If you are visiting China for the first time, you will be amazed by its modern cities with stunning high-rise buildings scoring to the sky. Today’s China has a strong appetize for innovation and creativity, and that also reflects on how the government wants its cities look like. Real estate development in China is booming for the past 4 decades, and developers are not shy from recruiting world-renowned architects to turn rural areas into brand new contemporary cities. Mr. Ming Zhang, an award-winning designer and Founder of Seattle based company MZA Architecture, has worked on over 130 projects in more than 60 cities in China over the last 20 years. I invite him shares his experience in helping to create a new image for major cities throughout China and the U.S., and tips on how to win contracts and work with Chinese on those projects.
About Ming Zhang
Mr. Ming Zhang, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, has near 30 years of architectural experience in the United States, Asia, and the Middle East, with a unique talent and creativity in the design of high imagery projects. That talent, combined with his respect to the local culture and environment, an everlasting pursuance to beauty, his special ability to address each client’s needs, and a thorough understanding for eastern and western culture and context, in addition to his great attention on the clients and communication skill, earns him a distinguished reputation as a world-class designer. Ming has received numerous honors and awards--including the 2008 Top 10 Emerging Designers as featured in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Magazine, and the 2006 Top 20 Most Influential Designers in China Landmark Award from the Chinese Research Center for Urban Development and Environment. His influence has literally created a new image for major cities throughout China and the U.S.
For more information about Ming Zhang's work, please visit http://mza-us.com/.
