FANG (FRANK) SUN



Fang (Frank) Sun graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the University of Virginia, distinguished by an insatiable enthusiasm for the intersection of architecture, artificial intelligence, and digital fabrication.

After completing a four-year program and a year of practical experience, he has immersed himself in developing sustainable and resilient design solutions through robotics and digital fabrication. With a minor in computer science, he explores AI, computational methodologies, and adaptive modeling.

His current work focuses on rapid housing reconstruction for natural disasters, utilizing 3D printing, robotics, and automation to enhance efficiency, optimize material usage, and improve structural resilience.

Now pursuing dual master’s degrees in Architecture and Science in Design: Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) at the University of Pennsylvania, he continues to blend technical expertise, creative vision, and innovation to advance digital fabrication and resilient design, while currently working as a Research Assistant in the Polyhedral Structures Laboratory (PSL).



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04 “Reborn”: A Mixed-use Building at the UVa - Experimenting Architectural Intervention on Spatial Separation
Instructor: Schaeffer Somers


Studio Work
Instructor: Schaeffer Somers
Individual Work
Spring 2022

The active railway cutting through UVA’s campus weakens the connections between the North and South grounds of UVA. This project, designed to be located at Lambeth (North Grounds), is dedicated to changing this situation.  

To restore the connections for the grounds, a skyline walkway over the rail is used to connect the main campus, Carr's Hill Field and Nameless Field. The building includes collective commons on the base section (1-4 f loors) and student-faculty housing on the top section (5-7 floors). The form and shape are generated to ensure potential entrances on the site.

On each floor, a half-floor is added to allow people to look down and enjoy the beauty of “flows” inside the building. The central courtyard introduces water from Dell to Lambeth, which will flow around the railway and finally gather at the center and become the major supply for people living in the dorms of the building.

Last but not least, this building is named “Reborn” because it is “reborn able”. For every level above, the future constructor can follow the similar pattern as what it has for now, so when there are more residents, no extra design or new materials will be considered.