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HADAS SOPHER

Architect, PhD

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ABOUT ME

I am a postdoc fellow at the AAU lab, France, the winner of the West Creative Industries grant. I obtained a PhD from the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, Israel. I am a qualified architect and experienced educator at a university level. As a teacher, I designed innovative syllabi that use immersive virtual environments to support learning. During my PhD studies, I won the Guthwirth and Jacobs scholarships and the Schragenheim prize for doctoral studies. My research interests are centred on architecture learning processes and virtual environments, design cognition and collaborative design.

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EDUCATION

TECHNION, ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING

2020

PhD 
Thesis: The notion of Place in design education.
Supervisor: prof. Yehuda Kalay

TECHNION, ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

​FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING

2012

M.Arch ΙΙ in Architecture

BEZALEL ACADEMY
ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

2006

B.Arch

ÈCOLE SPÈCIALE D'ARCHITECTURE, PARIS, FRANCE

2001-2002

undergraduate studies in Architecture

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR ARCHITECT, 'AVI HINKIS-ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN', RA'ANANA

2011-2013

Master plans and zoning plans; commercial centers and private dwellings. Including: Kibutz Horashim, Ein Ha'shlosha, Nirim, Eshkol settlements, Kadima

ARCHITECT, 'DAN PELEG' ARCHITECTS, TEL-AVIV

2005-2007

Healthcare facilities and public design. Including: Catheterization unit-Poriya Health center, Diabetes center-Poriya Health center, Psychiatric In-Patient Department-Beer Sheba Mental Health Center; Administration office in Gaalia village.

SENIOR ARCHITECT, 'DOV ALON' ARCHITECTS, TEL-AVIV

2007-2009

Conservation, commercial centers, dwellings. Including: Rosh-pinna commercial center, Avshalom Finberg historical house - conservation and restoration, Lillinbloom 17, Tel-Aviv- conservation and new dwelling design

APPRENTICE, 'REMI BUTLER' ARCHITECTS, PARIS

2002-2003

Healthcare design; Competitions. Including: Mère enfant hospital-Nantes, France, Calais general hospital (Nord)-competition, France.

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PUBLICATIONS

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JOURNALS

Hadas Sopher, Laurent Lescop (2023), Learning in metaverse: the immersive atelier model of the architecture studio,  Archnet-IJAR. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-10-2022-0213

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Hadas Sopher, Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman, and Yehuda Kalay (2019), Going Immersive? Assessing Learning Performance in a Multi-Setting Architecture Studio, the British Journal of Educational Technology, Special issue of Future Learning Spaces for Learning Communities. Vol. 5(5), P. 2109-2128. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12857

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Davide Schaumann, Nirit Pilosof, Hadas Sopher, Jacob Yahav, Yehuda E. Kalay (2019) Simulating Multi-Agent Narratives for Pre-Occupancy Evaluation of Architectural Designs, Automation in Construction, 106, 102896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.102896


Hadas Sopher, Davide Schaumann, Yehuda E. Kalay (2016), Simulating Human Behavior in (Un)Built Environments: Using an Actor Modeling Method, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering, 10(12), 2131 – 2140.


BOOK CHAPTERS

Hadas Sopher, Tomás Dorta (2023). Collaborative-Knowledge Construction Activity Method to Analyse Design-Learning in VR Co-design Crits. In: Gero, J.S. (eds) Design Computing and Cognition’22. DCC 2022. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20418-0_26

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Hadas Sopher and Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman (2022) Using an immersive virtual learning environment in the architectural studio - a place-based assessment model for the learning environment. In R. Blonder et al. (Eds.) Learning Technologies in Higher Education in Israel. IUCEL. (Hebrew)

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Hadas Sopher and Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman (2020) Immersive Behaviour Settings in Architectural Education, To be published in R. Almendra and J. Ferreira (eds.), Research & Education in Design: People & Processes & Products & Philosophy. Taylor & Francis

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Pilosof N.P., Schaumann D., Sopher H., Kalay Y.E., Yahav J. (2020) Outpatient Clinic Design in Israel: Comparative Evaluation by Digital Simulation. In: Tevik Løvseth L., de Lange A.H. (eds) Integrating the Organization of Health Services, Worker Wellbeing and Quality of Care. Springer, Cham. 

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Hadas Sopher (2015) Digital design values as initiators for Sustainable Design, in Sustainable Architecture - Towards Holistic Approach, Ed. Tagit Klimor, p. 327-347. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology press. (Hebrew).


CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PAPERS

Hadas Sopher and Tomàs Dorta (2022). Using Social VR System in Multidisciplinary Codesign. In Pak, B, Wurzer, G and Stouffs, R (eds.), Co-creating the Future: Inclusion in and through Design - Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2022), Vol. 1. pp. 547–556.

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Hadas Sopher, Hernan Casakin and John S. Gero (2022). Effect of Immersive VR on Student-Tutor Interaction in Design Crits. In Pak, B, Wurzer, G and Stouffs, R (eds.), Co-creating the Future: Inclusion in and through Design - Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2022), Vol. 1. pp. 123–132.

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Hadas Sopher, Julie Milovanovic, and John S. Gero (2022). Exploring the effect of immersive VR on student-tutor communication in the architecture design crits. POST-CARBON, Proceedings of the 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2022, Vol. 2, pp. 315-324.


