William Hailiang Chen

Award-winning designer from Creative Prototyping Unit with 6 design awards.

Ranked #1116 in Designer Rankings worldwide.

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William Hailiang Chen

Awards Overview for William Hailiang Chen

Award Type Count
Platinum A' Design Award 0
Gold A' Design Award 1
Silver A' Design Award 0
Bronze A' Design Award 4
Iron A' Design Award 0
Runner-up A' Design Award 1
Total Awards 6

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Career Highlights of William Hailiang Chen

Notable Achievements
  • Total Awards: 6
  • Total Score: 18
  • Global Ranking: #1116 Worldwide
  • Top Award: Gold ( 1 × )
Areas of Expertise
  • Interior Space and Exhibition Design
  • Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design
Top Designs
Design Name Category Award Year
Pinkbox Club London Interior Space and Exhibition Design Bronze 2024
Moonlight Huotang Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design Bronze 2021

About William Hailiang Chen

Biography

William Hailiang Chen has transferred himself from an artist to a professional qualified architect, graduated from the Architectural Association School with awarded Alvin Boyarsky Scholarship and Nicholas Boas Travel Award. He went on working for UK famous practices such as Wilkinson Eyre Architect, Populous and Foster and Partners on several prestigious projects, including winning the competition of 440m tower of Guangzhou International Finance Centre, the design of London Olympic 2012 Stadium from inception to completion and Apple Campus 2. Despite the success in UK, as Principal Architect he took on the challenge back to China leading the team on managing Wanda Group’s overseas projects including Wanda One Nine Elmes, Wanda Sydney One, Paris Europacity and Wanda Vista Tower project in Chicago. Alongside the big projects, as founder of Creative Prototyping Unit he is leading a research team on digital fabrication of various small experimental projects. William teaches part time at the Southeast University in Nanjing and is setting up an urban regeneration research program in relation to sports sector.

Areas of Expertise

  • Interior Space and Exhibition Design
  • Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design

Country

Great Britain

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Performance Metrics
Key Statistics
  • Total Score: 18
  • Total Awards: 6
  • Global Ranking: #1116
  • Performance Score: 8.50 / 10
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William Hailiang Chen's performance score of 8.50 places them in the top tier of designers worldwide. This score, which ranges from 0 to 10, reflects not just the quantity but also the quality of awards received.

With a total of 6 awards and a global ranking of #1116, William Hailiang Chen has demonstrated consistent excellence in Interior Space and Exhibition Design, Cultural Heritage and Culture Industry Design .

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