Dr. Arta Yazdanseta
Dr. Arta Yazdanseta, Assistant Professor of Environmental Design and Technology in Architecture and Director of Parsons’ Master of Architecture. She earned her D.Des and M.Des from Harvard GSD and B.Arch from Pratt Institute. Her research explores the intersection between design, building science, and plant biophysical ecology, and emphasizes coupling building energy performance with vegetative surfaces through design strategies. As a Researcher at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, she developed environmental design strategies and provided performance analyses for the Center’s headquarters. She won the first prize of the IBPSA Award in France, and was awarded the Harvard Sustainability Grant. She is a recipient of the Circle Award Fellowship and was an AIA Women's Scholar. Her work has been displayed by the AIA and published by Metropolis.