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Dr. Maycon Sedrez
University of Nottingham Ningbo China

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Dr. Maycon Sedrez is a Brazilian architect and urban designer with background research in computational design, architecture and complexity. He explored fractal geometry, automation, prototyping and digital fabrication applied to the design process at University of Campinas in Brazil and TU Eindhoven in Netherlands. In 2019, he completed a PostDoc at the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism in Germany focusing on parametric design and urbanism, new technologies, and urban-rural relations. He is currently teaching architecture and urban design at UNNC, exploring new design methods and tools, parametric design, and sustainable design.

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Journal article
Published: 12 May 2021 in Sustainability
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The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly all over the world, affecting many countries to varying degrees. In this study, an in-depth analysis of the factors influencing the spread of COVID-19 is offered mainly through big data in the European Union (EU) context. In doing so, the data of the first wave of the pandemic are assessed. Afterward, we evaluate the impacts of the COVID-19 spread in specific countries and regions. Based on the existing literature, mobility is recognized as a significant direct factor affecting disease transmission. The same applies to the case of COVID-19. However, compared with the analysis of mobility itself, this paper explores more profound reasons that affect mobility, ranging from policy and economy to geographical and transportation factors. Specifically, this paper studies nine EU countries based on their population density and the degree of impact of the epidemic in the first six months (February to July 2020) of the pandemic. Our study aims to illustrate how policies, economies, and geographical locations (including transportation factors) directly or indirectly affect the spread of the novel coronavirus by applying the SEIR model to analyze all selected countries’ big data. The key findings of this research are: (1) the timeliness of relevant policies and the effectiveness of government implementation indirectly limit the spread of the epidemic by reducing population mobility; (2) a better medical level would contribute to detect, isolate, and treat patients, and help control the epidemic; and (3) the large land borders and developed transportation between countries exacerbate the spread of the COVID-19. The paper contributes to ongoing research on COVID-19 by addressing the above points.

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Ali Cheshmehzangi; Maycon Sedrez; Junhang Ren; Dezhou Kong; Yifan Shen; Sinan Bao; Junhao Xu; Zhaohui Su; Ayotunde Dawodu. The Effect of Mobility on the Spread of COVID-19 in Light of Regional Differences in the European Union. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5395 .

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Ali Cheshmehzangi, Maycon Sedrez, Junhang Ren, Dezhou Kong, Yifan Shen, Sinan Bao, Junhao Xu, Zhaohui Su, Ayotunde Dawodu. The Effect of Mobility on the Spread of COVID-19 in Light of Regional Differences in the European Union. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5395.

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Ali Cheshmehzangi; Maycon Sedrez; Junhang Ren; Dezhou Kong; Yifan Shen; Sinan Bao; Junhao Xu; Zhaohui Su; Ayotunde Dawodu. 2021. "The Effect of Mobility on the Spread of COVID-19 in Light of Regional Differences in the European Union." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5395.

Journal article
Published: 26 April 2021 in Sustainability
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Urban areas around the world are increasingly facing environmental challenges such as water scarcity, water pollution, and water-related disasters, which demands sustainable design solutions for cities. Efforts to introduce sustainable methods in architectural education are noteworthy since the early 1990s. However, Water Sensitive Design (WSD) has not been fully integrated to architectural education. WSD is an interdisciplinary approach that considers the water cycle as the primary element of design strategies, integrating the site’s ecological and social aspects to structure water management. The main objective of this study is to identify cases introducing WSD in an architecture design studio revealing its pedagogical approaches, comparing and discussing with a WSD-focused design studio. This study adapts on an exploratory and descriptive research, analyzing the literature on the topic of WSD in architectural education and documenting a graduate-level architectural design studio that proposes the development of water-oriented masterplan. The results suggest that WSD, as interdisciplinary method, can be incorporated into the design studio as the topic due to its tangible tools and strategies towards water. It also fits the proposal of a design studio to integrate knowledge from diverse disciplines. This unique study presents a comprehensive WSD introduction in an architectural design case and indicative pedagogical methods, contributing to the development of an approach for future related works.

