Longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 designer of the year, Büro Ziyu Zhuang is a German-Chinese architecture practice with partners in Berlin, Beijing and Shanghai.

The firm has established a unique design vocabulary, fusing its Asian and European roots into its own style. All partners and managing directors of Büro Ziyu Zhuang have a transcontinental background. Having studied or lived in both the east and the west, the designers give an insight into crossing cultural boundaries that few can match.

In recent years the studio's efforts have been recognised by several major awards, including the World Architecture Festival, Archdaily's Top 10 Annual Projects, the Iconic, WAN and German Design Awards.

Büro Ziyu Zhuang has been longlisted in the designer of the year category of Dezeen Awards 2020.

Designer: Büro Ziyu Zhuang