Curriculum Vitae · Updated April 2026

Yi Ding

Architect. Currently between Shanghai and New York. Interested in residential, small civic, and the slow renovation of old buildings. Available for commissions and the right collaboration.

Profile

Licensed architect (NYS, RIBA Part III) with nine years of practice across residential, cultural, and adaptive-reuse projects. Trained in both the Beaux-Arts tradition and contemporary digital methods. I lead small teams, draw by hand for the first three weeks of every project, and care a lot about doors.

Practice
2023 — Now

Principal, Studio Ding

Independent practice · Shanghai & New York
  • Lead architect on residential and small civic projects across China and the U.S.
  • Team of four; partnerships with structural and landscape consultants.
  • Recent: House on a Slope (Hangzhou, 2025), Courtyard Library (Suzhou, 2024).
2020 — 2023

Senior Designer, Atelier Brouwer

Brooklyn, NY
  • Project architect on six residential interiors and one chapel competition entry.
  • Led detailing, material specification, and construction administration.
2017 — 2020

Designer, OMA / AMO

Rotterdam, NL
  • Member of the residential and cultural studio. Two projects to schematic design, one to completion.
  • Contributed to a research book on housing typologies in post-war Europe.
Education
2015 — 2017

M.Arch., Harvard GSD

Cambridge, MA · Distinction
Thesis: A Doorway, advised by Toshiko Mori.
2011 — 2015

B.A., Architecture, Tsinghua University

Beijing, CN · First-class honours
Recognition
2025

AR Emerging Architect, Shortlist

Architectural Review · House on a Slope
2024

Architizer A+ Award

Cultural · Courtyard Library
2022

Wheelwright Prize, Finalist

Harvard GSD
Teaching
2024 — Now

Visiting Critic, Cooper Union

New York · Spring studios, second year
2021 — 2023

Adjunct, Pratt Institute

Drawing & representation · undergraduate
Skills
Rhino + Grasshopper Revit AutoCAD Vectorworks Adobe CS Figma D5 / Enscape Hand drawing Watercolor Concrete + plaster mock-ups Furniture detailing Mandarin (native) English (full) Dutch (working)
Credentials
Registered Architect — New York State, 2022 RIBA Part III — Royal Institute of British Architects, 2021 LEED AP BD+C — 2019

Full PDF version available on request — daisy.e.ding@gmail.com