
Yuki Gray
2026 MAD FELLOW, artist, and designer
Research Topic
How can architecture emerge from a deep understanding of material and spatial articulation, through systems of form-finding such as accumulation, settlement, or self-organization, rather than from fixed formal prescriptions? Yuki's research investigates material behavior, site-based narrative, and the relationship between concept and construction. By engaging with alternative systems of building, new solutions may be discovered. Rather than designing for indefinite stability or treating failure as an endpoint, his work focuses on systems of terrain and enclosure that evolve through use, weather, and time — accepting change as a condition rather than a failure. Grounded in environmental behavior and forces, particularly water, the work explores an alternative model of resilience which is adaptive and capable of evolving alongside the landscapes it inhabits.
