Caitlin Mueller

Caitlin Mueller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on developing new computational methods and tools for synthesizing architectural and structural intentions in early-stage design. Mueller also works in the field of digital fabrication, linking high structural performance with new methods of architectural making. Additionally, she explores the nature of collaboration between architects and engineers from a historical perspective. Her teaching emphasizes interdisciplinary learning and integration, covering subjects in structural design and computational methods.

Caitlin Mueller is an Associate Professor at MIT, affiliated with the Departments of Architecture and Civil and Environmental Engineering. Her research focuses on Structural Design, Computational Design, and Digital Fabrication. She explores methods to integrate structural performance with designer preferences through evolutionary design and optimization techniques. Her work includes automated floorplan generation, drone-based masonry construction, and additive manufacturing along principal stress lines. Mueller also investigates data-driven parametric design, embodied carbon reduction in structural systems, and circular design strategies using reused structural elements. Her research emphasizes computational tools for rapid performance evaluation and optimization of civil structures.