2025

FRIEZE Spotlight:

In anticipation for Frieze LA opening on February 20, interview with Edwin Chan highlights the architect’s experience on Art, Museums, and Life.

https://www.frieze.com/article/frieze-91-member-spotlight-edwin-chan

Kenyon College:

Edwin Chan speaks to Museum Studies seminar on his experience designing Cultural Projects, and new approaches to Museum Architecture

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JmG5ImBiR-9TxAzKnu3PyDB-NXsWCWDXGJAB8H-qbQw/edit?tab=t.0

The Architect’s Newspaper:

In Detroit’s Core City, a new multifamily development by EC3 nods to Mies van der Rohe and Albert Kahn
By Daniel Jonas Roche

https://www.archpaper.com/2025/01/detroit-core-city-ec3-the-canopy

dezeen:

EC3 adds “inspired rental housing” with trees to Core City development in Detroit
By Jenna McKnight

https://www.dezeen.com/2025/01/08/ec3-the-canopy-rental-housing-detroit-core-city/

AZURE:

In Detroit, EC3 and Prince Concepts Unveil an American Hutong
By Stefan Novakovic

https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/detroit-ec3-prince-concepts-canopy-american-hutong/

A Rising Tide:

EC3 debuts in API Design Directory.

https://www.arisingtide.design/directory

2024

HOW BIG THINGS GET DONE:

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Edwin Chan as Design Partner at Gehry Partners) Design Process Explained in Chapter 4 - Pixar Planning
By Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner

https://a.co/d/73hGKd6

Ursula Issue #11 - Hauser & Wirth:

The CHALET by Artist Piero Golia and Architect Edwin Chan Referenced in Artist Conversations “We Stick to What’s Real”
By Ross Simonini

https://www.hauserwirth.com/ursula/we-stick-to-whats-real-oddur-roth/

International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CiMAM):

Edwin Chan Attends 56th Annual Conference in Los Angeles to Explore Sustainable Futures, How, When and for Whom?

https://cimam.org/

Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA):

Edwin Chan Donates "Mini Rocky" Sculpture to Support
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Historic Hollyhock House in Benefit Auction
Curated by LAMA and Dung Ngo

https://www.lamodern.com/auctions/2024/11/design/info#1xndorcl

THE PLAN:

“The Canopy” Residential Complex - The Play’s the Thing
By Raymund Ryan

https://www.theplan.it/eng/magazine/2024/the-plan-158-11-2024/the-canopy-residential-complex

ARTFORUM Art Guide:

SCHOEN/STADT curated by Here is Elsewhere and Central Server Works Opens at EC3 Venice

https://artguide.artforum.com/artguide/central-server-works-venice-23527

The Art Newspaper:

Artists Kim Schoen and Kim Schoenstadt make light of mistaken identities in collaborative show ... at Edwin Chan’s EC3 Studio, Los Angeles
By Jori Finkel

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/10/29/kim-schoen-kim-schoenstadt-exhibition-central-server-works-los-angeles

US Pan-Asian American Chamber of Commerce:

EC3 is Proud to be featured as a USPACC Certified Diverse Business

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7251953248469753856/

dwell:

The Canopy in Detroit Reimagines Big Block Multifamily Housing
By Anjulie Rao

https://www.dwell.com/article/the-canopy-in-detroit-reimagines-big-block-multifamily-housing-a381e8e6

ARCHINECT:

Edwin Chan shares his perspectives on “Delivering Projects On Time is a Challenge. Here’s How Architects Do it.”
By Niall Patrick Walsh

https://archinect.com/features/article/150448257/delivering-projects-on-time-is-a-challenge-here-s-how-architects-do-it

La Feria De Diseño Medellín:

Edwin Chan gives Inspirational Talk at Schaller Event during Medellin Design Week 2024

https://laferiadediseno.com/en/

Movies On Artists:

Edwin Chan - three projects in three cities
Produced and Directed by Niko Hronopoulos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR7SYaSKZi8

ART + PRACTICE:

EC3 joins Leimert Park based ART + PRACTICE and First Place for Youth at annual Job and Resource Fair

https://artandpractice.org/public-programs/

LA Times Entertainment & Arts:

Edwin Chan attends Star-Studded Gala for departing Director Anne Philbin at the Hammer Museum

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-05-05/hammer-museum-gala-ann-philbin-jodie-foster-will-ferrell-protests

USC School of Architecture:

Edwin Chan participates in Graduate Thesis Review – The Architecture of the LA 2028 Olympics

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6pYm0crI1Q/

Pinault Collection at Punta della Dogana in Venice, Italy:

Edwin Chan attends VIP Opening for Artists Pierre Huyghe and Julie Mehretu

https://www.pinaultcollection.com/palazzograssi/en/pierre-huyghe-liminal

Columbia University GSAPP:

Third Year studio tours EC3's office and discusses recent projects and LA architecture with Edwin Chan

The Canopy:

Phase I construction reaches exterior completion milestone.
Photo by ABOVE THE FOLD

