Yeou-Uei is an MSAAD graduate at Cornell AAP, where he was a research team member at the Housing Innovation Lab, concentrating on housing quality in NYC. He holds a B.Arch. from Tamkang University in Taiwan, where he is a licensed architect. During his undergraduate years, he was a research team member at the Dynamic Skin Lab, focusing on the interaction between architecture and emotions. His thesis design, Seeing with Eyes Closed, won the UIA-HYP Cup 2018 Second Prize, an international student competition in China.
His professional experience started when he interned at Xian Dai Architectural Design in Shanghai and Kengo Kuma And Associates in Tokyo. After gaining his undergraduate degree, he earned four years of experience at Joe Shih Architects, a Taiwanese firm, working on various projects, multi-family housing, hospitality, luxurious interior designs, and academic facilities architecture. He organized a multi-family housing in Tainan with a 634,026 sqft floor area, three 15-story buildings, and 618 units. He also designed an elementary school with a 365,789 sqft floor area and 60 classes in Hsinchu.
His work focuses on human-centered design, especially in living and working spaces. He also experiments with representing and notating light, shadow, memories, and experiences.
Joe Shih Architects, Tainan, TW, Architectural Designer / Architect
Architect (02.2023 - 05.2023)
Designer (01.2019 - 01.2023)
- Xin Du Multi-family Housing, Tainan [PD-CD] (under construction)
- Bo Ai Multi-family Housing, Chiayi [PD-CD] (under construction)
- Ya Wan Multi-family Housing, Tainan [PD-SD] (under construction)
- Jiafeng Elementary School, Hsinchu [PD-DD] (built)
- Academia Sinica Southern Center, Tainan [PD-CD] (under construction)
•Delivered from zoning to plan for multi-family social housing (250,000sqft)
•Carried out three 15-story (618units, 634,026 sqft) concept designs
•Created construction documentation details, specifications, and interior elevation elements
•Coordinated with consultant’s drawing with design team to ensure quality
•Participated in OAC meetings and deliverables with PA
•Produced digital models and drawings for elementary school (365,789 sqft, 60 classes), including design concepts, presentation packages, renderings
Kengo Kuma and Associates, Tokyo, JP, Architectural Intern
- Ahn Luh Qingdao Resorts [SD]
•Participated in programming, design options, and circulation analysis
•Developed design options from concept typologies diagram to schematic unit and material study
Xian Dai Architectural Design, Shanghai, Shanghai, CN, Architectural Intern
- Wanlicheng Community Hospital [SD]
•Provide design options for senior leadership for the design progress
•Focus on building enclosure and cladding options
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, Masters, M.S.AAD
Research Assitant (09.2023 - 05.2024)
-Analyze several types of housing typologies
-Housing Innovation Lab
UIA-HYP Cup 2018 Second Prize, 2nd Place
International Student Competition in China
Second Prize (Main Jury: Patrik Schumacher)
Project: Seeing with Eyes Closed
2018 Thesis Design Second Prize, 2nd Place
Thesis Design Competition in Taiwan
Second Prize (Taipei Architects Association)
Project: Seeing with Eyes Closed
