Dr Chengzhi Peng (he/him)

BArch, DipLA, MSc, PhD, SFHEA

School of Architecture and Landscape

Senior Lecturer

Director of Postgraduate Research

Chengzhi Peng
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Dr Chengzhi Peng
School of Architecture and Landscape
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My research sits at the intersection of two key areas: (1) Design Studies, Architectural Computing and Digital Architecture (DADA), and (2) Architectural-Urban Science and Climate (AUSC). I have a sustained track record in research grant capturing from a variety of funding sources in the UK and abroad. I have produced over 80 publications as research outputs, 26 published in peer-reviewed international journals, 50 peer-reviewed internal conferences, more are under review and in preparation. I am currently leading a team of one postdoctoral research associate and six PhD students working in the field of Architectural and Urban Science with projects on city-scale housing stock energy modelling, indoor air quality and energy modelling of institutional building stocks, vegetation and urban air quality modelling, urban community solar micro-grid optimisation.

My teaching portfolio covers subject areas encompassing Design Studies, Digital Architecture and Environmental Simulation. Foremost among my priorities has been i) the continued engagement with dissertation/thesis modules at the UG, MArch, PGT levels; ii) directing the MSc programme on Digital Architecture and Design (DAAD)in line with institutional priorities on employability and entrepreneurship; and iii) integrating advanced environmental simulation into sustainable design for climate change adaptation at the MSc level. Being a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), I have consistently put research-led teaching into practice and engaged with institutional strategic priorities in higher education.

Qualifications
  • BArch, DipLA, MSc, PhD
Research interests

Building stock energy and environmental quality modelling, impacts of climate change on building energy and environmental performance, challenges of ageing societies on the built environment, outdoor-indoor air quality modelling, heat-health warning and planning.

Publications

Books

  • Peng C (2003) Design Through Digital Interaction. Bristol: Intellect. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

