Articles
As a contributor to Architectural Record, I wrote more than forty articles on Chinese and Korean architecture and urbanism and now write on Bay Area projects. I have published in several other journals, including Engineering News Record, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Review Asia Pacific, and Azure.
San Francisco’s Historic Castro Theatre Reopens Following Extensive Renovation
Architectural Record (April 3, 2025); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/18028-san-franciscos-historic-castro-theatre-reopens-following-extensive-renovation
Obata Noblin Office Blends History with Contemporary Flair for a San Francisco Office
Architectural Record (April 3, 2025); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17444-obata-noblin-office-blends-history-with-contemporary-flair-for-a-san-francisco-office
SCAPE’s China Basin Park Activates a Slice of Baseball Stadium–Adjacent Waterfront in San Francisco
Architectural Record (July 25, 2024); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17016-scapes-china-basin-park-activates-a-slice-of-baseball-stadiumadjacent-waterfront-in-san-francisco
Coming to a Shoreline Near You: No Longer Just for Coastal Areas, WEDG 3.0 Adds Inland Waterfronts to its Certification
Landscape Architecture Magazine (April 11, 2024); https://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/2024/04/11/coming-to-a-shoreline-near-you/
Stacking Up: A Supportive-housing Project by David Baker Architects in San Francisco Takes on Homelessness with Clever Financing and Inventive Construction
Architectural Record (October 3, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15862-david-bakers-tahanan-supportive-housing-takes-its-design-cues-from-the-surrounding-filipino-community
Nature Becomes a Collaborator at Neri Oxman’s New Exhibition
Architectural Record (February 23, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15525-nature-becomes-a-collaborator-at-neri-oxmans-new-exhibition
Poly K18 by Pone Architecture
Interior Design (January 4, 2018); http://www.interiordesign.net
/projects/14287-poly-k18-by-pone-architecture-2017-best-of-year-winner-for-small-office/
Out of the Woodwork: In a Former Logging Town, SOM Delivers a Distinctive, Highly Energy-Efficient Mass-Timber County Building
Architectural Record (August 1, 2025); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17674-som-foregrounds-sustainability-at-a-multitasking-county-office-building-in-northern-california
A Warsaw Park’s Debris Ecosystems
Landscape Architecture (March 2025)
Building Blocks: A Factory-Assembled Modular System Aims to Quickly Shelter Those Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Architectural Record (May 1, 2024); https://digital.bnpmedia.com/publication/?i=820708&article_id=4764472&view=articleBrowser
IwamotoScott’s Geode ADU Quietly Complements a Midcentury Modern Californian Residence
Architectural Record (October 10, 2023); /https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16517-iwamotoscotts-geode-adu-quietly-complements-a-midcentury-modern-californian-residence
Speaking Truth: Field Architecture Designs a Northern-California Synagogue with an Emphasis on Honest Materials and Sustainability
Architectural Record (August 9, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15784-field-architecture-unveils-a-wood-clad-bay-area-synagogue
Clear Vision: Mark Cavagnero Associates Collaborates with SmithGroup to Foster Well-being at the Joan & Sanford I. Weill Neurosciences Building at UCSF Mission Bay
Architectural Record (October 27, 2021); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15366-ucsf-joan-sanford-i-weill-neurosciences-building-by-smithgroup-with-mark-cavagnero-associates
Mammoth Bamboo Staircase Defines Elephant-Parade’s Beijing HQ by Cun Design
Interior Design (November 25, 2017); http://www.interiordesign.net
/projects/14129-mammoth-bamboo-staircase-defines-elephant-parade-s-beijing-hq-by-cun-design/
At India Basin, GGN and Jensen Architects Revamp a Once-Industrial Stretch of San Francisco Shoreline
