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, and in earnest, to touch the infinite."

LOCATION
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
IN PRACTICE SINCE
1997
LICENSE NO.
115101210
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)

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. · 西安
Sep 2009 — Aug 2016

Principal Architect

JZFZ Architectural Design Co., Ltd. · 西安
Sep 2006 — Sep 2009

Principal Architect

Beijing CCI Architectural Design co, Ltd. · 西安
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

陕西省优秀勘察设计奖一等奖

沣东第二小学

Nov 2016

陕西省优秀勘察设计奖三等奖

沣东第六中学

Jul 2015

国家优质工程突出贡献个人

2015 西安沣东城市广场项目获国家优质工程奖,同时本人获得该项目设计口突出贡献个人。

Apr 2015

规划建筑双金奖

西安沣东城市广场项目获2015年“全国人居经典建筑规划设计方案竞赛”规划及建筑双金奖

Oct 2013

规划金奖

保利曲江春天里项目获全国人居经典建筑设计方案竞赛规划金奖

Oct 2013

规划建筑双金奖

西安芊芋溪源项目获全国人居经典建筑设计方案竞赛规划建筑双金奖

A-500

AFFILIATIONS

May 2026 — Present

陕西省土木建筑学会人工智能(AI)辅助设计专业委员会副主任

委员
May 2024 — Present

西安高新第一中学学生生涯教育

讲师
Jul 2023 — Present

九三学社陕西省第十四届社会建设委员会

委员
Mar 2023 — Present

西安市高新区中央创新区专家委员会

委员
Oct 2021 — Present

清华校友总会建筑学院分会第二届校友理事会

理事
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