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Claudia Lu

Claudia Lu

London, GB

 

About 

Claudia Lu (surname also spelled as Lyu or Lv) is a New York registered architect based between London and Shanghai. Her multi-disciplinary design work straddles the space between experiential narrative and sociocultural reinterpretation.

Claudia holds a Master of Architecture from Cornell University, where she was awarded Eschweiler Prize for distinction in design studios.

She has previously worked with SHoP Architects, Kengo Kuma & Associates, Amanda Levete Architects (AL_A), and Studio 10. Major projects she worked on include YouTube Headquarters (San Bruno, CA, USA), Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall (Belgrade, Serbia), Xianlin Art Center (Nanjing, China), SKP (multiple locations, China), and ‘Long Life Design’ Exhibition (Shenzhen, China).

Her work has been shown at the AIA New York Center for Architecture, Chicago Architecture Biennale, AD Museum in LA, and Museum of Design Atlanta. She is currently researching on collective living space with a focus on wellness and repose.

Employment 

Architecture Outlier, London/Singapore, Co-Founder

Sep 2023 - current
 

Sybarite, London, GB, Architect

Apr 2023 - current
 

RATAR Architecture, Shanghai, CN, Design Director

Jul 2021 - current
 

Education 

Cornell University, MArch, Master of Architecture

Aug 2017 - Dec 2019
 

Awards 

Nautical Micro Museum Competition, Honorable Mention

2022
 

Eschweiler Prize, Scholarship

Distinction in Master of Architecture Design Studios

2019
 

Thesis Research and Travel Award, Grant

2019
 

High Honor in Major, Award

Magna cum laude

2016
 

SuperJURY Honor Award, Award

2016
 

Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Scholarship

2015
 

James Mellowes Architecture Scholarship, Scholarship

2015
 

Masonry Design Studio Competition, Honorable Mention

2014
 

Virginia Burke Writing Contest, 3rd Place

2013
 

Nemschoff Chair Design Competition, Honorable Mention

2012
 

Areas of Specialization