A native of China, Jing Liu received her education in China, Japan, the United
Kingdom, and New Orleans. In 2008, Liu founded the office SO-IL, which has since
produced several important buildings iconic of its generation such as the Kukje Gallery
in Seoul and the Manetti Shrem Museum in Davis, California. Liu has been a faculty
member at Columbia GSAPP since 2009, and serves on the board of Van Alen Institute - a nonprofit
NY institution that works to enhance the transformative power of design on its
cities, landscapes, and regions in order to improve people’s lives.