Architectural Record (July 15, 2025); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17643-at-india-basin-ggn-and-jensen-architects-revamp-a-once-industrial-stretch-of-san-francisco-shoreline
Spiegel Aihara Workshop Expands a 1930s Silicon Valley House into a Veritable Family Compound
Architectural Record (February 21, 2025); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17362-spiegel-aihara-workshop-expands-a-1930s-silicon-valley-house-into-a-veritable-family-compound
A Contemporary Indian Restaurant Brings Atypical Cuisine—and High Design—to a Bay Area Mall
Architectural Record (August 29, 2024); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17075-a-contemporary-indian-restaurant-brings-atypical-cuisineand-high-designto-a-bay-area-mall
Aidlin Darling Reimagines a Cabinet of Curiosities for Google’s Flagship Retail Outlet in Mountain View
Architectural Record (April 26, 2024); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16860-aidlin-darling-reimagines-a-cabinet-of-curiosities-for-googles-flagship-retail-outlet-in-mountain-view
At Greenbuild, Jane Fonda Brings Humor to the Seriousness of the Climate Crisis
Architectural Record (November 4, 2022); https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15935-at-greenbuild-jane-fonda-brings-humor-to-the-seriousness-of-the-climate-crisis
In the Mix: A Psychiatry Building by ZGF Architects Caters to a Range of Patients, Clinicians, and Researchers While Adapting to Its Lively San Francisco Neighborhood
Architectural Record (July 5, 2022); https://www.
architecturalrecord.com/articles/15739-a-soaring-light-filled-atrium-is-at-the-heart-of-this-san-francisco-facility-serving-mental-health-needs
Give ’em the Slip: AECOM Leads the Transformation of a Historic Shipyard into a Waterfront Park
Landscape Architecture (February 2021); http://bt.royle.com/publication/index.php?i=690119&view=contentsBrowser
Nest Aspiration Experience Pavilion by Pone Architecture
Interior Design (December 2017); http://m.interiordesign.net/articles
/14244-nest-aspiration-experience-pavilion-by-pone-architecture-2017-best-of-year-winner-for-trade-show-booth/
Cun Design Excavates Raw Materials for Beijing House Conversion
Interior Design (November 16, 2017); http://www.interiordesign.net/projects/14131-cun-design-excavates-raw-materials-for-beijing-house-conversion/
Vertical Glass House
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 139 (April 2015); http://www
.australiandesignreview.com.
News of the Weird: China’s President Wants to Put a Stop to Strange Buildings
Co-author with Clifford Pearson, Architectural Record (December 31, 2014); http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/12/141231-Chinese-President-Wants-to-Stop-Strange-Buildings-6527965279.asp.
Stepped Courtyards
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 136 (October–November 2014), 78–83; http://www.australiandesignreview.com/magazines/46074-ar136-super.
Catalytic Converter: Long Museum West Bund (cover story)
Architectural Record (August 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/building_types_study/museums/2014/1408-Long-Museum-West-Bund-Atelier-Deshaus.asp.
In China, Old Factory Gets a New Identity
Architectural Record (January 30, 2014); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2014/01/140130-In-China-Old-Factory-Gets-a-New-Identity.asp.
Neri & Hu
Azure (November/December 2013): 66–72; http://shop
.azuremagazine.com/product/november-december-2013-the-interiors-issue.
Slice and Dice
GreenSource (September 2013): 60–65; http://greensource
.construction.com/green_building_projects/2013/1309-sliced-porosity-block.asp.
You Build Us Up and Then You Tear Us Down: Eric Tabuchi’s “Monument to Progress”
Randian (June 13, 2013); http://www.randian-online.com/np_review
/monument-to-progress-hku-tabuchi/.
Xian Westin Museum Hotel
Architectural Record (June 2013); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/Building_Types_Study/Hotels/2013/1306-Xian-Westin-Museum-Hotel-NeriHu-Design-and-Research-Office.asp.
How to Travel in China
Zagat.com (April 11, 2013); http://blog.zagat.com/2013/04/how-to-travel-in-china.html.
