Education
Oxford Brookes University — Oxford School of Architecture
Ph.D. in Architecture
University College London — The Bartlett School of Architecture
M.Arch. with Distinction in Architectural Design
Chinese Culture University — College of Environmental Design
B.Arch. in Architecture and Urban Design
Research Interests
3D Scanning
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Deep Learning
VR / AR / MR
Circular Design
Computer-Aided Theory & Application
Digital Fabrication (Robotics)
Upcycling Material in AEC
Sustainable Building Design & Construction
Publications
Book
- The Bartlett B-Pro Show Book 2021, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, pp.84–85.
Journal Articles
- Nur Rasyidah Nizam, Chan Seng Koh, Jianing Luo, Adam Holloway, Sebastian Hicks, Elliot Rogosin, Boyuan Yu. (2026). Resources Availability Driven Design (RADD) approach in Circular Architecture, Engineering and Construction Using Decommissioned Materials. Results in Engineering.
- Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Yuxuan Sun, Yi Shi & Adam Fingrut. (2026). Research Hotspots and Evolution Trends of "Re-X Brick": A Bibliometric Analysis based on VOSviewer and Citespace 2004–2024. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.
- Boyuan Yu, Yuemin Gong, Jianing Luo* & Adam Fingrut. (2025). Integrating CAD and Extended Robotics for Masonry Restoration: A Scalable Workflow for Historic and Heritage Buildings (HHBs). npj Heritage Science. Nature Index
- Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Yuan Jiang, Adam Fingrut & Adam Holloway. (2025). Upcycling of Regular Wood Trunks and Logs Using Wave Function Collapse (WFC), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) Technologies for Circular Design. Scientific Reports. Nature Index
- Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo*, Kiwook Rha, Balsam Al-Hadithi, Zhiyong Li, Seohyeon Kim, Zijun Zhao, Yue Lu & Provides Ng. (2025). Between social and sustainable: A collaborative wood upcycling design process integrating AI and mixed reality tools. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 14(6), 1681–1696.
- Jianing Luo & Yueming Gong. (2025). The Integration of "Multimodal + XR + Conversational AI" Enables a Transformative Paradigm in Future Design Education. Industrial Design. 10, 1–3.
- Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Yangzhi Li, Yi Shi & Adam Fingrut. (2024). Voxel-based Modular-Architectural Design Strategy (VMADS) toward Autonomous Architecture. BioResources, 19(3).
- Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo*, Yi Shi, Mingming Zhao, Adam Fingrut & Lei Zhang. (2023). Framework for sustainable building design and construction using off-cut wood. npj Materials Sustainability. 1, 2. Nature Index
Journal Articles (Under Peer Review)
- Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo*, Yi Shi & Adam Fingrut. Circular Design and Construction with Salvaged Off-Cut Wood: Opportunities, Challenges, and Scalable CAAD Workflows for Non-Load-Bearing Systems in Single-Story Buildings. Frontiers of Architectural Research.
- Jianing Luo*, Boyuan Yu, Patrick So, Kaiyue Huang & Provides Ng. e-Co Architecture: Synthesising Tacit Knowledge in Digital Fabrication for Upcycling Design. International Journal of Architectural Computing.
- Yi Shi, Yuemin Gong, Boyuan Yu & Jianing Luo. Design and Locomotion Analysis of the 'KWK' Robot: A Waterbomb-Kresling Hybrid Origami Structure. Scientific Reports.
- Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo*, Yi Shi, Mingming Zhao & Adam Fingrut. Shift Our Priorities — Addressing the Unmet Need for Upcycled Wood in Architecture. Results in Engineering.
- Jianing Luo, Yuemin Gong & Boyuan Yu. Latent Spolia Tectonic of Reuse: A Cyber-Physical System for AI-Driven Design and XR-Assisted Fabrication Using Recommissioned Stone. Frontiers of Architectural Research.
- Yuan Jiang, Boyuan Yu & Jianing Luo*. Waste Steel Slag Recycling in Sustainable Building Design and Construction (SBDC): A Case Study of the Village of Yangxing. Frontiers of Architectural Research.
- Jianing Luo & Boyuan Yu. From Tacit Knowledge to Digital Craft: A Cyber-Physical Framework for Circular Architectural Design Using. Architectural Engineering and Design Management.
- Yuan Jiang, Boyuan Yu & Jianing Luo. Innovative Applications of Steel Slag in Sustainable Building Design and Construction: A Human-Machine Collaboration (HMC) Framework. Frontiers of Architectural Research.
