Fengqi Li

Fengqi (Frank) Li, received his PhD from CASE where his work explored interactive design environments in both physical and virtual settings. He is a distinguished M.Arch graduate of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at the Cooper Union and the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from China. Awards include honorable mention Laka Competition ’17 “Architecture that Reacts”, Citation for Excellence in Thesis Design for “Wall Parley”, an interactive installation investigating the potential of applied artificial intelligence integrated within fundamental architectural elements.

Fengqi’s experience in research, education, and architectural design facilitates his cross-disciplinary approach. Projecting into a future urban environment of renewable energy integration, material intelligence and extreme data fluctuation requires us to consider an alternative urban design and planning framework. In his research, Fengqi develops computational tools for urban design and planning that take into account energy paradigm shifts from fossil fuels to renewable resources.

If the future of our built environment is comprised of energetically autonomous buildings, how will our cities look? What will the role of infrastructure be? Are there alternative typologies of living that emerge? Following computational methodologies for dynamic energy systems integration, Fengqi develops machine learning algorithms at this level of city planning.

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