Chapters

Conference proceedings papers

  • Bai Z & Peng C (2023) Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Supported Urban Design to Reduce Particle Air Pollutant Concentrations. CAADRIA proceedings, 21 March 2023 - 23 March 2023. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Zhao X, Wang TH & Peng C (2022) Automatic Room Type Classification using Machine Learning for Two-Dimensional Residential Building Plans. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Vol. 2 (pp 593-600) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cheng J, Zhang Z & Peng C (2020) Parametric modelling and simulation of an indoor temperature responsive rotational shading system design. RE: Anthropocene, Design in the Age of Humans - Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2020, Vol. 1 (pp 579-588) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Aljammaz M, Wang TH & Peng C (2020) Understanding occupant behaviour in Islamic homes to close the gap in building performance simulation: A case study of houses in Riyadh. Proceedings of the 16th IBPSA Conference (pp 2107-2114). Rome, Italy, 2 September 2019 - 4 September 2019. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ilyas S, Wang X, Li W, Zhang Z, Wang TH & Peng C (2020) Towards an Interactionist Model of Cognizant Architecture A sentient maze built with swarm intelligence. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Vol. 2 (pp 201-208) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Aljammaz M, Wang T-H & Peng C (2019) The influence of Saudi Arabian culture on energy use: Improving the time-use schedules in energy simulation for houses in Riyadh. "Hello, Culture!"- CAAD Futures 2019 (pp 536-552), 26 June 2019 - 28 June 2019. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nguyen BVD, Peng C & Wang TH (2019) Koala: Developing a generative house design system with agent-based modelling of social spatial processes. 24th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2019, Vol. 1 (pp 235-244), 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wang SY, Sianoudi A, Wang M, Wu H, Wang TH, Zhang Z & Peng C (2019) Singing Cans Prototyping an experimental wind instrument through parametric design integrated with field experiments. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Vol. 1 (pp 703-710) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pelsmakers S, PENG C, IBRAHIM A & CHEN X (2017) Evaluating Overheating Risk and Mitigation Strategies in Low Energy Houses in the UK: Two Sheffield Case Studies. CIBSE/ASHRAE 2017 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, 12 April 2017 - 13 April 2017. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Liu C, Wang T-H, Meagher M & Peng C (2017) Feather-inspired social media data processing for generating developable surfaces: Prototyping an affective architecture Prototyping an affective architecture. ECAADE 2017: SHARING OF COMPUTABLE KNOWLEDGE! (SHOCK!), VOL 1 (pp 181-190) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Felasari S & Peng C (2012) The Role of a City's Collective Memory in Supporting Cooperative Urban Design Learning.. CDVE, Vol. 7467 (pp 143-150) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C (2005) Townscaping: Development of dynamic virtual city augmented 3D sketch design tools. Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2005, Proceedings (pp 105-114) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C (2003) Visualising city in change with the medium platform. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (pp 217-224) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng CZ, Chang DC, Jones PB & Lawson B (2001) Dynamic retrieval in an urban contextual Databank system using Java-CGI communications - Development of the SUCoD prototype. COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FUTURES 2001, PROCEEDINGS (pp 89-102) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cerulli C, Peng CZ & Lawson B (2001) Capturing histories of design processes for collaborative building design development - Field trial of the ADS prototype. COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FUTURES 2001, PROCEEDINGS (pp 427-437) RIS download Bibtex download
  • Abdoul-Wali F, Wang T-H & Peng C () Fault Detection and Localization using IFC: A Case Study of BIM-based Visualisation of BAS-related Faults. CIBSE Technical Symposium 2019, 25 April 2019 - 26 April 2019. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nguyen BVD, Wang T-H & Peng C () KOALA: Developing a Generative House Design System with Agent-Based Modelling of Social and Spatial Processes. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2019), 15 April 2019 - 18 April 2019. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sykes J, Peng C & Wilkinson R () An empirical approach to modelling climate change impact on building energy use. CIBSE Technical Symposium 2018 - 'Stretching the envelope', 12 April 2018 - 13 April 2018. View this article in WRRO RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C & Yi C () Microclimate Change Outdoor and Indoor Coupled Simulation for Passive Building Adaptation Design. the Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology. Hasselt, 2 June 2014 - 5 June 2014. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C & YI C () Climate Change Simulation for Intelligent Green Building Adaptation Design. the Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Green Building and Smart Grid. Taipei, 23 April 2014 - 25 April 2014. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C () Environmental Simulation for Designing with Climate Change: Framework, Experiments and Reflection. Architecture and Resilience on a Human Scale International Conference. Sheffield, 10 September 2015 - 12 September 2015. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C & Yi CY () Correlating Urban Microclimate Modelling with Energy Use Data Analysis to Inform Site-Specific Climate Change Adaptation Design. Architecture and Resilience on a Human Scale International Conference. Sheffield, 10 September 2015 - 12 September 2015. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C & Priyanto O () A Web-based Interactive Virtual Environment for Collecting End Users Expressed Visual Preferences of Learning Spaces. Architectural Design Conference. Istanbul, 25 June 2015 - 27 June 2015. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C () Designing Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods with Climate Change. The Faculty of Social Sciences Research Conference 2014. Sheffield, 19 September 2014 - 19 September 2014. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C & Elwan A () How Hot Can the University Campus Get in 2050? Environmental Simulation of Climate Change Scenarios at an Urban Neighborhood Scale. Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD 2013), Vol. 45(8) (pp 28-35). San Diego, California, USA, 7 April 2013 - 10 April 2013. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Felasari S & Peng C () Enhancing a Virtual City with Collective Memory: A Pilot Study of Jalan Malioboro in Yogyakarta. The 28th Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe Conference - Future RIS download Bibtex download
  • Elwan A, Peng C & Fahmy M () Towards a unifying visualization modelling platform for supporting climate change conscious urban neighbourhood design. World Renewable Energy Congress 2011 RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C, Roberts D, Patlakas P & Basu P () Developing a Web-Based 3D Visualisation Modelling Platform to Support Innovative Planning and Design of Learning Spaces: A Case Study of the University of Sheffield Campus. The 10th International Conference on Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture and Urban P RIS download Bibtex download
  • Peng C, Roberts D, Patlakas P, Basu P, Care L, Evans H & Powell A () Visualising Future Learning Spaces in Context: the Sheffield Experiment. Proceedings of EDULEARN09 (pp 3977-4007). Barcelona, 6 July 2009 - 8 July 2009. RIS download Bibtex download

Software / Code

Research group

Architectural and Urban Science (AUS)

Grants

[1] Renovating Care Homes Fit for the Future: Balancing Indoor Heat Stress Risk Mitigation with Net Zero Ready by 2050, AXA Research Fund, £124,739 awarded. Dr Choo-yoon Yi (PI) has been appointed as the AXA Postdoctoral Fellow for this project to work with Dr Chengzhi Peng (Co-I) and Prof Darren Robinson (Co-I), 01 Feb 2023 – 01 Feb 2025.

