STUDIO WEI YU
INTRO
Founded in Shanghai by architect and researcher Weiyu Xu, Studio Wei Yu (SWY Studio) operates at the intersection of architecture, urban curation, and spatial installation. The studio explores how space can become a medium for transformation, ecological dialogue, and sensory experience—navigating post-anthropocentric design thinking with a focus on ecological transition, decentralization, and the blurred boundaries between the natural and the artificial.
TEAM
FOUNDER
Weiyu Xu, the founding director, is currently practicing at Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University. Her work spans virtual reality, game dynamics, and multimedia storytelling, framing space as an interface for interaction, speculation, and new imaginaries.
The studio’s projects have been presented at platforms such as the Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS) and NYC Design Week, and have earned international recognition, including the 2025 DNA Paris Design Awards (Public Architecture and Eco Design), Platinum and Gold honors at the 2025 International Architecture & Design Awards (IADA), and Gold at the 2024 London Design Awards, alongside multiple Silver Awards from the NY Architectural Design Awards for innovative, sustainable, and cultural architecture.
Through its practice, Studio Wei Yu constructs spatial narratives that confront rupture and regeneration—gesturing toward more resilient, interconnected futures.