Liang Jingyu was born in Jiangxi, China and trained as an architect in Tianjin University. He relocated to Montreal, Canada in 1996, where he worked for several architectural firms. In 2002, he moved to Vancouver to work as a video game designer for Electronic Arts. He then moved back to China in 2003 and founded Approach Architecture Studio in 2006. He participated in the International Biennale of Architecture and Design, São Paulo, Brazil in 2005; China Contemporary Exhibition (Architecture, Design and Visual Culture)in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2006; Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture in 2007. He’s also the Exhibition Designer of Get it Louder, a touring design exhibition featuring young creatives from around the world. Liang has lectured at a number of universities, both in China and overseas. His architecure and writings have been published in numerous publications worldwide. In 2008, Liang received the WA Chinese Architecture Award.