NEXT Facades: a media of storytelling through computational workflows

Facades are like clothing—they don’t just provide protection; they are also a media that expresses identity, attitude, and narrative. At MVRDV NEXT, we explore how façades can go beyond function to become inspiring, interactive, and playful, while remaining sustainable, efficient, and feasible.

Speaker: Yayun Liu – architectural and computational at MVRDV’S R&D unit

In this talk, Yayun will share how computational design plays a pivotal role in balancing storytelling and practicality in façade design process, illustrated through a series of showcase projects.

Yayun Liu (Beijing, 1990) is an architectural and computational designer at MVRDV’s R&D unit, MVRDV NEXT. Since 2017, he has contributed to projects ranging from masterplan (Tencent Campus) and architecture (Taipei Twin Towers, Paris Olympic Aquatic Centre) to award-winning product design (High Profile) and short films (ArtCity, Matrix One Building Circularity). He is also involved in research projects (SolarScape, MVRDV NEXT) and academic activities (From Now to Biotopia, The Why Factory). A graduate of Tsinghua University (CN) and TU Delft (NL), he previously worked in Beijing and Hong Kong, with Liyuan Library as the best-known project.

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