معرفی
Xun Liu serves as Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), where she pioneers computational design methodologies integrating generative AI, environmental sensing, and data-driven approaches. Her research bridges quantitative analysis with creative practice across architectural and landscape scales, focusing on how emerging technologies can transform design processes and outcomes.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Constructed Environment, University of Virginia (2025)
- Master of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design (2017) – recipient of Jacob Weidenman Prize and Irving Innovation Fellowship
- Bachelor of Architecture, Tongji University (2015)
Her research program critically examines AI's role in landscape architectural design through computational workflows that merge digital media with environmental analysis. Liu investigates generative systems capable of producing context-responsive landscape forms while maintaining ecological integrity, with particular emphasis on machine learning applications for dynamic environmental modeling and responsive design interventions. This work establishes new paradigms for human-AI collaboration in spatial design.
Publication analysis reveals consistent focus on AI's transformative potential in landscape architecture, with recent works advancing generative methods for planting design, landscape form generation, and environmental simulation. Her scholarship demonstrates increasing technical sophistication from foundational AI concepts (2021) to specialized implementations in ecological design (2024) and comprehensive landscape AI frameworks (2025).
Scientific Awards:
- Jacob Weidenman Prize (Harvard GSD)
- Irving Innovation Fellowship (Harvard GSD)
Professional experience includes computational design at NYC Department of City Planning, landscape design at Stoss Landscape Urbanism, and research at Harvard's Office for Urbanization. She leads xlstudio – a technology-design consultancy developing AI-driven tools – while maintaining active engagement through international lectures and workshops on computational workflows. Her advisory role at UBC builds on prior teaching positions at USC and University of Virginia.
Liu's creative direction manifests through xlstudio's evolution from design practice to specialized AI consultancy, with work exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale. Her studio fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between technologists and designers to develop responsive environmental systems.
