Articles
As a contributor to Architectural Record, I wrote more than forty articles on Chinese and Korean architecture and urbanism and now write on Bay Area projects. I have published in several other journals, including Engineering News Record, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Review Asia Pacific, and Azure.
SCAPE’s China Basin Park Activates a Slice of Baseball Stadium–Adjacent Waterfront in San Francisco
Architectural Record (July 25, 2024); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17016-scapes-china-basin-park-activates-a-slice-of-baseball-stadiumadjacent-waterfront-in-san-francisco
Coming to a Shoreline Near You: No Longer Just for Coastal Areas, WEDG 3.0 Adds Inland Waterfronts to its Certification
Landscape Architecture Magazine (April 11, 2024); https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/2024/04/11/coming-to-a-shoreline-near-you/
Stacking Up: A Supportive-housing Project by David Baker Architects in San Francisco Takes on Homelessness with Clever Financing and Inventive Construction
Architectural Record (October 3, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15862-david-bakers-tahanan-supportive-housing-takes-its-design-cues-from-the-surrounding-filipino-community
Nature Becomes a Collaborator at Neri Oxman’s New Exhibition
Architectural Record (February 23, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15525-nature-becomes-a-collaborator-at-neri-oxmans-new-exhibition
Poly K18 by Pone Architecture
Interior Design (January 4, 2018); http://www.interiordesign.net
/projects/14287-poly-k18-by-pone-architecture-2017-best-of-year-winner-for-small-office/
A Warsaw Park’s Debris Ecosystems
Landscape Architecture (March 2025)
Building Blocks: A Factory-Assembled Modular System Aims to Quickly Shelter Those Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Architectural Record (May 1, 2024); https://digital.bnpmedia.com/publication/?i=820708&article_id=4764472&view=articleBrowser
IwamotoScott’s Geode ADU Quietly Complements a Midcentury Modern Californian Residence
Architectural Record (October 10, 2023); /https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16517-iwamotoscotts-geode-adu-quietly-complements-a-midcentury-modern-californian-residence
Speaking Truth: Field Architecture Designs a Northern-California Synagogue with an Emphasis on Honest Materials and Sustainability
Architectural Record (August 9, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15784-field-architecture-unveils-a-wood-clad-bay-area-synagogue
Clear Vision: Mark Cavagnero Associates Collaborates with SmithGroup to Foster Well-being at the Joan & Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building at UCSF Mission Bay
Architectural Record (October 27, 2021); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15366-ucsf-joan-sanford-i-weill-neurosciences-building-by-smithgroup-with-mark-cavagnero-associates
Mammoth Bamboo Staircase Defines Elephant-Parade’s Beijing HQ by Cun Design
Interior Design (November 25, 2017); http://www.interiordesign.net
/projects/14129-mammoth-bamboo-staircase-defines-elephant-parade-s-beijing-hq-by-cun-design/
Spiegel Aihara Workshop Expands a 1930s Silicon Valley House into a Veritable Family Compound
Architectural Record (February 21, 2025); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17362-spiegel-aihara-workshop-expands-a-1930s-silicon-valley-house-into-a-veritable-family-compound
A Contemporary Indian Restaurant Brings Atypical Cuisine—and High Design—to a Bay Area Mall
Architectural Record (August 29, 2024); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17075-a-contemporary-indian-restaurant-brings-atypical-cuisineand-high-designto-a-bay-area-mall
Aidlin Darling Reimagines a Cabinet of Curiosities for Google’s Flagship Retail Outlet in Mountain View
Architectural Record (April 26, 2024); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16860-aidlin-darling-reimagines-a-cabinet-of-curiosities-for-googles-flagship-retail-outlet-in-mountain-view
At Greenbuild, Jane Fonda Brings Humor to the Seriousness of the Climate Crisis
Architectural Record (November 4, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15935-at-greenbuild-jane-fonda-brings-humor-to-the-seriousness-of-the-climate-crisis
In the Mix: A Psychiatry Building by ZGF Architects Caters to a Range of Patients, Clinicians, and Researchers While Adapting to Its Lively San Francisco Neighborhood
Architectural Record (July 5, 2022); https://www.
architecturalrecord.com/articles/15739-a-soaring-light-filled-atrium-is-at-the-heart-of-this-san-francisco-facility-serving-mental-health-needs
Give ’em the Slip: AECOM Leads the Transformation of a Historic Shipyard into a Waterfront Park
Landscape Architecture (February 2021); http://bt.royle.com/publication/index.php?i=690119&view=contentsBrowser
Nest Aspiration Experience Pavilion by Pone Architecture
Interior Design (December 2017); http://m.interiordesign.net/articles
/14244-nest-aspiration-experience-pavilion-by-pone-architecture-2017-best-of-year-winner-for-trade-show-booth/
Cun Design Excavates Raw Materials for Beijing House Conversion
Interior Design (November 16, 2017); http://www.interiordesign.net/projects/14131-cun-design-excavates-raw-materials-for-beijing-house-conversion/
Vertical Glass House
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 139 (April 2015); http://www
.australiandesignreview.com.