PRESQUE VU Opening at Central Server Works Venice Space kickstarts Frieze Art Week LA:

By Eric Minh Swenson Art Films

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=SR5woFvLr4s&feature=youtu.be

SHOUTOUT LA : Meet Edwin Chan, Architect:

Edwin Chan talks about starting his office, his career, and his favorite spots in LA

https://shoutoutla.com/meet-edwin-chan-architect/

PRESQUE VU:

EC3 and Central Server Works to host Group Exhibition guest curated by Maxwell Sykes at EC3's Venice Studio

https://www.centralserverworks.com/

2023

NOMA SoCal Annual Awards (Unbuilt Category):

Atlassian Central wins Project of the Year

NOMA SoCal Annual Awards (Built Category):

True North wins Honorable Mention

:Untapped:

Edwin Chan joins Round Table Discussion on
How to Emerge from a Starchitect’s Shadow
Moderated by Cynthia Rosenfeld

https://www.untappedjournal.com/issues/issue-6/emerging-from-starchitect-shadow

Société du Grand Paris:

EC3 is one of seven US firms qualified for Grand Paris Projects

https://www.societedugrandparis.fr/AMI-projets-urbains-immobiliers

Core City Habitat:

EC3’s Second Project for Prince Concepts Broke Ground in April 2023

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2023:

Edwin Chan joins MCHAP jury for Finalist Announcement in Medellin, Colombia

https://www.youtube.com/live/6vs29mRzLI4?feature=share

A Direct Line:

EC3 and Central Server Works to host first Solo Exhibition of Marina Weiner during Frieze LA Art Week 2023

https://www.centralserverworks.com/futureexhibitions

EC3 on the Move:

EC3 renovates new studio space in LA's West Adams Arts District

https://www.google.com/maps/place/4300+W+Jefferson+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90016/@34.0252592,-118.3452486,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80c2b84bab218b53:0x324d585dd7267cae!8m2!3d34.0252548!4d-118.3430599!16s%2Fg%2F11bw3zq0ld

2022

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao:

Edwin Chan attends Guggenheim Museum Bilbao's 25th Anniversary Gala

https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/exhibitions/sections-intersections-25-years-of-the-guggenheim-museum-bilbao-collection

Soft and Heavy:

Edwin Chan collaborates with Central Server Works to launch Experimental Art Space at EC3’s Venice, CA studio

https://www.centralserverworks.com/

ARCHITECT Magazine:

CHALET featured in Projects Gallery

https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/chalet

VENU Magazine Design Talks:

Edwin Chan speaks with Jeffrey Maynard on EC3’s Collaborative Design Process and his Vision for a more Sustainable Future

https://venumagazine.com/architectures-social-structures-for-humanity-edwin-chans-silver-lining/

Hong Kong Palace Museum:

“Project Twelve - Year of the Dog” Sculpture debuts in “Heritage is Creative Generations” Exhibition opening in July 2022

https://designtrust.hk/DTFS/design-trust-futures-studio-heritage-is-creative-generation-unveils-new-interpretations-of-chinese-zodiac-works-showcasing-at-hong-kong-palace-museum/

VENU Magazine - Issue 48:

Quote by Edwin Chan highlights “Guo Pei, Couture Fantasy”
by Kamitha Sloan

https://venumagazine.com/%e6%97%b6%e8%a3%85%e5%b9%bb%e6%83%b3-guo-pei-couture-fantasy/

Design Trust Hong Kong:

Edwin Chan joins Design Trust Futures Studio (DTFS 2022) as Master-Mentor to 12 young designers invited to reinterpret the Chinese Zodiac based on "Project Twelve"

https://designtrust.hk/DTFS/home/

HORASIS USA MEETING 2022:

Edwin Chan joins expert panel on “The Arts - Envisioning a Beautiful, Sustainable Future through Culture Change.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMv9JTKtm0w

The Architect's Newspaper:

EC3 unveils Crystal Barn, a multitasking cultural and retail space for Meridian, Idaho
By Matt Hickman

https://www.archpaper.com/2021/12/ec3-unveil-crystal-barn-meridian-idaho/?

Designboom:

EC3 unveils Crystal Barn as part of a larger net-zero Orchard Park campus in Idaho
by Kat Barandy

https://www.designboom.com/?p=859498

2021

Idaho Statesman:

Developer plans Crystal Barn in Meridian: Eat, drink, shop – and surf – all in one place
By Sally Krutzig

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article256627016.html

HOLCIM FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION:

Edwin Chan Joins Atlassian Team for Holcim Awards Ceremony in Venice, Italy

https://www.holcimfoundation.org/projects/high-performance-tower

VENU MAGAZINE - Issue 46:

Architecture’s Social Structure for Humanity
By Kami Sloan

https://issuu.com/venumagazine/docs/venu_46

HOLCIM FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION:

