Zhizhe Yu
MUDD '03 UNSW

Zhizhe Yu is Co-founder and Managing Director of AI SpaceFactory. In addition to pioneering the company's growth in China, Zhizhe founded AI's China office in Shanghai, where she leads a team of architects on several city-defining projects. Trained as both an architect and urban designer, she relishes a hands-on approach to making spaces which contribute to cities and society.

During her professional career, Zhizhe has managed projects totalling over two million square metres completed or currently under construction. Among them, the 599-metre tall PingAn Finance Centre (PAFC) in Shezhen is one of the most significant achievements, for which she manages an international multidisciplinary design team in multiple locations. Zhizhe has been committed to the project for nine years from its very beginning. During her service at Kohn Pederson Fox, and as project director, played a key instrumental role through all phases. Since joining AI, Zhizhe extends her experience and expertise to creating the PingAn Asset Insurance Tower, which is phase III of PAFC.