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Stephen Fai is a Professor at the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism, Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He has held significant administrative roles including co-chair of PhD and MAS programs (2013–2025), acting director (2002–2004), director (2004–2005), and associate director of graduate programs (2006–2010) at the school. He currently serves as director of the Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) since 2007.
His educational background includes a Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton University (1990), Master of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Ottawa (1996), and PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Ottawa (2006). He maintains cross-appointments with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture, and the Master of Human-Computer Interaction program.
Professor Fai's research bridges architecture with religious studies and digital technologies, focusing on ethno-cultural construction methods, biomedical visualization, and building information modeling applications in heritage conservation and digital twins. His theoretical work explores architectural representation, architecture-religion intersections, and micro-historical approaches to built environments.
Scientific awards: None mentioned in source text.
He has extensive graduate program leadership experience as co-chair of PhD and MAS programs, though specific student advisees and grant details are not provided. His administrative career spans over two decades in academic leadership roles.
As director of CIMS, he leads a multidisciplinary research unit addressing digital technology integration in architecture, engineering, construction, owner-operator (AECOO), and heritage industries through theoretical and applied research initiatives.
