Hao Lin
Chinese architect
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Hao Lin (Chinese: 郝琳; born 1971) is a Chinese architect. He is an Honorary Research Fellow of Tsinghua University Institute of Culture & Creativity,[1] and a former Adjunct Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.[2]
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| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) Beijing, China |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Known for | Taikoo Li Chengdu, rural community buildings, eco hotels, urban regeneration |
Early life and education
Hao Lin was born and grew up in Beijing. He received his Bachelor and Master of Architecture at Tsinghua University; Master of Architecture at University of California, Berkeley; and PhD in Architecture at the University of Cambridge. He is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).[3]
Career
From 2014 to 2020, Hao was an adjunct associate professor, teaching subjects such as socio-ecobalance and supervising postgraduate theses at the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.[4]
From 2020 to 2023, he is Honorary Research Fellow of Tsinghua University Institute of Culture & Creativity.[5]
Since 2020, he has been a Committee Member of the Professional Committee of Cultural Creativity of Tsinghua Alumni Association (CCTAA).
From 2008 to 2015, he took a lead of the overall master planning and architectural design of Taikoo Li Chengdu.[6][7]
From 2008 to 2017, he led the pro bono-based design and development of two earthquake-relief community centre projects in the rural areas of Sichuan Province,[8] working closely with the China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF), donors, and local communities to support local rural revitalisation initiatives.
Projects
- Taikoo Li Chengdu[9][10]
- 1 Hotel Haitang Bay[11]
- Innhouse Eco Hotel Kunming
- KPMG-CCTF Community Center[12]
- Swire Bamboo Community Center
- Taikoo Li Xi'an
Awards
Academic publications
Hao lectured and published widely on urban regeneration, sustainable urbanism, and architecture. One of his books is Green Design for the Future (pinyin: Jiànzhù xiānfēng, Lǜjiàn wèilái; ISBN 9787503872808), published in 2014.[16]