Global Exceptional Talent UK

Fellow, Royal Society for Arts (RSA)

Executive editor at Landscape Architecture Frontiers

B.Y  is a PhD at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), a Visiting Tutor at Oxford School of Architecture. And as a Young Tutor at Tsinghua University (THU). He holds a Master’s degree in Architectural Design from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL), and has studied at the University of Oxford. Boyuan is a researcher at the Hong Kong Center for Construction Robotics and the Oxford School of Architecture. 

His research focuses on XR/MR/AR, AI-Driven Design,  Sensory Theory,  Digital Craft, Circular Architecture Engineering and Construction, and autonomous architecture. His research also received support from TDLEG and the Design Trust Grant.

Email: yuboyuan97@gmail.com

ResearchGate: link. 

ORCID: 0000-0002-6782-3509 link. 

Google Scholar: link.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong CUHK, School of Architecture / PhD. SEP 2021 - PRESENT, HONG KONG（GPA: 4.0/4.0)

University College London UCL, Bartlett School of Architecture / MArch Architectural design. SEP 2019 - SEP 2020, LONDON（GPA: 4.0/4.0)

University of Oxford/ Modern Art Program. NOV 2021 - JUN 2022, OXFORD

Harbin University of Science and Technology/ BA, Environmental Design, SEP 2015 - SEPT 2019,  Harbin（GPA: 4.0/4.0)

Harbin University of Science and Technology/ BBA, Accounting. SEP 2015 - SEPT 2019, Harbin （GPA: 4.0/4.0)

1. 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)  Nature|npj Heritage Science, 
2. 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, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2025.08.010
3. Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Yuan Jiang, Adam Fingrut, Adam Holloway, Upcycling of Regular Wood Trunks and Logs Using Wave Function Collapse (WFC), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) Technologies for Circular Design (2025) Scientific  Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20398-8
4. Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Yi Shi, Yangzhi Li, Adam Fingrut (2024) Voxel-based Modular-Architectural Design Strategy (VMADS) toward Autonomous Architecture, BioResources, https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.3.6368-6379
5. Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo, Yi Shi, Mingming Zhao, Adam Fingrut, Lei Zhang (2023) Framework for sustainable building design and construction using off-cut wood, Nature|npj Materials Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44296-023-00002-8
6. Yangzhi Li, Boyuan Yu, Adam Fingrut, Jingwei Li (2023) Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) of Standardized Modular Wood Components, Technology|Architecture + Design, https://doi.org/10.1080/24751448.2023.2246804
7. Boyuan Yu, Fingrut Adam (2022) Sustainable building design (SBD) with reclaimed wood library constructed in collaboration with 3D scanning technology in the UK, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106566
8. Boyuan Yu (2021) The generation of architectural works based on the Voronoi algorithm under the digital technology tool Grasshopper, Journal of Industrial Buildings
9. Lei Zhang, Boyuan Yu (2021) The Application of Digital Technology in Modern Architectural Design, Journal of Architecture and Culture
10. Boyuan Yu (2021) An Analysis of the Unity and Opposite Relationship between Positive Space and Negative Space in Building—Take Harbin Grand Theater as an example, Journal of Industrial Design. 

1. Patrick So, Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo, Evan Wu and Addin Cui, Provides NG, From Craft To Community: Participatory Upcycling In Public Housing Via Digital Fabrication, CAAD Futures 2025, Hong Kong.
2. Yangzhi Li, Yuemin Gong, Boyuan Yu, Adam Fingrut, Machine Learning-Based Visual Recognition Approach for Handling Complex Components in Robotics Fabrication, XXVIII SIGraDi Conference 2024|sigradi 2024 Biodigital Intelligent System xxviii conference of iberoamerican society of digital graphics punta del este, Barcelona.
3. Yuehong Zhou, Lin Li, Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Adaptive Behavior in Digital Nomads: An Interactive Spatial Structure Study Using Machine Learning,XXVIII SIGraDi Conference 2024|sigradi 2024 Biodigital Intelegent System xxviii conference of iberoamerican society of digital graphics punta del este, Barcelona.
4. Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Haohan Peng, Yi Shi, Yangzhi Li, Fingrut Adam (2023) Deep generative modeling tasks: Automatic generation of building facades with Pix2Pix GAN for Hong Kong city expansion and renovation, XXVII SIGraDi Conference 2023|sigradi 2023 accelerated landscapes!! xxvii conference of iberoamerican society of digital graphics punta del este, uruguay.
5. Boyuan Yu, Fingrut Adam (2023) A Deep Learning Framework of Easy-to-reuse Irregular Brick Detection and Classification with YOLOv5, IASS 2023|The International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) symposia 2023
6. Yangzhi Li, Yusong Hu, Tan Tan, Boyuan Yu, Jingwei Li, Adam Fingrut (2023)  AR-Assisted Assembly in Self-Build Construction with Discrete Components, The 30th EG-ICE: International Conference on Intelligent Computing in Engineering. London, United Kingdom
7. Boyuan Yu, Lei Zhang (2021) A virtual model generation based on Grasshopper-Wasp, 2021 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Design (ICID), DOI: 10.1109/icid54526.2021.00052
8. Boyuan Yu, Lei Zhang, Haoxing Zhang (2021)Towards “Autonomous”: A review of the “stereotypical” behaviors in Robotic construction, 3rd International Symposium on Architecture Research Frontiers and Ecological Environment (ARFEE 2020), DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202123704035 Part of ISSN: 2267-1242

