Constance Vale

Constance Vale is an Associate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. She previously taught at SCI-Arc and UCLA. Her work bridges architecture with emerging technologies like AI, focusing on how computational methods reshape architectural theory and urban equity. She leads interdisciplinary projects, including the WashU Mini-City autonomous vehicle testing platform funded by NSF and the 'Autonomous Future of Mobility' exhibition.

• Education:
• Master of Architecture, Yale School of Architecture (with Moulton Andrus Award and Feldman Nominations)
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design

Her research explores AI's impact on design, public health, and climate resilience. Collaborations include work with computer scientist Yevgeniy Vorobeychik and projects like the On Olive housing development. Awards include the MacDowell Fellowship and Emerson Teaching Excellence Award. She also co-founded AVV A, LLC, merging research with built projects like cultural spaces and theater sets.

Key projects: Decoys & Depictions symposium (2019), WashU Mini-City (2020), and the forthcoming book Digital Decoys (2023). Her work interrogates how technology transforms urban spaces and architectural communication.