Jianing LUO

BIOGRAPHY

Jianing Luo graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) and holds a Master of Architecture degree. As a former researcher at Tsinghua University, his research focuses on digital fabrication, sustainable building design and construction, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), and the application of reclaimed materials in generative design and construction. His works won the B-Pro Show Bronze Prize from the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL).

EDUCATION

Oxford Brookes University – Oxford School of Architecture

Oxford, UK

Ph.D. in Architecture

Sept. 2024 – Present

University College London – The Bartlett School of Architecture

London, UK

M.Arch. with Distinction in Architectural Design

Sept. 2020 – Dec. 2021

Chinese Culture University – College of Environmental Design

Taipei, Taiwan

B.Arch. in Architecture and Urban Design

Sept. 2015 – Jun. 2020

PUBLICATIONS

Book

· The Bartlett B-Pro Show Book 2021, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, pp.84-85. (Link)

Journal Articles

· 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. 13, 531. https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-025-02089-9 (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. 15, 36599. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20398-8 (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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2025.08.010

· Jianing Luo & Yueming Gong. (2025). The Integration of "Multimodal + XR + Conversational AI" Enables a Transformative Paradigm in Future Design Education. Industrial Design.

· Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Yangzhi Li, Yi Shi & Adam Fingrut. (2024). Voxel-based Modular-Architectural Design Strategy (VMADS) toward Autonomous Architecture. BioResources, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.3.6368-6379

· 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. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44296-023-00002-8 (Nature Index)

· Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu, Yangzhi Li, Adam Fingrut, Yi Shi & Yuxuan Sun. Research Hotspots and Evolution Trends of “Reused Brick”: A Bibliometric Analysis based on VOSviewer and Citespace 1977-2022. Available at Research Square: http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4203966/v1

· 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. Interiors: Design/ Architecture/ Culture (Under Peer Review)

· 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 (Under Peer Review)

· Yi Shi, Yuemin Gong, Boyuan Yu & Jianing Luo. Design and Locomotion Analysis of the 'KWK' Robot: A Waterbomb-Kresling Hybrid Origami Structure. Scientific Reports (Under Peer Review)

· Boyuan Yu, Jianing Luo*, Yi Shi, Mingming Zhao & Adam Fingrut. Shift Our Priorities - Upcycling Wood in Architecture. Architectural Science Review (Under Peer Review)

· 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 (Under Peer Review)

· 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. Architectural Engineering and Design Management (Under Peer Review)

· Jianing Luo & Boyuan Yu. From Tacit Knowledge to Digital Craft: A Cyber-Physical Framework for Circular Architectural Design Using. Architectural Engineering and Design Management (Under Peer Review)

· 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 (Under Peer Review)

Conference Papers

· 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. https://doi.org/10.25442/hku.29350424

· 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: Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital. https://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/sigradi2024_282

· 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: Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital. https://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/paper/sigradi2023_156

· 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. International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE 2026). (Abstract accepted)

· Ping-Ju Tung, Jianing Luo, Boyuan Yu. Generative Biomimicry: A Wasp Nests-inspired 'Structure-Code DNA' for MR-assisted Rapid Prototyping Using Waste Plastic and Wood Fibre. The 31st Annual Conference for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). (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

· Jianing Luo, Stool (Chinese Creative Square Stool), CN2021300938126

· Jianing Luo, Column 1, CN202130093759X

· Jianing Luo, Column 2, CN2021300938018

· Jianing Luo, Column 3, CN202130575133.2

· Jianing Luo, Chair (Chinese Creative Chair), CN2021300938022

· Jianing Luo, Coffee Table (Square Creative Coffee Table), CN202130093798X

ACADEMIC & RESEARCH

Research Experiences

Institute of Future Human Habitats, Tsinghua University Sept. 2023

Research Assistant

Research Grants

Principal Investigator, Participator Oct. 2025

Street Heterotopia: Huaqiangbei Metaverse Interface

2025 Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB 2025), CNY¥ 20,000

Co-Principal Investigator, Participator Sept. 2025

Theoretical and practical innovation of design aesthetic education based on digital therapy (Research on high-quality development of design education in the digital age)

China Association of Higher Education, CNY¥ 100,000

Principal Investigator, Participator Apr. 2024

e-Co Architecture: A Cooperative Fab-Lab Exploring Ecological Community Facilities (Link)

This project explores ecological community-building through enhancing public participation in architectural production. In the cooperative process, metaverse and automation technologies are correspondingly used to interface design communication and facility fabrication.