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Maycon Sedrez; Jing Xie; Ali Cheshmehzangi. Integrating Water Sensitive Design in the Architectural Design Studio in China: Challenges and Outcomes. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4853 .

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Maycon Sedrez, Jing Xie, Ali Cheshmehzangi. Integrating Water Sensitive Design in the Architectural Design Studio in China: Challenges and Outcomes. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4853.

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Maycon Sedrez; Jing Xie; Ali Cheshmehzangi. 2021. "Integrating Water Sensitive Design in the Architectural Design Studio in China: Challenges and Outcomes." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4853.

Original research article
Published: 15 March 2019 in Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Impervious surface is an important factor for the ecological performance of the built environment, in particular for the water balance. Therefore, the rainwater drainage infrastructure of new housing developments is planned according to the expected amount of impervious surface and the resulting surface runoff. Drainage infrastructure could be overwhelmed, however, due to small, dispersed, and often overlooked increases in impervious surface cover, a process we refer to as “hidden urbanization.” There is some evidence that impervious surface cover in housing areas has increased significantly over decades, but is there also a gap between planning and implementation? In order to find out, we compared eight development plans (i.e., the legally binding documents that steer building in Germany) of low-density (single-family) housing with the actual status-quo extracted from 2016 orthophotos. All sites are located in Lower Saxony, Germany; four are close to major urban centers and four are in small municipalities. We then modeled the local water balance for the plans and status-quo and compared results. All sites but one showed a relative increase between 8 and 56% of impervious surface, comparing plans with status-quo. For all sites with an increase of impervious cover, infiltration rates decreased by 4–19%, evaporation rates increased by 0.2–1% and surface runoff increased by 4–18%. In general, the more impervious surface, the stronger the effect. Our results point to a gap between planning and implementation and they underline the environmental consequences, illustrated by effects on the water balance. In order to prevent “hidden urbanization,” we suggest that more emphasis should be put on integrated design of housing areas and monitoring of impervious surface cover.

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Michael W. Strohbach; Anneke O. Döring; Malte Möck; Maycon Sedrez; Olaf Mumm; Anne-Kathrin Schneider; Stephan Weber; Boris Schroder. The “Hidden Urbanization”: Trends of Impervious Surface in Low-Density Housing Developments and Resulting Impacts on the Water Balance. Frontiers in Environmental Science 2019, 7, 1 .

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Michael W. Strohbach, Anneke O. Döring, Malte Möck, Maycon Sedrez, Olaf Mumm, Anne-Kathrin Schneider, Stephan Weber, Boris Schroder. The “Hidden Urbanization”: Trends of Impervious Surface in Low-Density Housing Developments and Resulting Impacts on the Water Balance. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2019; 7 ():1.

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Michael W. Strohbach; Anneke O. Döring; Malte Möck; Maycon Sedrez; Olaf Mumm; Anne-Kathrin Schneider; Stephan Weber; Boris Schroder. 2019. "The “Hidden Urbanization”: Trends of Impervious Surface in Low-Density Housing Developments and Resulting Impacts on the Water Balance." Frontiers in Environmental Science 7, no. : 1.

Conference paper
Published: 01 November 2018 in Blucher Design Proceedings
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Maycon Sedrez; Jarryer Martino; Jerryer Martino. The future of architects’ digital records: how to preserve algorithmic design? Blucher Design Proceedings 2018, 5, 5 -10.

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Maycon Sedrez, Jarryer Martino, Jerryer Martino. The future of architects’ digital records: how to preserve algorithmic design? Blucher Design Proceedings. 2018; 5 (1):5-10.

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Maycon Sedrez; Jarryer Martino; Jerryer Martino. 2018. "The future of architects’ digital records: how to preserve algorithmic design?" Blucher Design Proceedings 5, no. 1: 5-10.

Conference paper
Published: 16 June 2015 in Communications in Computer and Information Science
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This paper was motivated by Frey and Osborne’s [1] work about the probability of different occupations being computerised in the near future, titled “The Future of Employment”. In their study, the architect’s profession had a very low probability of being automated, which does not do justice to the past fifty years of research in the field of architectural design automation. After reviewing some concepts in economics and labor, and identifying three categories of tasks in regards to automation, we propose a new estimate, by looking independently at 30 architectural tasks. We also took into account the reported advances in the automation of these tasks through scientific research. We conclude that there is presently a change in skill requirements for architects, suggesting that we have to rethink architectural education, so architects will not need to compete against the computer in the near future.

