Mojtaba Navvab

Mojtaba Navvab (often called Moji) is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, joined in 1985. He also serves as Director of the Ph.D. in Architecture program and Chair of the Certificate Program in Simulation and Gaming Studies at U-M’s Rackham School of Graduate Studies.

• Teaching Areas: Lighting/Daylighting, Environmental Technology/Energy Planning, Acoustics
• Research Specialties: Daylighting, energy efficiency, LEED certification, environmental control systems, photovoltaic systems, and simulation/gaming applications in planning

Navvab’s work bridges architectural design with technical systems, including plant growth environments and integrated resource planning. His research emphasizes sustainable technologies and urban acoustics.

Award highlights:

• Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
• Recipient of five IESNA International Illumination Design Awards
• American Institute of Architects Distinguished Teaching Award

Recent projects include collaborative research in Detroit’s Egalitarian Metropolis Project (2019) and hospital sound panel testing (2015). Navvab teaches graduate courses on building systems, energy conservation, lighting design, and doctoral methods seminars.