Yulin Peng - About

My current research centers on spatial care, urban economics and intangible assets. I am also interested in how cultural and wellness innovations are valued and scaled in capital and innovation systems. I embrace quantitative analysis and financial frameworks as essential bridges among design research, equity markets and new categories of soft value.

I am currently directing cultural curation and alternative asset strategies at Galerie de Nuage, and recently developed Airmo (a journaling app for emotional wellbeing). I am also an architect, and have worked on design and management for widely published wellness, residential and institutional projects with complex stakeholders and international footprint. I am recently recognized with an IDA International Design Award and a LICC London International Creative Competition Shortlist.

I had my M.Arch from Columbia University with coursework in Real Estate (joint with Columbia Business School), B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and toward a certificate in Investment Management from NYU. Efforts to conserve our planet and contribute to the communities have been an important part of my work. I co-founded a platform for wildlife conservation in 2013, produced a documentary on Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in 2014, contributed to What is Missing? in 2018. I am likely to be found at gallery openings / museums / on the hills outside of work.

Selected Professional Projects

Smith College Nelson Library, Oculus

Tencent Beijing Headquarter, Outdoor Pavilion & Landscape

JPMC Sapphire Lounge Brand Identity & Architecture Guideline

Sapphire Lounge Airport Location Rollouts (LAX, LGA, BOS, DC Dulles)

Alice & Olivia Miami Design District Flagship Store

Baku Private Residence, Azerbaijan by the Caspian Sea

111 Murray, PH2

Books, Writing & Press

Working Paper: Cultural Investment as an Intangible Asset

Galerie de Nuage: Afloat in Time by the Burren Mountain

Gen de Art: A River and A Dream