25/05/2026
RMIT ARCHITECTURE STAFF AND PHD STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CAADRIA 2026
RMIT Architecture staff and PhD students recently participated in the 30th Annual Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2026), held at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Two research papers from RMIT Architecture were accepted and presented at the conference, which are co-authored by RMIT Architecture Senior Lecturer Dr Nic Bao and PhD students Harlan Zhaonan Guo, Jason Zhan, and Yang Yu. The presentations were delivered both in person and online, reflecting the team’s ongoing research across computational design, timber construction, artificial intelligence, and advanced fabrication. Dr Nic Bao also chaired the online session “Additive Manufacturing at Scale” on the second day of the conference.
The team also led the CAADRIA workshop, “Human-Machine Collaborative Assembly Using a Relative Robotic System.” Due to travel issues, the workshop was delivered in a hybrid format. Led by Dr Nic Bao, Prof. Mike Xie, Harlan Guo, Jason Zhan and Yang Yu, the workshop explored new approaches to human-machine collaborative construction. During the workshop, participants assembled two timber structures through a hybrid workflow that combined AR-assisted on-site assembly with a self-developed robotic system operated remotely under the supervision of the instructors.
Dr Nic Bao was re-elected as CAADRIA Secretary for another term, having served in this role over the past two years. He also served on the Awards Committee for the Young CAADRIA Award and Best Paper Award.
Congratulations to the RMIT Architecture team on their active participation and contributions to CAADRIA 2026.
Image credit: Nic Bao
