Shen is an architectural designer who joined Douglas Wright Architects for his first job after extensive studies. He is very interested in architecture that adapts to and records unpredictable and constantly changing human activities and sees architecture as an interactive and ultimately descriptive approximation of everyday life.
He holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University and a Bachelor of Engineering from Tongji University. Prior to joining Douglas Wright Architects, he spent two years working at archaeological sites in China, contributing to both excavation and documentation. While at Yale, he worked for Student Technology Collaborative, troubleshooting and repairing students’ personal laptops, and he also developed a solar façade system for Yale Center For Ecosystems + Architecture.