Yufan Xie

■Architecture ■Computation ■Interactive Media ■Sound Synthesis

Yufan Xie is a multi-disciplinary designer and artist, who operates at the intersection of architecture, computational design, sound synthesis and audio-visual performances. Yufan’s research focuses on the decision-making process, the perceptual and behavioral processes within multi-sensory narratives, while offering skeptical perspectives upon the cultural nuances inherent to sensory experiences and sensory biases induced by prevailing ocular-centric culture. 

Notable projects and studies have been showcased at Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale(UABB), Beijing Media Art Biennale(BMAB), Shenzhen MoCAUP, Shanghai Urban Space Art Season(SUSAS), Shanghai Digital Futures, Currents New Media Festival and ACM CHI. Awards winning projects GAP+, Acoustic Garden and Maelstrom are featured at Qianlixing Scholarship 2019, YTAA(Young-Talent Architect Awards Asia) 2020, A+D Design Awards 2021, Epic MegaGrants 2021 and SXSW Innovation Awards 2024.

Since 2019, Yufan has been working on audience-directed performance and spatial musical systems. Resonating with neuroscientific process of human brain on musical rewarding process and pattern prediction, the series of experiment brings new methodology and instructive philosophy on media art, music, and architectural practices, revoking discourses upon how formed habits fro our immediate past affect our present behaviors and decisions for our uncertain immediate future.

For professional consulting services(data visualization, geometry optimization, rendering, generative design, sound scoring in Rhino/Grasshopper, Unreal Engine, C#, MAX/MSP, Ableton Live and etc) please contact yufanxie4218@gmail.com.