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Our Team

Driven by a commitment to create the very best, Wei Yang & Partners attract the most talents professionals with a broad range of skills and experience.

Our professional team comprises master planners, urban designers, town planners, architects and landscape architects, all of whom work creatively with engineers, economists, property market advisers and other specialists throughout the development process.

This collaborative process ensures the highest standards of design and delivery throughout our work. Team members motivate and learn from each other, combine their knowledge and experience, and devise fully integrated sustainable design solutions.

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Leadership

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Dr Wei Yang

Chairman

FAcSS, FRTPI, MCIHT, RIBA CLIENT ADVISER

Dr Wei Yang is an internationally renowned town planner and urban designer, an author and a scholar. She champions a place-based whole systems approach to tackle the grand challenges of our times and is an influential thought leader and a powerful advocate for climate actions, nature-based solutions, health & well-being, and social equality. Wei was named as a Net Zero Hero by Digital Leaders in 2022.

As a lead figure in researching, promoting, and implementing 21st Century Garden City and green & low-carbon development approaches worldwide, Wei has extensive experience in implementing large-scale regeneration and low carbon master planning projects in Britain and internationally. She is also CEO of Digital Task Force for Planning and Chair of the Construction Industry Council.

Wei was President of the Royal Town Planning Institute in 2021 and holds various other board-level and advisory roles across different sectors.

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Jun Huang

Managing Director

FRSA

Jun Huang is the Managing Director and Design Partner at Wei Yang & Partners. Founded in 2011, the esteemed urban planning and design firm won a Finalist Award from the Wolfson Economics Prize in 2014. As a visionary designer, Jun champions design excellence, promotes thought leadership, and advocates for an interdisciplinary approach.

Trained as an architect, Jun brings extensive experience across disciplines, embracing a diverse range of projects at varying scales. His achievements have been recognised with prestigious awards for built works, innovative designs, and pioneering research.

Jun acts as an expert advisor and holds advisory roles with various organizations while also lecturing in leading institutions, serving on professional juries, and publishing widely. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Academician of the Academy of Urbanism.

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