Situated at the intersection where computational thinking meets ecological responsibility and architectural craft, Prof. Yasha Jacob Grobman is widely regarded for reshaping contemporary design discourse. A Full Professor in the Technion’s Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, he founded and directs “T_CODE” the Technion Computational Design research group, a laboratory acclaimed for pioneering digital strategies that generate, simulate, and fabricate the next generation of architectural form.
At the heart of Prof. Grobman’s scholarship is a conviction that designers should evaluate buildings as living, multi-sensorial systems. His research portfolio spans performance-driven geometry, AI-augmented fabrication, and the neuro-perceptual impact of space on human well-being. He has authored more than 100 refereed publications, co-edited the landmark volume Performalism: Form and Performance in Digital Architecture, and has been one of the leaders of the European “ECOLOPES” project, which pioneers multi-species building-envelope technologies.
Prof. Grobman served as Dean of the Technion’s Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning (2019-2022) after earlier tenures as Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Chair of the Center for Architectural Research and Development. His global influence is amplified through visiting appointments at Harvard GSD and UCL’s Bartlett School, and through widely delivered keynotes and master classes.
Parallel to his academic work, Prof. Grobman is principal of Grobman Architects, where competition-winning projects double as experimental testbeds for his research. Signature achievements include the Porter School of Environmental Studies at Tel-Aviv University—an icon of sustainable design that earned first place in Autodesk’s 2017 AEC Excellence Awards and multiple international façade and sustainability prizes.
Prof. Grobman’s contributions have been recognized with the Hershel Rich Technion Innovation Award, the Vanguard Award for emerging technologies, and numerous honors for teaching excellence. He is Associate Editor of Architectural Science Review, a member of Israel’s National Building Research Institute, and a frequent juror for premier architectural awards and competitions worldwide—affirming his stature as a scholar-practitioner whose work is reshaping how architecture is conceived, made, and experienced.
