Constructing The Intangible ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱢᱚᱨᱢᱚ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ by Yuanying He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥ, ᱪᱤᱛᱨᱟᱝᱠᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ· 2026
Constructing The Intangible ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱢᱚᱨᱢᱚ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ
by Yuanying He
Client: K3ntiv3
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱤᱠ Category
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About Constructing The Intangible ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱢᱚᱨᱢᱚ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ
ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱚᱱᱚᱞ: ᱯᱷᱟᱸᱱᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱸᱪᱟᱣ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱯᱟᱱᱛᱮ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱜᱤᱫᱽᱨᱟᱹ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱢᱮᱞᱚ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱱ ᱪᱷᱚᱸᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱟᱵᱟᱠ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱱᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱚᱲᱚᱱ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱨᱮᱱ, ᱜᱨᱤᱰ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱢᱤᱞ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱮᱰᱟᱛᱤᱭᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱤᱥᱟᱹᱵ ᱠᱚ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱴᱩᱠᱲᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱩᱲᱟᱹᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱜᱚᱲᱚᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱛᱮ, ᱱᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱢᱚᱨᱢᱚ ᱟᱱᱩᱵᱷᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱤᱥᱟᱹᱵ ᱠᱚ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Constructing The Intangible ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱢᱚᱨᱢᱚ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Constructing The Intangible ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ: ᱢᱚᱨᱢᱚ ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Constructing the Intangible explores the architecture of memory. This artwork examines how sensory fragments, specifically the ephemeral scent of the past, are reorganized. Memory is presented not as static preservation, but as an active secondary rendering shaped by narrative coherence. Utilizing a structural language bridging nature and architecture, the design transforms intangible sensory experiences into visible forms. Past fragments serve as scaffolding to support selfhood.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- High-resolution digital artwork.
Dimensions: 3600 x 3600 pixels.
Color space: RGB.
Format: Digital illustration suitable for print and screen display. - Tags
- memory reconstruction, olfactory memory, architectural metaphor, narrative identity, secondary construction, spatial abstraction, sensory memory, autobiographical memory
- Production Technology
- The artwork was created using digital illustration techniques. A structured grid-based composition system was applied to organize spatial elements. Layered vector and raster rendering methods were combined to achieve depth and architectural precision. The visual system references drafting language and construction schematics to reinforce the conceptual framework.
- Design Challenge
- The primary challenge was translating an invisible and ephemeral sensory experience into a coherent spatial structure. The work avoids literal representation of scent and instead constructs a layered architectural system to express memory reconstruction. Balancing structural precision with emotional ambiguity required careful control of composition, grid systems, and visual hierarchy.
- Research
- This project explores autobiographical memory reconstruction through visual metaphor. Drawing from narrative identity theory and cognitive psychology, it investigates how memory is not a fixed recording but an active reconstruction shaped by perception and storytelling. Olfactory memory, particularly childhood scent associations, serves as an anchoring mechanism to translate intangible sensory recall into spatial and architectural language.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration originated from a simple observation: describing a dream after waking is already an act of secondary representation and reconstruction. The cool scent of pomelo blossoms from childhood serves as a sensory anchor. This fleeting memory is deconstructed into an orderly “construction site”. Cranes, grids, and misaligned staircases symbolize the subtle imperfections and ongoing rebuilding inherent in human recollection.
- Project Duration
- The project was conceptualized and completed in February 2026 in Shenzhen, China.
- Operation Flow
- The viewer engages with the artwork through visual navigation. Misaligned staircases, cranes, and grid structures guide the eye toward a central focal point, mirroring the cognitive process of memory reconstruction. The interaction is interpretive rather than functional, inviting reflection rather than instruction.
- Patents
- This project is an original conceptual artwork created by the artist. It is not associated with any registered patents or trademarks. All intellectual property rights belong solely to the artist.
- Image Credits
- All visual elements, illustrations, and conceptual content in this project are original works created solely by the artist. No third-party materials, stock images, templates, or external visual assets were used in the creation of this work.
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