Solemma Symposiums

2020 HOK, LOS ANGELES — 2020
HOK, LOS ANGELES

DIVA DAY 2015 Architectural Association, London — DIVA DAY 2015
Architectural Association, London

2018 Cornell University, NYC — 2018
Cornell University, NYC

DIVA DAY 2014 University of Washington, Seattle — DIVA DAY 2014
University of Washington, Seattle

2017 Berkeley, California — 2017
Berkeley, California

DIVA DAY 2013 Thornton Tomasetti, NYC — DIVA DAY 2013
Thornton Tomasetti, NYC

DIVA DAY 2016 University of Toronto — DIVA DAY 2016
University of Toronto

DIVA DAY 2012 MIT, Cambridge, MA — DIVA DAY 2012
MIT, Cambridge, MA

Solemma Symposium Presentations

Browse our collection of presentations and projects by leading practitioners,
educators and scientists that were presented during Solemma Symposium.

Solemma Symposium is an annual symposium to discuss the use of environmental analysis tools in design practice, research and architectural education. The full-day event includes a series of presentations and discussions, focused on how ClimateStudio, DIVA, and associated simulation tools can be used in design and performance-evaluation workflows.

**COMPLEX LIGHT TRANSPORT THROUGH PRINTED GLASS | 2020**
Ramon Weber - MIT Media Lab

**ADVANCED DYNAMIC GLAZING CONTROLS | 2020**
Galen Burrell - View Inc.

**RECENT VISUAL COMFORT WORK | 2020**
Madeline Gradillas - Atelier 10

**BIOCLIMATIC FACADE DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION | 2020**
Christiana Moss - Studio Ma

LOST IN TRANSFORMATION | 2018Thomas Auer - Technical University of Munich + Transsolar — **LOST IN TRANSFORMATION | 2018**
Thomas Auer - Technical University of Munich + Transsolar

MULTIDIMENSIONAL URBAN MODELING + BUILDING INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE | 2018Khadija Benis and Christoph Reinhart - MIT — **MULTIDIMENSIONAL URBAN MODELING + BUILDING INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE | 2018**
Khadija Benis and Christoph Reinhart - MIT

IMPROVING ELECTRIC LIGHTING THROUGH SPECTRAL MODELING | 2018Sarah Safranek - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory — **IMPROVING ELECTRIC LIGHTING THROUGH SPECTRAL MODELING | 2018**
Sarah Safranek - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

ALFA WORKFLOW + FIELD STUDIES | 2018Jon Sargent and Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma and SUTD — **ALFA WORKFLOW + FIELD STUDIES | 2018**
Jon Sargent and Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma and SUTD

TEACHING BUILDING SCIENCE AS A GAME | 2018Panelists from MIT, RISD, University of Pennsylvania, Tulane, SUTD, Syracuse University, and Cornell — **TEACHING BUILDING SCIENCE AS A GAME | 2018**
Panelists from MIT, RISD, University of Pennsylvania, Tulane, SUTD, Syracuse University, and Cornell

RELATIVE PERFORMANCE: DESIGNING THE SMART(ER) CITY | 2018Luc Wilson - KPF — **RELATIVE PERFORMANCE: DESIGNING THE SMART(ER) CITY | 2018**
Luc Wilson - KPF

LIGHT IN THE PUBLIC REALM | 2018James Carpenter and Joseph Welker - James Carpenter Design Associates — **LIGHT IN THE PUBLIC REALM | 2018**
James Carpenter and Joseph Welker - James Carpenter Design Associates

HELIOTROPIC SHADING: DAYLIGHTING A RARE BOOKS READING ROOM WITH ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS AND PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS | 2017Dan Weissman - Lam Partners — **HELIOTROPIC SHADING: DAYLIGHTING A RARE BOOKS READING ROOM WITH ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS AND PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS | 2017**
Dan Weissman - Lam Partners

ALFA - ADAPTIVE LIGHTING FOR ALERTNESS | 2017Jon Sargent - Solemma, LLC — **ALFA - ADAPTIVE LIGHTING FOR ALERTNESS | 2017**
Jon Sargent - Solemma, LLC

SPECTRAL ODYSSEYS: CASE STUDIES IN THE APPLICATION OF LIGHTING RESEARCH | 2017Marty Brennan and Ed Clark - ZGF Architects — **SPECTRAL ODYSSEYS: CASE STUDIES IN THE APPLICATION OF LIGHTING RESEARCH | 2017**
Marty Brennan and Ed Clark - ZGF Architects

