Wang Hui

Wang Hui is a founding partner of Urbanus, one of the most influential architectural design firms in China today. Since Wang co-founded the venture with Liu Xiaodu and Meng Yan in 1999, Urbanus has completed design projects of various scales and functions, including cultural/residential/urban public spaces, government offices, large-scale urban complexes, and renovations of old urban areas. More than just a design practice, Urbanus is a think tank for devising architectural strategy in an ever-changing Chinese urban environment. Urbanus projects have been awarded prestigious architecture prizes and have been exhibited and published worldwide. Wang Hui is also a licensed architect in New York. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from Tsinghua University as well as a master’s degree in architecture from Miami University.

Shinohara Satoko

Architect, Professor of the Japan Women's University.

In 2011, Kenya Hara of Hara Design Institute launched the project “House Vision.” Its mission is to build homes with a “new common sense,” instigating a series of discussions with renowned Japanese architects and firms on “future residences.”

In 2013, five Chinese architects, Yung Ho Chang, Wang Yun, Wang Hui, Zhou Yanmin and Liang Jingyu, launched a non-governmental academic research team called Resident Research. Its purpose is to break Chinese residential design out of its market-oriented development and explore new experimental models to incorporate into the real estate industry. Each member of the research team works within a different field, including architecture, transportation vehicles, appliances, and furniture.

Nippon Design Center

Urbanus