Atlassian Central wins 2020 Prize for Asia Pacific Region

https://www.holcim.com.au/australias-atlassian-central-wins-bronze-architecture-olympics

ARCHITECT MAGAZINE - October 2021:

On the Boards - Core City Residential
By Madeleine D'Angelo

https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/core-city_1_o?utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=Project+Gallery%3A+Project&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ABU_102621&

MAYOR GARCETTI’S OFFICE:

Edwin Chan joins the Steering Committee for the 1871 ANTI-Chinese Massacre Memorial

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-18/reflecting-los-angeles-chinatown-massacre-after-atlanta-shootings

HORASIS GLOBAL MEETING 2021:

Edwin Chan joins expert panel on “Protecting Today’s Modernism : What is the Future of our Cultural Depository for the Arts?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn3vDj4y-Dg

URBANIZE Detroit:

Core City Development will bring 30 apartments, ample public green space
By Robyn Runyan

https://urbanize.city/detroit/post/core-city-development-will-bring-30-apartments-ample-public-green-space

Sydney Morning Herald:

Designer of the stunning Bilbao Musuem wants to build Melbourne's new NGV
By Nick Miller

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/designer-of-stunning-bilbao-museum-wants-to-build-melbourne-s-new-ngv-20210129-p56xsn.html

ABC Radio - This Weekend Life:

Edwin Chan talks about his experience designing world-class museums and why cultural institutions should look beyond the “usual suspects” for new projects
By Libbi Gorr

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/thisweekendlife/this-weekend-life/13086298

EC3 on the Move:

EC3 relocates to West Adams Arts District in Los Angeles

https://www.google.com/maps/place/4117+W+Jefferson+Blvd,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90016/@34.0258171,-118.3433957,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2b84bcd7bdcbb:0xbec99dc550185901!8m2!3d34.0258171!4d-118.341207

2020

Bloomberg:

EC3 to design a new Mixed-Use District in Meridian, Idaho, one of the top performing economic regions of the United States in recent years. Stay tuned for more details coming soon ...

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-10-22/idaho-s-red-hot-economy-defies-trump-nationalism?utm_source=url_link

Carnegie Museum of Art:

True North Metal Print by EC3 featured in “Architectural Drawings - States of becoming Exhibition”
Curated by Raymond Ryan

https://www.makearchitects.com/thinking/architectural-drawing-states-of-becoming/

Horasis - The Global Vision Community:

Edwin Chan participates in a conversation on “Digital Utopia” as part of Horasis Extraordinary Meeting 2020

https://youtu.be/esuKKin7HRM

Gagosian Gallery - Still Life:

Edwin Chan’s third collaboration with Artist
Piero Golia opens in London

https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2020/piero-golia/

CURBED Detroit:

EC3 to design additional housing in Detroit's Core City neighborhood for Prince Concepts, building on the success of True North.
By Aaron Mondry

https://detroit.curbed.com/2020/2/18/21142560/core-city-detroit-philip-kafka-true-north

A Creative Journey:

Edwin Chan Lectures at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/faculty/architecture-planning/lectures/lecture_chan.jpg

AUTODESK Interview - Inside My Design Mind:

Edwin Chan: Stepping out of Frank Gehry’s Shadow to Design a New Bohemia
By Jeff Link

https://www.autodesk.com/redshift/edwin-chan/

2019

Harvard Real Estate Alumni Organization:

EC3 hosts Brunch Reception on November 9, 2019

http://hreao.sigs.harvard.edu/article.html?aid=201

dwell:

For the Most Exciting Design Scene No One’s Talking About, Head to Detroit
By Jennie Xie

https://www.dwell.com/article/detroit-month-of-design-2019-57683575

Carnegie Museum of Art:

Heinz Architecture Center presents “True North” Metal Print by EC3 in Permanent Collection

https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/057081f0-19d9-4394-b968-ddb4f75ebb37

METROPOLIS:

Inclusivity and Economic Development Emerge as Top Themes of Detroit Month of Design
By Stephen Zacks

https://www.metropolismag.com/cities/detroit-month-of-design-2019/

University of Minnesota School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science:

Edwin Chan Presents Rutherford Aris Seminar on Aesthetics on October 2, 2019

https://next100.cems.umn.edu/

Gagosian Quarterly:

MYTH-MAKER
By Alexander Wolf
“The sleek space (Chalet Hollywood) is designed by the architect Edwin Chan and walls were lined with works by Grotjahn, Wall, Christopher Williams, as well as an aquarium by Pierre Huyghe …”

https://gagosian.com/quarterly/issues/fall-2019/

The Architectural League New York:

Behind the Prize – Jurying the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

https://archleague.org/event/mchap/?mc_cid=9920de6358&mc_eid=a6289a82c9

Vision Tulsa - Gilcrease Museum:

EC3 + Dewberry Selected in Shortlist as Architect and Design Team for 65-Million Renovation and Expansion Project

HINGE Magazine HK:

Global Perspective – Selected Projects from EC3

http://www.hinge.hk

Architectural Digest:

