Feifei Feng
Feifei Feng is a multidisciplinary designer, crossing the boundary between architecture and art. She is a licensed architect in California and Washington in the US. She graduated with Master of Architecture degree from MIT and received Bachelor of Architectural Studies and Bachelor of Design with first-class honors from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. She has worked professionally in architecture firms including Kengo Kuma and Associates in Paris, Kennedy & Violich Architecture (KVA) in Boston, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (TZG) in Sydney, Stanley Saitowitz Office in San Francisco.
Her experience spans projects across different scales with a focus on cultural, institutional as well as residential designs. Major public projects include The Museum of Human Bodies in Montpelier, Griffin Theater and Norton Street Cinemas in Sydney, Water Tank Library in Kenya and Center for Jewish Life at Drexel University. In recent years, Feifei has been specializing in high-end residential and commercial projects.
Feifei's architecture and artwork has been exhibited world wide, including the the Power Station of Art, Shanghai Himalayas Museum, Beijing Design Week, Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture in Shenzhen China, ELL Gallery in San Francisco USA , Design Tasmania and Object Gallery in Australia. Her work has been published on various online and print media including Archdaily, Time Architecture, World Architecture. She believes that good architecture is a gift with mystery that enables people to experience the unspeakable and arouses them to converse with the environment and themselves.
Alexander Dixon
Alex Dixon is a designer and thinker. His role includes making sure the team is advancing the studio’s vision and crafting innovative strategies in response to client's briefs. He is interested in developing forward-thinking ideas for architecture, the building industry and the urban environment. Alex has a Master of Architecture from MIT and a Bachelor of Philosophy with Honors and Bachelor of Science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Before founding the practice, Alex worked at Safdie Architects, Joseph Wong Design Associates in China, Sitbon Architectes in Paris and Kennedy & Violich Architecture in Boston. Major projects included: Hyatt Regency Shanghai, China, Housing Development Masterplan, Nanjing, China, Eco Data Center, Raufarhöfn, Iceland, Intercoastal Museum and Visitor Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, Office/Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, Affordable Housing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ye Wang
Ye is a research collaborator of Moment X. She is a principal research scientist at Autodesk Research. She is passionate about designing technologies for sustainability using new advancements in machine learning, human-computer interaction, and computer graphics.
Previously, Ye has co-founded Join, an architecture and construction technology startup, and developed cutting-edge design tools, such as Onshape and Meshmixer. Ye has an extensive research background in 3D printing and holds patents. She is also a multimedia artist, designing experiences for local dance shows.
She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT with a minor in Foreign Studies. Besides her fascination with art and science, she loves learning about culture, history, and psychology.
Zhiyan Xu
Zhiyan is a junior designer at Moment X. She recently graduated with a degree in Master of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. Before that, her undergraduate in civil engineering (both from China and UK) not only provided her with a strong background in structure and material but also let her appreciate the diversity of the world. She believes that good design is always human-centered and designers are doomed to learn everything to benefit their design process. She enjoys the process of learning and is always willing to apply her relevant education to real practice.
Qingdong Hu
Qingdong is a project designer at Moment X. She recently graduated from the Master of Architecture program at the University of California, Berkeley. While her education and professional training prepared her well for architectural practice, her journey around the world over the past years gave her invaluable inspiration and further enlightened her passion for design. To her, a good architect is always an active listener and observer, who would understand and respect diversity and create something meaningful out of normal life.
Hankin Tang
Hankin is a junior designer at Moment X. He recently graduated from the Master of Architecture program at UC Berkeley. He has been pursuing an ethical and responsible approach to Architecture design while experimenting with unique materials and techniques. The intricate details and creative problem-solving involved in architecture fuel his passion for the field. During his gap year, he sharpened his skills as a focused and nimble architecture designer through a year and a half of hands-on experience in DLR Group and Ateliers Jean Nouvel.