Junjie Yan

Junjie Yan

Undergraduate and Master's degrees graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing, China), Delft University of Technology(Netherlands). He worked for european architectural offices including OMA and UNStudio (Netherlands), Christian Kerez (Switzerland) and BIG/ Bjarke Ingels Group (Denmark). The geographical and cultural backgrounds of different countries provide a multi-dimensional perspective and way of thinking.

After returning to China, he founded AAN Architects, which is dedicated to researching and exploring the behaviours of people in the context of the new era, and the relationship between experience and space. The types of practice projects are diverse and mostly revolve around people's functional or spiritual needs in space. AAN works won the 2018 London Design Award Silver Winner; American American Masterprize annual retail space Award; FRAME Award 2018 Finalist, the 2018 best of year award in coffee and tea category( interior Design magazine).