News of the Weird: China’s President Wants to Put a Stop to Strange Buildings
Co-author with Clifford Pearson, Architectural Record (December 31, 2014); http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141231-Chinese-President-Wants-to-Stop-Strange-Buildings-6527965279.asp.
Stepped Courtyards
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 136 (October–November 2014), 78–83; http://www.australiandesignreview.com/magazines/46074-ar136-super.
Catalytic Converter: Long Museum West Bund (cover story)
Architectural Record (August 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/building_types_study/museums/2014/1408-Long-Museum-West-Bund-Atelier-Deshaus.asp.
In China, Old Factory Gets a New Identity
Architectural Record (January 30, 2014); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2014/01/140130-In-China-Old-Factory-Gets-a-New-Identity.asp.
Neri & Hu
Azure (November/December 2013): 66–72; http://shop
.azuremagazine.com/product/november-december-2013-the-interiors-issue.
Slice and Dice
GreenSource (September 2013): 60–65; http://greensource
.construction.com/green_building_projects/2013/1309-sliced-porosity-block.asp.
You Build Us Up and Then You Tear Us Down: Eric Tabuchi’s “Monument to Progress”
Randian (June 13, 2013); http://www.randian-online.com/np_review
/monument-to-progress-hku-tabuchi/.
Xian Westin Museum Hotel
Architectural Record (June 2013); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/Building_Types_Study/Hotels/2013/1306-Xian-Westin-Museum-Hotel-NeriHu-Design-and-Research-Office.asp.
How to Travel in China
Zagat.com (April 11, 2013); http://blog.zagat.com/2013/04/how-to-travel-in-china.html.
Design Republic Commune (cover story)
Architectural Record (February 2013); http://archrecord
.construction.com/projects/building_types_study/adaptive_reuse/2013/1302-Design-Republic-Commune-Neri-and-Hu-Design-and-Research-Office.asp.
Serie Architects Designs Museum in China for
Calligrapher’s Art
Architectural Record (August 21, 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2012/08/120821-Serie-Architects-Designs-Museum-in-China-for-Calligraphers-Art.asp.
Shanghai Tower
Architectural Record (May 2012); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/portfolio/2012/05/Shanghai-Tower.asp.
China’s Construction Industry Continues to Grow
Engineering New Record (December 28, 2011); http://enr.construction
.com/toplists/chinacontractors/2012/0102-chinese-construction-industry-continues-growth.asp.
In Beijing, Work Begins on Nature-Inspired School by OPEN architecture
Architectural Record (August 2, 2011); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2011/08/110802-Beijing-School-by-OPEN-architecture.asp.
Longest Sunken-Tube Tunnel Planned
Engineering News Record (26 January 2011); http://enr
.construction.com/infrastructure/transportation/2011/0126-SunkenTubeTunnel.asp.
Extending a Hand
The Beat (December 2010): 32–33.
Hands On Shop: Shanghai Students Learn Design through Practice
City Weekend Parents & Kids (12 August 2010): 44.
Evian Town / Phase 2, Linked Hybrid, Vanke Center, and Shanghai Qingpu New Town Construction Company, Architectural Record (China) 1 (2010).
OBBA, Seoul
Architectural Record (December 1, 2015); http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11367-obba-seoul
Huaxin Business Centre
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 138 (December 2014), 52–59; http://www.australiandesignreview.com.
Vector Architects
Architectural Record (December 2014); http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2014/Vector-Architects.asp.
Living Small in the Big City: Songpa Micro Housing
Architectural Record (October 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/building_types_study/multi-family-housing/2014
/1410-Songpa-Micro-Housing-SsD.asp.
Along the Huangpu River: The Future of Shanghai
Architectural Record (June 30, 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2014/06/140630-Along-the-Huangpu-River-The-Future-of-Shanghai.asp.
Master Class
Architectural Record (December 2013): 46–50; http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/2013/1312-Master-Class.asp.
Stranger Than Fiction: Mumford in China
Architectural Record (October 25, 2013); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2013/10/131025-Stranger-Than-Fiction-Mumford-in-China.asp.
Asian Fusion
Architectural Record (September 2013): 112–117; http://archrecord
.construction.com/projects/recordinteriors/2013/1309-Mercato-by-Jean-Georges-Vongerichten-Neri-and-Hu-Design-and-Research-Office.asp.
China Wood Sculpture Museum
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 130 (Winter 2013): 84–90; http://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/32435-china-wood-sculpture-museum.
