Architecture and Planning

Bingyang Hou

Professional | Technical | Innovative

What is architecture? Ask a thousand architects, and you will hear a thousand answers. We build the finite — walls, beams, a roof against the sky — and in doing so, we conjure the infinite: the space that breathes within, the light that falls where we allow it, the silence we did not build but made room for. Perhaps, then, architecture is this: "To build the finite. To touch, in earnest, the infinite."

LOCATION
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
IN PRACTICE SINCE
1997
LICENSE NO.
115101210
WEB
www.dumm.top
SHEET T-000
A-100

PRACTICE

Jan 2021 — Present

Principal Architect

Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University (THAD) · Xi'an

Founded in 1958, the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University (THAD) is a leading Beijing-based design institute, restructured in 2011 with RMB 100 million registered capital. Backed by Tsinghua University's resources, THAD leads in urban planning and design, ranked among China's "Top 100 Famous Architectural Design Institutes" and No. 2 on the 2024 "Top 500 Owners' Favourite Design Services Providers" list. Its 1,300+ engineers and architects include 5 academicians, 4 national design masters, and 291 first-class registered architects, across 11 comprehensive branches, 17 specialized branches, and 14 innovation studios. THAD has won nearly 1,000 design awards, holds 220+ patents, contributed to 60+ industry standards, and carries Grade-A qualifications in Construction, Urban Planning, Heritage Protection, and Engineering Consultancy. Services span architecture, urban, residential, landscape, and MEP design, plus sustainability consulting, with partners across ten-plus countries.

Aug 2018 — Jan 2021

Director of Architecture

Uni-Create Architects（UCA） · Hong Kong SAR

Uni-Create Architects (UCA) is an international architecture and urban planning consultant. UCA was originally called freiTraum LTD. It founded in 1991 in Vienna, Austria, and moved its headquarters at Los Angeles, USA., in 2001.

Sep 2016 — Aug 2018

Principal Architect

Guangdong Zhonggong Architectural Design Institute co, Ltd. · Xi'an
Sep 2009 — Aug 2016

Principal Architect

JZFZ Architectural Design Co., Ltd. · Xi'an
Sep 2006 — Sep 2009

Principal Architect

Beijing CCI Architectural Design co, Ltd. · Xi'an
A-200

EDUCATION

Apr 2003 — Oct 2005

Leibniz Universität Hannover

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
Sep 1997 — Jul 2002

Tsinghua University

Bachelor of Architecture
A-300

CREDENTIALS

Dec 2012

First-Class Registered Architect (China)

National Registered Architect Management Committee
No. 115101210
Nov 2021

Senior Engineer - Architect

Chinese Academy of Sciences
No. 2021-A-2-136
A-400

RECOGNITION

Nov 2016

First Prize of Shaanxi Province for Specialized Architectural Engineering Design

Jul 2015

Outstanding Contributor to National Quality Engineering

Apr 2015

Gold Award for Urban Planning and Architecture Design

Oct 2013

Gold Award for Urban Planning

Oct 2013

Gold Award for Urban Planning and Architecture Design

A-500

AFFILIATIONS

May 2026 — Present

AI-Aided Design Professional Committee of Shaanxi Civil Engineering and Architecture Society (SNCEAS)

Vice Chairperson
Jul 2023 — Present

The 14th Social Construction Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of Jiusan Society

Member
Mar 2023 — Present

Expert Committee of Central Innovation Zone, Xi'an High-Tech Zone

Member
Oct 2021 — Present

The Second Council of Tsinghua Alumni Association, School of Architecture

Member
A-600

LANGUAGES

  • EnglishProfessional working proficiency
  • GermanLimited working proficiency
  • ChineseNative or bilingual proficiency
A-700

PUBLICATIONS

Jan 1, 2025

Chinese Contemporary Young Architects XIII

Tianjin University Press

ISBN: 9787561878682