Yee Teo

Yee Chin is a registered Architect in Singapore. He is the principal of Red Bean Architects, known for its exploration of materials and thoughtful space-making. Yee Chin obtained his Masters of Architecture from Harvard GSD. Prior to setting up RBA, he worked at William Lim Associates, Kay Ngee Tan Architects, and Architects 61.

He was recognised in 2017 as one of 20 top young architects in the URA exhibition “20under45: The Third Edition”.

Yee Chin has taught design studios at NUS and SUTD. In 2016, Yee Chin designed and co-curated the Singapore Pavilion at Venice Biennale in the 15th International Architecture Exhibition. Yee Chin is also a writer and critic who has been published in the press as well as local and foreign journals. He is currently Chief Editor of The Singapore Architect, the longest-standing architectural journal in Singapore.

Education

• Master's degree Harvard University (2000 — 2003)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) National University of Singapore (1996 — 1999)
• Raffles Junior College (1992 — 1993)
• Raffles Institution (1988 — 1991)

Companies

• Managing Partner red bean architects (2021)
• PHD Student National University of Singapore (2021)
• Founder and Principal Architect Red Bean Architects (2009 — 2021)
• Chief Editor, The Singapore Architect SIA Press (2017 — 2020)
• Editorial Committee The Singapore Architect (2015 — 2020)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) (2017 — 2018)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) (2016 — 2016)
• Part Time Design Critic National University of Singapore (2009 — 2015)
• Associate Architects 61 Pte Ltd (2005 — 2009)