Sky Xu

AIA, Class 1 RA (PRC), LEED AP BD+C | Chicago, IL

Sky comes from Suzhou, China, a peaceful city famous for its oriental classic garden, rivers, and bridges. He likes to explore different cultures and traditions. Since 2011, he chose to move to the US and live in Chicago. In his spare time, he has visited various cities, town and national parks and would continue the adventures to more area around the world.

As a dual licensed architect both in China and US, Sky is experienced in dealing with complicated program high-rise buildings, especially in hotel and office design. He has a deep understating of the combination of aesthetics and technology to convert a design concept into a building. Sky has continuous interests to study a highly efficient core for the mixed used high-rise buildings and elegant curtain wall details. In recent years, Sky has growing interests in sustainable design and would develop the knowledge and skills to design more environmentally friendly buildings.