ABOUT

Joe Lin is the Principal of Yen-Ying Lin Architects and a founding partner and Co-Principal of YEN Partnership Architects. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Tamkang University, where he received the Outstanding Design Award upon graduation, and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University. He is a licensed Architect and Interior Designer in Taiwan, and a registered APEC Architect.
His practice spans architecture, interior design, and urban transformation, with a long-term focus on sustainability and the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Through the dialogue between old and new architecture, his work explores latent spatial possibilities and seeks to contribute to an organic and resilient evolution of Taiwan’s urban environment.
In 2004, Joe Lin led a design consortium that won the international competition for the 228 National Memorial Park. His experience also includes major public and cultural projects such as the Taipei MTR Chungshan Art and Culture Park and projects related to the National Taiwan Museum. He is actively involved in architectural education, teaching design studios at Chung Yuan Christian University and National Taipei University of Technology, and frequently serving as a visiting critic and lecturer.
Joe Lin has been regularly invited as a juror for domestic and international design awards and has served as Chairman of the Taiwan Interior Design Association (TIDA) since 2024. His work has been widely published and recognized with honors including the Taiwan Architecture Award, Golden Pin Design Award, Red Dot Design Award, iF Design Award, d’arc Awards, and the A’ Design Award & Competition.

Yenling Chen, AIA, LEED AP, she is a registered architect in New York State and a Founding Partner of YEN Partnership Architects. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Tamkang University and a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design (MS.AAD) from Columbia University. She currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at National Cheng Kung University.
Her professional experience includes positions at Swire Properties, Steven Holl Architects in New York, and Pei Partnership Architects, where she contributed to internationally acclaimed projects such as Beijing Linked Hybrid (Contemporary MOMA), EAST Beijing Hotel, Shenzhen Vanke Center (Dameisha), the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, and the Suzhou Museum. Having lived and worked in Tokyo, New York, Beijing, and Taipei, she is also fluent in English and Japanese. Her practice integrates a global architectural perspective with deep sensitivity to local culture and context. In 2024, she was invited to serve as Jury Chair of the Taipei Design Award.
Her recent leading projects include Xinpu Elementary School in New Taipei City, the tribal community gathering and activity center in Daren Township in Taitung, the adaptive reuse of the Lintianshan Forestry Cultural Park in Hualien, and the South Visitor Center of the National Railway Museum. Her work has received major recognitions, including the FIABCI Taiwan Real Estate Excellence Awards, the Excellent Awards for Agriculture Construction, and the International Design Awards, such as the Good Design Award (Japan), K-Design Award (Korea), AMP Architecture MasterPrize (USA), IDA International Design Awards (USA).