Hao Chen is the founding partner of HCCH Studio. She received a Master of Architecture in Urban Design with distinction from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Master and Bachelor of Architecture from Tongji University in Shanghai. Before founding HCCH Studio, Hao worked at OMA New York and Atelier Deshaus in Shanghai. She has been a guest critic at Columbia GSAPP, Tongji University, The University of Hong Kong, Southeast University, and Tianjin University.