Faculty

Nusrat Tabassum

Assistant Professor

Dr. Nusrat Tabassum is an assistant professor at the LSU School of Architecture. Her research develops computational methods and robotic fabrication workflows for construction-scale additive manufacturing, with particular emphasis on formwork-free 3D concrete printing of enclosed structures. By integrating computational geometry, multidirectional slicing, structural simulation, and robotic fabrication, she investigates how digital technologies can transform the design and construction of sustainable, materially efficient, and structurally optimized architecture.

Her scholarship explores the intersection of computational design, structural performance, digital fabrication, and construction technology. Through algorithmic design, simulation-driven optimization, and robotic manufacturing, she develops innovative workflows that reduce material consumption, improve constructability, and expand architectural possibilities for complex enclosed structures. Her work contributes to the growing field of construction-scale additive manufacturing while addressing broader challenges related to sustainability, productivity, resilience, and innovation in the built environment.

Her research combines computational modeling, parametric design, structural simulation, robotic fabrication, digital prototyping, and full-scale experimental validation. She develops integrated workflows that bridge architectural design and construction, translating research findings into practical fabrication strategies, design guidelines, and scalable construction methods for both academia and industry.

Before joining LSU, Tabassum practiced as an architect in Bangladesh, contributing to large-scale public infrastructure and urban development projects before pursuing advanced research in digital design and fabrication.

Her research has been published in leading journals and presented at international conferences in digital fabrication, computational design, and construction technologies. She continues to collaborate across architecture, engineering, robotics, and construction to advance automated construction methods and sustainable building systems.

At LSU, she will be teaching undergraduate and graduate studios, along with courses in building technology, structural systems, digital fabrication, and computational design. She expect to closely work with students on interdisciplinary, hands-on research that applies computational and fabrication methods to real architectural problems.

Courses

• ARCH 3001 – Architectural Design I

• ARCH 3051 – Structures and Technology