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This is the public profile of Xuanyu Wei, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Xuanyu Wei please login as a press member.About Xuanyu Wei : Xuanyu “Alfred” Wei is a designer at Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), with over four years of experience contributing to a diverse range of projects including architecture competitions, residential, hospitality, masterplans, and art installations. He played a key role in the winning design for the Pina Bausch Zentrum in Wuppertal, Germany. Currently, he is leading the design for experimental projects featured in the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Xuanyu’s work has earned multiple awards, including honorable mentions from AIA Columbus and the Architecture MasterPrize. His proposals have been shortlisted for the Kaira Looro competition and awarded second prize in a furniture design competition hosted by OMA and POST Houston. His projects have been featured in publications such as Kooz/arch, Metropolis Magazine, and Archinect. Xuanyu’s graduate thesis received William D. Darden Thesis Award. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from Rice University in Houston, TX.
ORGANIZATION:Xuanyu’s work has earned multiple awards, including honorable mentions from AIA Columbus and the Architecture MasterPrize. His proposals have been shortlisted for the Kaira Looro competition and awarded second prize in a furniture design competition hosted by OMA and POST Houston. His projects have been featured in publications such as Kooz/arch, Metropolis Magazine, and Archinect. Xuanyu’s graduate thesis received William D. Darden Thesis Award. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from Rice University in Houston, TX.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
EDUCATION:
M.Arch Rice University
B.A China Academy of Art
EXPERIENCE:
2021 - Current, Designer, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York, NY
2019 - 2021, Research assistant, Rice university, Houston, TX
2019 - Design Intern, Kevin Daly Architects, Los Angeles, CA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2025, "Becoming Chinatown", University of Colorado, Denver, CO
2018, Experiment Architecture, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
AWARDS:
2024, Honorable Mention, Architecture MasterPrize
2023, Final List, Kaira Looro African Merternity Center Competition
2024, Merit Award, AIA Columbus
2021, Metropolis 100, Metropolis Megazine
2021, William D. Darden Thesis Award, Rice University
2021, 2nd Place, Super Design for Super Furniture
2020, Margaret Everson-Fossi Fellowship, Rice University
2020, John Crowder Memorial Traveling Fellowship, Rice University
2019, Merit Award, AIA Fort Worth Student Design Award
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
Archdaily
New York Times
Archinect
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English, Advanced
Mandarin, Native
REGISTRATION DATE:
2024-12-22 23:39:18
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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