Ms. Luye Yang

Yang Luye is the senior manager at Darchi Architects, with focus on overseas education consultancy services. Prior to this, she was a project manager at CUHK and AECOM Hong Kong. Before relocating to Hong Kong in 2019, she was a consultant in the World Resources Institute Beijing office, focusing on sustainable urban development and transportation. She also has a background in residential architectural design and architectural academic research. She graduated from Tsinghua University with a bachelor's degree in architecture and received a master's degree in urban design from the University of Sheffield. Luye was born with congenital severe hearing impairment in both ears, and she can fluently communicate with others under assistance of cochlear implant. The hearing impairment also motivates Luye’s passion and actions on the field of accessible design for the hearing-impaired group in her spare time, she actively advocates for the rights of the hearing-impaired group via public speech, industry discussion, blog writing on social media etc. She has worked with many scientific research institutions on enhancement of social values, including KPMG, ULI, Tsinghua Institute of Accessibility, Huawei to promote the progress of barrier-free design and build a digitally inclusive society.