Kris Yao, Hon. FAIA
Kris Yao is the founder of KRIS YAO | ARTECH, an Asia-based architectural firm with office in Taipei and Shanghai. He obtained a Bachelor of Architecture from Tunghai University, and received a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. His projects are mainly located in the Greater China area, and can also be found in the United States, Europe and South Asia.
In 2014, Mr. Yao was awarded the prestigious Honorary Fellowship from the American Institute of Architects. The AIA praised him as an architect who "demonstrates his humanity with the development of physical elements that hold true to human emotion and conditions, cultural and historical context, and a sense of scale and place. His architecture has a poetic nature, using his native eastern aesthetic and spirituality with a sense of natural light, interplay of surfaces and forms and executing all with a high level of innovation and professionalism."
Mr. Yao's portfolio presents the richness and variety of his architectural practice. His works are often published in international architectural magazines and professional journals. He has also participated in many international architectural exhibitions, including the Venice Architecture Biennale. His recent solo exhibition "Within.Without" was held in MoCA, Shanghai in 2016.
Kris Yao, Hon. FAIA
Kris Yao is the founder of KRIS YAO | ARTECH, an Asia-based architectural firm with office in Taipei and Shanghai. He obtained a Bachelor of Architecture from Tunghai University, and received a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. His projects are mainly located in the Greater China area, and can also be found in the United States, Europe and South Asia.
In 2014, Mr. Yao was awarded the prestigious Honorary Fellowship from the American Institute of Architects. The AIA praised him as an architect who "demonstrates his humanity with the development of physical elements that hold true to human emotion and conditions, cultural and historical context, and a sense of scale and place. His architecture has a poetic nature, using his native eastern aesthetic and spirituality with a sense of natural light, interplay of surfaces and forms and executing all with a high level of innovation and professionalism."
Mr. Yao's portfolio presents the richness and variety of his architectural practice. His works are often published in international architectural magazines and professional journals. He has also participated in many international architectural exhibitions, including the Venice Architecture Biennale. His recent solo exhibition "Within.Without" was held in MoCA, Shanghai in 2016.