Pavelink
Pavelink Intelligent Road Builder by Yan Zhang and Jialu Hou is a winner of the 2025 Iron A' Design Award in Futuristic Design.
Pavelink is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations.
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Pavelink is an intelligent, modular road-building machine designed to enhance efficiency, safety, and accessibility in infrastructure development. It features a truck-formed system towing four detachable modules that transform into autonomous compactors, loaders, bulldozers, and excavators. An AI-powered drone provides real-time terrain analysis, optimizing paving strategies. By integrating automation, modular adaptability, and smart coordination, PaveLink not only accelerates road construction but also helps reduce infrastructure disparities, making safe and reliable roads more accessible
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Pavelink by Yan Zhang and Jialu Hou
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Intelligent Road Builder
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Futuristic Design Award Winner in 2025.
Iron Winner
Pavelink Intelligent Road Builder
Pavelink is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Pavelink is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Pavelink is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Winner Designer
Yan Zhang and Jialu Hou
Yan Zhang, Dean of Industrial Design School, Shandong University of Arts & Design, Director of Co-operation and Development Department. Jialu Hou is a designer whose practice spans product, fashion, and emerging technology. With a background in interdisciplinary design and a postgraduate degree from the Royal College of Art and undergraudtae degree from Shandong University of Arts & Design.
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Shandong University of Art & Design
handong University of Art & Design (SUAD), established in 1973, is a prominent public institution located in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province, China. As one of the country's 31 independent art and design academies, SUAD offers a comprehensive range of programs, including bachelor's and master's degrees, vocational training, and continuing education. The university operates two main campuses: the Qianfoshan Campus, situated near the Thousand Buddha Scenic Spot, and the Changqing Campus, located in Changqing University Town. These campuses are equipped with advanced facilities such as comprehensive laboratories, digital art and communication centers, specialized arts and crafts centers, a modern library, an art gallery, and a museum. SUAD is dedicated to fostering artistic innovation and cultural development, contributing significantly to the creative industries both nationally and internationally.
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