Liu Jiakun is the Founder and Principle Architect of Jiakun Architects. His projects have been selected into many international exhibitions, including “Young Chinese Architects’ Work Exhibition” in Germany, “Chinese Contemporary Architecture Exhibition” in France, “NAI China Contemporary Architecture”, “International Architecture Exhibition in Russia”, and “International Architecture Exhibition” in Venice Biennale. The numerous honors and awards he received include the Honor Prize of the 7th ARCASIA, Chinese Architecture & Art Prize 2003, Architectural Record Magazine China Awards, Far East Award in Architecture and Architectural Design Award from Architectural Society of China and Audi Arts Design Award. His design works have been widely recognized in the magazines and books such as A+U, AV, Area, AR, MADE IN CHINA. Mr. Liu also lectured at various international institutions such as MIT, Royal Academy of Arts, Palais de Chaillot in Paris, Bauhaus in Dessau and many universities in China.