Introduction

Adam Fingrut is a senior lecturer and researcher in architecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), with a teaching and research focus on computation, fabrication, and construction systems. He received his Master of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He teaches graduate-level design studios, undergraduate lectures, and electives across both streams in computational design and architectural technology.


Adam’s research focuses on understanding how new technology can innovate design, fabrication, and construction methods in architecture, channelled through publications, articles, workshops, installations, and creative construction works such as the Yard of Environmental Sustainability (YES) and the ZCB Bamboo Pavilion. He is also the Co-Director of the Centre of Robotic Construction and Architecture (CRCA) at CUHK, a collaborative research platform with the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering (MAE), which explores the use of advanced design and robotics for innovative architecture.


Adam has developed an innovative teaching pedagogy with his architecture students. His teaching demonstrates how emerging technology is integral to design thinking by exposing students to a process of discovery learning. Tools are introduced to stimulate an iterative design and problem-solving approach, where a cycle of action, observation, reflection and reaction can be applied to an architectural problem. Adam continues to receive grants and develop workshops that give students access to advanced architectural tools and techniques.


Over the past 15 years, Adam has gained professional experience working with international practices in Hong Kong, China, the US and Canada, most recently with Zaha Hadid Architects and the Laboratory for Exploratory Architecture and Design (LEAD) as Design Director. His practical experience in the Hong Kong construction industry is an integral component of his approach toward teaching and research.

Research Interests

  • Computational Design and Problem Solving for Architecture

Publications

(Publications)


Construction Automation and Design Research

FINGRUT, Adam & LAU, Darwin. (2022). Construction Automation and Design Research. Technology|Architecture + Design (TAD Journal), 6:2 Engineering.


Augmenting the exposure of extended reality (XR) technologies for architectural graduate and undergraduate students in Hong Kong: On teaching initiatives for virtual-, augmented- and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR)

FINGRUT, Adam, GOEPEL Garvin, LEE, Jimmy. (2022). Augmenting the exposure of extended reality (XR) technologies for architectural graduate and undergraduate students in Hong Kong: On teaching initiatives for virtual-, augmented- and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.


Sustainable building design (SBD) with reclaimed wood library constructed in collaboration with 3D scanning technology in the UK

Yu, Boyuan & Fingrut, Adam. (2022). Sustainable building design (SBD) with reclaimed wood library constructed in collaboration with 3D scanning technology in the UK. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106566


Studio-based architecture pedagogies in the new normal

Fingrut, A., & Ng, H. K. Y. (In press). Studio-based architecture pedagogies in the new normal. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. [2020 CiteScore = 5.2; Q1 in Education – Scopus] https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijmlo


Rapid Assembly of Masonry Structures with Ad-Hoc Material Attributes, Computer Vision, and Robots

A. Fingrut, KS. Leung, Rapid Assembly of Masonry Structures with Ad-Hoc Material Attributes, Computer Vision, and Robots. Proceedings from the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia CAADRIA 2022. https://caadria2022.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/72-1.pdf


Integrating Design Studio Teaching with Computation and Robotics in Hong Kong

Fingrut, Adam: Integrating Design Studio Teaching with Computation and Robotics in Hong Kong. RE: Anthropocene, Design in the Age of Humans - Proceedings of the 25th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 2, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-6 August 2020, pp. 343-350. http://papers.cumincad.org/cgi-bin/works/Show?caadria2020_168


Automation Complexity – Brick by Brick

Adam Fingrut, Kristof Crolla, Darwin Lau: Automation Complexity – Brick by Brick. Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019, pp. 93-102


CU-brick Cable-driven Robot for Automated Construction of Complex Brick Structures: From Simulation to Hardware Realisation

Yulong Wu, Hung Hon Cheng, Adam Fingrut, Kristof Crolla, Yeung Yam, Darwin Lau: CU-brick cable-driven robot for automated construction of complex brick structures: From simulation to hardware realisation. SIMPAR 2018: 166-173


Protocol of Error: The Design and Construction of a Bending-Active Gridshell from Natural Bamboo

K. Crolla, A. Fingrut, Protocol of Error: The Design and Construction of a Bending-Active Gridshell from Natural Bamboo, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia CAADRIA 2016, 000–000. © 2016, The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong.


