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


Tokyo 2023




Camera
Fujifilm XT30 ii

Lens
Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2
Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8

Featured Projects 
Kasai Rinkai Crystal View Observatory / Yoshio Taniguchi
Kamakura Bunkakan Tsurugaoka Museum / Junzo Sakakura
The National Museum of Western Art / Le Corbusier
Hillside Terrace Complex / Fumihiko Maki
House in Gotanda / Go Hasegawa
House in Uehara / Kazuo Shinohara
Dior Building Omotesando / SANAA
Ueno Toshogu Shrine Meditation Pavilion / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP


© Alex CC Liu 2025