Daqian Cao

2016 Fellow

Daqian Cao graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. He received his Master of Science degree in Critical, Curatorial and Conceptual Practices in Architecture from Columbia University. Daqian is originally from China.

Daqian’s Hyper Chair took form from a furniture design studio taught by Scott Mitchell and John Uniack at the USC School of Architecture. The Hyper Chair project was sponsored by the Foundation to be further developed in its design and fabrication.

Daqian is currently Senior Manager of Exhibition Planning at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.