MEASURING AND ANALYZING CIRCADIAN LIGHT | 2017Mehlika Inanici - University of Washington — **MEASURING AND ANALYZING CIRCADIAN LIGHT | 2017**
Mehlika Inanici - University of Washington

THE EYE IS NOT JUST FOR SEEING: HOW LIGHT AFFECTS ALERTNESS, SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS | 2017Steven W. Lockley - Harvard Medical School — **THE EYE IS NOT JUST FOR SEEING: HOW LIGHT AFFECTS ALERTNESS, SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS | 2017**
Steven W. Lockley - Harvard Medical School

PROJECT DAY CAPTURE (STUDENT COMPETITION WINNER) | 2017John Scheeler and Jeff Drexel - Cornell University — **PROJECT DAY CAPTURE (STUDENT COMPETITION WINNER) | 2017**
John Scheeler and Jeff Drexel - Cornell University

DIRECT SUN AND OCCUPANT COMFORT | 2017Madeline Gradillas and Henry Richardson - Atelier Ten — **DIRECT SUN AND OCCUPANT COMFORT | 2017**
Madeline Gradillas and Henry Richardson - Atelier Ten

COLLABORATIVE VISUALIZATIONS FOR DESIGN DECISIONS | 2017Brianna Coston, Kera Lagios and Michael Martinez - Integral Light Studio — **COLLABORATIVE VISUALIZATIONS FOR DESIGN DECISIONS | 2017**
Brianna Coston, Kera Lagios and Michael Martinez - Integral Light Studio

ANNUAL DAYLIGHT IMPACTS OF MANUAL AND AUTOMATED BLIND CONTROL ALGORITHMS | 2017Amir Nezamdoost and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg - University of Oregon ESBL — **ANNUAL DAYLIGHT IMPACTS OF MANUAL AND AUTOMATED BLIND CONTROL ALGORITHMS | 2017**
Amir Nezamdoost and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg - University of Oregon ESBL

FROM RADIANCE TO REAL-TIME AND VIRTUAL REALITY | 2017Nathaniel Jones - Arup — **FROM RADIANCE TO REAL-TIME AND VIRTUAL REALITY | 2017**
Nathaniel Jones - Arup

CIRCADIAN DAYLIGHT IN PRACTICE: DETERMINING A SIMULATION METHOD FOR THE DESIGN PROCESS | 2016Jessica Zofchak and Henry Richardson - Atelier Ten — **CIRCADIAN DAYLIGHT IN PRACTICE: DETERMINING A SIMULATION METHOD FOR THE DESIGN PROCESS | 2016**
Jessica Zofchak and Henry Richardson - Atelier Ten

DEVELOPING BUILDING PERFORMANCE TOOLS: FROM VIEWS TO ZONING | 2016Luc Wilson - KPF — **DEVELOPING BUILDING PERFORMANCE TOOLS: FROM VIEWS TO ZONING | 2016**
Luc Wilson - KPF

NEW FUTURE PRACTICES | 2016Ryan Welch - KieranTimberlake — **NEW FUTURE PRACTICES | 2016**
Ryan Welch - KieranTimberlake

NEW DIVA-GRASSHOPPER FEATURES | 2016Jon Sargent and Timur Dogan - Solemma — **NEW DIVA-GRASSHOPPER FEATURES | 2016**
Jon Sargent and Timur Dogan - Solemma

DRIVING FORM: DAYLIGHT AS SCULPTOR | 2016Sean Quinn - HOK — **DRIVING FORM: DAYLIGHT AS SCULPTOR | 2016**
Sean Quinn - HOK

ACHIEVING DAYLIGHT QUALITY IN LARGE SCALE PROJECTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES | 2016Amaia Puras-Ustarroz - HLB — **ACHIEVING DAYLIGHT QUALITY IN LARGE SCALE PROJECTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES | 2016**
Amaia Puras-Ustarroz - HLB

DEFINING THE ZONE OF BIOLOGICAL DARKNESS: A NOVEL AREA-BASED CIRCADIAN DAYLIGHT METRIC | 2016Kyle Konis - USC — **DEFINING THE ZONE OF BIOLOGICAL DARKNESS: A NOVEL AREA-BASED CIRCADIAN DAYLIGHT METRIC | 2016**
Kyle Konis - USC

