CHI YAN CHAN
Director
Chi Yan is a Director at COLLECTIVE.
Chi Yan holds an M. Arch. from Harvard University and a B.A. of Architecture from Princeton University. She is an Associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). She is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), co-teaching a Master’s Architecture Design Studio with COLLECTIVE Directors Betty Ng and Juan Minguez. She was previously an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture at CUHK, teaching a Bachelor’s Degree Design Studio.
Chi Yan has over 15 years of professional experiences working at various award-winning architecture firms in the United States and China with Neri & Hu in Shanghai, Zephyr Architects in Beijing, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, BRB and Agrest & Gandelsonas Architects in New York City.
Prior joining COLLECTIVE in 2019, Chi Yan was at Herzog & de Meuron, serving on the team as designer and eventually leading as Project Manager on site for the design and construction of Tai Kwun Center for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong from 2009 to 2018. Between 2017 and 2018, she was a Resident Site Architect for the construction of the M+ Museum in Hong Kong.
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