Conference Papers
- Ping-Ju Tung, Jianing Luo & Boyuan Yu. (2026). Bio-ComfyUI: A Wasp Nests-inspired 'Structure-Code DNA' in Biomimicry Design and Fabrication: Multi-Condition Generative Control for Architectural Language Encoding. CAADRIA 2026.
- Ping-Ju Tung, Yuemin Gong, Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Adam Holloway, Adam Fingrut. Embodied Craft: Translating Tacit Bricklaying Knowledge to Humanoid Robotic Assembly. eCAADe 2026. Accepted
- Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo, Ping-Ju Tung, Lei Zhang. Digital-Healing Design Aesthetic Education for Environment–Behaviour Wellbeing. CEB-ASC 2026. Accepted
- Yuemin Gong, Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Lei Zhang & Adam Fingrut. (2026). S-XAI: Augmenting Human Trust and Real-Time Oversight with Immersive Spatialized Explanations for Dynamic Robotics and Variable Fabrication. HCI International 2026. Accepted
- Patrick So, Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo, Evan Wu, Zhongding Cui & Provides Ng. (2025). From Craft to Community: A Digital Fabrication Framework for Participatory Upcycling of Urban Waste. CAAD Futures 2025: Catalytic Interfaces.
- Yuehong Zhou, Lin Li, Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo & Yi Shi. (2024). Adaptive Behavior in Digital Nomads: An Interactive Spatial Structure Study Using Machine Learning. XXVIII SIGraDi Conference.
- Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Haohan Peng, Yi Shi, Yangzhi Li & Adam Fingrut. (2023). Deep Generative Modeling Tasks: Automatic Generation of Building Facades with Pix2Pix GAN for Hong Kong City Expansion and Renovation. XXVII SIGraDi Conference.
- Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo & Ping-Ju Tung. Zooland—zoo exhibition environment: Closed-Nature Environment-based Bio-receptive Design. XXX SIGraDi Conference. Abstract accepted
- Ping-Ju Tung, Boyuan Yu & Jianing Luo. Digital Craft and Tacit Knowledge in Circular Architectural Design and Construction: A Cyber-Physical Approach to Upcycling Irregular Wood. ICCCBE 2026. Abstract accepted
- Jianing Luo, Yuemin Gong & Boyuan Yu. Cyber-physical System in AI-driven Design and Robotic Fabrication Using Redemissioned Stone. 13th ASCAAD International Conference (ASCAAD 2025). Abstract accepted
Patents
- Stool (Chinese Creative Square Stool) — CN2021300938126
- Column 1 — CN202130093759X
- Column 2 — CN2021300938018
- Column 3 — CN202130575133.2
- Chair (Chinese Creative Chair) — CN2021300938022
- Coffee Table (Square Creative Coffee Table) — CN202130093798X
Academic & Research
Research Experiences
Institute of Future Human Habitats, Tsinghua University
Research Assistant
Research Grants
Street Heterotopia: Huaqiangbei Metaverse Interface
Principal Investigator, Participator — UABB 2025, CNY ¥30,000
Theoretical and practical innovation of design aesthetic education based on digital therapy
Co-Principal Investigator, Participator — China Association of Higher Education, CNY ¥20,000
e-Co Architecture: A Cooperative Fab-Lab Exploring Ecological Community Facilities
Principal Investigator, Participator — Design Trust, HK$50,000
Editorial & Review Activities
Editorial Board
- Human Settlements and Sustainability Apr. 2025
Journal Reviewer
- Digital Creativity Jun. 2026
- Discover Civil Engineering May 2026
- Machine Vision and Applications Apr. 2026
- Frontiers in Built Environment Mar. 2026
- npj Thermal Science and Engineering Jan. 2026
- npj Unconventional Computing Dec. 2025
- Scientific Reports Dec. 2025
- Northern Architecture Apr. 2025
- BioResources Jun. 2024
Conference Reviewer
- CAADRIA 2027 Jun. 2026
- Scientific Committee | xArch 2026 Jun. 2025
- NEFES 2025 Apr. 2025
- Cumulus South Africa 2025: Design Intelligence & 5IR Apr. 2025
- MLIS 2025 Mar. 2025
- International Scientific Committee | SIGraDi Mar. 2025
- ACEER 2025 Feb. 2025
- CAAD Futures 2025: Catalytic Interfaces Oct. 2024
Teaching Experience
Program
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford School of Architecture
Teaching Assistant — MA in Digital Craft in Architecture
Lectures
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford School of Architecture
Keynote Speaker — Enhancing Innovation and Technology Integration for Upcycling Wood
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford School of Architecture
Keynote Speaker — New Sensory of Mind and Body in Design: 'Digital Craft + Materiality'
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
Keynote Speaker — Upcycling Wood in Architecture: Today's Methods and Tomorrow's Technologies
