Yefan Zhi joined the Ph.D. in Architecture cohort in 2023. His research centers on the energy and material efficiency of architectural structures. Extensively exploiting graph theory and computational geometry, he is currently working on the materialization and optimization of architectural scale robotic additive manufacturing.
Previously Yefan worked at Polyhedral Structures Laboratory as a full-time research assistant. He was also part of People's Architecture Office, a Beijing-based studio focusing on social impact through design.
Education
Master of Science in Design, Architecture, University of Pennsylvania
