DDes, M.Arch (Mention in Research), B.Arch
Visiting Assistant Prof. , FIU
Sr. Academic Cordinator, DDes (FIU)
Research Group Lead (FIU-RDF Lab)
Bhavleen Kaur is an architect, interdisciplinary researcher, and educator exploring multiplicities of computational design and robotics in architectural education. Her research examines autodidactic learning as a strategy to reduce barriers in technical knowledge and socioeconomic access.
She holds a Doctor of Design (DDes) from Florida International University (FIU) and is a visiting assistant professor. She serves as the Research Group Leader for the NSF’sResearch on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL) , Augmented Learning for Environmental Robotics (ALERT) and NOAA programs at the RDF Lab. Bhavleen is a recipient of 2024 FIU- Outstanding Graduate Award, an AAUW International Fellowship’24, the Autodesk ACADIA 2023 BIPOC and ROB|ARCH 2024 scholarships. She holds a postgraduate degree in Scientific Communication from ISEC-Lisbon and a Master’s in Advanced Architecture from ELISAVA-Barcelona. She was an assistant professor of computational design at BSSA, Mumbai between 2015-22 where she taught studios on computational design thinking and digital fabrication. She also co-tutored several exchange workshops between master’s studio in Mumbai and Barcelona at ELISAVA School of Design from 2020 to 2023. Bhavleen also serves as the steering member of DigitalFUTURES International, a volunteer-led platform for architectural education.
Doctor of Design
Florida International University (FIU)
2020-21
Postgraduate in Management and Communication of an Applied Design Project
(Mention in Research) Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências (ISEC) Lisboa
2014-15
Master of Advanced Design and Digital Architecture
ELISAVA, Barcelona
2007-12
Bachelor of Architecture
Gujarat University-SVIT, India
Visiting Asst. Professor -SoA
Research Group Lead - RDF Lab
Sr. Academic Cordinator - DDes Program
Florida International University
Summer 2024
Adjunct Lecturer - Design
Florida International University
2022-24
Sr. Research Assistant (Robotics)
FIU-Robotics and Digital Fabrication Lab
NSF- Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL)
2015-22
Assistant Professor of Computation
NMIMS-Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, Mumbai, India