1. Boyuan Yu. Stool, (Chinese creative square stool), (CN202130093812.6; CN306591714S); 
2. Boyuan Yu. Column(2)，(CN202130093759.X;CN306599093S)
3. Boyuan Yu. Column(1)，(CN306599094S)
4. Boyuan Yu. Chair (Chinese creative seat)，(CN202130093802.2; CN306591713S)
5. Boyuan Yu. Coffee table (square table Chinese creative coffee table), (CN306584531S)
6. Boyuan Yu. Column,（CN202130575133.2; CN307012475S）
7. Boyuan Yu. Chair Aggregation,（CN202130574974.1; CN307115302S）

SEP 2024- now Visiting Tutor, Oxford School of Architecture OBU, MA Digital Craft. 

AUG 17-31, 2024 Young Tutor, Tsinghua University (THU), International summer program

MAY 2024 Competition tutor, Harbin University of Science and Technology (HUST), Milan Design Week China Design Exhibition. for MPhil student awarded First-Class winner

SEP 2021-JUN 2022; SEP 2022-JUN 2023;  SEP 2023-JUN 2024  Teaching Assistant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ARCH5110/6110K Advanced Architectural Design Studio I & II, MArch 1&2 student core course, 

SEP 2021- JAN 2022;  SEP 2022-JAN 2023 Teaching Assistant, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ARCH5421 Advanced Building Systems I - Technical Compliance Course MArch 1/2 student core course.

SEP 2023-MAR 2024 Teaching Assistant, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) URBD 5704 Urban Design Research Methods, core course, Master of Urban Design postgraduate.

17 OCT, 2024. New Sensory Interaction in Architecture, Oxford School of Architecture OBU, MA Digital Craft, link

17 OCT, 2024. Enhancing Innovation and Technology Integration for Upcycling Wood, Oxford School of Architecture OBU, MA Digital Craft, link

30 APR 2024. Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Lecture,  – Upcycling Wood in Architecture: Today’s Methods and Tomorrow's Technologies. 

17 MAR 2024. Northeast Forestry University Lecture,  AI-assisted design, AR/VR HCI in architectural design.

27 FEB 2024. Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Lecture, AI, Robotics in architectural design and management. 

Oxford School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University 

2024 -now, Visiting Researcher (international collaborator) Oxford 

The Centre for Robotics in Construction Architecture (CRCV) LAB. Link

FEB 2023-now, researcher Hong Kong

Environment-Behavior of Architectural Society of China (CEB-ASC) 

2021-now, Researcher, Beijing

HUST College of Civil Engineering and Architecture

SEP 2019.09- SEP 2020, Research Assistant, Harbin

CO-PI, Participator, Research and exploration on the aesthetic education teaching model of colleges and universities guided by the "aesthetic education immersion" policy’.  Higher education Teaching reform project of Heilongjiang Province, £ 1,050..

PI, Participator, E-co architecture: The use of AR-assisted CAAD tools in enhancing public participation in upcycling wood.’ Design Trust,  £ 4,753.  link 

CO-PI, Participator, Design Thinking for Prototyping, Automation, and Sustainable Material Use. Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant. ‘ CUHK,  £28,516.link

CO-PI, Participator, Enhancing AI in Education by Exploring 3D Scanning, Body Tracking, and Point-Cloud Generation. Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant. ‘CUHK, £28,516. link

Participator, Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant. ‘Creative Technologies – A Heuristic Approach to Digital Design and Fabrication Tools in the Classroom.’ CUHK, HK $473,948.   

