Alex Ching-Chen Liu

Alex Ching-Chen Liu (he/him) is a Taiwanese architect currently pursuing the Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University GSAPP. His work explores architecture as a continuum bridging past, present, and future, with a focus on adaptive reuse, urban regeneration and climate consciousness. Before joining GSAPP, he was a senior architectural designer at JJP Architects + Planners, one of Taiwan’s leading firms, where he contributed to a wide range of projects, including industrial adaptive reuse, office complexes, and sustainable laboratory designs. Beyond architecture, he is also an passionate photographer, using the lens as another medium to explore space, memory, and everyday life.

Education
Columbia University GSAPP (New York)
Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, 2025-2026
National Cheng Kung University (Tainan, Taiwan)
Bachelor of Architecture, 2016-2021

Experience
Columbia University GSAPP (New York)
Teaching Assistant for Architectural Drawing and Representation, 2025-
JJP Architects + Planners (Taipei, Taiwan)
Senior Architecture Designer, 2022-2025
Zhaoyang Architects (Dali, China)
Architecture Design Intern, 2019-2020
AMBi Studio (Taichung, Taiwan)
Architecture Design Intern, 2018

License
Registered Architect of Taiwan, 2024-

Contact

Email / cl4735@columbia.edu

LinkedIn / Ching Chen Liu

Instagram / alexdoublechen

© Alex CC Liu 2025

SUPER STUDIO!

Year
2021

Project Type
Exhibition Installation

Collaborator
Bryan Lee

How can we represent the complexity and diversity of architecture offices?

As part of the thesis exhibition, we want to present the studios where students completed their internship. By collaging various studio plans, we try to imagine a mega architecture studio that symbolized diversity and creativity.