Jio Li

Jio Li Founder / Design Director of a9a rchitects Member of Royal Institute of British Architects President of Jiuzhu Branch of Architectural Planning and Design Research Institute of Chongqing University Master of Architecture, Chongqing University Jury of BLT Built Design Award Jio Li has been engaged in planning, architecture and interior design for more than fifteen years. Under the tutelage of Hua Tang, Zhizhong Dai and Pengju Zhang, he has worked and studied in many star firms and participated in commercial real estate projects and ancient architecture design research for many years, including CAG, CMCU ADD. He has participated in various real development projects and public building design for many times. In 2013, he worked and studied ancient architecture design methods in Chengdu for two years due to work reasons. Out of interest, he has his own ideas and ways for all kinds of work related to creative design. In 2015, he co-founded a9a rchitects with his friend Asif, and tried to design all new things. Adhering to the principle of design creativity and combining with the principle of "natural attributes are the invariable design language", he has successively completed cultural projects of various scales. After the establishment of a9a, partner Asif expanded the studio's international architectural vision. In 2018, the focus shifted to the international level. In the future, while focusing on theoretical research and innovation, the studio will combine the concept of place and space, give better design back to the society, and continue to fight for changing the environment.