Binghao Yao

SENIOR Designer

Binghao Yao came to architecture through an early love of drawing and woodworking and his affinity for science and technical innovation. After earning his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Soochow University in Suzhou, China, Binghao pursued advanced education in the United States, earning his professional Master of Architecture degree from the University of California at Berkeley. With extensive international competition experience and experience at high-profile offices, Binghao brings strong design skills, the ability to meet tight deadlines, and sophisticated graphic ability to the table at TWA. His specialty is project coordination with large numbers of designers.

Noah To Mora

SENIOR DESIGNER

Noah received his B. Arch degree from California State Polytechnic University, and has since become a new leader in the office, with a keen eye and precision in his work. He leads teams of designers and takes management roles for large building projects as well as competition projects. His specialty is concrete and steel structure.

Shervin Hashemi
Senior Designer

Shervin Hashemi holds a Master of Architecture from the Pratt Institute in New York. He brings professional experience on residential and commercial projects as well as extensive competition experience to TWA, along with strong compositional skills and an obsessive attention to detail. He specializes in building massing, diagrams, and large model-making.

Bobby Cheng

project Designer

After earning his BArch degree at Nanchang University in Jianxi, China, Bobby Cheng gained several years of design experience in leading architecture studios in the US before completing his Master of Architecture degree at Yale University. With a background in architectural theory as well as practice, he brings strong theoretical and research skills to TWA along with his design acuity. He specializes in the design of circulation and egress for large buildings. .

Chenglu Xue

PROJECT Designer

Awarded with a Master of Science in Advanced Architecture Design from the University of Pennsylvania, and obtaining his Bachelor of Architecture from Tianjin University in China, Chenglu has an amazing eye and ability to enliven everything he works on. He often does our “world diagrams” which capture TWA’s architecture in a social mode, filled with inhabitants and life and everyday things. His specialties are lighting, media, and glass.

Niyousha Zaribaf

JOB CAPTAIN

Holding a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Architecture from Pratt Institute in New York City, Niyousha brings strong previous experience to her work at TWA. Her design work, influenced by her previous years at SOM, is precise and modern, supporting TWA’s repertoire of raw, simple, powerful forms. Her speciality is section drawings.

Matthew Pak

JOB CAPTAIN

Matthew’s technical and creative architectural expertise ranges from interests in AI, Robots, and hardcore architectural design. Matthew earned a Master of Architecture from SCI-Arc, which included visions of a city landscaped by robots. At TWA Matthew controls project geometry and documentation through deep Revit models.

Alvin Li

JOB CAPTAIN

Hailing from Los Angeles, California and receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Design from the University of Southern California, Alvin is known as a great leader and team coordinator, often serving as the connection point between our Rhino and Revit teams. His speciality is running BIM in the cloud, and site planning and landscape.

Daniela Abella Guerra

TECHNICAL ARCHITECT

Dani graduated with a Masters degree from Pratt Institute. Her focus at TWA is BIM modeling and project documentation and graphics. Her speciality is elevation drawings and precise line weights within a BIM Cloud environment.

Dheer Talreja

CTO / DESIGNER

Dheer Talreja holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from NIRMA University in Ahmedabad, India, and a Master of Architecture II degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture. His experience includes residential and commercial projects at a variety of scales with a focus on digital visualization, fabrication, and technical drawings. His specialty is operating our 3D printing farm in support of the large working models we produce at TWA.

Jordan Micham

project DESIGNER

Jordan Has a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, and an M.Arch. II from SCI-Arc. He has worked with Patterns, Oyler Wu, and RIOS, building his expertise in building geometry and interiors. His specialty is mixed-use and commercial interiors, as well as cultural venues and amphitheater design.His specialty is clean modeling and thinking around the bend.

Yves Lu

technical architect

Yves brings expertise in large building design, with years of experience from Frank Gehry’s office, where he worked on The Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and The Grand, Los Angeles. He earned his B.Arch. at SCI-Arc, and has also worked in the virtual reality industry. At TWA, he is focused on circulation, accessibility, and egress on large buildings. His specialty is leading teams in building large physical models.

Suyue Jin

technical architect

Jin earned her Master’s degree from SCI-Arc, and her Bachelor’s from the Changzhou Institute of Technology. She has worked for Xuberance, Shanghai, doing industrial design, and studies under Eric Moss. She is a BIM expert at TWA, focused on tectonics and logistics. Her specialty is visualizing construction sequencing for complex projects.

Iris Gu
PROJECT Designer

Awarded with her Master of Science and Advanced Architectural Design from the University of Pennsylvania, Iris Gu is a hyper-focused and talented designer, able to bridge between structure, plan, and function. Her specialty is Food and Beverage design and services, contributing to the overall liveliness of TWA’s buildings. Her specialty is large Godzilla Drawings revealing the inner life of our architecture.

Yutao Chen

PROJECT Designer

Yutao Chen holds a Master of Advanced Architectural Design from UPENN, and works on public realm aspects of our projects, in terms of landscape, shade, and atmosphere. He is accustomed to laying out large public spaces- both interior and exterior. Yutao’s specialty is large, detailed Godzilla Drawings that TWA uses to represent relations between construction, technology, and the social world.

Wentao Pan

PROJECT Designer

Wentao graduated from UPENN in the MSD-AAD program and holds a B.Arch. from Nanjing Tech University. His talents include parametric modeling, transportation projects, and is a member of the International Solar Energy Society. His specialty is advanced geometry including stepped and oblique forms.

Chengyu Zhang

PROJECT Designer

Chengyu received his Architectural Master's Degree from Columbia University, and his B. Arch Degree from SCI-Arc. He often works in competition teams, focusing on building programming, layouts, and area control. His specialty is the exploded axo.

Shichen Cao

PROJECT Designer

With a Master of Architecture from SCI-Arc, and a B. Arch. from the University of Oklahoma, Shichen brings a love of rendering, virtual worlds, and animation. He specializes in Unreal Engine. Other than rendering, Shichen is focused on facade tectonic development at TWA. His specialty is rooftop gardens.

Zhao Mu

PROJECT Designer

Zhao has a Master’s Degree in Architecture from SCI-Arc, and years of experience on large projects in China. He is focused on the design of back of house facilities, building infrastructure, and vertical transportation. His specialty is logistics and cores.

Panjing Zhu

PROJECT Designer

Panjing graduated from the UPENN Master’s Program, and has a B.Arch. from Xiamen University. Her focus at TWA is building programming and services, as well as area control and diagramming. Her specialty is hospitality design.