Embracing the built environment as both artifacts and assumptions for everyday situations, Yifan is interested in exploring daily activities and the connections between the individual experience and the larger environmental/cultural structure. With experiences in urban, cultural, and commercial projects that provide daily access to the public, Yifan believes in a participatory design process where users, designers, and other stakeholders collaborate.

Yifan has worked as a magazine editor, and led architecture tours before joining Ross Barney Architects. He believes storytelling can help build relationships across different communities.

Affiliations
American Institute of Architects, Member

License + Certifications
Architect, Illinois

Education
Master of Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis, 2016, St. Louis, Missouri
Bachelor of Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, 2012, Ya'an, China

Favorite Buildings
University Campus UTEC, Lima, Peru
Bank of London and South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina