Dr. Damon Bolhassani, Ph.D., PE, is Assistant Professor of Architecture (Structural Design) at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York (CCNY). He directs the Advanced Building Construction Lab (ABC Lab) and the Masonry Center at CCNY. Rooted in a background shaped by Iran’s rich masonry heritage, Dr. Bolhassani’s academic and professional journey spans civil engineering to advanced structural design — culminating in an M.S. and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, and licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His research lies at the intersection of geometry, structural engineering, and sustainability. He specializes in geometry-based form-finding and analysis of structures — focusing especially on funicular, minimal-mass, compression-dominated and hybrid compression/tension systems. He has contributed to experimental and numerical studies of novel structural systems, including a multi-layer sheet-based funicular glass bridge and 3D-printed post-tensioned concrete canopies, demonstrating how advanced modeling and fabrication techniques can reduce material use and embodied carbon. Dr. Bolhassani is author of Funicular Structures, The Art of Building Efficiently (Routledge, 2025), a comprehensive exploration of theoretical and practical methods for designing efficient structural forms — from arches and shells to spatial and lattice systems — through geometry-driven structural logic.