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CHAO, CHRIS H.
Partner | Director of Team 9Z
Chris H. Chao is a Partner at Bio-architecture Formosana and a licensed architect in both Taiwan and the United States. With extensive experience across mixed-use, commercial, technology, cultural, hospitality, and urban regeneration projects, he focuses on integrating architecture, sustainability, brand value, and long-term operational strategies.
He has also been actively involved in professional organizations, including the American Institute of Architects and architectural associations in Taiwan, where he has devoted sustained effort to advancing sustainable design, academia-industry collaboration, and organizational digital transformation.
Current
- Bio-architecture Formosana - Partner
Credentials
- Licensed Architect, NY & WA, USA
- Licensed Architect, Taiwan
- AIA Professional Member
- NCARB Certified
- LEED Accredited Professional
- WELL Accredited Professional
- GRESB Accredited Professional
Education
- Master of Architecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Master of Science in Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Experience
- JJP Architects & Planners - Associate Partner / JJPLab Principal
- National Association of Architects of R.O.C. - Deputy Chairman of the Academic Committee
- MG2 Architecture, Seattle - Senior Associate / Senior Project & Design Manager
- Perkins Eastman Architects + EEK, New York – Associate / Senior Project Designer
- Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects, New York - Project Designer
- HLW International LLP, New York - Project Designer
- JJP Architects & Planners - Project Designer
- New Global Consultants Ltd - Design Lead / Architect
Project
- New Taipei City Second Main Library
- X-Site of Hsinchu Science Park (Phase 2&3)
- Novatek R&D Building, Tainan,Taiwan
- Novatek Data Center, Tongluo Science Park, Taiwan
- Checheng Land Revitalization ＆ Resort Development, Taiwan
- Fuban Life Nangang Office Campus, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cathay Life Taoyuan HSR Station Special District Development, Taiwan
- Taipei European School, Taipei, Taiwan
- Foxconn Wisconn Valley Science & Tech. Park, Phase I, Milwaukee, USA
- The Shanghai Commercial & Saving Bank, Headquarters, Taipei, Taiwan
- YWCA Headquarters, Taipei, Taiwan
- Visitor Center Competition, Penghu, Taiwan
- Chaohu Healthcare Project, China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group
- Tainan Industrial Park, Tainan, Taiwan
- Time Square Tower, New York, NY, USA
- Dept. Finance City of New York, New York NY, USA
- Bloomberg Office Park, New Jersey, USA
- New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA
- New York Presbyterian Hospital／University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY, USA
- St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA
- One Brooklyn Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- South Ferry Terminal, New Jersey, USA
- CRL（華潤）Nantong Mixed-Use, Nantong, China
- FuMin（富閔）Time Square Plaza, Fujian, China
- Suning（蘇寧）Flagship Store, Multiple Cities, China
- Jian Guo Dong Lou-Retail／Office/Residential, Shanghai, China
- LongQuan Shihao（世豪）Plaza Mixed-Use, Chengdu, China