Participator, General Research Fund 2021, ‘The Impact of eLearning on Architecture and Design Studio Pedagogy in the New Normal. CUHK, £ 73,115. 01/01/2022 – 01/01/2024. 

Competition project grant

Co-PI, participator, participantHarbin Airport Terminal Planning Consultation Project 2025 HIT Asian Winter Games Atmosphere Creation Scheme Design, Harbin Institute of Technology Urban Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. (HITUPDI). £ 77,000

APR 2025-now Young Board editorial, Human Settlements and Sustainability

JAN 2025 executive editor, Landscape Architecture Frontiers.

FEB 2022 Young Board editorial, Journal of Industrial Design.

FEB 2025- now Member, The American Institute of Architects(AIA) Hong Kong - Young Architects Group(YAG). link

AUG 2024 Member, The Hong Kong Young Scientist Association (HKYSA).

FEB 2023 Member, The Centre for Robotics in Construction Architecture (CRCV) LAB. Link

MAY 2021 Member. Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture, CHSLA  Link 

JUN 2021 Member. Chinese Institute of Stage Design (APR 2021-now) 

JAN 2021Member. Committee on Environment-Behavior of Architectural Society of China CEB-ASC 

Automation in Construction, Construction Robotics, Landscape Architecture Frontiers, Human Settlements and Sustainability, Buildings, Sustainable Futures; BioResources; Societies, Guangdong Landscape Architecture, Qeios, Landscape Architecture, Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ASTESJ), IEEE Access, Journal of Industrial Design

MAY 2025 xArch Symposium 2026: From Inspiration to Solutions.

APR 2025 CAADRIA 2026, The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)

04 APR 2025 Cumulus Association 2025, The Global Association of Art and Design Education and Research

08 FEB 2025 SiGraDi 2025, Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital (SIGraDi) 2025

23 OCT 2025 International Conference on Renewable Resources and Remote Sensing Mapping Technology (RRRST 2025)  (PC member)

AUG 2024, CAAD Futures 2025, ‘Catalytic Interfaces’ 21st CAAD Futures (PC member)

AUG 2024,  CAADRIA 2025, The 30th Annual Conference for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)

APR 2024, The 7th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research (ACEER 2025)

FEB 2024, 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research (ACEER 2024)

JAN 2024, The 1st International Conference on Digital Technologies and Sustainability Accounting (ICDSA) 2024 link

AUG 2023,  CAADRIA 2024, The 29th Annual Conference for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)

SEP 2022,  China Automation Congress CAC 2022

JAN 2022, The 7th International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy Systems (NEFES 2022)

May 2021, The 6th International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy Systems (NEFES 2021)

23 OCT 2025, Technical Program Committee, International Conference on Renewable Resources and Remote Sensing Mapping Technology (RRRST 2025) link 

15 AUG 2025, Technical Program Committee, CAAD Futures 2025, ‘Catalytic Interfaces’ 21st CAAD Futures link

APR 2023, Organizer and Oral speaker, CUHK & Politecnico di Milano Ph.D. Symposium, Reclaimed Discrete Elements in Sustainable Building Design and Construction (SBDC). 

APR 2022, Organizer and Oral speaker, CUHK Ph.D. Symposium, Digital and Automated Workflow (DAW) for Historic and Heritage Buildings(HHB) Restoration.  Host the digital technology and construction panel, ‘Rount the table.’

22 JUN 2025, Amazing Architecture. Framework for Sustainable Building Design and Construction Using Off-Cut Wood link

13 JUN 2025, Parametric Architecture. From Waste to Wonder: A New Framework for Sustainable Building with Off-Cut Wood. link

12 JUN 2025, Trending now. From Waste to Wonder: A New Framework for Sustainable Building with Off-Cut Wood link

12 JUN 2025, World Architecture Community. From Waste to Wonder: A New Framework for Sustainable Building with Off-Cut Wood link

09 MAY 2025, Designboom. Generative building facades realise architecture renewal in Hong Kong link

15 OCT 2024, 2024 International Summer Project Showcase | Upcycling Wood Design and Manufacturing Using XR&AI Techniques, link

20 AUG 2024, Young Tutor keynote speaker, Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts "Designing the Future, Shared Vision" 2024 International Summer Program Officially Opens, link

