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Trever Rae BellewAssoc. AIA · Washington, DC

SHEET SERIES R-300

Research

Spatial research that makes interpretation visible, testable, and repeatable — GIS, simulation, and null-model comparison applied to architectural questions.

R-301 · Featured

  • M.Arch thesis
  • First-place graduate thesis prize
  • In preparation for peer review

The research translated textual, historical, archaeological, and architectural evidence into a testable geospatial framework. The goal was not to prove a final historical location, but to determine whether measurable spatial relationships on the existing platform produced a statistically meaningful convergence pattern when tested against uncertainty.

Probabilistic Spatial Constraint Modeling makes interpretation visible, testable, and repeatable — design decisions emerge from quantified spatial evidence rather than narrative certainty.

Read the abstract →See design A-101See code C-203
Monte Carlo map of the platform axial system: convergence density and 95% confidence region over the site plan, WGS 84 / UTM Zone 36N.
R-301.01 · Monte Carlo axial system, WGS 84 / UTM 36N

Five-stage workflow

  1. 01PrepareClean and normalize layers into one controlled GeoPackage in EPSG:32636.
  2. 02ObserveBuild axial and centroid relationships from measured geometry.
  3. 03PerturbMonte Carlo uncertainty modeling within measured tolerances.
  4. 04CompareTest the observed model against randomized null orientations.
  5. 05StressLeave-one-out sensitivity: remove each constraint and re-test.

Schedule — R-300.1

Studies, fieldwork, teaching

  • R-302 · Study · 2026–In progress

    Axial Systems in Ancient Near Eastern Architecture

    Ongoing research into whether persistent axial relationships can be computationally identified across historically layered Ancient Near Eastern precincts.

  • R-303 · Fieldwork · 2025Complete

    Fieldwork: Tel Hanaton & Tel Azekah

    Archaeological field school — site layout, excavation, stratigraphic recording, and spatial documentation in Israel.

    Archaeological Field School — Tel Hanaton & Tel Azekah, Israel

  • R-304 · Teaching · 2026–Ongoing

    Teaching — Architecture History & Theory

    Adjunct Professor of Architecture History and Theory at the University of the District of Columbia.

    University of the District of Columbia

Schedule — R-300.2

Publications

  1. 2026

    Restoring the Jewish Temple: A Spatial Study

    M.Arch thesis, University of the District of Columbia

    First-place graduate thesis prize
  2. 2026In preparation for peer review

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R-300 · Research

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v2.0 · 2026.10