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Prof. Caitlin T Mueller
Associate Professor in Building Technology Program
Director, Digital Structures
Primary DLC
Department of Architecture
MIT Room:
5-418C
(617) 324-6236
caitlinm@mit.edu
http://www.caitlinmueller.com/
Assistant
Stacy Clemons
(617) 253-1876
stacyvc@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Software Tools for Conceptual Structural Design
Creative Optimization for Architecture
Structurally Responsive Additive Manufacturing
Architect-Engineer Collaboration
Computation
Fabrication
Research Summary
Professor Mueller leads the Digital Structures research group, which focuses on synthetic integration of creative and technical goals in the design and fabrication of buildings, bridges, and other large-scale structures.
Recent Work
Projects
September 7, 2023
Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL)
ODDS & MODS: Material Circularity Prototypes for Rural Communities
Principal Investigators
Sheila Kennedy
,
Caitlin Mueller
May 1, 2017
Department of Architecture
Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Structural Components for Housing in India
Principal Investigator
Caitlin Mueller
October 28, 2015
Department of Architecture
Un-Flat Options Studio
Principal Investigator
Caitlin Mueller
October 28, 2015
Department of Architecture
Stress Line Additive Manufacturing (SLAM)
Principal Investigator
Caitlin Mueller
October 28, 2015
Department of Architecture
Forces Frozen: Exploring Structural Ice Shells
Principal Investigator
Caitlin Mueller
October 15, 2015
Department of Architecture
Digital Structures Group
Principal Investigator
Caitlin Mueller
Video
3.30.21-Built-Caitlin-Mueller
March 30, 2021
Conference Video
Duration: 16:44
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Caitlin Mueller
Associate Professor, Structural Design
Director, Digital Structures Research Group
Joint appointment with Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
2.24.21-Decarbonizing-Buildings
February 24, 2021
Conference Video
Duration: 120:13
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Robert Stoner
Deputy Director for Science and Technology, MIT Energy Initiative
Founding Director, MIT Tata Center
Christoph Reinhart
Professor, School of Architecture + Planning
Director, Building Technology Program
Caitlin Mueller
Associate Professor, Structural Design
Director, Digital Structures Research Group
Joint appointment with Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Leslie Norford
Professor, Building Technology
Associate Head, Department of Architecture
Yang Shao-Horn
Keck Professor of Energy, Mechanical Engineering
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Prof. J Meejin Yoon
Professor of Architecture
Mohamed Abdelbagi Ismail
Graduate Student
Jennifer W Leung
Lecturer