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Kris Yao is a renowned Taiwanese architect and the founder of the architectural firm Kris Yao Artech. He is known for his innovative and modern designs, which have been featured in numerous publications and exhibitions. Yao was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and graduated from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in 1975. He then went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Master of Architecture degree in 1979. Yao has designed a number of iconic buildings in Taiwan, including the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the Taipei Performing Arts Center, and the Taipei International Convention Center. He has also designed a number of other buildings in China, Japan, and the United States. Yao has won numerous awards for his work, including the Taiwan Architecture Award, the American Institute of Architects Honor Award, and the International Architecture Award. He has also been inducted into the International Academy of Architecture. Yao is married to architect and interior designer Chien-Hui Chen, and they have two children.

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Occupation Architect
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 6 December 1951
Birthday 6 December
Birthplace Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese

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2014

In 2014, Yao received an Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects (Hon. FAIA). In 2003, Yao represented Taiwan in the 8th International Architecture Exhibition at Venice Biennale of Architecture (La Biennale di Venezia), in Venice, Italy. Yao was reinvited to the same event in 2008, at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia. In 2004, Yao was invited to present his project, the THSR Hsinchu Station, at the 1st International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In the same year, he was also invited to present his projects at the 1st International Architecture Biennale in Beijing, China. In 2005, Yao was named a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni of the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2013, Palace Museum, Southern Branch was anticipated in The International Architecture Showcase, London Festival of Architecture 2013 – Atlas of the Unbuilt World in London, UK. In 2014, Yao was re-invited to the 14th La Biennale di Venezia–Collateral Event / Time Space Existence –The Ninth Column.

1997

In 1997, Kris Yao was awarded the "Chinese Outstanding Architect Award". In 2007, Yao became the first practicing architect in Taiwan to receive the "Taiwan National Award for Arts and Architecture", the highest honor in cultural and art disciplines in Taiwan. Yao is also collaborating with architect Rem Koolhaas in the design of the Taipei Performing Arts Center, scheduled for completion in 2015.

1985

Established by Kris Yao in 1985, KRIS YAO | ARTECH is an architectural firm composed of more than 160 professionals with offices in Taipei and Shanghai. The firm's projects are mainly located in the Asia-Pacific region, but are also found in the United States, Europe, and Africa. Project categories range from corporate, residential, cultural, educational, hospital, commercial, transportation, industrial architecture design, and urban planning, etc. The award-winning and selected works including: Lanyang Museum, China Steel Corporation Headquarters, Water-Moon Monastery, and Wuzhen Theater, etc.

1975

Yao was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. Yao received his Bachelor of Architecture at Tunghai University in 1975, and received his Masters in Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1978.

1951

Kris Yao (Chinese: 姚仁喜 ; born December 1951) is a Taiwanese architect, and the founder and head architect at KRIS YAO | ARTECH in Taipei and Shanghai.