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Atelier yoo was founded as an independent design practice in 2021 by Xiaodi Sun. 

Xiaodi is a licensed architect registered in New York State. She holds a Master of Architecture degree from Yale University, and a Bachelor’s degree in History of Art from Franklin & Marshall College. Xiaodi has worked as a designer in the United States, Japan, and China. During her stay in New York City, she worked at Richard Meier and Partners from 2014 to 2019, and Diller Scofidio + Renfro from 2019 to 2020. The projects Xiaodi has worked on cover a wide range of type and scale, including the renowned 685 First Avenue New York, Oaks Prague Villas, Google Office New York, Skanska Parkview, Stuttgart Residences, and so on.  

Xiaodi’s extensive training in architecture and art history has allowed her to approach design from a position where reasoning and relevance are always present. 

Currently Xiaodi also teaches at the Department of Architecture at Xián Jiaotong-Liverpool University.