[2] Co-producing an environmental performance guidelines framework for care homes fit for the future, Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) Response Mode 2021/22, £16,495 awarded. Dr Choo-yoon Yi (PI) was appointed the PDRA for this project to work with Dr Chengzhi Peng (Co-I), Prof Darren Robinson (Co-I) and Prof Charmaine Childs (Co-I) (Sheffield Hallam University), 01 January 2022 – 31 December 2022.

[3] Thermal Stress Vulnerability and Resilience: Housing Stock Transformation fit for an Ageing Society in Future Climate, ESRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship, £91,953.60 awarded, Dr Choo-yoon Yi (PI) was appointed the PDRA for this project to work with Dr Chengzhi Peng (Co-I), Prof Darren Robinson (Co-I) and Prof Charmaine Childs (Co-I) (Sheffield Hallam University), 01 October 2020 – 31 December 2021.

[4] Future Climate and Change in Liveability of a City’s Housing Environment (PI), funded by the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership Collaborative Award 2018, in collaboration with Sheffield Housing Company and the Regional Economic and Social Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, £ 80,150 awarded: 01 October 2018 – 30 Sept 2022.

[5] Transcultural Understanding of Designing with Climate Change: A Joint Design Research Studio Approach (PI). In collaboration with Ranald Lawrence (University of Sheffield), Kevin Fellingham (University of cape Town), Edward Ng (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Yang Liu & Liming Kong (Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology), Kun Li (Wuhan University). Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Research and Development Scheme 2014. £14,932 awarded, 01 Jan 2015 – 30 Jun 2016.

[6] Human-Machine Cooperation in Robotics and Autonomous Systems. In collaboration with Professor Tony Prescott (PI, Sheffield Centre for Robotics). The Great Technologies Capital Call, Engineering and Physical Science Research Council £825,082 awarded to University of Sheffield: 1 Oct 2013 – 31 Jan 2015. As a Co-Investigator, I contributed to the Mixed Reality Interface (MRI) Platform under the Hybrid Reality Facility. The MRI Platform is housed at the School of Architecture for interactive design of smart spaces that include assistive robotic systems.

[7] The Augustine House Experiment (AHE) (PI). In collaboration with Phil Poole at the Canterbury Christ Church University. JISC Institutional Innovation Programme, Benefits Realisation Phase 1b. £15,000 awarded: 04 Jan 2010 – 30 Jun 2010.

[8] A Web-Based Interactive Visualisation Modelling Platform to Effect Participative and Collaborative Planning and Design of Future Learning Spaces (PI). JISC Institutional Innovation Programme, Call II: Large-Scale Institutional Exemplars. £297,344 Awarded (Total Project Cost: £371,679 with Institutional Contribution: £74,335): 01 Oct 2008 – 31 Mar 2010.

Teaching interests
  • Undergraduate Dissertation Project (RIBA Part 1);
  • Postgraduate Dissertation Project (RIBA Part 2, MAAD, MSc Sustainable Architectural Studies);
  • Urban Microclimate Simulation;
  • Digital Architecture and Design
Teaching activities

ARC322, ARC556/566/596, ARC605, ARC6988, ARC6990

Professional activities and memberships
  • Member of Editorial Board, ArchNet-IJAR, International Journal of Architectural Research, ISSN (Online) #1938 7806, Emerald Publishing, March 2012 – February 2023.
  • Invited Guest Editor, Buildings — MDPI AG Open Access Journal, Basel, Switzerland, ISSN 2075-5309.
  • Associate Editor, The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, Common Ground Publishing, ISSN: 2325-1077.
  • Appointed moderating panel member for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Panel B: Creative and Performing Arts, July - October 2012.
  • Member of the AHRC Peer Review College, serving on the Academic and International categories of membership, 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2012.
  • International Conference Programme Committee Member: Digital Media and its Applications in Cultural Heritage (DMACH), Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CADRIA), and CAAD Futures.