Senior Associate Researcher
BArch, MArch
London, UK
Tyson Hosmer
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Leading the ZHA Social Simulations research group, Tyson and his team explore the interrelationship between human behaviour and architectural space, creating simulations and analyses to predict the social performance of built environments. From this hypothesis, the team develops software platforms that enable design processes to incorporate more adaptive social considerations.
Prior to joining ZHA, Tyson gained extensive experience at renowned firms, including Axi:Ome, Asymptote Architecture and Kokkugia. As Research Director at Cecil Balmond Studio, he played a crucial role in organising the studio’s research agenda, leading research threads while contributing to project delivery.
Photograph by Lue Xiang
Research
ZHA Social’s primary focus is workplace spacial planning. The practice set up the research group in 2017 with the core hypothesis that the relationship between human behaviour and architectural space can be simulated and measured.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Tyson gained his Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech in the US and his Master of Architecture and Urbanism from the Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association (AA) in London.
Since 2011, Tyson has taught postgraduate design research studios at the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) and the DRL at the AA, while also serving as a visiting professor at programmes and institutions like EmTech (AA) and Bilgi University in Istanbul. His academic contributions has been featured in publications such as the International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Architectural Design (AD), Architecture & Urbanism (A+U), at at conferences including Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), Acadia, and Ars Electronica.
Tyson’s passion for architecture stems from a lifelong interest in mathematics, computer systems, and art.
Projects
All scales, all sectors, all budgets. All around the world, and into the virtual world. From small product collaborations to grand masterplans. Whatever the iteration, ZHA’s core commitment never wavers: we are designing a better world.