James Forren, Dalhousie University

Research

(1) Human-environment Interface (2) Affective Architecture (3) New Materials in Architecture (4) Interactive Public Art (5) Material Culture Studies human-technology relations craft augmented reality

Latest funding

Flax Fibre to Fabric: An Innovative Transition Design Framework for Sustainable Agriculture Value-Chains
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$823,095
Gesture and Form: A Field-based Approach to New Methods of Architecture and Handcraft in Textiles Using Augmented Reality Technologies
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$273,175
Materials and People: Social Characterization of New Materials in Architecture
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 3 grants and awards

Flax Fibre to Fabric: An Innovative Transition Design Framework for Sustainable Agriculture Value-Chains

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Green, Jennifer

Keywords: Flax; Linen; Value Chain; Sustainability; Biochar; Agronomy; Life-Cycle Assessment; Circular Economy; Transition Design; Building Materials

$823,095

Gesture and Form: A Field-based Approach to New Methods of Architecture and Handcraft in Textiles Using Augmented Reality Technologies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Forren, James

$273,175

Materials and People: Social Characterization of New Materials in Architecture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Forren, James

Keywords: (1) Human-environment Interface; (2) Affective Architecture; (3) New Materials in Architecture; (4) Interactive Public Art; (5) Material Culture Studies

$60,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Human-environment Interface Dear Professor Forren, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) human-environment interface connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Gesture and Form: A Field-based Approach to New Methods of Architecture and Handcraft in Textiles Using Augmented Reality Technologies" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]