{"id":41936,"date":"2025-08-12T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=41936"},"modified":"2025-08-14T03:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:14:20","slug":"interview-yujin-cao-london-design-awards-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-yujin-cao-london-design-awards-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Reimagining Urbanism Through Architecture: Insights from Yujin Cao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With a Master’s in Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard GSD, Yujin Cao works across multiple creative platforms. She investigates spatial ideas through multimedia, often blurring the lines between practice, research, and visual storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yujin Cao Q1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thank you! I\u2019m honoured to receive this recognition from the London Design Awards. My name is Yujin Cao. I\u2019m an architect, artist, and educator based in Boston, originally from China. I hold a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard GSD, and my practice spans architecture, urban design, paintings, and installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspired me to pursue design was a deep fascination with space as a vessel for memory, identity, and transformation. Growing up in China, I witnessed rapid urban change, which sparked questions about what we preserve, what we erase, and how we imagine our futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, I\u2019ve come to see design not just as a profession, but as a way of storytelling \u2014 to give form to invisible forces, and to build bridges across cultures, histories, and disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Being recognised by the London Design Awards is a great honour and affirmation of the values behind the Brooklyn Dairy Project. This project is deeply rooted in reimagining how cities can adapt, regenerate, and become more inclusive by integrating sustainable agriculture, public space, and adaptive reuse within a historically industrial site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recognition reinforces the importance of designing not just for form, but for systems. Systems that respond to climate urgency, food accessibility, and spatial equity. It\u2019s meaningful to see a project that focuses on ecology, infrastructure, and community resilience resonate with an international audience. It encourages me to keep pushing for design that is bold in vision, grounded in context, and regenerative in intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This achievement has been both energising and affirming. Not just for me personally, but for the wider community of collaborators, mentors, and peers who\u2019ve supported the Brooklyn Dairy Project. It has sparked new conversations around regenerative design and adaptive reuse. Which are themes I\u2019m deeply committed to exploring further in my work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professionally, the award has brought increased visibility and opened doors to new opportunities. Including invitations to speak and exhibit. It has also strengthened my confidence to take on more ambitious, interdisciplinary projects that bridge architecture, landscape, and social impact. Most importantly, it reinforces the idea that design. When rooted in care and systems thinking \u2014 can truly inspire change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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