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‘revisiting shoei yoh’ AT THE australian design centre

until january 25, 2022, the australian design centre is hosting ‘revisiting shoei yoh’, an exhibition that uncovers the oeuvre of japanese avant-garde architect shoei yoh. born in kumamoto, japan, in 1940, yoh is considered a pioneer of both digital design and modern timber structure. in the 1980s, he contributed to the modernisation of timber architecture in japan by integrating early computer analysis techniques into his exploration of three-dimensional timber truss structures.

part of a research collaboration between the university of new south wales (UNSW) and kyushu university, the exhibition showcases shoei yoh’s work through archival architectural drawings and photographs as well as new 3D-scanned animations and digitally-fabricated parametric architectural mo