DIVA ANALYSIS AS A DESIGN TOOL – PROJECT EXAMPLES / CASE STUDIES | 2016Neil Katz - SOM — **DIVA ANALYSIS AS A DESIGN TOOL – PROJECT EXAMPLES / CASE STUDIES | 2016**
Neil Katz - SOM

SPEEDING UP DAYLIGHTING DESIGN AND GLARE PREDICTION WORKFLOWS WITH ACCELERAD | 2016Nathaniel Jones - MIT — **SPEEDING UP DAYLIGHTING DESIGN AND GLARE PREDICTION WORKFLOWS WITH ACCELERAD | 2016**
Nathaniel Jones - MIT

DAYLIGHTING EFFECT OF SEPARATING DIRECT AND DIFFUSE INSOLATION WITH A FACADE-INTEGRATED, TRANSPARENT SOLAR COLLECTOR | 2016 (Student Competition Winner)Mohamed Aly and Kenton Phillips - RPI Center for Architecture Science and Ecology — **DAYLIGHTING EFFECT OF SEPARATING DIRECT AND DIFFUSE INSOLATION WITH A FACADE-INTEGRATED, TRANSPARENT SOLAR COLLECTOR | 2016 (Student Competition Winner)**
Mohamed Aly and Kenton Phillips - RPI Center for Architecture Science and Ecology

NEW FEATURES IN DIVA 4.0 | 2015Christoph Reinhart, J. Alstan Jakubiec, Jon Sargent, Timur Dogan - Solemma — **NEW FEATURES IN DIVA 4.0 | 2015**
Christoph Reinhart, J. Alstan Jakubiec, Jon Sargent, Timur Dogan - Solemma

25 YEARS OF ATELIER TEN: (IN)VISIBLE ARCHITECTURE | 2015 Reinier Zeldenrust - Atelier Ten — **25 YEARS OF ATELIER TEN: (IN)VISIBLE ARCHITECTURE | 2015**

Reinier Zeldenrust - Atelier Ten

MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION | 2015Christoph Reinhart and Madeline Gradillas - MIT; J. Alstan Jakubiec - Singapore University of Technology and Design; Timur Dogan - Cornell — **MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION | 2015**
Christoph Reinhart and Madeline Gradillas - MIT; J. Alstan Jakubiec - Singapore University of Technology and Design; Timur Dogan - Cornell

REST LUMINAIRE DESIGN | 2015 (Student Competition Winner)Teri Lim and Geraldine Quek - Singapore University of Technology and Design — **REST LUMINAIRE DESIGN | 2015 (Student Competition Winner)**
Teri Lim and Geraldine Quek - Singapore University of Technology and Design

USING DIVA FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS | 2015Arthur Mamou-mani - Simply Rhino; Tom Bentley - Anstey Horne — **USING DIVA FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS | 2015**
Arthur Mamou-mani - Simply Rhino; Tom Bentley - Anstey Horne

OPTIMIZING A FACADE FOR AN ARID CLIMATE | 2015Anne Iversen - Henning Larsen — **OPTIMIZING A FACADE FOR AN ARID CLIMATE | 2015**
Anne Iversen - Henning Larsen

USING COMPREHENSIVE DIVA ANALYSIS AS THE CATALYST FOR THE DESIGN OF A SMALL ARCHITECTURE OFFICE IN BOSTON | 2015Madeline Gradillas - MIT — **USING COMPREHENSIVE DIVA ANALYSIS AS THE CATALYST FOR THE DESIGN OF A SMALL ARCHITECTURE OFFICE IN BOSTON | 2015**
Madeline Gradillas - MIT

DAYLIGHTING DESIGN AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY RADIANCE SIMULATIONS | 2015David Geisler-Moroder - Bartenbach Lichtlabor — **DAYLIGHTING DESIGN AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY RADIANCE SIMULATIONS | 2015**
David Geisler-Moroder - Bartenbach Lichtlabor

DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHADING STRATEGY FOR THE KAFD METRO STATION | 2015Carmelo Galante and Tommaso Pieraccini - NEWTECNIC — **DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHADING STRATEGY FOR THE KAFD METRO STATION | 2015**
Carmelo Galante and Tommaso Pieraccini - NEWTECNIC

KLIMAENGINEERING 2.0 - FROM INFORMED DESIGN TOWARDS LANGUAGE! | 2015Christian Frenzel - Transsolar — **KLIMAENGINEERING 2.0 - FROM INFORMED DESIGN TOWARDS LANGUAGE! | 2015**
Christian Frenzel - Transsolar

