Yitan Sun is an architectural designer and artist currently working in New York. Prior to this, she has working experience in Hong Kong and Japan.
In addition to the professional practice, she works independently as an artist. Her creative work had been recognized with awards from International Design Awards (2016), A’ Design Award & Competition (2016), American Architecture Prize (2016) and Rethinking the Future Award (2017) and had been featured in various international publication, such as CNN and The Forbes, and exhibited in U.S, Germany, France, China and Russia. She was the winner of eVolo Skyscraper 2016 and juror for the “Building the Border Wall”, eVolo Skyscraper 2017 and A'Design Award in 2018. Recently, her design 'Bird Clock' has been selected as top 5 finalist for Samsung x Dezeen competition.
Yitan holds a Master of Architecture degree from Rhode Island School of Design and a Bachelor degree of Social Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Kichi Architectural Design, Tsukuba, Japan, Intern
Fak3, New York, Intern
Asia Design Prize, Honorable Mention
Rethinking the Future Award, 1st Place
International Design Awards, 1st Place
American Architecture Prize, Honorable Mention
A’ Design Award & Competition, Award
eVolo International Skyscraper Competition, 1st Place
RISD Architectural Studies Travel Award, Award
RISD Fellowship, Grant
C.F. Hu Postgraduate Memorial Scholarships,The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Scholarship
Academic Creativity Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Award
Yasumoto International Exchange Scholarship,The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Scholarship
Best Studio Award, School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Award
