Yan Chu joined our New York City team in 2017. She is the lead enclosure specialist for the office, supporting our teams with expert guidance on the key issues posed by complex building facade design and the challenges of zoning and code. Yan leads much of our work in Miami, and she is playing a critical role in growing our presence in the city.
As a student at Princeton, Yan developed a fascination with the balance between the technical and social aspects of architecture, which has informed the direction of her career. She went on to focus on facade design and engineering at Front Inc. and eventually joined Heintges, where she spent several years working closely with architects and developers on projects such as Pier 17 and the new Whitney Museum.
Since joining AAI, Yan has loaned her expertise to such prominent Manhattan commercial developments as 50 Hudson Yards, 550 Washington, the Spiral, and 550 Madison Avenue. More recently, she helped to deliver the 270 Park Avenue supertall office tower, and she is now at work on the new Rolex headquarters at the corner of 5th Avenue and 53rd Street.
