About/介绍
Xu Nan is a Class 1 Registered Architect, the founder of NAN Architects, Assoc. AIA. He holds a Master of Architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he completed his studies with the full-tuition “Morgenstern Scholar” scholarship, and a Bachelor of Architecture from the School of Architecture at Harbin Institute of Technology. His prior experience at Atelier Deshaus (Shanghai), SOM (Chicago), and 10Design (Shanghai/Hong Kong) has shaped a research-driven design approach that integrates technical insight with cultural sensitivity.
Xu’s architectural practice centers on the integration of architecture, structure, and technology, emphasizing innovative methods that shape public experience and spatial culture. He believes architecture should transcend functional boundaries to become a cultural medium—linking engineering precision, material intelligence, emotional resonance, and collective memory. His projects span educational, public, and residential buildings, as well as bridges and urban infrastructure, continually exploring how architecture can generate new relationships among city, community, and ecology. His teaching at the China Academy of Art, Tongji University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University extends this philosophy by cultivating students’ perceptual awareness, empathy, and critical thinking within the design process.
Xu has received numerous international design honors, including the American Architecture MasterPrize “Best of Best” in 2019 and 2023, the Iconic Awards “Best of Best” in 2021, and the First Prize of the Chongqing Excellent Engineering Survey and Design Awards in the same year. He was awarded the Jinwa Award Chief Jury Prize in 2022 and the OPAL Platinum Award in 2023. In 2024, he won “China Young Architects Award” by the authoritative academic journal UED. His work has been widely featured in leading domestic and international media and academic publications, including ArchDaily, Designboom, Gooood, Time + Architecture, and UED.
南旭，一级注册建筑师，NAN建筑事务所创始人，美国建筑师协会会员。毕业于美国伊利诺伊理工大学建筑学院，获建筑学硕士学位，并以“Morgenstern Scholar”全额奖学金完成学业, 毕业于哈尔滨工业大学建筑学院，获得建筑学学士学位。曾任职于大舍建筑设计事务所（上海）、SOM（芝加哥）及 10Design（上海/香港），跨文化的职业背景塑造了他以研究为驱动、兼具技术洞察与文化敏感性的设计方法。
南旭的建筑实践聚焦于建筑、结构与技术的融合，强调以创新的方法构建公共体验与空间文化。他认为建筑应超越功能边界，成为联结工程精度、材料智慧、情感体验与集体记忆的文化媒介。他的作品涵盖教育建筑、公共与居住建筑、桥梁及基础设施等多类型项目，持续探索建筑如何在城市、社群与生态之间生成新的关系。他在中国美术学院、同济大学与上海交通大学的教学工作进一步延伸了这一理念，培养学生的感知能力、共情意识与批判性思考的设计过程。
南旭在设计领域屡获殊荣，包括2019年和2023年荣获美国建筑大师奖（American MasterPrize）至尊奖，2021年获得德国标志性设计奖（Iconic Awards）至尊奖，同年获重庆市优秀工程勘察设计一等奖。2022年斩获金瓦奖首席评委大奖，并于2023年获得伦敦杰出房地产奖（OPAL）白金奖。2024 年获得权威学术期刊UED评选的 “中国优秀青年建筑师奖”。作品多次被《Archdaily》、《Designboom》、《谷德》、《时代建筑》、《UED》等国内外知名媒体和学术期刊报道。
News/新闻All News
NAN received 2023 OPAL Platinum Award for the project of Nanjing Qinhuai Bay Bridge.
NAN设计的南京秦淮湾大桥项目获得2023年度伦敦杰出房地产奖白金奖。
The Architecture MasterPrize certifies that Nanjing Qinhuai Bay Bridge by NAN Architects
has been awarded （Best of Best) in the Architectural Design - Infrastructure category.
NAN设计的南京秦淮湾大桥项目获得2023年度美国建筑大师奖基础设施类最佳建筑奖。
Design Award / 2021年度优秀工程勘察设计奖
NAN received 2021 Excellent Engineering Survey
Design Award: First Prize for Outstanding Architectural Engineering Design for the project of Danzishi Kindergarten in Chongqing.
NAN设计的重庆“长嘉汇弹子石幼儿园”荣获重庆2021年度优秀工程勘察设计奖优秀建筑工程设计（含一般工业建筑）一等奖 。
NAN received Iconic Awards-Best of Best for the project of Danzishi Kindergarten in Chongqing.
NAN设计的重庆“长嘉汇弹子石幼儿园”荣获德国标志性建筑设计奖最高奖-至尊奖。
NAN received JINWA Award for the project of Changjiahui Danzishi Kindergarten in Chongqing.
NAN设计的重庆长嘉汇弹子石幼儿园项目获得金瓦奖最佳概念设计奖。
The Architecture Masterprize certifies that The Sales Center in Wenzhou TOD New Town by NAN Architects has been awarded in the Architectural Design category.
近日，在刚刚公布的2019年美国建筑大师奖（2019 Architecture Masterprize）的评选中，NAN建筑事务所设计的的温州国际新城售楼中心项目获得最佳商业建筑奖。
Xu Nan is conferred the title of Design Instructor by Tongji University.
南旭被聘为同济大学建筑与城市规划学院设计导师。