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KUO, YING-CHAO
Founding Partner
Ying-Chao Kuo received his bachelor degree in architecture from National Cheng Kung University (1982) and M.Arch from UCLA (1988). After returning to Taiwan, Ching-Chao co-founded Bio-architecture Formosana with Ching-Hwa Chang in 1999. BaF has been one of the leading architecture firms in Taiwan, and its works range from culture, education, transportation, hospitality, workplace and housing for both public and private sectors. The Bei-Tou Library, completed in 2006, is Taiwan’s first certified green architecture project. The timber library is the most published Green building in Taiwan and was selected as one of the 25 most beautiful libraries in the world by U.S.-based cultural news website Flavorwire.
Focusing on sustainability and circularity design, he incorporates biological-intelligence (BI) design approach, a design philosophy of the company, into the creation of architecture. Ying-Chao has won numerous awards for his design in sustainability and was the recipient of the 12th Awarding of Outstanding Architects in Taiwan in 2011. He has taught in several university as an Associate Professor.
Current
- Bio-architectureFormosana – Founding Partner (Principal Architect)
- Registered Architectin Taiwan ROC
- Registered Architectin California, USA (AIA) Member
Award
- National Built Environment Special Contribution Award (2019)
- The 12th ROC Outstanding Architect Award (2011)
- Taiwan MVP Manager of the Year (2010)
Education
- Master of Architecture in University of California, LA
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture, NCKU
Experience
- Department of Architecture, NTUST - professor
- Department of Architecture, NTUT - professor
- Department of Architecture, NCTU - professor
- Department of Architecture, NCKU - professor
- Kuo Ying Chao Architect – Principal Architect
- Lai & Associates, Engineers-Architects – Project Architect
- Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners, California – Assistant Architect
- MHWU Architect – Architectural Designer