Conor Carson Black

I explore how computation can shape architecture, from the geometry and tools used to design buildings to the ways people experience them once they are built. My interest is in connecting technological innovation with the social and human consequences of design, and in using computation to help reshape society.

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Selected Works

Human movement prediction through AI (Research)

Complex facade movements as consequence of primary structure (Research)

8 Bishopsgate, UK (Arup)

Research interests

Architectural geometry and parametric design
Machine Learning for the prediction of human behaviour
Design tooling, automation and interoperability in practice
Artificial intelligence in architecture

Publications

Geometry-Aware Prediction of Human Movement via Machine Learning
C. Black

Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) · MIT, 2025
AI and the Future of Architectural Education in the UK
D. Fagan, T. Holberton, C. Medel Vera, K. Phillips, T.-H. Wang, X. Zhao, K. Nate, C. Black et al.

Report commissioned by the Standing Conference of Schools of Architecture · 2025Cited by 3
Architecture and Videogames: Intersecting Worlds
C. Black — Chapter 3: Production Technologies

V. Hui, R. Scavnicky and T. Estrina (eds) · Routledge / Taylor & Francis · 2025Cited by 5
An innovative app for a parametric, holistic and multidisciplinary approach to early design stages
M. Donato, G. Zemella, G. Rapone, J. Hussain, C. Black

Journal of Façade Design and Engineering, 5(2), 113–127 · 2017Cited by 10
Game Engine Computation for Serious Engineering: visualisation and analysis of building facade movements as a consequence of loads on the primary structure
C. Black, E. Forwood

ACADIA — Disciplines & Disruption · 2017Cited by 3

Complete list and citation metrics on Google Scholar.

Peer review

Conference reviewer in architectural geometry and computational design:

Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG)
Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)

Career

2026 – University of Oxford Research Fellow, Centre for Technology and Society · Oxford
2026 – HOK Digital Design, Research & Development · London
2014 – 2026 Arup Digital Design: generative simulation and optimisation · London
2012 – 2013 Bryden Wood Computational Designer · London

Talks and Teaching

2025 MIT Advances in Architectural Geometry Conference
2021 Imperial College London Parametric Engineering Course · Tutor
2017 Architectural Association Visiting School, Jordan Tutor

Education

University College London Computational Architecture (MSc)
University of Manchester Architecture (BArch)
University of Manchester Architecture (BA)
Magdalen College School

Contact

Conor Carson Black London Last updated August 2026