Architecture · Structure · Computation

YuchiSHEN

Postdoc Fellow
Assistant Researcher

Portrait of Dr. Yuchi Shen at the Colosseum in Rome
Dr. Yuchi Shen / Nanjing
Current position

School of Architecture
Southeast University

Email
sycarchi@outlook.com
Phone
+86 150 1051 71566
Born
1990
Address
Sipailou 2#, Southeast University
Nanjing, China
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Profile

Yuchi Shen is an architectural researcher at Southeast University working across computational design, structural form-finding, and building performance. His work translates rigorous algorithms into practical tools for early-stage design decisions.

He received his PhD in Architecture from Southeast University and completed joint doctoral training at ETH Zürich (2019–2020). Since 2022, he has continued this research as a postdoctoral researcher and assistant researcher across architecture, engineering, and computation.

His featured contributions include the Vector-based Graphic Statics (VGS) toolchain, the ADRR equilibrium solver for discrete networks, and BSim for agent-based spatial and performance simulation. This work has led to funded research and publications in Automation in Construction, Computer-Aided Design, Building Simulation, and Thin-Walled Structures.

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Education

PhD in Architecture

Southeast University, China

September 2016 — December 2021

Joint PhD Student in Architecture

ETH Zürich, Switzerland

September 2019 — September 2020

Master of Architecture

Southeast University, China

September 2013 — June 2016
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Developments

Research translated into computational design tools.

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Experience

Postdoctoral experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

Southeast University, China

February 2022 — Present
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Selected publications

  1. 2025

    Shen, Y., Wang, J.-G., Shen, X., & Shi, Z. Form-finding and analyzing deployable folding structures through the synthesis of vector-based graphic statics and finite element method modelling. Thin-Walled Structures.

  2. 2024

    Shen, Y., Jasienski, J.-P., Ohlbrock, P.-O., & D’Acunto, P. Computational form-finding of single-layer spatial structures: Constructing force diagrams with vector-based graphic statics and guiding trails. Automation in Construction.

  3. 2024

    Jasienski, J.-P., Shen, Y., Ohlbrock, P.-O., Zastavni, D., & D’Acunto, P. A computational implementation of vector-based 3D graphic statics (VGS) for interactive and real-time structural design. Computer-Aided Design, 171, Article 103695.

  4. 2024

    Shen, Y., Hu, X., Wang, X., Zhang, M., Deng, L., & Wang, W. Integrated framework for space- and energy-efficient retrofitting in multifunctional buildings: A synergy of agent-based modeling and performance-based modeling. Building Simulation.

  5. 2025

    Shen, Y., & Wang, S.-Z. 因材赋形——数字图解静力学辅助下的建筑结构再利用设计研究 [Material-informed form: Building-structure reuse design aided by digital graphic statics]. World Architecture (世界建筑), (2). [In Chinese]

  6. 2025

    Shen, Y., Yang, M., Lin, Y.-L., & Wang, W. 从微观设计到宏观能效——城市建筑立面空调设备 遮挡的适应性整合策略 [From micro-scale design to macro-scale energy efficiency: An adaptive integration strategy for screening façade air-conditioning units]. New Architecture (新建筑). [In Chinese]

  7. 2025

    Wang, J.-G., Sun, Y.-B., Yao, X.-Y., Shen, Y., & Xi, H.-Y. 地域建筑的文化传承与扬弃探新 ——大理书院建筑设计 [Cultural inheritance and critical adaptation in regional architecture: The architectural design of Dali Academy]. Architectural Journal (建筑学报), (1). [In Chinese]

  8. 2025

    Shi, Z.-Y., Dai, H., & Shen, Y.-C. A new form-evolving approach for adaptive tree-like structures using feature region principal stress lines method. Frontiers of Architectural Research. doi:10.1016/j.foar.2025.03.008

  9. 2022

    Shen, Y., Boller, G., & D’Acunto, P. Interactive architectural structural conceptualization based on three-dimensional graphic statics. Architectural Journal (建筑学报).

  10. 2021

    Shen, Y., & Wang, J. Digital structural morphology using vectorial graphic statics tools inspired by natural forms. Architectural Journal (建筑学报).

  11. 2022

    Shen, Y., & Liu, Y. Bioinspired building structural conceptual design by graphic static and layout optimization: A case study of human femur structure. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering.

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Funded research

NSFC / 52208010

Principal Investigator

Digital “Architecture–Structure” Interactive Design

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Science Fund Project. Research on Digital “Architecture–Structure” Interactive Design Methods Based on Dynamically Adapted Reused Components.

Jan 2023 — Dec 2025 · Funding ¥300,000

CPSF / 2025M771608

Principal Investigator

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

77th General Program.

CPSF / 2022M720716

Principal Investigator

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

72nd General Program.

CPSF / 2024T170140

Principal Investigator

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

17th Special Fund.

R&D / 6301001087

Subproject Lead

Green-Performance Foundation Model

National Key R&D Program of China. Research on a Green-Performance, Intelligent Knowledge-Representation–Enhanced Foundation Model.

NSFC / 52394220

Key Research Member

Building Design Toward Carbon Neutrality

NSFC Major Program. Task 4: Prototype Construction of Carbon-Neutral Building Technologies in High-Density Urban Environments. Grant No. 52394224.

CAE × NSFC

Research Assistant

Green and Low-Carbon Urban Renewal

Chinese Academy of Engineering & NSFC Joint Strategic Research Project. Strategic Research on the Development of a Green and Low-Carbon Urban Renewal Technology System Toward 2040.

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Awards & honors

2025

Selected Fellow

National Postdoctoral Program (国家资助博士后研究人员计划), Category C.

2025

Second Prize · Rank 4

National Excellent Engineering Survey & Design Industry Awards — Dali Academy (大理书院).

2025

Second Prize · Rank 6

National Excellent Engineering Survey & Design Industry Awards — Jiangsu Garden Expo (Phase I): Boutique Garden Building 1 (incl. hotel) (江苏园博园〔一期〕项目——精品园林建1〔含酒店〕).

2022

Outstanding Doctoral Post Program

Jiangsu Province (江苏省卓越博士后).

2019

First Prize

China “Yi Xiang” (Yunnan Chuxiong) Residential Design Competition, awarded by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban–Rural Development.

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Affiliations & activities

ParticipantInternational fib Symposium on the Conceptual Design of Structures, Switzerland.

ParticipantIASS 2022 Symposium (affiliated with APCS 2022), Beijing, China.

ParticipantIASS 2024 Symposium (affiliated with APCS 2024), Zürich, Switzerland.

Co-Instructor / MentorInternational Summer Design Workshop 2025 (14 days). Supervised student projects; team received the Outstanding Award, and the proposal was advanced as a subsequent built scheme (as provided).

Co-Instructor / MentorDigitalFuture 2025 Workshop, Deployable/Folding Structures Based on Vector-Based Graphic Statics. Coached students in computational graphic-statics workflows and supported completion of a design-to-build project.