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Adaptation and Reinvention

We live in a time of unprecedented change – what does it mean to adapt in 2026? What societal pressures and norms are we forced to adapt to, and what radical potential could autonomous reinvention hold?

Shiver
by Muran Quan
A Glasgow Kiss
by Niamh McInally
ALMOST INVISIBLE
by Yunzhu Chen
Memory Retrieval
by Xinyang Cheng
THOSE FLEETING YEARS
by HAOFENG JI
Reconfiguring Care
by Nuo Xu
Attire for the Multifaceted Soul
by Hong Yang
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
by Yunzhu Chen
Embodied Maps
by Siyuan Chen
METROPOLIS/SKETCH BOOK PAGES
by Yinming Quan
Conflux Orbit
by Tianci Deng
Reactivating Building–Street Interfaces: Transforming Forres High Street into Spaces of Public Care
by Hanyang Wu
Haptic Strands
by Xinnuo Han
Archive Relics: Domestic Grooming Artefacts
by Xinnuo Han
Sensory Hair Cabinet
by Xinnuo Han
NON-PLACE
by 陈子元
Smart Zoo
by Qianquan Wang
A painting on silk in which a crumpled piece of paper in the lower-left area resembles a flying bird, while a realistically painted pigeon appears in the upper-right. Gold-leaf ripples spread across the surrounding blue water.
The Second Sky
by Linfei Liu
A long horizontal painting on silk depicting pale lotus-seed-like figures with eye-like centres emerging and partly disappearing within layered blue water and dark ripples.
Among
by Linfei Liu
A group view of three small framed paintings on silk—Stray, Little Steps and Within—displayed together on a white wall.
Small Encounters
by Linfei Liu
A group view of three paintings on silk from the A New World series, displayed together as connected observations of pareidolia.
A New World
by Linfei Liu
A painting on silk depicting a drooping sunflower whose curved stem and suspended flower head also suggest the form of a jellyfish.
After The Sun
by Linfei Liu
Swaying Poem series, 2026
by Subin Gang
Lira’s Self Specimen
by Xinnuo Han
The World Before Saying series 1-3, 2026
by Subin Gang
perfect so yeah it might to be that this is not to be fought and actually you go with it and you just have to…, 2026
by Subin Gang
A Human Observing, Draped in Flowing Stones, 2026
by Subin Gang
Alien
by Pigbus (Song Xinglun)
Evening view from the River Clyde towards the proposed Govan waterfront housing and landscaped flood-defence promenade.
Inhabiting the Govan Graving Docks Housing-led adaptive reuse of industrial heritage under flood risk
by Ke Wang
Dreams of Home
by Chenyang Wei
Shark FlexStyle — Human Factors Redesign
by Elisaveta Tikhonova
Pace Touch：Dual‑Zone Haptic Sleeve for Visual‑Free Running Guidance
by Yang Lyu
A vertical black-and-white ink illustration showing a large hand reaching from the foreground towards Aigin, who is seen from behind beside a small flame in a snowy landscape.
The Pathfinder: A Visual Retelling of a Sámi Folktale
by Yiran Wang
Where the Chimney Learns to Breathe
by Devyani Vijayan
Tide – A Scent Lounge
by Devyani Vijayan
Fragrance of Memory – A Tea Tasting Room at Unit 407, Sauchiehall Street
by Maxine Merryll Panlilio
NEO KITCHEN
by Bainian Chen
Rhythms of Occupation
by Devyani Vijayan
Reflecting on the coast: Leveraging local stories for participatory climate adaptation
by Andrea Corona Anaya
Garden at Stasis
by Maxine Merryll Panlilio
Gaelic Proverbs Panorama
by Geng Liu
In the Midst of Winter
by Reuben Cantacuzino Levy
The Self-Reflecting Thorn Bush
by Shipeng Zhang
Interior visualisation of the Storytelling Lounge with a circular Memory Smell Table containing concealed scent compartments, surrounded by comfortable seating for small-group conversation.
Belonging After Displacement
by Danya Alkabani
A black screen-printed typographic poster with dense overlapping marks and repeated numerical information representing a burst of pedestrian movement.
Materialising Crowd Pressure at Buchanan Street Station
by Shirui Zhong
Soft Interference, 2026. A translucent digital image printed on organza, featuring layered blue-toned imagery and overlapping visual textures.
Slow Tide
by Demi Gao
REBIRTH St. Laurence Church
by Chien, Sheng Fei
Regenerate Skye
by Chien, Sheng Fei
Aero Foliage
by Chien, Sheng Fei