Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards China 2023 architect of the year, Beijing based architecture studio People's Architecture Office.

People's Architecture Office (PAO) was founded by He Zhe, James Shen and Zang Feng in 2010, with the belief that design is for the masses the studio focuses on social impact through design. PAO is the first architecture practice in Asia certified as a B-Corporation and serves as a model for social entrepreneurship.

Recent projects include Bantian Street Baogang Elementary School in Shenzhen and Learning Landscape in Shanghai.

This studio has been shortlisted in the architect of the year category of Dezeen Awards China 2023.