Li Hu Hon. FAIA, is a founding partner of OPEN Architecture. He served as a Kenzo Tange Design Critic in Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 2023. LI received his BArch from Tsinghua University in Beijing in 1996 and his MArch from Rice University in 1998.
Li was named one of the “50 under 50: Innovators of the 21st Century,” and 2022 Wallpaper* China Design Awards, Designer of the Year. Li speaks frequently at academic conferences and universities worldwide. He is also a frequent juror and curator for important international design competitions and exhibitions.
The publications co-authored by Hu Li and Wenjing Huang and on their works include Reinventing Cultural Architecture: A Radical Vision by OPEN (2022), OPEN Questions (2018), Towards Openness (2018), and OPEN Reaction (2015).
Based in Beijing, OPEN Architecture is an acclaimed architecture office that collaborates across different disciplines to practice architectural, urban, landscape, and interior design. Its recent built works include the Sun Tower, UCCA Dune Art Museum, the Chapel of Sound, Tank Shanghai, and Shanfeng Academy.
CTBUH Awards Best Tall Building Award of Excellence, 2025
Créateurs Design Awards, 2025
AIA International Design Awards Honor Award, 2023
Arcasia Awards Gold Winner, 2021
AR Future Project Awards Jeu d’Esprit Prize, 2021
AIA Education Facility Design Award of Excellence, 2018