Good Works – The Innovative Minds Who are Finding Ways to Design for the Greater Goods
By Elizabeth Fazzare

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/innovate-minds-finding-ways-design-for-the-greater-good

EC3 Moves:

EC3 Relocates from Venice Beach to 6,000-SF Former Twinkie Factory on March 1, 2019

https://www.google.com/maps/place/6007+S+St+Andrews+Pl,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90047/@33.9844458,-118.3142335,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2b7c35985a8c5:0xc6bc74945324e2c7!8m2!3d33.9844458!4d-118.3120395

Wallpaper*:

The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2018 Finalists are announced
By Harriet Thorp

https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/mies-crown-hall-americas-prize-finalists-2018-announced

CONVERGENCE:

Edwin Chan delivers Bernard Zimmerman Lecture at Cal-Poly Pomona on March 1, 2019

https://env.cpp.edu/arc/lecture/bernard-zimmerman-lecture-series-edwin-chan-ec3

DETAIL:

Wagenburg im Wellblechkleid: True North in Detroit von EC3
By Edina Obermoser

https://www.detail.de/de/artikel/wagenburg-im-wellblechkleid-true-north-in-detroit-von-ec3-33315/

EC3 Selected to Design 155-Meter Tower in Sydney, Australia:

Stay Tuned for More Details Coming Soon ...

2018

AIA Oklahoma Conference on Architecture:

Edwin Chan delivers keynote lecture on November 9, 2018

https://www.aiaok.org/Conference%20Brochure%208.13.pdf

Arquine #85:

Special Issue on Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2018

https://www.arquine.com/true-north/

Art Talk on the River:

Edwin Chan joins panel discussion "A Global Perspective - Art in the Landscape" on August 11, 2018
Moderator: Raymund Ryan

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-global-perspective-art-in-the-landscape-tickets-45953176187

BauNetz:

Huttenburg und Barbecue : Experimentelle Wohnsiedlung von EC3 in Detroit

https://www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Meldungen-Experimentelle_Wohnsiedlung_von_EC3_in_Detroit_5462902.html

dezeen:

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2018 Shortlist
By Eleanor Gibson

https://www.dezeen.com/2018/07/30/paulo-mendes-da-rocha-david-adjaye-mies-crown-hall-americas-prize-2018-shortlist/

Archinect News:

Six Finalists for 2018 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize announced
By Justine Tostado

https://archinect.com/news/bustler/6714/six-finalists-of-2018-mies-crown-hall-americas-prize-announced

ArchDaily:

6 Projects in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and USA selected as Finalists for the 2018 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

https://www.archdaily.com/899111/6-projects-in-brazil-mexico-peru-and-usa-selected-as-finalists-for-the-2018-mies-crown-hall-americas-prize

Architectural Record:

Edwin Chan’s True North housing development in Detroit is one of six finalists for Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
By Justin Chan

https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13585-finalists-revealed-for-2018-mies-crown-hall-americas-prize

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2018:

True North designed by EC3 named one of six Finalists

https://arch.iit.edu/life/mchapfinalists18

ArchDaily:

EC3 Reveals Design for a New Dalang Cultural & Sports Center in Shenzhen, China
By Kaley Overstreet

https://www.archdaily.com/898606/ec3-reveals-design-for-a-new-dalang-cultural-and-sports-center-in-shenzhen-china

Sports Venue Business:

EC3 reveals their proposal for the new Dalang Cultural and Sports Center in Shenzhen, China

https://sportsvenuebusiness.com/index.php/2018/07/11/ec3-reveals-their-proposal-for-the-new-dalang-cultural-sports-centre-in-shenzhen-china/

dezeen:

Prefab metal structures from True North housing complex in Detroit by EC3
by Jenna McKnight

https://www.dezeen.com/2018/06/19/ec3-prefabricated-metal-structures-true-north-housing-complex-detroit/

COMPLOT:

DesteFashionCollection 1 to 8 inaugura en el Bass Museum
By Pedro Maal

http://complotmagazine.com/destefashioncollection1-to-8-inaugura-en-el-bass-museum/

BERLOGOS:

Shraman Foundation featured in award winning Russian magazine of architecture and design

http://berlogos.ru/work/proekt-shraman-foundation/

Arquitectura Viva:

EC3 viviendas True North en Detroit

http://www.arquitecturaviva.com/es/Info/News/Details/11627

The BASS:

EC3 to design DesteFashionCollection 1 to 8

https://thebass.org/art/destefashioncollection-1-to-8/

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2018:

True North designed by EC3 named Semi-Finalist

https://arch.iit.edu/prize/mchap/selected-works/project/true-north

ArchDaily:

True North / EC3

https://www.archdaily.com/887275/true-north-ec3?utm_source=offices&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=just-published

2017

The Architect's Newspaper:

True North wins 2017 AN Best of Design Awards - Residential / Multi Unit

https://archpaper.com/2017/12/winners-2017-an-best-design-awards/#gallery-0-slide-28

EC3 selected as designer for major public space in Bay Area:

Stay Tuned for more details coming soon . . .

