Rossana Hu

Rossana Hu
Born1968[1]
Taiwan
EducationMasters Degree in Architecture
Alma materPrinceton University
Occupation(s)Interior designer, architect

Rossana Hu, also known as Hu Rushan, is an architect and interior designer who works in China and was born and raised in Taiwan. Hu is a partner in Neri & Hu, a design and research organization in Shanghai founded in 2004.

Early life and education

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Hu was born[2] and raised in Taiwan with her two siblings.[1] She received her bachelors of arts in architecture and music from the University of California Berkeley[1] going on to then study further at Princeton University achieving a Masters degree in architecture and urban planning.[3]

Prior to co-founding Neri & Hu, Hu was employed at various architecture companies such as a Ralph Lerner architect in Princeton, Michael Graves & Associates, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in New York City.

In 2023, Hu was appointed as the Howard Friedman Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Following her roles as a critic at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2021 and 2019, she was once again invited to serve as a critic there in 2023.In 2022 and 2018, Hu held positions at Yale School of Architecture as the Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor and the Norman Foster Visiting Professor, respectively. Hu has also taught and lectured at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and Syracuse University School of Architecture as the Mark Robins Endowed Lecture.[3]

In 2021 she became the chair of the architecture department at Shanghai’s Tongji University;[4] Hu is the first woman to hold the position of chair and her appointment is the first time the position is held by someone who did not graduate from Tongji University.[5]

Selected works

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Hu and Neri moved to Shanghai in 2002 and opened a showroom called Design Republic in 2004.[6] They expanded to a third store in 2012 where they sell household furnishings that are modern, but get ideas from old Chinese objects.[7] Their furniture is available in Vancouver, Canada.[8]

In 2015, Hu became codirector of Stellar Works.[9][better source needed] Under the direction of Neri and Hu, Stellar Works products have won awards including Wallpaper* Smart Space Awards (2021),[10] Best of Year by Interior Design magazine (2020),[citation needed] Archiproducts Awards (2018)[11] and Wallpaper* Design Awards (2017).[12]

Some notable buildings that Hu worked on include the Lantern Sulwhasoo, a Korean cosmetic store renovated by Hu.[13] Hu designed the Fuzhou Teahouse, completed in 2021,[14][15] and the Aranya Art Center in Shanghei.[16]

Personal life

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Hu met her husband and partner Lyndon Neri while attending Berkeley.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Khan, Zohra (January 7, 2022). "UNSCRIPTED with Rossana Hu: Of silence, search, and serendipity". www.stirworld.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ "Rossana Hu — Transforming The Timeline". transformingthetimeline.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  3. ^ a b "Rossana Hu". Harvard Graduate School of Design. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  4. ^ Speros, Will (December 23, 2021). "Architect Rossana Hu Joins Staff at Tongji University". Hospitality Design : HD (Online); New York – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Yao, Christina (2021-12-30). "Rossana Hu named chair of the department of architecture at Tongji University". Dezeen. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  6. ^ "Neri & Hu". TLmagazine. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  7. ^ Louie, Elaine (2012-10-10). "A Surprise Inside a Chinese Wrapper". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  8. ^ Hyslop, Lucy (2015-07-24). "Simplicity rules in Neri & Hu's Gastown installation". The Vancouver Sun. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  9. ^ "About". www.thedesignrepublic.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  10. ^ "Wallpaper* Smart Space Awards: best new design and technology for the home". Wallpaper*. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  11. ^ "Stellar Works: Cabinet of Curiosity". Archiproducts Design Awards. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  12. ^ "Design Awards 2017: best of the rest | Wallpaper*". Wallpaper*. 2021-09-27. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  13. ^ Griffiths, Alyn (2016-05-23). "Delicate brass framework divides Neri & Hu's Sulwhasoo store". Dezeen. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  14. ^ Lo, Rebecca (August 2021). "old is new". Hospitality Design: HD. Vol. 43, no. 6. pp. 174–177.
  15. ^ Musella, Ciro Marco (2021-06-30). "An Architecture Within an Architecture, Born from a Photograph". ELLE Decor (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  16. ^ Kroloff, Reed (2018-09-14). "Architecture Is No Longer Just a 'Gentleman's Profession'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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