Sylvia Chan

Background

About Sylvia Chan

Sylvia Chan [BA(AS), MA (Journalism), PhD: HKU; MA: AA] specializes in public relations, research, and writing in architecture. She is the Communications Manager - Research Editor at OMA Rotterdam and directs OMA’s communications campaigns. Sylvia is the author of Writing In(to) Architecture: China‘s Architectural Design and Construction Since 1949 (2012), Style: In Defence Of. Chinese Architecture (2017) and Traces of Other Places (2021). She has taught at The University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Design Institute. She is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. With training in architecture and journalism, Sylvia was the Communications Representative of OMA Asia Pacific for four years, and she has led OMA's public relations initiatives in the region. She is a professional architectural writer, and has published in Architecture Beyond Europe, Indesign Australia, and Canadian Architect. Sylvia received her Bachelor of Architectural Studies and Master of Journalism from The University of Hong Kong. She earned her Master of Arts in Architectural Histories and Theories at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. She completed her PhD in architectural history and theory at The University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include architectural representations, translations in architecture, the concept of Chineseness, and contemporary architectural practices.