CO-POIESIS explores how technological creation redefines humanity’s bond with nature. It centres on the Fired Timber Pavilion, constructed from trees felled by typhoon Beibiya in Shanghai. These salvaged timbers are transformed through digital fabrication, combining traditional carpentry with robotic precision to create an architectural space that speaks to themes of environmental adaptation.
Participants
PHILIP F. YUAN AND BIN HE SHANGHAI, CHINA Philip F. Yuan, Born in Harbin, China, 1971. Lives and works in Shanghai, China. Bin He, Born in Anhui, China, 1975. Lives and works in Shanghai, China.
Authorial Collaborators
Tongji University; Hangzhou Unitree Science and Technology; Shanghai Fab-Union Technology
Technical Collaborators
Shanghai Research Institute for Intelligent Autonomous Systems
Team
Weizhe Gao, Xincheng Jiang, Dajun Yuan (Design); Tianyi Gao, Yalei Zhu, Yiting Sun, Jingxuan Li, (Fabrication); Yu Li (Structure); Ming Lu, Jiyu Liu, Yunning Feng (Humanoid); Zhipeng Wang, Aimin Du, Chenhui Dong, Rongfeng Zhao, Xuanhao Zhang, Yanmin Zhou (Robotic Technology); Yichuan Gao (Humanoid Couture Design); Puchun Zhang, Yalei Zhu (Coordinator)
Thanks
Archi-Union Architectual Design; Yuan Meng and Liming Zhang, Shanghai Fab-Union Technology; Shuo Wang, Jinqing Ju, and Yunguo Cui, Hangzhou Unitree Science and Technology
Supporters
Fondamentale – La Filiera delle Costruzioni (ANCE Associazione Nazionale Costruttori Edili, ANAEPA Confartigianato Edilizia, CNA Artigiani Imprenditori d’Italia Costruzioni, FIAE CASARTIGIANI Confederazione Autonoma Sindacati Artigiani, C.L.A.A.I. Confederazione Libere Associazioni Artigiane Italiane, CONFAPI ANIEM Unione Nazionale di Categoria della Piccola e Media Industria Edile, LEGACOOP Produzione e Servizi, CONFCOOPERATIVE Lavoro e Servizi, AGCI Associazione Generale Cooperative Italiane Produzione e Lavoro, FENEALUIL Federazione Nazionale Lavoratori Affini e del Legno, FILCA CISL Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Costruzioni e Affini, FILLEA CGIL Federazione Italiana dei Lavoratori del Legno, dell’Edilizia, delle industrie Affini ed estrattive, FORMEDIL Ente Unico Formazione e Sicurezza, SANEDIL Fondo Sanitario Lavoratori Edili); College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University; Shanghai Trendzone Holding Group co.ltd (Trendzone Edile srl); Shanghai Fengyuzhu Culture Technology; Tongji Architectural Design (Group); Shanghai Diqital Architecture Fabrication Technology Center; College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University; Digital Architecture Branch, The Architectural Society of Shanghai China; National Engineering Technology Research Center for Prefabrication Construction in Civil Engineering; Shanghai Trendzone Holdings Group Co
