Stephen Sheng, RA, AIA, LEED AP

Associate Principal

Stephen Sheng is an Associate Principal with over 25 years of experience in large-scale urban mixed-use projects. While at Handel Architects, he has served as a Project Manager and Project Designer for a variety of project types in cities globally. Current work includes serving as Project Manager for the Banco Santander Office Tower in Miami. Other recent work includes serving as Project Manager for Harmony Commons Passive House student residences at the University of Toronto Scarborough; Artwalk Towers residential development in Jersey City; Keybridge, a luxury residential development with views of the Washington Monument; and Apoquindo, a mixed-use office and retail complex in Santiago, Chile. Other work includes leading the firm’s master planning efforts in downtown Houston, entertainment developments in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and DunHua City Plaza, a mixed-use project in downtown Taipei.

Previously Mr. Sheng was the Hong Kong Director and Design Principal for the firm Mix opening the firm’s Hong Kong office in 2009. Prior to that he served as Vice-President and Design Principal at the Jerde Partnership, where he focused on urban mixed-use projects from concept through construction. Built projects he worked on include the widely-published Roppongi Hills in Tokyo and the award winning Dubai Festival City Waterfront Centre. Other project experience includes the Beijing Hotel Wangfujing Retail Corner, The Shops at the Shanghai World Financial Center, the Banyan Tree Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai, the Arcade at Cyberport in Hong Kong and the Jing’An mixed-use development in the heart of Shanghai.

Stephen received his undergraduate degree with academic honors from the University of Pennsylvania and his Master of Architecture degree with Best Thesis honors from the University of California, Los Angeles. Stephen has served on numerous academic juries in New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong.