Chao Tang Lin is a Taiwanese architect and researcher based in New York, currently pursuing a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia GSAPP (’26). His professional experience at KRIS YAO | ARTECH involved large-scale institutional and cultural projects, urban renewal strategies, and heritage reviews, grounding his design practice in both technical rigor and contextual sensitivity. His research explores the intersections of temporality, waste, ecology, and adaptation, reframing the relationship between body, environment, and architecture. Through design and critical inquiry, he seeks to cultivate new ways of perceiving and inhabiting contemporary urban and ecological conditions.
EDUCATION
Columbia University
GSAPP, MS. Advanced Architectural Design
05/2025-05/2026, New York, US
Tunghai University
Bachelor of Architecture
09/2014-06/2019, Taichung, Taiwan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Architectural Designer
06/2020-01/2024, Taipei, Taiwan
Chien Architects & Associates
Architectural Intern
07/2018-08/2018, Taipei, Taiwan
FieldEvo Design Studio + LinBoYang Architects
Architectural Intern
07/2016-08/2016, Taipei, Taiwan
LICENSE
Registered Architect
Issued by Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
"Super Taichung: Green Park Lane"
Workshop & Exhibition
11/2018
Tunghai University HONG, WEN-XIONG Memorial Competition
Honorable Mention
02/2018
THU x HKCU Joint Design Studio
Hong Kong, 09/2017
Tunghai University Summer Workshop in Rome
Rome, Italy, 07/2017
THU x UTAR Melaka Joint Studio
Melaka, Malaysia, 03/2017
Tsinghua University Urban Design Workshop
Beijing, China, 07/2016
EXHIBITION
"Below the Wugu Mountain"
Video Installation, 691 Art Gallery
12/2021
Tunghai University Department of Architecture Graduation Exhibition
06/2019
PUBLICATION
Photography Book: "Grand Hotel, Another Wing, Eye"
Co-author
06/2022
Tunghai University Department of Architecture Graduation Magazine
01/2019
THU x HKCU Joint Design Studio Compilation
09/2018
SKILLS
Design
Adobe Suite (Ps, Ai, Id, Pr), AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, Revit, V-ray, Enscape
Research
Microsoft Office Suite, QGIS
Fabrication
Physical Model Making, Razor Cutting, 3D Printing, CNC