Woodbury University:

Edwin Chan lectures on his emerging practice at EC3

https://woodbury.edu/lecture-edwin-chan/

CURBED DETROIT Video:

Would you live in a Quonset hut?

https://www.facebook.com/CurbedDetroit/videos/1675584189131079/

DETROIT DESIGN 139:

TRUE NORTH featured in New Construction category

https://www.detroitdesign139.com/projects-1/

AZURE:

Back to the Barracks
by John Lorinc

http://www.azuremagazine.com/article/true-north-detroit/

The Architect's Newspaper:

Northern Exposure
by Matthew Messner

https://archpaper.com/2017/08/true-north-prefab-development-detroit/#gallery-0-slide-0

SURFACE:

Architect Edwin Chan Adds to Detroit’s Flurry of Developments
by David Basulto

http://www.surfacemag.com/articles/true-north-edwin-chan-detroit/

Detroit West Riverfront Park Competition:

EC3 + landscape architects Reed-Hilderbrand named finalist

https://detroit.curbed.com/2017/8/4/16095580/west-riverfront-detroit-design

Kvadrat:

Edwin Chan named collaborator for Chalet Hollywood

https://kvadrat.dk/collaborations/edwin-chan

HOUR DETROIT:

Detroit Gets a Village of Quonset Huts
by Lou Blouin

http://www.hourdetroit.com/Hour-Detroit/July-2017/Detroit-Gets-a-Village-of-Quonset-Huts/

Academie Julian - Penninghen:

Edwin Chan joins International Jury for Architectural Diploma

https://www.penninghen.fr/

BUILT:

LA vs. Detroit: Design lens on two iconic American cities
by Zoe Zellers

http://blog.hunterdouglasarchitectural.com/la-vs-detroit-design-lens-on-two-iconic-american-cities/

ARCHINECT Mini Sessions:

A conversation with LA Architect and Gehry Alumnus Edwin Chan
By Paul Petrunia

http://archinect.com/news/article/150010047/archinect-lax-det-mini-sessions-a-conversation-with-la-architect-and-gehry-alumnus-edwin-chan

Los Angeles Design Festival:

Edwin Chan joins LAX >< DET Panel Discussion

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lax-det-tickets-33874062232#

MONOCLE - May 2017:

On a New Level #7 - Prince Concepts, Detroit
By Ed Stocker

https://monocle.com/magazine/issues/103/

Leading Cultural Destination Awards:

Edwin Chan named 2017 Ambassador

https://www.lcdawards.com/ambassadors/edwin-chan/

MOCAD:

Edwin Chan talks "Simple Measures"

http://mocadetroit.org/events-and-education/edwin-chan-simple-measures/

AIA Detroit:

Edwin Chan lectures "A Creative Journey"

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/true-north-space-for-self-stimulated-people-with-edwin-chan-of-ec3-tickets-33121943625?utm_campaign=EdwinChan&utm_medium=email&utm_source=4-24+May+2017+Lecture+Series#

FRANKY:

A new theatrical production featuring stage set designed by EC3 debuts in Hong Kong

http://www.hkeld.com/articles/view/review-franky-aftec

Architectural Record:

True North designed by EC3 mentioned in "Detroit : The Remix"
by Cathleen McGuigan

http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12464-detroit-the-remix

ARCHITECT:

True North designed by EC3 wins 2017 Progressive Architecture Award

http://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/true-north_1_o

LE MIAMI:

EC3 featured in "These Architects Should Design Your Next Hotel"
by Cynthia Rosenfeld

http://www.lemiami.com/youll-never-forget-first-time-architects-design-next-hotel/

2016

CURBED DETROIT:

True North: a community of Quonset Huts rises off of Grand River
by Robyn Runyan

http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/12/21/14023768/quonset-huts-detroit-true-north

CULTURED:

Simple Measures: Edwin Chan is quietly rewriting his own design rules at his new studio EC3
by Michael Webb

http://www.culturedmag.com/edwin-chan/

Durability + Design:

LA Architect Takes on Detroit Huts

http://www.durabilityanddesign.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=15366

FLAUNT:

Edwin Chan reimagines Oh La La Land

http://flaunt.com/art/imaginists-oh-la-la-land-part-2-marin-trottin-edwin-chan/

CURBED DETROIT:

On Grand River, a community of Quonset Huts is taking shape
by Robin Runyan

http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/8/24/12627992/quonset-huts-detroit-residential-development

MLive:

Community of Steel Huts being developed in Detroit
by Dana Afana

http://realestate.mlive.com/realestate-news/2016/08/community_of_steel_huts_being.html

The Detroit News:

Quonset Hut Village sprouts in Detroit Neighborhood
by Louis Aguilar

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2016/08/17/village-quonset-huts-sprouts-detroit-neighborhood/88929692/

designboom:

