Preliminary Research Office

Yaohua Wang

2015–

Principal, Founder, Preliminary Research Office, Los Angeles, CA

1986

Born in Xinzhou, Shanxi, China

2010

B. Arch. with Distinction, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Best Thesis Prize, CA

2014

M. Arch. with Distinction, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, James Templeton Kelley Thesis Prize, MA

2014–16

Associate in Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, NY

2016–18

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Southern California School of Architecture, CA

2018–23

Lecturer, University of Southern California School of Architecture, CA

All Over The Place, photo 84. 2020. Los Angeles, CA, USA.

GIF Test Page 2, gif 1. 2019.

Worldx3, WIP III, Photo 3. 2023. Shanghai, China.

House on Busch, drawing 2. 2019–. Malibu, CA, USA.

Bulging Wall(s), rendering 29. 2015. Dessau-Roßlau, Germany.

Notes on Techniques, photo 56. 2019. Los Angeles, CA, USA.

House on Harvester, drawing 4. 2021–. Malibu, CA, USA.

Worldx3, WIP, Photo 79. 2023. Shanghai, China.

House on Busch, rendering 95. 2019–. Malibu, CA, USA.

Oaxaca Orchid Pavilion, drawing 1. 2021. Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Bulging Wall(s), drawing 3. 2015. Dessau-Roßlau, Germany.

GIF Test Page 4, gif 5. 2023.

Oaxaca Orchid Pavilion, rendering 9. 2021. Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Notes on Techniques, WIP, photo 9. 2018. Los Angeles, CA, USA.

All Over The Place, WIP, photo 23. 2019. Los Angeles, CA, USA.

House on Busch, WIP, photo 37. 2022. Malibu, CA, USA.

GIF Test Page, gif 1. 2019.

Ryde Civic Centre, drawing 9. 2016. Ryde, Australia.

Worldx3, WIP II, photo 2. 2022. Shanghai, China.

Xinzhou Housing, rendering 2. 2021. Shanxi, China.