Paul Kassabian is a principal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH) and has taught at the graduate level since 2005. He is experienced in structural design and investigation on a wide range of structural systems from historic buildings to projects on the cutting edge of both structural systems and materials. He focuses on developing innovative methods of design and construction using SGH’s in-house materials lab, computational design approaches and digital fabrication techniques. Paul was a lecturer at MIT where he worked with graduate structural engineering students and then a lecturer at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He also posts educational content on structural design and behavior to his YouTube channel.
Courses
Fall 2023 Courses
ARCH 2254-01 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
FormatLecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
ARCH 2254-01
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
LevelUndergraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
PeriodFall 2023
Credits3
FormatLecture
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PMInstructor(s): Paul KassabianLocation(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 106Enrolled / Capacity: 75Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Structural Design with timber, steel and concrete (allowable stress, plastic, and composite design respectively). Students will develop understanding and application of quantitative methods of structural design for conventional structural components and systems - beams, columns, trusses, frames, walls, etc. in multiple materials. Introduces the conventions of detailing structural systems in these materials. Introduces systems and requirements for building foundation, gravity superstructure, and lateral superstructure.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Preference is given to Junior Architecture Students.
Major Requirement | BArch: Architecture
ARCH 254G-01 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN
LevelGraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
FormatLecture
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
ARCH 254G-01
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
LevelGraduate
UnitArchitecture
Subject Architecture
PeriodFall 2023
Credits3
FormatLecture
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: W | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PMInstructor(s): Paul KassabianLocation(s): Bayard Ewing Building, Room 106Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
Structural Design with timber, steel and concrete (allowable stress, plastic, and composite design respectively). Students will develop understanding and application of quantitative methods of structural design for conventional structural components and systems - beams, columns, trusses, frames, walls, etc. in multiple materials. Introduces the conventions of detailing structural systems in these materials. Introduces systems and requirements for building foundation, gravity superstructure, and lateral superstructure.
This course is a requirement for second-year MArch (3yr) Architecture Students.
