In this episode, our host Karen Tuiyott is interviewing architect Lee Yang Yang who is a registered architect and the 2023 WA Emerging Architect Prize winner working at Mode Design in WA. Yang talks about his journey in architecture through education and working in practice after moving to Perth from Malaysia, and the importance of encouragement and recognition of emerging architects in the architecture profession. Let’s jump in!

Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you to our host Karen Tuiyott and her guest registered architect Lee Yang Yang who is a registered architect and the 2023 WA Emerging Architect Prize winner working at Mode Design. Thank you so much for sharing your stories about emerging in the profession and how younger architects can be supported, we can’t wait to see more of your projects in the future.

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