Building Indeterminacy Modelling – Computational Design and Low-Tech Construction of a Hong Kong Bamboo Gridshell

K. Crolla, A. Fingrut, Building Indeterminacy Modelling – Computational Design and Low-Tech Construction of a Hong Kong Bamboo Gridshell. Proceedings from the 16th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering.


(Patents)

System and Method for Constructing a Brick Structure with a Cable-driven Robot

US Patent No.: US 11,124,997 B2. For “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A BRICK STRUCTURE WITH A CABLE-DRIVEN ROBOT” Lau, Darwin Tat Ming; Fingrut, Adam; Crolla Kristof; Yam Yeung; Chan, Wu Yulong; Cheung Man Kit. US. #11124977. Dec 4, 2019. Sept. 21, 2021.


(Books edited)

26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia

Editor. 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia. 03/2021.

Research Projects

ZCB Bamboo Pavilion

Co-Investigator

External Research Contract; 2014-2015

Advised Theses

IP Chue Chun, Antonia, “Mixing Age: Redefining the Geriatric Centre by Bringing the Young and Old Together,” 2016-17


IP Wai Kei, Pinky, “An Integrated Learning Environment: Early Childhood Development Architecture in Hong Kong,” 2016-17


NGO Po Sum, Carmen, “Social Integration: Enhance the Public Engagement between Street Sleepers and Local Community,” 2016-17

Honours and Recognitions

2022 SILVER MEDAL AWARD, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2022. With LAU Tat Ming Darwin, YAM Yeung


2021 WINNER, Faculty of Social Science Exemplary Teaching Award


2021 CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, Intergenerational Play Space Design Competition, Hong Kong Polytechnical University


2020 FINALIST, The 7th International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment, Awards for Small Project Category

2018 CU-Brick, BRONZE MEDAL, The 1st Asia Exhibition of Inventions HK


2017 WKCD Pavilion, HIGHLIGHTED COMPETITION ENTRY, West Kowloon Cultural District, HK


2017 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, GOLD AWARD, Hong Kong Design Awards, Category: Pop up, Display, Exhibit & Set Design


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2016, Berlin, Small Project of the Year Category


2016 GOLDEN PIN DESIGN AWARD, Taiwan Design Centre, Category: Spatial Design


2016 SILVER AWARD, HKDC Design for Asia Awards


2016 MERIT AWARD, Green Building Awards, Research and Planning Category, Hong Kong Green Building Council


2016 A&D TROPHY AWARD, Architecture & Design Awards Asia-Pacific, Best of Category: Architecture (Professional) – Green or Sustainable Build


2016 GOOD DESIGN BEST 100, Japanese Institute of Design Promotion, G-Mark 2016


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, Asia Pacific Property Awards 2016-2017, 5 Star Award for Best Leisure Architecture Hong Kong,


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, Architizer A+Award Jury Winner, Plus Categories | Details: Architecture + Wood


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, Architizer A+Award Popular Choice Award, Plus Categories | Concepts: Architecture + Engineering


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, Architizer A+Award Finalist, Plus Categories | Concepts: Architecture + Sustainability


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, Architizer A+Award Special Mention, Typology Categories | Cultural: Pavilions


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, GOLD AWARD, HKDA Global Design Awards 2016: Hospitality & Entertainment Space


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, JUDGES' CHOICE AWARD, HKDA Global Design Awards 2016: Hospitality & Entertainment Space


2016 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, HONG KONG BEST AWARD, HKDA Global Design Awards 2016: Hospitality & Entertainment Space

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