Professor | College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University
Philip F. Yuan is a professor at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University, Thomas Jefferson professor at University of Virginia (2019), the visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019), and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (2021). He is also the co-founder of DigitalFUTURES Association, Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Intelligence journal, and council member of UIA Professional Practice Commission (PPC). In 2023, Philip was awarded Honorary Fellowship (HFAIA) in the American Institute of Architects. His firm, Archi-Union, is known for combining global trends in architecture and the local traditional approach. Archi-Union’s has completed a diverse array of project types which have been reported by many international and national architectural design media, such as T+A, UED, UA, Arquitectura Viva, Abitare China, AD China, Dezeen and Archdaily.
Courses
Design Across Boundaries: Synthesis of Process and Place in China
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | 1pm ET
This course, as part of the AIA Committee on Design’s “Design Across Boundaries” series, explores the work of ArchiUnion across multiple localities in China. The work of ArchiUnion investigates how design, materiality, and construction relate to one’s place, suggesting a nonlocal image view that integrates global theories and technologies into local tradition, redefining and even upgrading the production process of traditional rural construction. The studio has taken advantage of a parametric design process including robotic fabrication and has embraced machines into practice as a collaborative partner to enhance both efficiency and craft.