DESIGN OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY IN TURKEY | 2015Timur Dogan - Cornell — **DESIGN OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY IN TURKEY | 2015**
Timur Dogan - Cornell

**THREE EASY PIECES | 2015**
Francesco Anselmo - ARUP

ENHANCING DIVA AS A TOOL TO STUDY LIGHTING CONTROL | 2014Tuan Tran - University of Hawaii at Manoa — **ENHANCING DIVA AS A TOOL TO STUDY LIGHTING CONTROL | 2014**
Tuan Tran - University of Hawaii at Manoa

INTERACTING WITH DATA | 2014Erick Katzenstein - MODELAB — **INTERACTING WITH DATA | 2014**
Erick Katzenstein - MODELAB

NEW FEATURES IN DIVA FOR RHINO | 2014J. Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma — **NEW FEATURES IN DIVA FOR RHINO | 2014**
J. Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma

LEEDV4 PANEL INTRODUCTION: LM83 DAYLIGHTING METRICS | 2014J. Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma — **LEEDV4 PANEL INTRODUCTION: LM83 DAYLIGHTING METRICS | 2014**
J. Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma

PREDICTING DYNAMIC DAYLIGHTING PERFORMANCE FROM A LIMITED NUMBER OF HDR PHOTOGRAPHS | 2014Mehlika Inanici - University of Washington — **PREDICTING DYNAMIC DAYLIGHTING PERFORMANCE FROM A LIMITED NUMBER OF HDR PHOTOGRAPHS | 2014**
Mehlika Inanici - University of Washington

HOW FIRST-TIME MODELERS GRAPHICALLY COMMUNICATE DIVA RESULTS | 2014Seth Holmes - University of Hartford — **HOW FIRST-TIME MODELERS GRAPHICALLY COMMUNICATE DIVA RESULTS | 2014**
Seth Holmes - University of Hartford

DIV-A10: EVOLVING, COMMUNICATING AND VALIDATING DAYLIGHT RESULTS FOR OVER TWO DECADES | 2014Emily Hagan, Henry Richardson, Michael Esposito - Atelier Ten — **DIV-A10: EVOLVING, COMMUNICATING AND VALIDATING DAYLIGHT RESULTS FOR OVER TWO DECADES | 2014**
Emily Hagan, Henry Richardson, Michael Esposito - Atelier Ten

INTERRELATION OF GEOMETRY, DAYLIGHTING AND STRUCTURE IN PERFORATED SCREEN WALLS | 2014 (Student Competition Winner)Niloufar Emami - University of Michigan — **INTERRELATION OF GEOMETRY, DAYLIGHTING AND STRUCTURE IN PERFORATED SCREEN WALLS | 2014 (Student Competition Winner)**
Niloufar Emami - University of Michigan

PARAMETRIC MODELING + SIMULATION: WHAT CAN BE IGNORED WHEN | 2014Scott Crawford and Apoorv Goyal - LMN — **PARAMETRIC MODELING + SIMULATION: WHAT CAN BE IGNORED WHEN | 2014**
Scott Crawford and Apoorv Goyal - LMN

DESIGN VALIDATION FOR VIEWS, DAYLIGHT & COMFORT | 2014Marty Brennan and Ed Clark - ZGF — **DESIGN VALIDATION FOR VIEWS, DAYLIGHT & COMFORT | 2014**
Marty Brennan and Ed Clark - ZGF

A NEW LOOK AT RESILIENCY: MODELING TEMPERATURE DRIFT WITH VIPER | 2013Jessica Zofchak and Michael Esposito - Atelier Ten — **A NEW LOOK AT RESILIENCY: MODELING TEMPERATURE DRIFT WITH VIPER | 2013**
Jessica Zofchak and Michael Esposito - Atelier Ten

SAVE SHAHEEN! AN ACADEMIC DAYLIGHT RETROFIT PROJECT | 2013Holly Samuelson - Harvard GSD — **SAVE SHAHEEN! AN ACADEMIC DAYLIGHT RETROFIT PROJECT | 2013**
Holly Samuelson - Harvard GSD

THE LORAX PROJECT | 2013Christoph Reinhart - MIT — **THE LORAX PROJECT | 2013**
Christoph Reinhart - MIT

ITERATION AND LEGIBILITY WITH DIVA | 2013Erick Katzenstein - LMN — **ITERATION AND LEGIBILITY WITH DIVA | 2013**
Erick Katzenstein - LMN

