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Fan(Emma) Bai

2019-2025 Selected Work


Fan Bai is currently a Master of Architecture student at the University of Michigan, driven by a deep passion for architectural representation. Fan’s work delves into innovative approaches to visualizing architectural concepts, using intricate drawings, compelling videos, and other visual mediums to bring ideas to life.

Beyond architecture, Fan is captivated by visual and digital art, always seeking ways to integrate these techniques into architectural design. Fan’s aim is to push the boundaries of visualization and create immersive spatial experiences. Additionally, she is sensitive to color, which informs her design approach and allows her to create visually striking and emotionally engaging work.



          

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11 BETWEEN TOXIN AND BEAUTY

11/2024
Academic Work


Type: Innovative Design



In the heart of abstraction, where color dances and shape breathes, a house’ish emerges as a living canvas, whispering Kandinsky’s legacy. This is not merely an edifice; it is an exploration of emotion, a vessel where feelings pulse through vibrant hues and undulating lines. Inspired by “On White II,” this project transcends traditional boundaries, starting from orthogonality, translating the realms of painting into a space that echoes the human experience.


Each trace of the hand, every stroke of color, carries the weight of memory and intention. Yet in the digital realm, these marks fade into oblivion with a mere click, raising a question: how can we preserve the essence of creation? In response, I offer three states of being - pure linework, pure model, and their intimate fusion - each revealing a facet of this house’ish’s spirit. The pixels shimmer, capturing the essence of rendering as if each moment of creation is a heartbeat, a reminder of the process that gives life to form.


This house’ish stands on the precipice of uncertainty, a delicate balance between presence and absence, ever refusing to settle into permanence. It invites you to wander through its shifting corridors, where colors pulse like breath and lines dissolve like fleeting thoughts. Here, the architecture becomes an echo of emotions - transient yet profound, alive with the tension of what was, what is, and what could be. In the embrace of Kandinsky’s whisper, this space celebrates the beauty of impermanence, the poetry of traces left behind, and the lingering resonance of the ungraspable.