The talk presents three of my research projects to showcase how architectural design thinking become a driving factor to promote my research progress. This talk was invited by Prof. Weiguo Xu from Tsinghua University, who is also the chair of Digital Architectural Design Association (DADA). The talk was within the DADA session during 2025 National Academic Symposium on Architectural Digital Technology Teaching and Research in Architecture Departments and DADA2025 Academic Symposium on Digital Architecture