Hi, I’m Cheng Zeng (Evelyn)
I’m a Lecturer in Environmental Design at Shenzhen Technology University. I work at the intersection of design, technology, and cognition. With training in architecture and design (M.Arch, Harvard Graduate School of Design; B.Arch & BFA, Rhode Island School of Design) and current teaching in Shenzhen, I explore human–computer interaction, embodied cognition, and AI/XR applications in design, seeking new ways to understand and transform spatial experience.
Research
Orchestrating Chaos
Agent-based generative methods using reclaimed materials
SpatialTell
VR Knowledge Graph prototype for interactive cultural heritage storytelling.
Projects
LumenFold
Light-sensitive origami dress on concept of “augmented body”
Spaceramic
Digitally-fabricated ceramic prototype
Swirl Pavilion
Digitally-fabricated developable surface form exploration
Teaching
Advanced Digital Design Technologies
SZTU Environmental Design Required Course
Creative Coding
SZTU New Media Art Required Course 2025
Studio 1: Site and Spatial Design
SZTU Environment Design Core Design Studio
Thesis Studio in VR Design
SZTU Environmental Design Graduation Thesis Studio 2025
Thesis Studio in Responsive Environments
SZTU Environmental Design Graduation Thesis Studio 2025
Design
Liminal Dream: A Monument to the Deferred
A memorial landscape design reflecting the story of the DREAMers
No Stop Landscape
A mixed-use building in Medellin, Colombia inspired by No Stop City
The Media Tower
A landmark tower and urban design scheme for HafenCity, Hamburg
The Nebula Tower
A landmark installation and landscape design for San Jose
Trace-s
A memorial park design for Korea’s 416 ferry disaster
Yuexi Plaza Landscape Revitalization
Plaza landscape improvement design for Luhe County
Practice
Sasaki: University of Lima Innovation Center
Architecture Design, Sasaki Associates, 2018-2019
Xinyang University Academic Center
Architecture and Campus Design, Sasaki Associates, 2020