Edwin Chan on Watch We The Artists

Edwin Chan received his Bachelor of Arts from the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley, and Master of Architecture from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard. After graduation, Edwin joined Frank O. Gehry & Associates in Los Angeles; and has collaborated with Mr. Gehry as Design Partner on many of the firm’s most significant cultural and institutional projects. Edwin has lectured both in the US and internationally, and has served as visiting professor of architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and was appointed the Howard Friedman Visiting Professor of Architectural Practice at UC Berkeley for Fall semester of 2012. Edwin has been recognized with many awards and distinctions. Most recently, Edwin received the honor of “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” from the Republic of France, and the Graham Foundation Grant for Advanced Studies for the Arts in 2013. In January 2012, Edwin launched his independent practice EC3. Based in Los Angeles, EC3 embraces a vision for professional practice that transcends culture and geography; and is committed to Empower Cross-disciplinary Collaboration in Creativity. By using physical models extensively to explore options in spatial organizations as well as aesthetic throughout all phases of the project, EC3 promotes highly inter-active and collaborative dialogues with clients consulting team, as well as policy makers and stakeholders. EC3 is supported by a team of professionals with more than 20 years of experience in projects from a variety of scales, from cultural, mixed-use, institutional, urban planning to furniture, as well as exhibition and set designs.