Design Republic Commune (cover story)
Architectural Record (February 2013); http://archrecord
.construction.com/projects/building_types_study/adaptive_reuse/2013/1302-Design-Republic-Commune-Neri-and-Hu-Design-and-Research-Office.asp.
Serie Architects Designs Museum in China for
Calligrapher’s Art
Architectural Record (August 21, 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2012/08/120821-Serie-Architects-Designs-Museum-in-China-for-Calligraphers-Art.asp.
Shanghai Tower
Architectural Record (May 2012); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/portfolio/2012/05/Shanghai-Tower.asp.
China’s Construction Industry Continues to Grow
Engineering New Record (December 28, 2011); http://enr.construction
.com/toplists/chinacontractors/2012/0102-chinese-construction-industry-continues-growth.asp.
In Beijing, Work Begins on Nature-Inspired School by OPEN architecture
Architectural Record (August 2, 2011); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2011/08/110802-Beijing-School-by-OPEN-architecture.asp.
Longest Sunken-Tube Tunnel Planned
Engineering News Record (26 January 2011); http://enr
.construction.com/infrastructure/transportation/2011/0126-SunkenTubeTunnel.asp.
Extending a Hand
The Beat (December 2010): 32–33.
Hands On Shop: Shanghai Students Learn Design through Practice
City Weekend Parents & Kids (12 August 2010): 44.
Evian Town / Phase 2, Linked Hybrid, Vanke Center, and Shanghai Qingpu New Town Construction Company, Architectural Record (China) 1 (2010).
OBBA, Seoul
Architectural Record (December 1, 2015); http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11367-obba-seoul
Huaxin Business Centre
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 138 (December 2014), 52–59; http://www.australiandesignreview.com.
Vector Architects
Architectural Record (December 2014); http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2014/Vector-Architects.asp.
Living Small in the Big City: Songpa Micro Housing
Architectural Record (October 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/building_types_study/multi-family-housing/2014
/1410-Songpa-Micro-Housing-SsD.asp.
Along the Huangpu River: The Future of Shanghai
Architectural Record (June 30, 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2014/06/140630-Along-the-Huangpu-River-The-Future-of-Shanghai.asp.
Master Class
Architectural Record (December 2013): 46–50; http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/2013/1312-Master-Class.asp.
Stranger Than Fiction: Mumford in China
Architectural Record (October 25, 2013); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2013/10/131025-Stranger-Than-Fiction-Mumford-in-China.asp.
Asian Fusion
Architectural Record (September 2013): 112–117; http://archrecord
.construction.com/projects/recordinteriors/2013/1309-Mercato-by-Jean-Georges-Vongerichten-Neri-and-Hu-Design-and-Research-Office.asp.
China Wood Sculpture Museum
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 130 (Winter 2013): 84–90; http://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/32435-china-wood-sculpture-museum.
Where All Your Stuff Comes From
Architectural Record (May 2013); http://archrecord.construction.com
/features/critique/books/2013/1305-Factory-Towns-of-South-China.asp.
Yinzhou Talent Apartments
Architectural Record (March 2013); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/portfolio/2013/03/1303-Yinzhou-Talent-Apartments-DC-Alliance.asp.
Long-Awaited Complex in Nanjing Prepares for Its Debut
Architectural Record (December 27, 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2012/12/121227-Long-Awaited-Complex-in-Nanjing-Gets-Ready-for-Its-Debut.asp.
The Opposite House
Architectural Record (July 2012); http://archrecord.construction
.com/ar_china/China_Awards/2012/The-Opposite-House/The-Opposite-House.asp.
Bigger! Faster! Urbanism in Asia
Architectural Record (May 2012); http://archrecord.construction.com
/features/critique/books/2012/1205-Urbanism-in-Asia.asp.
Atelier Deshaus
Architectural Record (December 2011); http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2011/Atelier-Deshaus.asp.
