Since 2006, Yan has worked with OCEAN CN and OCEAN D in various roles, both in London and in Hong Kong and Greater China. He is Assistant Professor of architecture at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), teaching MArch seminars on synthetic computational design, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and a design studio. In 2010, he co-founded dotA Architectural Design Ltd Beijing, leading teams work on projects ranging from interiors to urban scales. Yan’s expertise is in computational and parametric design, within an inter-disciplinary approach to social, economic, environmental, political, professional and technical aspects related to vernacular and contemporary architecture.