Kris Yao

Kris Yao (Chinese: 姚仁喜; pinyin: Yáo Rénxǐ; born December 1951) is a Taiwanese architect, and the founder and head architect at KRIS YAO | ARTECH[1] in Taipei and Shanghai.

Kris Yao
姚仁喜
BornDecember 1951 (age 69)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materTunghai University, University of California, Berkeley
OccupationArchitect
Awards2014 Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects
2011 Special Contribution for National Development and Property Construction Award

2009 Architect Registration, Republic Of China (The National Administration Board Of Architect Registration)
2007 The 11th Annual National Award for Arts
2005 Distinguished Alumnus Award, College of Environmental Design,U.C. Berkeley

1997 The 3rd Annual Chinese Outstanding Architect Award,Republic of China
BuildingsTHSR Hsinchu Station

Lanyang Museum
Wuzhen Theaters
Water-Moon Monastery
Shih Chien University Gymnasium and Library
China Steel Corporation headquarters

Kelti Center
Websitehttp://www.krisyaoartech.com

Biography

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.[2]

Kris Yao | Artech

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.

Selected Projects
  • THSR Hsinchu Station
  • Langyang Museum
  • China Steel Corp. HQ.

Recognition

In 2014, Yao received an Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects (Hon. FAIA).[3] In 2003, Yao represented Taiwan in the 8th International Architecture Exhibition at Venice Biennale of Architecture (La Biennale di Venezia), in Venice, Italy.[4][5] Yao was reinvited to the same event in 2008, at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia.[5][6] In 2004, Yao was invited to present his project, the THSR Hsinchu Station, at the 1st International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[5] 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.[7] 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.

In 1997, Kris Yao was awarded the "Chinese Outstanding Architect Award".[8] 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.[9] Yao is also collaborating with architect Rem Koolhaas in the design of the Taipei Performing Arts Center, scheduled for completion in 2015.[10]

Awards
  • 2014 8th Far Eastern Architectural Design Award - Honorable Mention & Most Popular Award - Water-Moon Monastery
  • 2014 Honorary Fellowship of the American Institute of Architects
  • 2013 35th Taiwan Architecture Award - Water-Moon Monastery
  • 2013 WAF Award shortlisted – Religion - Water-Moon Monastery
  • 2013 WAF Award shortlisted – Culture – Wuzhen Theater
  • 2013 1ST Architizer A+ Awards: Jury Winner And Popular Choice Winner -China Steel Corporation Headquarters[11]
  • 2012 The Chicago Athenaeum Museum Of Architecture And Design, The European Centre of Architecture Art Design And Urban Studies:The International Architecture Award - Lanyang Museum[12]
  • 2012 Perspective Awards 2012 Certificate Of Excellence In Heritage Category -Langyang Museum

Monograph
  • Yao's second monograph was published on April 16, 2011 [13] by Images Publishing Group.[14]
  • Yao's first monograph was published in 2001 by the Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, in Australia.[15]

References
  1. KRIS YAO | ARTECH
  2. "2005 spring". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  3. "2014 Honorary FAIA Announcement". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. "International Architecture Biennial Rotterdam".
  5. "Taiwan at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2000-2010". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  6. "Taipei Far Eastern Telecom Park".
  7. "CED-College of Environmental Design, Berkeley- 1998-2005 Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 2010-03-14.
  8. "Kris Yao's passage to India".
  9. "Berkeley Taipei Forum". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  10. "Taipei Performing Arts Center promises to become world-class architecture". Taiwan News. November 8, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  11. "2013 ARCHITIZER A+ AWARDS". Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  12. "2012 THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN". Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  13. "Architecture of Kris Yao, Borders Online". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  14. "Bookshop, Images Publishing Group- Architecture of Kris Yao".
  15. "Bookshop- The Master Architect Series V".
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