Northeast Forestry University, College of Home and Art Design
Organizer and Keynote Speaker — AI-assisted Design, AR/VR/HCI in Architectural Design
Electives
Chinese Culture University, College of Environmental Design
Teaching Assistant — Architecture Photography
Workshops & Exhibitions
Media Posters
- ArchDaily — ArchDaily's Selection: 15 Installations and Exhibitions from Milan Design Week 2026 Apr. 2026
- InteriorDaily — Architectural Association presents material-driven student showcase at Alcova in Milan Apr. 2026
- Vogue Australia — The best of Milan Design Week 2026: Day 1 Apr. 2026
- AA School — The AA and Alcova present: Coalescence Apr. 2026
- Stone Federation Great Britain — Spolia: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Retrofit Mar. 2026
- LinkedIn — How CAD, XR, and robotics merge for masonry restoration Oct. 2025
- Parametric Architecture — From Waste to Wonder: A New Framework for Sustainable Building with Off-Cut Wood Jun. 2025
- Designboom Magazine — Generative Building Facades Realizes Architecture Renewal in Hong Kong Jun. 2025
- Amazing Architecture — Framework for Sustainable Building Design and Construction Using Off-Cut Wood Jun. 2025
- World Architecture Community — From Waste to Wonder: A New Framework for Sustainable Building with Off-Cut Wood Jun. 2025
- Nature Portfolio — Revolutionizing Construction: Upcycling Irregular Wood Waste Nov. 2023
- Wood Central — How 3D Scanning & Robotics is Driving Timber Construction Upcycling Oct. 2023
Workshops
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Architecture · HKFYG Jockey Club Jat Min Youth S.P.O.T.
Instructor — e-Co Architecture Workshop · AI Design, Community Furniture and Upcycling
Tsinghua University, Academy of Arts & Design
Junior Technical Mentor — International Summer Program · Architectural Informatics: Upcycling Wood Innovation for Sustainable Design Using AI and XR
Exhibitions
Milan Design Week 2026
Exhibitor — Generative Biomimicry: A Wasp Nests-inspired 'Structure-Code DNA' in Design and Fabrication
Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB 2025)
Exhibitor — Street Heterotopia: Huaqiangbei Metaverse Interface
London Design Festival 2025, Blackdot Gallery
Exhibitor — "No One Has Taught Me This" Exhibition
HKFYG Jockey Club Jat Min Youth S.P.O.T., Sha Tin
Curator — e-Co Architecture Exhibition
Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University
Exhibitor — 2024 International Summer Project Showcase | Upcycling Wood Design and Manufacturing Using XR & AI Techniques
Institute of Future Human Habitats, Tsinghua University
Exhibitor — Re-inventing the House: Exploring Innovative Solutions for Urban Living
Awards
- Silver Winner, MUSE Design Awards Aug. 2025
- Platinum Winner, London Design Awards May 2025
- Silver Winner, NY Architectural Design Awards May 2025
- Excellence Award in Asian Vanguard Art & Design Competition (Professional Category) Oct. 2024
- Bronze Prize in The Bartlett Autumn Show and B-Pro Show, "Cornucopia" Oct. 2021
- The 54th Outstanding Graduate of the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies Jun. 2020
- "Hwa-kang" School Scholarship 1st place Nov. 2019
- "Hwa-kang" School Scholarship 3rd place Nov. 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellowship — Reality Intelligence Association (RIA), UK Apr. 2026
- Membership — Oxford Architecture Society (OxArch), UK Jan. 2026
- Fellowship — The Royal Society of Arts (RSA), UK Aug. 2025
- Membership — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Hong Kong Young Architects Group Feb. 2025
- Membership — Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA), China Oct. 2022
Leadership Experience
Chinese Culture University
Co-Event Organizer — Summer Camp "A Hint of Taiwan". Organized the camp to promote academic communication in architecture between Austria and Taiwan; presented research and design projects on the theme of new Chinese style; explored exhibition and design strategies of architectural spaces in Taiwan.
Skills
3D Modelling
Rhino with Grasshopper, SketchUp, Unity
3D Scanning
Photogrammetry (Reality Capture), Laser Scanning, CT scanning, Azure Kinect DK, LiDAR
VR / AR / MR / XR
HP Reverb G2 VR Headset, HoloLens 2, Meta Quest 3
Rendering
V-Ray, KeyShot, Lumion
Graphics
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Cinematic and Videogame
Twinmotion, Unreal Engine, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve Studio
Languages
English (Professional Working Proficiency), Chinese (Native / Bilingual Proficiency)
Internship
Group of Architects (GOA)
Steinberg Hart
Huahui Design Center