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Gabriela Celani; Maycon Sedrez; Daniel Lenz; Alessandra Macedo. The Future of the Architect’s Employment. Communications in Computer and Information Science 2015, 195 -212.

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Gabriela Celani, Maycon Sedrez, Daniel Lenz, Alessandra Macedo. The Future of the Architect’s Employment. Communications in Computer and Information Science. 2015; ():195-212.

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Gabriela Celani; Maycon Sedrez; Daniel Lenz; Alessandra Macedo. 2015. "The Future of the Architect’s Employment." Communications in Computer and Information Science , no. : 195-212.

Journal article
Published: 31 December 2013 in PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção
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Resumo Parametric design and digital fabrication are becoming an ubiquitous tool to contemporary architecture and implies a different method of detailing. With this new perception of the contemporary detail we have developed a façade sun shade using fractal geometry as a generative system. Fractals are complex shapes generated with simple rules, so is relatively easy to change the final geometry when we work with parameters. The design process made possible the creation of many solutions using parametric definitions. Those solutions were physically modeled using rapid prototyping which we consider as an essential tool to the design process. This method also involved analysis and testing of the design using software and the physical models. With this project it was possible to conclude that when working with digital fabrication architects need to incorporate a new set of skills, and that collaboration between professional is extremely important.

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Maycon Sedrez; Rafael De Moraes Meneghel. Projeto paramétrico com fractais no detalhamento de uma fachada. PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção 2013, 4, 22 .

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Maycon Sedrez, Rafael De Moraes Meneghel. Projeto paramétrico com fractais no detalhamento de uma fachada. PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção. 2013; 4 (2):22.

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Maycon Sedrez; Rafael De Moraes Meneghel. 2013. "Projeto paramétrico com fractais no detalhamento de uma fachada." PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção 4, no. 2: 22.

Journal article
Published: 14 January 2012 in Nexus Network Journal
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This present paper deals with the fractal geometry applied in architecture. The generative rules for fractals can be used to develop the students’ knowledge about shape grammar. Students use that knowledge to increase their own shape vocabulary in the early stages of architectural design.

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Maycon Sedrez; Alice T. Cybis Pereira. Fractal Shape. Nexus Network Journal 2012, 14, 97 -107.

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Maycon Sedrez, Alice T. Cybis Pereira. Fractal Shape. Nexus Network Journal. 2012; 14 (1):97-107.

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Maycon Sedrez; Alice T. Cybis Pereira. 2012. "Fractal Shape." Nexus Network Journal 14, no. 1: 97-107.

Book chapter
Published: 01 January 2012 in Architecture, Systems Research and Computational Sciences
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This present paper deals with the fractal geometry applied in architecture. The generative rules for fractals can be used to develop the students’ knowledge about shape grammar. Students use that knowledge to increase their own shape vocabulary in the early stages of architectural design.

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Maycon Ricardo Sedrez; Alice T. Cybis Pereira. Fractal Shape. Architecture, Systems Research and Computational Sciences 2012, 97 -107.

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Maycon Ricardo Sedrez, Alice T. Cybis Pereira. Fractal Shape. Architecture, Systems Research and Computational Sciences. 2012; ():97-107.

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Maycon Ricardo Sedrez; Alice T. Cybis Pereira. 2012. "Fractal Shape." Architecture, Systems Research and Computational Sciences , no. : 97-107.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2009 in Risco Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online)
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Maycon Ricardo Sedrez; Alice T. Cybis Pereira. CAAD e Criatividade, uma experiência com arquitetura fractal. Risco Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online) 2009, 1 .

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Maycon Ricardo Sedrez, Alice T. Cybis Pereira. CAAD e Criatividade, uma experiência com arquitetura fractal. Risco Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online). 2009; (9):1.

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Maycon Ricardo Sedrez; Alice T. Cybis Pereira. 2009. "CAAD e Criatividade, uma experiência com arquitetura fractal." Risco Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Online) , no. 9: 1.