Volker Mueller Joins Bentley as Research Director
 EXTON,
PA, Mar 18, 2008 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated has appointed Volker
Mueller to the position of research director for computational design in
Bentley’s Applied Research group. In this capacity, Mueller is responsible
for identifying and pursuing innovative ways to employ computation in the
infrastructure design professions. In addition to exploring new approaches
to rules-based design, generative design, and analytical design, he will
investigate new opportunities for providing real-time design performance
feedback to architects and engineers, as well as create the vision for
future strategic initiatives.
Mueller joins Bentley with more than 15 years of experience in the field
of design computing using advanced software. Prior to Bentley, Mueller was
design technology manager of NBBJ’s design technology group. In this role he
was responsible for developing and implementing the architectural firm’s
design technology strategy, which was founded on object-based design and
Building Information Modeling software. Mueller is based in Columbus, Ohio,
and will report to Buddy Cleveland, senior vice president of Bentley’s
Applied Research group.
“We welcome Volker to the Bentley team,” said Cleveland. “As we continue
to enhance our portfolio of software solutions to sustain the world’s
infrastructure, we are eager to benefit from his work with researchers and
innovators in the academic community and practice. Volker has a broad
background and expertise in computational design theory and practice, an
extensive skill set, and an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced
by infrastructure professionals. This makes him the ideal person to spread
awareness of computational design’s critical importance to designers,
constructors, owners, and operators of everything from buildings, plants,
and water systems to roads, bridges, and communications networks.
“Volker will also be actively engaged in the strategy and vision for
Bentley’s GenerativeComponents product, which became commercially available
last year. In addition, he will champion the use of this unique generative
design software among architects and engineers and undoubtedly make it the
starting point for further investigations of computational design.”
Prior to his service with NBBJ, Mueller was employed for five years with
auto.des.sys, Inc., in Columbus, where he contributed to the development of
the 3D modeling package form.Z. Earlier, Mueller supported for two years the
transition of designers at the Frankfurt Airport Corporation from manual to
digital practice. His professional affiliations include membership in the
American Institute of Architects, the Association for Computer Aided Design
in Architecture (ACADIA), and the National Institute of Building Sciences,
and he is on the steering committee of the National CAD Standard version 5.
Mueller earned an Architectural Engineering degree from the Berlin
University of Technology and a Master of Architecture degree, with CAAD
certification, from Ohio State University as a Fulbright Scholar. He resides
in Upper Arlington, Ohio, with his wife and two children.
About GenerativeComponents
GenerativeComponents enables architects and engineers to pursue designs
and achieve results that were virtually unthinkable before. Empowered by
computational methods, the designers can direct their creativity to deliver
inspired sustainable buildings that are freer in form and use innovative
materials and assemblies. GenerativeComponents facilitates this by allowing
the quick exploration of a broad range of “what-if” alternatives for even
the most complex buildings.
GenerativeComponents is already enabling leading architects and engineers
around the world to deliver inspired sustainable buildings. Among them are
Arup, Buro Happold, Foster + Partners, Grimshaw Architects, HOK, Kohn
Pedersen Fox Associates, Morphosis, and SHoP Architects.
For more information about GenerativeComponents and the forthcoming
GenerativeComponents Discovery Subscription program, visit
www.bentley.com/gc.
About Bentley
Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the
world’s infrastructure. The company’s comprehensive portfolio for the
building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans AEC and operations.
With revenues now surpassing $400 million annually, and more than 2,400
colleagues globally, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the
Engineering News-Record Top Design Firms and major owner-operators, and was
named the world’s No. 2 provider of GIS/geospatial software solutions in a
Daratech research study.
For more information, visit
www.bentley.com.
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