Accolades

AD100 2024, Architectural Digest. Dec 2023.

Winner, Austin Home & Design Awards. 2021.

Finalist, Austin Home & Design Awards. 2020.

Real Estate Design China Award. Bold Ruler House. May 2017.

World Architecture News Award long-list. Ethan's View. November 2016.

Texas Society of Architect Honor Award for Edgeland House. May 2016.

BBC feature proposal for Cascading Creek House. March 2016.

ArchDaily, Edgeland House included as 100 most important works of architecture in the US. 2016.

CNBC Follow the Leader Interview featuring Ethan's View, Jan 2016.

Architecture Now! Vol. 10. Philip Jodidio. Taschen. Oct 2015.

Austin Chronicle Best of 2015. Shore Vista Boat House. Sep 2015.

French Public Television, TV5 Edgeland featured. Sep 2015.

HGTV Fresh Faces of Design Awards. Honorable Mention. Sep 2015.

Architizer A+ Award Jury and Popular Winner in the Sustainability category. Edgeland House. New York City. April 2014.

Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award. Stage 2. Vienna, Austria. 2014.

World Architecture News 21 for 21 Award, Finalist. London, UK. Mar 2013.

Fast Company. House of the year for Edgeland House. 2013.

Piamonte Development. Invited Participant. Queretaro, Mexico. Jun 2012.

Residential Architects Magazine. 15 to Watch. Washington DC. May 2012.

2nd place, Xing-Tai Master Plan Invited Competition Hebei, China. Oct 2010.

Designer of the Year, 7th International Media Prize Shenzhen, China. Jan 2010.

Five to Watch, Form Magazine, AIA. Los Angeles. Sep 2009.

Short-listed, Barbara Cappochin Prize. Riverview House. Padua, Italy. Sep 2009.

European Union 40 Under 40 Prize. Aug 2009.

Short-listed, Mexicarte Museum. Mar 2009.

Finalist, LifeWorks Headquarters. Jan 2009.

Honorable Mention, Seoul Design Olympiad. Seoul, South Korea. Sep 2008.

Invited Participant, Design Zone Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Aug 2008.

Winner, UTSOA Student’s Choice Award. Riverview House. Nov 2008.

Short-listed, Giorgio Armani Resort, Invitation by Emaar Properties. Indonesia. Jun 2008.

Proposal, Green Water Redevelopment, Collaboration with Foster & Partners. May 2008.

Finalist, Dallas Asian American Culture Center, Sep 2008.

Finalist, First Unitarian Universalist Church. Austin, Texas. Dec 2007.

Finalist, UTSOA Students‘ Choice Award, Annie Residence. Oct 2007.

Green Good Design Award, European Center for Architecture. Jun 2009.

Design Vanguard Award, Global Top 10 Cutting Edge Firms. Dec 2006.

Finalist, Best Plot in the World. Vienna. Sep 2006.

First Place in Masterplanning, Asian American Resource Center Competition. May 2006.

Emerging Voices 2006, The Architectural League of New York, Mar 2006.

First Place Winner, Urban Reserve open national competition. Dallas. Jul 2005.

Finalist, Self-Sufficient Housing Barcelona, Spain. Jul 2005.

Museums and Exhibitions

Modern Home Tour. Austin, Texas. 2016.

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum Reception. New York City. 30 Years of Emerging Voices. Jul 2015.

International Housing Exhibition. Serbia. 2015.

Structure, Featured Structure, Bercy Chen Studio HQ. Austin, Texas.

GA Gallery. Tokyo, Japan. Mar-May 2014.

Seoul Design Olympiad. Seoul, South Korea. Sep 2010.

UT Austin SOA Centennial Exhibition. Mebane Gallery. Austin. Oct 2010.

AIA Austin Homes Tour. Austin, Texas. Oct 2010.

Epoxy Green Design Center. AIA LA/Form Magazine, Five to Watch Exhibition. Los Angeles, California. Sep 2009.

The Contemporary Space. Athens, Greece. Green Good Design Award, Jan 2009.

Ministry of Culture, 26th Panamerican Architecture Bienal. Quito, Ecuador. Dec 2008.

Art Basel Miami Beach. Miami, Florida. Dec 2008.

City Hall of Gdansk, The Solidarity Museum. 2008.

E.A.S.T East Austin Studio Tour. Austin, Texas. Oct 2008.

The German Architecture Museum, Group exhibition with the Young American Show. Jul 2007.

The Lawndale Museum, Rice University, Group exhibition of New Design Talent. Houston, Texas. May 2007.

The Loisium Museum. Best Plot in the World group exhibition. Vienna, Austria. Sep 2006 .

The AIA Dallas Gallery, Urban Reserve Project. Sep 2005.

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, The Interventionist Show in collaboration with Spurse. May 2004.