Yung Ho Chang
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Yung Ho Chang is a Chinese-American architect and the Head Professor of MIT Architecture
.
He studied in Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University
) before went to US. Then he received his M.Arch. from the University of California, Berkeley
and taught in the US for 15 years before returning to Beijing to establish China's first private architecture firm, Atelier FCJZ. He has exhibited internationally as an artist as well as architect and is widely published, including the monograph Yung Ho Chang/Atelier Feichang Jianzhu: A Chinese Practice. His interdisciplinary research focuses on the city, materiality, and tradition. He often combines his research activities with design commissions.
Before he came to MIT, he had also served as the Kenzo Tange Chair Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design
as well as the Eliel Saarinen Chair Professor at University of Michigan
.
In 2002, he published The Album for Feichang Jianzhu Atelier 1,2.
He has published many articles in journals including Architecture Today in France, The Art of the Moment in Italy, New Architecture and Space Design in Japan, Architecture
in the U.S., Space in Korea, and the World Architecture in Britain.
He facilitated a workshop sesion at the Holcim Forum 2007 for the Holcim Foundation
with the title "Informal Urbanism".
MIT School of Architecture and Planning
The MIT School of Architecture and Planning is one of the five schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA...
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He studied in Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University
Southeast University School of Architecture
The Southeast University School of Architecture is one of the professional schools of Southeast University, China. Founded in 1927, SEU School of Architecture is the oldest school of architecture in China and the origin of China's architectural education...
) before went to US. Then he received his M.Arch. from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and taught in the US for 15 years before returning to Beijing to establish China's first private architecture firm, Atelier FCJZ. He has exhibited internationally as an artist as well as architect and is widely published, including the monograph Yung Ho Chang/Atelier Feichang Jianzhu: A Chinese Practice. His interdisciplinary research focuses on the city, materiality, and tradition. He often combines his research activities with design commissions.
Before he came to MIT, he had also served as the Kenzo Tange Chair Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
as well as the Eliel Saarinen Chair Professor at University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
.
Awards
- Business Week/ Architectural Record China Award (Villa Shizilin) 2006
- Recognized in 10X10_2, Phaidon, London 2005
- China Architectural Arts Award (Hebei Education Publishing House) 2004
- WA Architectural Prize (Villa Shizilin) 2004
- China Architectural Arts Award (Pingod Shopping Street) 2003
- The 2000 UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts
- Progressive Architecture Citation Award 1996
- Named in the “The 581 Greatest Architects in the World” in Japan, 1994
- New York Alliance of Architecture, 1992 Award for young architects
- Steedman Traveling Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis 1992
- Honorable Mention, Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition, Japan Architect, Japan 1991
- Winner, 3x3+9 Design Competition, AIA San Francisco Chapter & Architectural Foundation of San Francisco 1991
- Walter B. Sanders Fellowship, University of Michigan 1988 ~ 89
- First Prize, From Table to Tablescape Design Competition, Formica Corporation, US 1988
- First Place, Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition Japan Architect, Japan 1986
- The first prize of International Competition of the Design of Council House in Japan 1986
- American Institute of Architects / AIA Foundation Scholarship 1983 ~ 84
- Scholarship of Council of American Building Officials / Foundation 1983-1984
- Life membership of the U.S. Golden Key Honour Society in 1982
- Architectural Painting Award &Brown and Bakewell&Weihe in University of California, Berkeley
Works
In 1997, he published Feichang Architecture, an album of his works.In 2002, he published The Album for Feichang Jianzhu Atelier 1,2.
He has published many articles in journals including Architecture Today in France, The Art of the Moment in Italy, New Architecture and Space Design in Japan, Architecture
Architecture (magazine)
Originally titled Journal of the American Institute of Architects from January 1944 through 1951, the magazine changed its name to The American Institute of Architects Journal. After publication of the AIA Journal ended in August 1976, then followed Architecture magazine...
in the U.S., Space in Korea, and the World Architecture in Britain.
He facilitated a workshop sesion at the Holcim Forum 2007 for the Holcim Foundation
Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction
The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction is a non-profit organization. Its goal is to raise awareness to the role that architecture, engineering, urban planning and construction have in achieving a sustainable built future...
with the title "Informal Urbanism".