Wutopia Lab was founded by the chief architect Yu Ting in Shanghai, which is an architecture company based on a new paradigm of complex systems. Wutopia Lab regards Shanghai's culture and lifestyle as a starting point, using architecture as a tool to promote sociological progress within building practice. Wutopia Lab focuses on human and is dedicated to linking different aspects of urban life: traditional, daily and cultural to interpret Urbanian lifestyle, and to develop a contemporary Chinese aesthetic based on Shanghai.
While facing each project, Wutopia Lab's practices are promoted to show different innovative strategies, thinking modes and forms. Wutopia Lab is committed to comprehensive design, not only to complete the concept and deepen of buildings, but also focuses on early planning and analysis along with landscape and interior design. Wutopia Lab can also coordinate and collaborate with different types of departments and on-site construction.
While facing each project, Wutopia Lab's practices are promoted to show different innovative strategies, thinking modes and forms. Wutopia Lab is committed to comprehensive design, not only to complete the concept and deepen of buildings, but also focuses on early planning and analysis along with landscape and interior design. Wutopia Lab can also coordinate and collaborate with different types of departments and on-site construction.
Awards.- In 2021, YU TING won the Lux Life Leading Designers Awards, the HD Wave of the Future honorees in 2019, the Ideal Future Award's Designer of the Year in 2019, and the Frame Awards Designer of the Year shortlist in 2018. He was selected for the AD100 list of Andi AD in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 and Forbes China's most promising architect in 2015.
Wutopia Lab won Winner for Architecture Master Prize 2023 and Silver Award for DFA 2023; it has also been selected by Architecture Record to be Design Vanguard as the only chosen office from China in 2018, Archdaily - a selection of the world’s best Architects, 2020 IF Design Award, 2019 IDA Gold, Best of best in Iconic Awards 2018, Gold in Best of Year Award 2021 and Special mention: Best Young Firm for 2021 Architizer A+ Firm Awards.