Design Trust, HK$ 50,000

EDITORIAL & REVIEW ACTIVITIES

Editorial Board

Human Settlements and Sustainability Apr. 2025

Journal Reviewer

Northern Architecture Apr. 2025

BioResources Jun. 2024

Conference Reviewer

xArch 2026 Scientific Committee Jun. 2025

The 10th International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy Systems (NEFES 2025) Apr. 2025

Cumulus South Africa 2025: Design Intelligence & 5IR Apr. 2025

The 7th International Conference on Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems (MLIS 2025) Mar. 2025

Scientific Committee Reviewer of SIGraDi 2025 Mar. 2025

The 7th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research (ACEER 2025) Feb. 2025

CAAD Futures 2025: Catalytic Interfaces Oct. 2024

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Program

Oxford Brookes University, Oxford School of Architecture Oxford, UK

Teaching Assistant – MA in Digital Craft in Architecture (Link) Sept. 2024 – Present

Lectures

Oxford Brookes University, Oxford School of Architecture Oxford, UK

Keynote Speaker – Enhancing Innovation and Technology Integration for Upcycling Wood (Link) Oct. 2024

Oxford Brookes University, Oxford School of Architecture Oxford, UK

Keynote Speaker – New Sensory of Mind and Body in Design: ‘Digital Craft + Materiality’ (Link) Oct. 2024

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)  Shenzhen, China

Keynote Speaker – Upcycling Wood in Architecture: Today’s Methods and Tomorrow's Technologies Apr. 2024

Northeast Forestry University Harbin, China

Organizer and Keynote Speaker – AI-assisted Design, AR/VR/HCI in Architectural Design Mar. 2024

Electives

Chinese Culture University Taipei, Taiwan

Teaching Assistant – Architecture Photography Sept. 2018 – Dec. 2019

WORKSHOPS & EXHIBITIONS

Media Posters

LinkedIn. How CAD, XR, and robotics merge for masonry restoration (Link) Oct. 2025

Parametric Architecture. From Waste to Wonder: A New Framework for Sustainable Building with Off-Cut Wood (Link)  Jun. 2025

Designboom Magazine. Generative Building Facades Realizes Architecture Renewal in Hong Kong (Link)  Jun. 2025

Amazing Architecture. Framework for Sustainable Building Design and Construction Using Off-Cut Wood (Link)  Jun. 2025

World Architecture Community. From Waste to Wonder: A New Framework for Sustainable Building with Off-Cut Wood (Link) Jun. 2025

Nature Portfolio. Revolutionizing Construction: Upcycling Irregular Wood Waste (Link) Nov. 2023

Wood Central. How 3D Scanning & Robotics is Driving Timber Construction Upcycling (Link) Oct. 2023

Workshops

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Architecture Hong Kong, China

HKFYG Jockey Club Jat Min Youth S.P.O.T.

Instructor– e-Co Architecture Workshop (Link) Dec. 2024 – Feb. 2025

AI Design, Community Furniture and Upcycling

Tsinghua University, Academy of Arts & Design Beijing, China

Junior Technical Mentor – International Summer Program (Link) Aug. 2024

Architectural Informatics: Upcycling Wood Innovation for Sustainable Design Using AI and XR

Exhibitions

2025 Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (UABB 2025) Shenzhen, China

Exhibitor – Street Heterotopia: Huaqiangbei Metaverse Interface Jan. 2026

London Design Festival 2025, Blackdot Gallery London, UK

Exhibitor – “No One Has Taught Me This” Exhibition (Link) (Link) Sept. 2025

HKFYG Jockey Club Jat Min Youth S.P.O.T., Sha Tin Hong Kong, China

Curator – e-Co Architecture Exhibition (Link) Feb. 2025

Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University Beijing, China

Exhibitor – 2024 International Summer Project Showcase | Upcycling Wood Design and Manufacturing Using XR&AI Techniques (Link) Aug. 2024

Institute of Future Human Habitats, Tsinghua University Shenzhen, China

Exhibitor – Re-inventing the House: Exploring Innovative Solutions for Urban Living Oct. 2023

AWARDS

Silver Winner, MUSE Design Awards (Link) Aug. 2025

Platinum Winner, London Design Awards (Link) May. 2025

Silver Winner, NY Architectural Design Awards (Link) 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” (Link) 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 – Royal Society for 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 Oct. 2022

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Chinese Culture University Taipei, Taiwan

Co-Event Organizer – Summer Camp “A Hint of Taiwan” May. 2019

Organized the camp to promote academic communication in the field of architecture between Austria and Taiwan.

Presented research and design projects related to the theme of new Chinese style.

Explored the exhibition and design strategies of architectural spaces in Taiwan.

SKILLS

Computer: Rhino with Grasshopper, Unreal Engine, Python, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve Studio

Languages: English (Professional Working Proficiency), Chinese (Native / Bilingual Proficiency)