Hadas Sopher and John S. Gero (2021) Effect of Immersive VR on Communication Patterns in Architectural Design Critiques. In the proceedings of the 39th eCAADe Conference, Volume 1, Novi Sad. http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/ecaade2021_030


Hadas Sopher (2020) Analysing Divergent-Convergent Activities in the Architectural Studio, with the aid of the 'Knowledge Construction Activities' model. In the proceedings of The Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC2020), Oulu, Finland, August 26th – 28th 2020

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Hadas Sopher, Dafna Fisher Gewirtzman, and Yehuda E. Kalay (2018), Use of Immersive Virtual Environment in the Design Studio: An Assessment Model. In Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow, the proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference, volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 853-862.

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Tomas Dorta, Emmanuel Beaudry Marchand and Hadas Sopher (2018) Co-Design in HYVE 3-D, Representational Ecosystem, Design Conversations and Knowledge Construction Activities, In Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow, the proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference, volume 1, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 53-56 (Workshop abstract).

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Hadas Sopher, Dafna Fisher Gewirtzman and Yehuda E. Kalay (2018) Assessing Situated Learning Patterns,  In the Eighth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (Dcc'18), 2-4 July 2018, Lake Como, Italy (Poster abstract).

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Hadas Sopher, Yehuda E. Kalay, Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman (2017) Why Immersive? Using an Immersive Environment in Architectural Education. In Fioravanti, A, Cursi, S, Elahmar, S, Gargaro, S, Loffreda, G, Novembri, G, Trento, A (eds.), ShoCK! - Sharing Computational Knowledge!, the proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference, volume 1, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September 2017, pp. 313-322.

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Davide Schaumann, Michal Gath Morad, Einat Zinger, Nirit Putievsky Pilosof, Hadas Sopher, Michal Brodeschi, Kartikeya Date, Yehuda E. Kalay (2016) A Computational Framework to Simulate Human Spatial Behavior in Built Environments, Attar, R, Chronis, A, Hanna, S, and Turrin, M (eds.), the proceedings of Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD), EU.2016, May 2016, London, UK.

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Hadas Sopher (2015) A Situated Learning Model Using Immersive Virtual Environment in Design Education, in the proceedings of the 13th Annual MEITAL National Conference, Technion, Haifa, Israel (Poster abstract).

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Hadas Sopher (2015) Immersive Virtual Environment Technology: A New Crit Learning Model, in Germanos, D & Liapi, M (eds.), Symposium proceedings of Places for Learning Experiences: Think, Make, Change, Thessaloniki, Greece, p. 236-246.

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Hadas Sopher and Yehuda Kalay (2015), Immersive Virtual Environment in Design Education: A Situated Model of the Learning Process, in Proceeding of Immersion 2015 & EiED 2015, Paris, France (published as in-press).

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TEACHING

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DESIGN METHODS

2nd year undergraduates, The Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion.

2017

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DESIGN COMPUTATION

Design Computation Modeling and Representation - 1st year undergraduates, The Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion.

2015

IMMERSIVE VR

City Steps – a Design studio using an immersive environment – integrative 2nd -5th year undergraduates, Architecture school, Ariel University.

2015

DESIGN STUDIO

1st, 3rd year undergraduates, Architecture school, Ariel University.

2012-2015

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TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION

final level - 3rd year undergraduates, Architecture school, Ariel University.

2013-2015

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DESIGN STUDIO

1st year undergraduates, The School of Architecture, Ariel University. Online

2020

IMMERSIVE VR

2020-2022

Architectural Design Aspects in Virtual Environments
School of Architecture, Ariel University
2-5 year undergraduates

THEORY

Design aspects for elderly population – advanced undergraduates, The Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion (teaching assistant).

2019

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CONFERENCES LECTURES

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2021      Effect of Immersive VR on Communication Patterns in Architectural Design Critiques

In the eCAADe Conference, Novi Sad

2021      Architectural aspects in immersive virtual environments – teaching online yet being in place.

In AMPS conference - Online Education: Teaching In a Time of Change

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2020      Analysing Divergent-Convergent Activities in the Architectural Studio, with the aid of the 'Knowledge Construction Activities' model

In The Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC2020) Oulu, Finland, August 26th – 28th 2020

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2019      Immersive Behaviour Settings in Architectural Education

In the International Research & Education in Design Conference, Lisbon School of Architecture, Lisbon, Portugal, 14-15 November 2019


2018      Use of Immersive Virtual Environment in the Design Studio: An Assessment Model.

In the 36th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), 19-21 September 2018, Lodz, Poland (accepted presentation).

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2017      Why Immersive? Using an Immersive Environment in Architectural Education.

In the 35th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), Rome, Italy.

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2016      Simulating Human Behavior in (Un)Built Environments: Using an Actor Modeling Method 

ICSC 2016: 18th International Conference on Spatial Cognition, Miami, US (Best presentation award).

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2016      The Notion of Place in Design Education

In Young Researchers Conference, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, Haifa, Israel.

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2015      Immersive virtual environment in design education: A situated model of the learning process 

In Immersion 2015 conference and the 5th European Immersive Education Summit (EiED 2015), Paris, France.

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2015      Hadas Sopher, Immersive virtual environment technology: a new crit learning model, in Places for Learning Experiences symposium: Think, Make, Change, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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