Dr. Joyce Hsiang

Biography

Joyce Hsiang is an Assistant Professor at Yale University, where her research design work applies architectural methods and cartographic analysis to explore new relationships between humans and the Earth while examining the agency of design on a planetary scale. Her award-winning design research projects span installations, buildings, landscapes, and urban plans, addressing global models of urbanization. Hsiang's work has been exhibited at prestigious biennials and galleries worldwide, including the Venice Architecture Biennial and Istanbul Biennial, and she has participated in large-scale solo shows in Yale Architecture Gallery. She has received numerous prizes and grants for her contributions to design research, including the AIA Latrobe Prize and Graham Foundation Grant. Her design projects have been recognized with awards such as the J. Irwin & Xenia S. Miller Prize and Modern Atlanta Prize. Prior to founding Plan B Architecture & Urbanism, Hsiang worked as a project architect and manager at Office Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam and Pelli Clarke Pelli in New Haven, where she led large-scale urban projects across the globe. Hsiang holds a B.A. and M.Arch. from Yale University.

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