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ANDREW KAO

With over a decade of experience in architecture, I’ve led design projects around the globe and through many typologies. Rather than focusing on a specific typology or aesthetic, I’ve concentrated on scale, process, and technology in driving better design for clients and end-users.  

In addition to my experience as a traditional architect, I’ve lead product and design strategy at WeWork and as the Global Head of Product and Design at CBRE Hana. I’m passionate about building teams that deliver great design at exception value to stakeholders. I leverage new tools, processes, and technologies to further augment high-performing teams.

I’ve taught at UCLA and served as a critic at Columbia University GSAPP, Pratt Institute, the New School, UCLA, and Williams College.

Awards

  • 2020 AIA New York State Design Award - Conference House Park Pavilion

  • 2020 Architect's Newspaper Best of Design Awards - Honorable Mention - Conference House Park Pavilion

  • 2020 Architecture MasterPrize Honorable Mention in Architectural Design / Small Architecture - Conference House Pavilion

  • 2016 Architecture League Project Citation - Socrates Park

  • 2014 Public Design Commission Award - Conference House Pavilion

  • 2013 Public Design Commission Award – Heineken Red Star Café

  • 2013 Public Design Commission Award – Rockaway Beach Access Restoration

  • 2013 Society for Environmental Graphic Design Award

  • 2013 Architectural League of NY – Folly 2013 Shortlist Selection

  • 2013 NYC DoITT Reinvent Payphones, Finalist

  • 2012 AGC Merit Award –  MIT Sloan School of Business

  • 2011 AIA California Council Merit Award  –  St. Thomas the Apostle School

  • 2010 40th LA Architectural Awards, Under Construction 

  • 2009 International Architectural Education Summit, Exhibition Selection 

  • 2008 NAIOP Southern California Case Competition Winner

  • 2004 Williams College Bruce Sanderson Class of 1964 Prize in Architecture

Press & Publicity

  • April 19, 2021 Crain’s New York - Technology can help provide seamless connections to hybrid working

  • April 6, 2021 Corenet Southern California - Flex after COVID: Flexible Workplaces for Brokers, Occupiers, and Facility

  • January 4, 2021 STO Building Conversations (podcast) - A Holistic Approach to Flex Space with Hana

  • August 5, 2020 All Work Space - Hana Announces ‘hana Innovation Partners’ To Anticipate Future Flexible Workplace Needs

  • August 3, 2020 Dallas Morning News - Shared office industry adapts to COVID-19 changes

  • July 16, 2019 New York Times - Walls on Wheels and Movable Pods: ‘The Evolution of the Open Workplace’

  • May 15, 2018, NHK - オフィスで懐かしのが復権