Senior Associate
MArch
Beijing, China
Juan Liu
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Photograph by Iwan Baan
Juan has contributed to the delivery high-profile projects, including the Guangzhou Opera House and the Jockey Club Innovation Tower for Hong Kong Polytechnic University, through concept to completion. Spending time in Nanjing, she worked on the design and development of the Jumeirah Nanjing Hotel & International Youth Cultural Centre. Her role encompassed coordinating with external teams and ensuring a seamless transition through all project stages towards completion.
Featured Projects
From a centre of inspiration and innovation for the city in Chengdu to the new OPPO Headquarters in Shenzhen, discover highlights of Juan's notable projects at ZHA.
Courtesy of Arch-Exist
Juan completed her Master of Architecture with the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and her Master of Architecture and Urbanism from the Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association (AA) in London, where she studied under Patrik Schumacher.
Coming from northern China, Juan finds inspiration in her homeland’s vast landscapes, symbolising the continuity and transformation of history and life. This has shaped her work, blending cultural heritage with dynamic growth, honouring the past while embracing changes for the future.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Juan has contributed to since joining ZHA.
Photograph by Iwan Baan
Culture
At the heart of Guangzhou’s cultural sites development, a lasting, state-of-the-art monument to the new millennium overlooking the Pearl River. Its contoured profile, unique twin boulder design and approach promenade enhances urban function, opens access to the riverside and dock areas and creates a new dialogue with the emerging town.
Photograph by Iwan Baan
Education
The Jockey Club Innovation Tower (JCIT) is home to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Design, and the Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Grand Theatre, Small Theatre, Art Museum
Culture
The new Culture & Arts Centre by ZHA incorporates a contemporary art museum (MICA), an 1,800-seat theatre with supporting facilities and a multipurpose hall. Its organic architectural language is defined by pedestrian routes that weave through the site to connect with neighbouring streets.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Civic
Mixed Use
The Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre harnessed the energy of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to create a project with a lasting legacy that has enhanced and also regenerated its setting; acting as both an anchor and a catalyst for future investment in Nanjing’s Hexi New Town.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Transport + Infrastructure
Beijing Daxing International Airport is a new airport in the Daxing district 46km south of the city centre (20 minutes by express train).
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Tall Buildings
Offices
Located on Lize Road in southwest Beijing, Leeza SOHO tower anchors the new Fengtai business district; a growing financial and transport hub between the city centre and the recently opened Beijing Daxing International Airport to the south.
Photograph by Xue Liang 薛亮
Offices
Mixed Use
Infinitus Plaza is the new global headquarters of Infinitus China. Incorporating work environments designed to nurture connectivity, creativity and entrepreneurship, the new headquarters also includes the group’s herbal medicine research facilities and safety assessment labs as well as a learning centre for conferences and exhibitions.
Courtesy of ZHA
Offices
Conceived as four interconnected towers reaching a height of 200m (42 floors), the 185,000 sq.m design incorporates two towers of flexible, open-plan spaces linked by a 20-storey vertical lobby, and two external service towers providing vertical circulation.
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Culture
The new Chengdu Science Fiction Museum is situated on Jingrong Lake within the Science & Innovation New City of Chengdu’s Pidu District.
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