5 DEC 2023 Author, Design Thinking for Prototyping, Automation, and Sustainable Material Use. link.

22 MAY 2023, Design Trust.  e-Co Architecture: A Cooperative Fab-Lab Exploring Ecological Community Facilities, link 

17 NOV 2023, Nature portfolio.  Revolutionizing Construction: Upcycling Irregular Wood Waste, link 

17 OCT 2023, Wood Central. How 3D Scanning & Robotics is Driving Timber Construction Upcycling. A new report, published in Nature, looks to better utilize "waste wood" in reconstituted products for building projects. link

08 Nov 2022, NewsRx. Researchers at Chinese University of Hong Kong Target Sustainable Development [Sustainable Building Design (Sbd) With Reclaimed Wood Library Constructed In Collaboration With 3d Scanning Technology In the Uk] link

Nov 2021, Book, The Bartlett B-Pro Show Book 2021, University College London, the Bartlett School of Architecture p79-83.link

28 JUN 2024,  CUHK Co-learning Space: Hybrid Learning for Medical Education workshop.

22 MAR 2023, Coursera, University of Michigan Programming for Everybody with Python

26 AUG 2022, Parsons School of Design, Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo/ Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Global Urban Studio 2022.

SEP 2022, SiGraDi 2021 Workshop， Robotic Assembly in Architecture & Construction. 

JAN 2021, B-pro show, The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. RC5&6 Cornucopia. 

SEP 2020, MIT&TUM&UCL Workshop, Discrete Architectural Design based on WASP.

19 SEP 2024,  London Design Festival 2025 + Blackdot gallery. link

22 FEB 2024,  HKFYG Jockey Club Jat Min Youth S.P.O.T. e-co architecture exhibition, HK  link

AUG-SEP 2024, 'Tsinghua University Design Futures Shared Vision 2024' International Summer Program (2024) Integrating XR and AI-Driven Tools for Wood Upcycling. China (Beijing, China) link

AUG 2025, Silver Awards, MUSE Design Awards link.  MAY 2025, Silver Awards, New York Architectural Design Awards link. MAY 2025, Platinum Awards, London Design Awards link. OCT 2024, Tsinghua University(THU) ‘’Design+’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship (International) Competition The International Special Invitation Track Creativity Group Second Prize. AUG 2024, Tsinghua University (THU) Best Social Impact Award.  AUG 2024, Asia Design Week JUN 2024 Excellent Award (Professional). JUN 2024, CUHK CAADRIA Commendation Award 2023/24. MAY 2024, Tutor for First-prize winner, Milan Design Week China Design Exhibition. JAN 2024,  INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FOR SAFETY AWARDS, The Lighthouse Club, CRCV. NOV 2021,  Bronze Prize, B-Pro show winner link. DEC 2019.

Scholarships

MAY 2025, Talent Development Scholarship 2024/25, HKSAR Government Scholarships £ 950

JUN 2024, CUHK CAADRIA Commendation Award 2023/24.

JAN 2022-2026, PGS HKSAR government 2022-2025 £ 90,000

MAY 2018, Reputation Award Second Prize.

DEC 2018,  Second-class scholarship.

MAR 2017, Honor Award Third Prize. 

DEC 2017, First Prize Scholarship.

JUN 2024, CoreDesigner, Harbin Airport Terminal Planning Consultation Project and 2025 Asian Winter Games Atmosphere Creation Scheme Design/Heilongjiang Airport Management Group joined hands with the Urban Planning and Design Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology 

JUN 2019-JAN 2020, Architecture Assistant, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute JUN 2018-AUG 2018, Architecture Assistant, Beijing Oriental Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

MAY 2017-AUG 2017, Architecture Assistant, Longsheng Group Co., Ltd. 

3D Modelling: Rhino, Sketchup, Maya, 3D Max, Unity

3D Scanning: Photogrammetry: Reality Capture, laser scanning, CT scanning, Kitnet, Lidar

XR-VR/AR/MR: HP, Hololens,Oculus

Rendering: Vray, keyshot, Luminon

Image processing: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Video and game: Twinmotion, Unreal Engine

Bibliometric analysis: Citespace, VOSviewer

Robot: ABB, UR 3,10(e), Control: Machina, Robotics, HAL, 

Computer language: Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning

IELTS Academic 7, Duolingo 115,Chinese Mandarin Native, Cantonese Basic, Italiano A2