Summary
Yukun Xu is an architectural professional with over a decade of experience delivering design and fabrication-driven projects, currently at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Beijing. Trained at Tsinghua University and the University of Michigan (M.Arch), he combines advanced digital modeling (Revit, Rhino, CATIA, Maya) with hands-on fabrication skills (laser cutter, CNC, 3D printing), enabling seamless translation from concept to built form. His background spans museums, campus planning, and large commercial work, informed by early internships at international studios and research institutes. Comfortable across visualization, parametric design, and production workflows, he brings a rare blend of craft-level tooling knowledge and large-practice execution experience. Notably, he bridges Western and Chinese practice contexts, leveraging bilingual, cross-cultural project fluency to manage complex, multidisciplinary teams.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
M.Arch, Architecture, M.Arch, Architecture at University of Michigan
Bachelor’s Degree, Architecture, Bachelor’s Degree, Architecture at Tsinghua University
Chinese, English