Ms Mahnaz Bahremandi Tolou

Research Project:
Self-shaping Material System for Large-scale Curved shell Spatial Assemblies.
Researcher biography:
Mahnaz Bahremandi Tolou is an accomplished architect and computational designer with a strong passion for architectural engineering, specializing in advanced manufacturing, parametric design, modular structures, deployable structures, and digital fabrication. She earned her master’s degree from Tabriz Art University, Iran (2018) and is currently pursuing a PhD in Architecture at the University of Queensland. Her PhD thesis is an interdisciplinary project between architecture, civil engineering, and material computation where she explores self-shaping technique in architecture and construction realm to create large scale curved surfaces through a cost-effective manufacturing process.
With a rich blend of academic and professional experience, Mahnaz has an impressive portfolio of peer-reviewed journal publications and creative industry projects that highlight her commitment to innovation in architectural design. Over five years, she worked as an architect across multiple firms, while also co-founding a technological academy in architecture. Her previous roles include senior designer, facade designer, directing shelter design units, and contributing to cutting-edge architectural research.
Research interests:
Computational Design, Digital Fabrication, lightweight and modular structures, Material Programming, Robotic construction
Principal supervisor:
Dr. Dan Luo
Publications:
Bahremandi- Tolou, M. Gattas, JM. Luo, D. Design and Fabrication of Self-shaping Steel Curved Surfaces with Lamina Emergent Torsion Arrays. The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), 2025
Bahremandi- Tolou, M. Wang, Ch. Gattas, JM. Luo, D. Curved Surface Form- finding with Self-shaping Perforated Plates. Architectural Intelligence 3, no. 1 (2024): 1-16.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44223-024-00059-y
Bahremandi-Tolou, M. Asefi, M. Sharib, S. Vaseie, N. Haji-Vosough, A. Kinetic Rigid Cover for Spherical Scissor Mechanism, Automation in Construction. Volume 140, August 2022, 104349, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104349
Asefi, M. Bahremandi-Tolou, M. Realization of Historical Persian Ornamental and geometric Patterns as ArchiStructural Components in Innovative Reciprocal Frame Barrel Vaults, International Journal of Space Structure, Volume 36, Issue 3, September 2021, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F09560599211035708
Asefi, M. Bahremandi-Tolou, M. Design Challenges of Reciprocal Frame Structures in Architecture, Journal of Building Engineering, Volume 26, November 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100867
Contact email:
m.bahremanditolou@uq.edu.au