Virginia Melnyk

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Virginia Ellyn Melnyk is a computational architectural designer and researcher with a passion for textiles and craft, specializing in material design, textiles, and deployable structures. She is currently pursuing a PhD in the DigitalFUTURES International PhD program at Tongji University, focusing on the development of soft and flexible structures that incorporate non-traditional material techniques with modern computational methods.

Virginia draws inspiration from her roots to work with traditional textile techniques and design processes. Using materials that can transform and stretch like knit, and emphasizing instability and movement as desired features of the design. She believes that the ability of structures to adapt and transform is essential for creating sustainable and innovative future architectural solutions.