Yufan Xie
■Architecture ■Computation ■Interactive Media ■Sound Synthesis
Yufan Xie is a design practitioner working at the intersection of architecture, media art, and sound synthesis. By integrating multisensory narratives with procedural systems and interactive media, the work focuses on innovation and multi-sensory experiences.
Contacting me: yufanxie4218@gmail.com
With years of experience in procedural platforms, I provide professional consulting of Grasshopper & Unreal Engine.
Education
2014 – 2019 SoA, Central Academy of Fine Arts, B.Arch, A9 Studio, Beijing
2018 Exchange at SoA, West Minster University, London
2019 – 2021 SoA, University of Southern California, M.Arch , Los Angeles
Experience
2021.7 – now Computational Designer at Refik Anadol Studio
2020 MADA s.p.a.m LA Internship
2020 Rhino Studio, Grasshopper Animation Tutorial
2020 USC ARCH 410 Class Assistant, Grasshopper Tutor with Erin Cuevas
2020 Usability Lead of USC AGP Game“Beat the Beat Up“
2017-2019 Member of Parametric Research Group Team CAFA
2017.9-11 Tuning Synesthesia Internship – 3D printing Researcher
Awards
2019 1st Place Winner, CAFA Graduate Design
2020 Gensler Diversity Scholarship
2020 YTAA(Young Talent Architect Award) Shortlisted
2021 Epic Megagrants Recipient- Acoustic Garden
2021 A+D Museum Design Award, Runner-Up
2021 Robert Bradford Newman Student Medal for Merit in Architectural Acoustics awarded by the Acoustical Society of America.
Exhibition
2019 UABB Shenzhen Binnale Exhibition, The Unknown City
2020 Art NOVA 100 – The Unknown Cities
2021 Sci-Ficene, Art and Science Concept Exhibition, The Unknown City
Lectures & Forums
2020 USCA Research Symposium, The Unknown City
2020 Tsinghua Design Future – “Tangible vs Intangible”
2021 Organizer of Acoustic Future forum
2021 23rd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Shifting Computation – Tangible to Intangible
2022 Digital Futures, CDRF(The 5th International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication) – A Slime old System Based on Skeletonization Errors
2022 Tsinghua Design Futures, Future Art Network Salon No.5 – Sensory Integration & Spatial Narratives in the Future