover clarity
  • Reducing friction

Research-Led

  • Infrastructure + ecology
  • Governance narratives
  • Theory → Structure

Capabilities

SINGAPORE · SUTD ASD
Architectural design & visualization
Computational design (Rhino, Grasshopper, Python)
Accessibility & code compliance systems
Research-driven urban strategies
More details in the education profile.

Core Themes

Readability

Clear diagrams, legible drawings. Complexity is fine, confusion is not.

Busywork Removal

Automation protects attention for what matters: judgment and craft.

Long Collaboration

Architecture is a chain of decisions across teams and time.

Ready to collaborate?

Always interested in projects that need structural clarity and technical momentum.

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