Where All Your Stuff Comes From
Architectural Record (May 2013); http://archrecord.construction.com
/features/critique/books/2013/1305-Factory-Towns-of-South-China.asp.
Yinzhou Talent Apartments
Architectural Record (March 2013); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/portfolio/2013/03/1303-Yinzhou-Talent-Apartments-DC-Alliance.asp.
Long-Awaited Complex in Nanjing Prepares for Its Debut
Architectural Record (December 27, 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2012/12/121227-Long-Awaited-Complex-in-Nanjing-Gets-Ready-for-Its-Debut.asp.
The Opposite House
Architectural Record (July 2012); http://archrecord.construction
.com/ar_china/China_Awards/2012/The-Opposite-House/The-Opposite-House.asp.
Bigger! Faster! Urbanism in Asia
Architectural Record (May 2012); http://archrecord.construction.com
/features/critique/books/2012/1205-Urbanism-in-Asia.asp.
Atelier Deshaus
Architectural Record (December 2011); http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2011/Atelier-Deshaus.asp.
Uniqlo
Architectural Record (May 2011); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/lighting/2011/05/uniqlo.asp
China’s Largest Firms Growing Rapidly
Engineering News Record (26 January 2011); http://enr.construction
.com/business_management/companies/2011/0126-ChinaFirmGrowing.asp.
Creative Nature
Landscape Architecture (China) 4 (2010): 16–37.
The Netherlands Pavilion, United Kingdom Pavilion, Spain Pavilion, Republic of Korea Pavilion, Germany Pavilion, Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, United States Pavilion
Architectural Record (China) 3 (2010): 21–34.
Grafting New Roots
Architectural Record 4 (April 2010): 62–5; http://archrecord
.construction.com/residential/recordhouses/2010/10_Xian_House
.asp.
Any Way You Cut It: Poly Grand Theater
Architectural Record (May 16, 2015); http://www
.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7368-poly-grand-theater
Garden School (cover story)
Architectural Record (January 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/Building_Types_Study/k-12/2015/1501-Garden-School-OPEN-Architecture.asp.
The Fiberglass Ceiling
Interior Design (November 26, 2014); http://www.interiordesign.net
/projects/detail/2478-the-fiberglass-ceiling/.
Shinseon Play
Architectural Record (September 4, 2014); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2014/09/140904-Quick-Take-Shinseon-Play-Pavilion.asp.
Diplomatic Position
Architectural Record (March 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/Building_types_study/civic/2014/1403-US-Consulate-General-Guangzhou-China-SOM.asp?bts=CB.
JOHO Architecture
Architectural Record (December 2013): 88–89; http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2013/1312-JOHO-Architecture.asp.
Stacking the Decks
Architectural Record (October 2013): 96–101; http://archrecord
.construction.com/projects/portfolio/2013/10/1310-Daum-Space-1-Mass-Studies.asp.
Ta Ta Apartments
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 131 (Spring 2013): 52–59; http://www
.australiandesignreview.com/magazines/ar/32500-ar131-present.
Exhibition Review: Spectacle: 12 Presentations of Contemporary Museum Architecture
Architectural Record (June 3, 2013); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2013/05/130531-Exhibition-Review-Spectacle-12-Presentations-of-Contemporary-Museum-Architecture-in-China.asp.
How to Travel in Japan
Zagat.com (April 15, 2013); http://blog.zagat.com/2013/04/how-to-travel-in-japan.html.
Shanghai Forum Explored Cities Through Varied Lenses
Architectural Record (February 6, 2013); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2013/02/130206-Shanghai-Forum-Explored-Cities-Through-Varied-Lenses.asp.
Trace Architecture Office
Architectural Record (December 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2012/Trace-Architecture-Office.asp.
Old Factories Get New Wrapping in Shanghai
Architectural Record (May 15, 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2012/05/dEEP-Architects-office-building-for-Material-ConneXion.asp.
Shanghai Cruise Terminal Opening Soon
Architectural Record (December 29, 2011); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2011/12/Shanghai-Cruise-Terminal.asp.
Retail and Its Communities
Dialogue 20 (9 September 2011): 14–17; http://www.gensler.com
/uploads/documents/D20_09_09_2011.pdf.
An Expo Grows in Xi’an
Architectural Record (April 8, 2011); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2011/04/110408-Plasma-Studio.asp.
Setting the Bar High: The UK Leaves an Indelible Legacy
at Expo
The Beat (December 2010): 12–16.
At Shanghai Expo, Finnish Pavilion Provides a Stunning Green Model
Engineering News Record (6 September 2010); http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100901ShanghaiExpo.
Trend Setter: Mall 818 Brings a Youthful Spin to Shopping on Nanjing Xi Lu
City Weekend Home & Office (Summer 2010): 42–3.
My Neighborhood: Landing at the Top
City Weekend Home & Office (Spring 2010): 21–3.