Associate Director
BSc, MArch
Beijing, China
Yang Jingwen
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
During Yang’s early years at the London office, she contributed to numerous competitions, many of which are now built, gaining firsthand experience of ZHA’s early expansion.
In 2005, Yang relocated to Guangzhou for five years to work on the design and construction of the Guangzhou Opera House, leading design packages from concept to completion, which marked ZHA’s first project in China and across Asia.
In 2010, Yang moved to Beijing, where she has since successfully delivered numerous high-profile projects, including Leeza SOHO, the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, and Beijing Daxing International Airport. Her role at the Beijing office is multifaceted, involving management, acquiring new projects, and overseeing ongoing work. She serves as a key liaison between teams and provides critical support to project leaders in navigating complex design and construction challenges. With over 20 projects currently under construction in China, Yang plays a crucial role in leading various aspects of design and project delivery while fostering strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
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Featured Projects
From an important business and financial centre in Shenzhen, to a museum integrating with the natural landscapes along a lakeshore, discover highlights of Yang's notable projects at ZHA.
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Yang completed her Bachelor of Science at the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture in China and her Master of Architecture in Housing and Urbanism (HU) from the Architectural Association (AA) in London. She remains active with architectural education, participating in events and lectures, supporting initiatives at architecture schools in China.
Having grown up in Beijing, Yang has a deep understanding of the local cultural context, communication styles, and work ethics, which she believes is invaluable in her work. She balances the intensity of her professional life with cycling, running, and weight training.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Yang has contributed to since joining ZHA.
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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.
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Tall Buildings
The design of Tower C integrates the city and nature within its central green axis with the transit orientated development (TOD) of Shenzhen’s new spine, creating a ‘superscape’ that will become a tower of the future within the Super Headquarters Base.
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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.
Photograph by Xue Liang 薛亮
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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.
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Mixed Use
Located in Wangjing’s centre, Wangjing Soho is a mixed-use development consisting of three towers 118, 127, 200 metres in height designed as three interweaving ‘mountains’ that fuse building and landscape to bring together the surrounding community with a new 60,000m² public park. The design responds to the flows of the city and allows natural daylight into each building from all directions.
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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 Virgile Simon Bertrand
Mixed Use
Civic
As the cultural, academic and civic centre of China, Beijing has also developed into one of the world’s centres of communication and scientific research.
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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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Start-up exhibition and conference centre
Masterplans
A mixed-use masterplan for 70,000 researchers, office staff, residents and visitors, Unicorn Island has been designed to enhance the well-being of its community; its design influenced by principles within the region’s historical natural engineering projects.
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Culture
Jinghe New City is growing as a science and technology hub north of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi province. Supported by new scientific research institutes and driven by environmental considerations, the city is becoming a centre for developing industries focusing on new energy and materials, artificial intelligence and aerospace.
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Retail
Located at the heart of Marisfrolg Fashion Group’s Shenzhen campus, the 2,900m² Marisfrolg Showroom interiors by ZHA are informed by the rich textiles, timeless design and precision tailoring embodied within the group’s nine unique labels.
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Culture
Integrating three distinct cultural institutions for the city, each venue within the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre incorporates unique characteristics that create differing visitor experiences, yet all are united by a coherent formal and structural logic that spans 170 meters wide from east to west and 270 meters long from north to south.
Tall Buildings
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Demarcating the centre of Xi’an’s business district, Daxia Tower’s gently curving silhouette is accentuated by layers of patterned glazing and dramatic atriums that bring natural light deep into its floorplates. Creating a cascade of planted interior terraces that echo mountainside waterfalls, each atrium gives panoramic views over the historic city and the growing high-tech zone.
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The new Taikang Financial Centre will be a centre of excellence, developing effective systems and networks that will provide a new ecosystem of support for people of all ages across China. Using the new technologies developed within the Taikang Financial Centre, the group will continue its commitment to supporting community development, healthcare, education and well-being throughout the country.
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The 218,000m² campus sets new benchmarks for the city in energy conservation, energy efficiency and sustainability.
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