Alumni Conversations: Frankie Lui ‘07 MSAUD, Yunchao Xu '07 MSAAD, Ziyu Zhuang '07 MSAUD

Alumni Conversations is a program series supported by the GSAPP Alumni Board intimate where alumni speakers are invited to share their professional journeys, career milestones, and the key projects that have shaped their professional trajectories. Designed in a small-group setting, the series encourages meaningful dialogue, allowing students to engage directly with alumni, ask questions, and gain valuable insights into different career paths and industries. Dinner provided.

On the occasion of their participation in the World Architecture Festival, a conversation with Frankie Lui ‘07 MSAUD, Yunchao Xu '07 MSAAD, Ziyu Zhuang '07 MSAUD.

Frankie Lui
Founder / Principal Architect
Atelier Glow
Mr. Frankie Lui grew up in Hong Kong, from which he establish unique observation and views of architecture and human scale at such a densely populated city of diverse culture and urban conditions. Mr. Lui has further his architectural studies in the Columbia University, while he also obtains a LEED Accredited Professional. In 2007 Frankie founded Atelier Glow in Hong Kong, to put his unique views of art and architecture in practice. His passion and belief in architectural design have led to many significant projects that received high professional recognition and international awards. From time to time, Mr. Lui is being invited for international exhibitions and speech including Venice Biennale, London Festival of Architecture and UABB.

Ziyu Zhuang
Founder and Principal Architect
BUZZ | Büro Ziyu Zhuang
Learning after Bernard Tschumi and Kenneth Frampton, Ziyu Zhuang has been granted the Master’s degree of Architecture and Urban design in Columbia University, USA. The Chartered Member of RIBA, the member of AIA, the member of Architecture League of New York and as the LEED AP of USGBC. Additionally, BUZZ | Büro Ziyu Zhuang is the architect behind the Poodom Deqin Meri Hotel, which you can learn more about on the World Buildings Directory.

Yunchao Xu
Founder and Principal Architect
Atelier Apeiron
One of the practice’s notable projects, the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex, is featured in the World Architecture Festival 2026 programme and was recently published as a dedicated monograph by Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, featuring a foreword by Aaron Betsky. Xu is also the author of Apeironology of Architecture, published by l'Arca International in 2022, with his works widely featured across Architectural Record, Domus, The Plan, and ArchDaily.

Key details: Project: Hengqin Culture and Art Complex Practice: Yunchao Xu Atelier Apeiron Country: China

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