GLARE STUDIES: GUND HALL AND DOT | 2013J. Alstan Jakubiec - MIT — **GLARE STUDIES: GUND HALL AND DOT | 2013**
J. Alstan Jakubiec - MIT

NEW FEATURES IN DIVA FOR RHINO | 2013J. Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma — **NEW FEATURES IN DIVA FOR RHINO | 2013**
J. Alstan Jakubiec - Solemma

APPLYING TOOLS FOR CROSS-PRACTICE COLLABORATION | 2013Vamshi Gooje - Thornton Tomasetti — **APPLYING TOOLS FOR CROSS-PRACTICE COLLABORATION | 2013**
Vamshi Gooje - Thornton Tomasetti

CLOSING THE LOOP: DESIGN/ANALYSIS > VALIDATION > FABRICATION | 2013Zach Downey - CUNY — **CLOSING THE LOOP: DESIGN/ANALYSIS > VALIDATION > FABRICATION | 2013**
Zach Downey - CUNY

BUILDING SIMULATION (NOT) IN THE STUDIO | 2013Max Dölling - T.U. Berlin — **BUILDING SIMULATION (NOT) IN THE STUDIO | 2013**
Max Dölling - T.U. Berlin

DAYLIGHT SIMULATION: PURPOSE AND PATH | 2013Shrikar Bhave - Transsolar — **DAYLIGHT SIMULATION: PURPOSE AND PATH | 2013**
Shrikar Bhave - Transsolar

RE-ENVISIONING THE DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS WORKFLOW | 2012John An - YR&G; Jessica Zofchak - Atelier Ten — **RE-ENVISIONING THE DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS WORKFLOW | 2012**
John An - YR&G; Jessica Zofchak - Atelier Ten

RETROFITTING LIBRARIES FOR DAYLIT WORK ENVIRONMENTS AND TRANSITION SPACES | 2012Carlos Cerezo, Natalia Escobar and Amaia Puras - Harvard GSD — **RETROFITTING LIBRARIES FOR DAYLIT WORK ENVIRONMENTS AND TRANSITION SPACES | 2012**
Carlos Cerezo, Natalia Escobar and Amaia Puras - Harvard GSD

HYBRID DAYLIGHT MODELS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EDUCATION | 2012Max Dölling - T.U. Berlin — **HYBRID DAYLIGHT MODELS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EDUCATION | 2012**
Max Dölling - T.U. Berlin

MODELING DYNAMIC SHADING DEVICES WITH THE DIVA ADVANCED SHADING MODULE | 2012J. Alstan Jakubiec and Jeff Niemasz - Solemma — **MODELING DYNAMIC SHADING DEVICES WITH THE DIVA ADVANCED SHADING MODULE | 2012**
J. Alstan Jakubiec and Jeff Niemasz - Solemma

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHADING SCREEN IN SINGAPORE | 2012J. Alstan Jakubiec, Azadeh Omidfar, and Thomas Schröpfer - Harvard GSD — **DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHADING SCREEN IN SINGAPORE | 2012**
J. Alstan Jakubiec, Azadeh Omidfar, and Thomas Schröpfer - Harvard GSD

DIVA IN PRACTICE - CHOLERA TREATMENT CENTER, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI | 2012Kera Lagios - Lam Partners — **DIVA IN PRACTICE - CHOLERA TREATMENT CENTER, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI | 2012**
Kera Lagios - Lam Partners

DIVA AND DESIGN | 2012Jeff Niemasz and Jon Sargent - Solemma — **DIVA AND DESIGN | 2012**
Jeff Niemasz and Jon Sargent - Solemma

THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHTING MODULE | 2012Christoph Reinhart - Solemma — **THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHTING MODULE | 2012**
Christoph Reinhart - Solemma

THE SCIENCE BEHIND DIVA | 2012Christoph Reinhart - Solemma — **THE SCIENCE BEHIND DIVA | 2012**
Christoph Reinhart - Solemma

DAYSIM TO ENERGYPLUS | 2012Jon Sargent - Solemma — **DAYSIM TO ENERGYPLUS | 2012**
Jon Sargent - Solemma

UNDER ONE ROOF - EXAMPLES FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | 2012Jonatan Schumacher and Ben Silverman - Thornton Tomasetti — **UNDER ONE ROOF - EXAMPLES FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE | 2012**
Jonatan Schumacher and Ben Silverman - Thornton Tomasetti