Timber Installation by Edwin Chan transforms the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas
by Philip Stevens

http://www.designboom.com/architecture/edwin-chan-chalet-installation-piero-golia-nasher-sculpture-center-dallas-03-27-2016/

ASPIRE Metro:

Exclusive: Interview with Architect Edwin Chan
by Christina Valhouli

http://www.aspiremetro.com/architecture/interviewarchitectedwinchan/

ArchDaily:

50 Architects Tell Us What They Are Looking Forward to in 2016

http://www.archdaily.com/780498/50-architects-tell-us-what-they-are-looking-forward-to-in-2016

UCLA A.UD:

Edwin Chan teaches Advanced Topic Studio Winter Quarter 2016 - The Museum Artistically Reconsidered

FD Magazine:

The Foreman – CHALET Dallas at the Nasher Sculpture Center
by Auriel Garza

http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/Documents/NewsDocuments/20151001-piero-golia-chalet-fd-auriel-garza.pdf

2015

DALLAS Observer:

CHALET Dallas presents more Questions than Answers in a Beautiful Setting
by Lauren Smart

http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/chalet-dallas-presents-more-questions-than-answers-in-a-beautiful-setting-7752427

Paper City:

A Speakeasy for Art: New CHALET Dallas Challenges Museum Life in Perfectly Mellow Ways by Patricia Mora

http://www.papercitymag.com/arts/speakeasy-art-hip-new-chalet-dallas-challenges-museum-life/

Wallpaper*:

Lean back: a museum lounge doubles up as art at Dallas' Nasher Sculpture Center
by Brooke Mason

http://www.wallpaper.com/art/lean-back-a-lounge-doubles-up-as-art-at-dallas-nasher-sculpture-center

Texas Society of Architects:

Social Structure – CHALET Dallas
by Leigh Arnold

http://issuu.com/taartdir/docs/ta15_j-a_web/41?e=1238403/13999404

Creative Dialogue Forum:

Architecture is Art
by Zuni Icosahedron / Danny Yung

http://www.creativehk.edu.hk/artscentre/calenda/blognew.php?blog_no=1137

Aishti Magazine:

Double Agent – Above the Fold Plays Match with Architects and Clients
by J. Michael Welton

http://issuu.com/aishti/docs/amag77

Los Angeles Times:

CHALET Hollywood Redefined Art Experience
by Carolina Miranda

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cam-piero-golias-chalet-hollywood-column.html#page=1

Creative Dialogue Forum:

Architecture is Art
by Zuni Icosahedron / Danny Yung

http://www.creativehk.edu.hk/artscentre/calenda/blognew.php?blog_no=1137

2014

NYU Florence Conference:

The Contemporary Museum in Italy since 1990
Moderated by Claire Brandon

https://vimeo.com/108992003

T Magazine:

Happenings – A secret CHALET off Hollywood Boulevard where LA’s art world gathers …
by Kevin McGarry

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/secret-art-world-gathering-los-angeles-piero-golia/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=fb-share&_r=2

Bogota Design and Urbanism Conference:

EC3 – Works in Progress
Moderated by Schaller Design Group

VIMEO:

Interview with Edwin Chan on the Contemporary Art Museum
by Helena Liikanen-Renger

https://vimeo.com/54749917

PLAT 14:

Edwin Chan presents Keynote Lecture to Scandinavian Institute of Architecture

www.plat14.se

2013

Art Forum:

Best of 2013
By Andrew Berardini

http://www.artforum.com/slant/id=44527

DOMUS:

CHALET Hollywood
by Katya Tylevich

http://www.wallpaper.com/art/chalet-hollywood-artist-piero-golia-hosts-a-creative-speakeasy-in-los-angeles/6847#88837

Wallpaper*:

CHALET Hollywood: Artist Piero Golia hosts a creative speakeasy in Los Angeles
by Carren Jao

http://www.wallpaper.com/art/chalet-hollywood-artist-piero-golia-hosts-a-creative-speakeasy-in-los-angeles/6847#88837

W Magazine:

Behind Closed Doors on Hollywood Boulevard
by Fan Zhong

T Magazine:

Happenings – A secret CHALET off Hollywood Boulevard where LA’s art world gathers …
by Kevin McGarry

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/secret-art-world-gathering-los-angeles-piero-golia/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=fb-share&_r=2

Architectural Record:

Los Angeles Welcomes a Wave of New Cultural Buildings
By Fred Bernstein

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2013/08/130828-Los-Angeles-Welcomes-Wave-of-New-Cultural-Buildings.asp

METROPOLIS:

Art, Architecture and the Contested Territories in Los Angeles
Conversation with Iman Ansari

http://www.metropolismag.com/Point-of-View/August-2013/Q-A-Edwin-Chan/

VOGUE:

31 Ways to Make the Most of Summer
by Molly Creeden

http://www.vogue.com/873050/from-memorial-to-labor-day-31-ways-to-make-the-most-of-summer/

Graham Foundation Grant for Advanced Studies in the Arts:

CHALET Hollywood – Collaboration with Piero Golia

http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grantees/4978-chalet-hollywood

2012

YTU Istanbul:

Edwin Chan hosts Seminar on Creativity

http://www.arkitera.com/files/etkinlik/969/e-chan-tanitim.pdf

UC Berkeley:

Edwin Chan appointed Howard Friedman Visiting Professor of Professional Practice, Fall 2012

http://ced.berkeley.edu/ced/faculty-staff/edwin-chan

Temple University Incite-Xchange:

Edwin Chan lectures on “Remember Bilbao?”

http://shadowfaxdigital.com/cdi/incitexchange/#chan

Digital-Life-Design Conference Munich:

Edwin Chan speaks in seminar “From Bauhaus to the Mega-City”

http://dld-conference.com/users/edwin-chan

Architecture for Humanity:

Edwin Chan participates in “I love Architecture Design Auction”

http://www.archdaily.com/309663/donate-to-architecture-for-humanity-get-a-famous-architects-sketch/50d1dc21b3fc4b41b3000148-donate-to-architecture-for-humanity-get-a-famous-architects-sketch-image

EC3:

Edwin Chan launches independent architectural practice to empower Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

www.EC3.us

2011

Curbed LA:

2 Radical Plans for Turing Westwood Around
by Adrian Glick Kudler

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/03/2_radical_plans_for_turning_westwood_village_around.php#4f6bdaac85216d0455021f1d

Village View:

Envisioning Westwood in 2015
by Damien Sutevski

http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2011/10/uclas_citylab_presents_two_visions_of_a_more_urban_pedestrianfriendly_westwood

Dresdener Neueste Nachrichten:

Wir erleben eine historische stunde …
“We are experiencing a historical moment …”
by Ralf Redemund

Dresdener Neueste Nachrichten:

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2025

FRIEZE Spotlight:

In anticipation for Frieze LA opening on February 20, interview with Edwin Chan highlights the architect’s experience on Art, Museums, and Life.

Kenyon College:

Edwin Chan speaks to Museum Studies seminar on his experience designing Cultural Projects, and new approaches to Museum Architecture

The Architect’s Newspaper:

In Detroit’s Core City, a new multifamily development by EC3 nods to Mies van der Rohe and Albert Kahn By Daniel Jonas Roche

dezeen:

EC3 adds “inspired rental housing” with trees to Core City development in Detroit By Jenna McKnight

AZURE:

In Detroit, EC3 and Prince Concepts Unveil an American Hutong By Stefan Novakovic

A Rising Tide:

EC3 debuts in API Design Directory.

2024

HOW BIG THINGS GET DONE:

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Edwin Chan as Design Partner at Gehry Partners) Design Process Explained in Chapter 4 - Pixar Planning By Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner

Ursula Issue #11 - Hauser & Wirth:

The CHALET by Artist Piero Golia and Architect Edwin Chan Referenced in Artist Conversations “We Stick to What’s Real” By Ross Simonini

International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CiMAM):

Edwin Chan Attends 56th Annual Conference in Los Angeles to Explore Sustainable Futures, How, When and for Whom?

Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA):

Edwin Chan Donates "Mini Rocky" Sculpture to Support Frank Lloyd Wright’s Historic Hollyhock House in Benefit Auction Curated by LAMA and Dung Ngo

THE PLAN:

“The Canopy” Residential Complex - The Play’s the Thing By Raymund Ryan

ARTFORUM Art Guide:

SCHOEN/STADT curated by Here is Elsewhere and Central Server Works Opens at EC3 Venice

The Art Newspaper:

Artists Kim Schoen and Kim Schoenstadt make light of mistaken identities in collaborative show ... at Edwin Chan’s EC3 Studio, Los Angeles By Jori Finkel

US Pan-Asian American Chamber of Commerce:

EC3 is Proud to be featured as a USPACC Certified Diverse Business

dwell:

The Canopy in Detroit Reimagines Big Block Multifamily Housing By Anjulie Rao

ARCHINECT:

Edwin Chan shares his perspectives on “Delivering Projects On Time is a Challenge. Here’s How Architects Do it.” By Niall Patrick Walsh

La Feria De Diseño Medellín:

Edwin Chan gives Inspirational Talk at Schaller Event during Medellin Design Week 2024

Movies On Artists:

Edwin Chan - three projects in three cities Produced and Directed by Niko Hronopoulos

ART + PRACTICE:

EC3 joins Leimert Park based ART + PRACTICE and First Place for Youth at annual Job and Resource Fair

LA Times Entertainment & Arts:

Edwin Chan attends Star-Studded Gala for departing Director Anne Philbin at the Hammer Museum

USC School of Architecture:

Edwin Chan participates in Graduate Thesis Review – The Architecture of the LA 2028 Olympics

Pinault Collection at Punta della Dogana in Venice, Italy:

Edwin Chan attends VIP Opening for Artists Pierre Huyghe and Julie Mehretu

Columbia University GSAPP:

Third Year studio tours EC3's office and discusses recent projects and LA architecture with Edwin Chan

The Canopy:

Phase I construction reaches exterior completion milestone. Photo by ABOVE THE FOLD

PRESQUE VU Opening at Central Server Works Venice Space kickstarts Frieze Art Week LA:

By Eric Minh Swenson Art Films

SHOUTOUT LA : Meet Edwin Chan, Architect:

Edwin Chan talks about starting his office, his career, and his favorite spots in LA

PRESQUE VU:

EC3 and Central Server Works to host Group Exhibition guest curated by Maxwell Sykes at EC3's Venice Studio

2023

NOMA SoCal Annual Awards (Unbuilt Category):

Atlassian Central wins Project of the Year

NOMA SoCal Annual Awards (Built Category):

True North wins Honorable Mention

:Untapped:

Edwin Chan joins Round Table Discussion on How to Emerge from a Starchitect’s Shadow Moderated by Cynthia Rosenfeld

Société du Grand Paris:

EC3 is one of seven US firms qualified for Grand Paris Projects

Core City Habitat:

EC3’s Second Project for Prince Concepts Broke Ground in April 2023

Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize 2023:

Edwin Chan joins MCHAP jury for Finalist Announcement in Medellin, Colombia

A Direct Line:

EC3 and Central Server Works to host first Solo Exhibition of Marina Weiner during Frieze LA Art Week 2023

EC3 on the Move:

EC3 renovates new studio space in LA's West Adams Arts District

2022

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao:

In Detroit’s Core City, a new multifamily development by EC3 nods to Mies van der Rohe and Albert Kahn
By Daniel Jonas Roche

EC3 adds “inspired rental housing” with trees to Core City development in Detroit
By Jenna McKnight

In Detroit, EC3 and Prince Concepts Unveil an American Hutong
By Stefan Novakovic

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Edwin Chan as Design Partner at Gehry Partners) Design Process Explained in Chapter 4 - Pixar Planning
By Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner

The CHALET by Artist Piero Golia and Architect Edwin Chan Referenced in Artist Conversations “We Stick to What’s Real”
By Ross Simonini

Edwin Chan Donates "Mini Rocky" Sculpture to Support
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Historic Hollyhock House in Benefit Auction
Curated by LAMA and Dung Ngo

“The Canopy” Residential Complex - The Play’s the Thing
By Raymund Ryan

Artists Kim Schoen and Kim Schoenstadt make light of mistaken identities in collaborative show ... at Edwin Chan’s EC3 Studio, Los Angeles
By Jori Finkel

The Canopy in Detroit Reimagines Big Block Multifamily Housing
By Anjulie Rao

Edwin Chan shares his perspectives on “Delivering Projects On Time is a Challenge. Here’s How Architects Do it.”
By Niall Patrick Walsh

Edwin Chan - three projects in three cities
Produced and Directed by Niko Hronopoulos

Phase I construction reaches exterior completion milestone.
Photo by ABOVE THE FOLD

Edwin Chan joins Round Table Discussion on
How to Emerge from a Starchitect’s Shadow
Moderated by Cynthia Rosenfeld

Quote by Edwin Chan highlights “Guo Pei, Couture Fantasy”
by Kamitha Sloan

EC3 unveils Crystal Barn, a multitasking cultural and retail space for Meridian, Idaho
By Matt Hickman

EC3 unveils Crystal Barn as part of a larger net-zero Orchard Park campus in Idaho
by Kat Barandy

Developer plans Crystal Barn in Meridian: Eat, drink, shop – and surf – all in one place
By Sally Krutzig

Architecture’s Social Structure for Humanity
By Kami Sloan

On the Boards - Core City Residential
By Madeleine D'Angelo

Core City Development will bring 30 apartments, ample public green space
By Robyn Runyan

Designer of the stunning Bilbao Musuem wants to build Melbourne's new NGV
By Nick Miller

Edwin Chan talks about his experience designing world-class museums and why cultural institutions should look beyond the “usual suspects” for new projects
By Libbi Gorr

True North Metal Print by EC3 featured in “Architectural Drawings - States of becoming Exhibition”
Curated by Raymond Ryan

Edwin Chan’s third collaboration with Artist
Piero Golia opens in London

EC3 to design additional housing in Detroit's Core City neighborhood for Prince Concepts, building on the success of True North.
By Aaron Mondry

Edwin Chan: Stepping out of Frank Gehry’s Shadow to Design a New Bohemia
By Jeff Link

For the Most Exciting Design Scene No One’s Talking About, Head to Detroit
By Jennie Xie

Inclusivity and Economic Development Emerge as Top Themes of Detroit Month of Design
By Stephen Zacks

MYTH-MAKER
By Alexander Wolf
“The sleek space (Chalet Hollywood) is designed by the architect Edwin Chan and walls were lined with works by Grotjahn, Wall, Christopher Williams, as well as an aquarium by Pierre Huyghe …”