Uniqlo
Architectural Record (May 2011); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/lighting/2011/05/uniqlo.asp
China’s Largest Firms Growing Rapidly
Engineering News Record (26 January 2011); http://enr.construction
.com/business_management/companies/2011/0126-ChinaFirmGrowing.asp.
Creative Nature
Landscape Architecture (China) 4 (2010): 16–37.
The Netherlands Pavilion, United Kingdom Pavilion, Spain Pavilion, Republic of Korea Pavilion, Germany Pavilion, Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, United States Pavilion
Architectural Record (China) 3 (2010): 21–34.
Grafting New Roots
Architectural Record 4 (April 2010): 62–5; http://archrecord
.construction.com/residential/recordhouses/2010/10_Xian_House
.asp.
Any Way You Cut It: Poly Grand Theater
Architectural Record (May 16, 2015); http://www
.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7368-poly-grand-theater
Garden School (cover story)
Architectural Record (January 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/Building_Types_Study/k-12/2015/1501-Garden-School-OPEN-Architecture.asp.
The Fiberglass Ceiling
Interior Design (November 26, 2014); http://www.interiordesign.net
/projects/detail/2478-the-fiberglass-ceiling/.
Shinseon Play
Architectural Record (September 4, 2014); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2014/09/140904-Quick-Take-Shinseon-Play-Pavilion.asp.
Diplomatic Position
Architectural Record (March 2014); http://archrecord.construction
.com/projects/Building_types_study/civic/2014/1403-US-Consulate-General-Guangzhou-China-SOM.asp?bts=CB.
JOHO Architecture
Architectural Record (December 2013): 88–89; http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2013/1312-JOHO-Architecture.asp.
Stacking the Decks
Architectural Record (October 2013): 96–101; http://archrecord
.construction.com/projects/portfolio/2013/10/1310-Daum-Space-1-Mass-Studies.asp.
Ta Ta Apartments
Architectural Review Asia Pacific 131 (Spring 2013): 52–59; http://www
.australiandesignreview.com/magazines/ar/32500-ar131-present.
Exhibition Review: Spectacle: 12 Presentations of Contemporary Museum Architecture
Architectural Record (June 3, 2013); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2013/05/130531-Exhibition-Review-Spectacle-12-Presentations-of-Contemporary-Museum-Architecture-in-China.asp.
How to Travel in Japan
Zagat.com (April 15, 2013); http://blog.zagat.com/2013/04/how-to-travel-in-japan.html.
Shanghai Forum Explored Cities Through Varied Lenses
Architectural Record (February 6, 2013); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2013/02/130206-Shanghai-Forum-Explored-Cities-Through-Varied-Lenses.asp.
Trace Architecture Office
Architectural Record (December 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/features/designvanguard/2012/Trace-Architecture-Office.asp.
Old Factories Get New Wrapping in Shanghai
Architectural Record (May 15, 2012); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2012/05/dEEP-Architects-office-building-for-Material-ConneXion.asp.
Shanghai Cruise Terminal Opening Soon
Architectural Record (December 29, 2011); http://archrecord
.construction.com/news/2011/12/Shanghai-Cruise-Terminal.asp.
Retail and Its Communities
Dialogue 20 (9 September 2011): 14–17; http://www.gensler.com
/uploads/documents/D20_09_09_2011.pdf.
An Expo Grows in Xi’an
Architectural Record (April 8, 2011); http://archrecord.construction
.com/news/2011/04/110408-Plasma-Studio.asp.
Setting the Bar High: The UK Leaves an Indelible Legacy
at Expo
The Beat (December 2010): 12–16.
At Shanghai Expo, Finnish Pavilion Provides a Stunning Green Model
Engineering News Record (6 September 2010); http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bude100901ShanghaiExpo.
Trend Setter: Mall 818 Brings a Youthful Spin to Shopping on Nanjing Xi Lu
City Weekend Home & Office (Summer 2010): 42–3.
My Neighborhood: Landing at the Top
City Weekend Home & Office (Spring 2010): 21–3.