• PAN Chengshou
    Founder & Principal Partner

    Shanghai-born architect, Pan Chengshou is regarded as the most important voice and representative of the new generation of architects. He has presided over and participated in a number of influential architectural projects, and his recent architectural practice focuses on a diversity of architectural genres that transcends boundaries, exploring the relationship between people, architecture, cities and the environment through the study and design of buildings of different scales and types. The human-centred approach brings the idea of ‘garden architecture’, which originates from the Eastern tradition, into the architectural practice, creating a friendly atmosphere and mood of dialogue between man and nature, heaven and earth. Starting from Wenzhou Future ONE in 2022,

    Pan Chengshou has attracted wide attention in the industry with his imaginative works such as China Eye Valley Exhibition Centre, Wuhan Optics Valley Neighbourhood Centre, Intelligent Industrial Park on top of Binhai Water Purification Plant, and Belt and Road International Supply Chain Project of Phoenix Green Valley Comprehensive Protection Zone. At the same time, through a series of domestic and international solo exhibitions, publications and art works, he also discusses with the public the cultural value of cities and architecture.

    In 2020, Pan Chengshou researched and developed Zhejiang's first future community pilot ‘Ouhai Nanhu Future Community’, in 2021, he was selected for the Future Community Expert Pool, in 2024, he was selected by FDC AWARO Magazine as the ‘International Influential Cover Person of the Year 2024’, and in 2024, he was invited to join the American Institute of Architects, and in the same year, he also became the Royal Institute of Chartered Architects (RIBA), and in the same year, he became a registered architect of the United Kingdom. In 2024, he was invited to join the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and in the same year he became a registered architect with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

  • Zhu Junbei
    Associate Partner

    Born in Hangzhou, China, Zhu Junbei is a veteran artist in China. As a partner and creative director of POA, he oversees and directs all POA design projects. With a solid professional background and a high standard of creative control, he leads the team in implementing POA's design philosophy into projects at different scales: from the human scale to the urban scale, from design thinking and conceptualisation to the final architectural form, and finding a unique artistic and aesthetic response to these projects that is appropriate to the conditions of the site, to ensure that the design intent is realised perfectly and in line with POA's established standards. Criteria.

    Zhu Junbei received his undergraduate degree in animation from Zhejiang Wanli University in 2011, and founded his personal art studio, Flower Fire Picture, in 2012. Prior to joining POA, he had twelve years of relevant creative experience in the fields of art design, film, and oil painting. He focuses on the content and reflective nature of art, adheres to a human-centred approach, and believes that art and thought are the light of civilisation. 2024, he joined POA Architects, and has participated in and guided the creative design of projects such as the China Eygoya Exhibition Centre, Wuhan Eygoya East Neighbourhood Centre, and the Phoenix Green Valley Comprehensive Protection Zone project. Zhu Junbei is also responsible for representing POA in various art exhibitions and conceptual proposals.