Alvin Huang
Alvin Huang is a Chinese-American architect, designer, and educator based in Los Angeles. He founded Synthesis Design + Architecture and serves as an associate professor at the USC School of Architecture. In 2020, he became Director of Graduate & Post-professional Architecture at USC.
He earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California in 1998 and a Master of Architecture from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in 2004. Before starting Synthesis in Los Angeles, he worked at AECOM in the U.S. and with Zaha Hadid Architects, AL_A, and Future Systems in London.
Huang has received several honors, including the 2016 AEP Young Architects Award from the AIA California Council, the 2015 Architect Magazine R+D Award, and the 2014 ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award.
Notable projects include Data Moire for IBM Watson (2016), Durotaxis Chair for Stratasys (2014), Pure Tension Pavilion for Volvo Cars (2014), Groove at CentralWorld in Bangkok (2013), and the DRL10 Pavilion in London (2008).
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he led Operation PPE, organizing over 300 volunteers to 3D print personal protective equipment for frontline medical workers.
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