‘Street Interface’
What begins as a habitual gesture of the digital citizen unfolds into an interface rupture between the physical and the virtual.
Through AR, the visitor steps into an emotional mirror of the city — a landscape constructed not from architecture, but from collective affect. Each gaze, each pause, each trace of curiosity becomes a data pulse that reanimates the city’s nervous system.
The street thus transforms from a site of commerce into a surface of emotion;
navigation becomes introspection, and orientation becomes empathy.
In the smallest urban ritual — the moment of raising a phone —
the boundaries of the real city begin to dissolve.
Huaqiangbei becomes not just an electronics bazaar, but a neural field of human sensibility.
街角接口
在华强北的街角，一块不起眼的二维码贴在电器摊位的金属门板上。
路过的行人将手机摄像头对准它——屏幕上闪现出熟悉又陌生的街景：
真实街道被虚拟的“数据雾”包裹，霓虹的信号流沿建筑立面攀爬，空气中漂浮着光点般的情绪粒子。
当用户抬头环顾，现实中的街灯位置与虚拟城市的“神经节点”重合。
每个节点都代表一个匿名市民的情绪数据：有人焦虑闪烁成红光，有人平静如微蓝。
当用户靠近其中一个节点，系统播放一段“情绪声纹”——一个真实市民的心跳、语音片段或思绪残响。
几秒后，手机屏幕上出现提示：“进入神经城市”。
用户点击确认，整条街景缓缓解构、漂浮、重新组合，
虚拟城市在视野中缓缓生成——一座由情绪、数据与记忆共同呼吸的城市。
University College London
Designer / Educator
Yi Shi holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from University College London and is a recipient of the 2021 B-pro Bronze Award. She is an interdisciplinary designer and educator whose research focuses on the role of computational technologies in complex architectural design, encompassing advanced fields such as organic architectural materials, artificial intelligence, digital fabrication, 3D printing, supercomputing, simulation, and interactive systems. Yi is a member of the Architectural Society of China and the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture. She holds seven national patents and has published papers in leading academic venues, including Nature, SiGraDi, and CAAD Futures. Her design works have received multiple international honors, including recognition at the 2025 American Architecture Design Week, 2025 London Design Week, 2024 Asia Design Week, and the 2024 Global Habitat Environment Design Award. Through experimental prototyping, Yi transforms abstract ideas into spatial and interactive experiences, exploring the profound impact of design on material recycling and intelligent construction.
University of the Arts London
Designer / Educator
Yihan Lin holds an MSc in Creative Computing from the University of the Arts London and is an interdisciplinary designer and educational practitioner. She focuses on experimental applications of digital fabrication, interactive technologies, and sustainable materials. She was recognized as a “Hangzhou Design Emerging Talent” and holds innovative patents in sustainable and solar-powered product design. Her work has received multiple awards and has been featured in exhibitions and media, encompassing product design, immersive interaction, and creative coding practices. Her creative practice explores the potential inherent in materials and technologies. Through experimental prototyping, she transforms abstract ideas into tangible experiences. She also engages with ecological sustainability, reflecting on how design influences human behavior and the environment, which is expressed throughout her work.
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Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
Digital Media
CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY
Urban Studies
CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY
Interior design
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Virtual Reality
Xinmiao YU