Ying-Chao Kuo

Kuo Ying-chao is the principal architect of Bio-architecture Formosana (BaF) - a Taipei based architectural design firm. BaF has been one of the leading architecture firms in Taiwan, and its works range from culture, education, transportation, hospitality, workplace and housing for both public and private sectors. The Bei-Tou Library project completed in 2006 is Taiwan's first certified green architecture project. The timber library is the most published Green building in Taiwan and was selected as one of the 25 most beautiful libraries in the world by U.S.-based cultural news website Flavorwire.

Focusing on sustainability and circularity design, he incorporates biological-intelligence (BI) design approach, a design philosophy of the company, into the creation of architecture. Ying-Chao has won numerous awards for his design in sustainability and was the recipient of the 12th Awarding of Outstanding Architects in Taiwan in 2011. He has taught in several university as an Associate Professor.

郭英釗建築師為九典聯合建築師事務所主持人，畢業於國立成功大學建築學士、美國加州大學UCLA建築碩士。

建築設計作品獲獎眾多，曾以臺北市立圖書館北投分館榮獲2007年臺灣建築獎首獎，花博新生三館榮獲2010年臺灣建築獎首獎，沙崙智慧綠能循環集合住宅園區榮獲2022年臺灣住宅建築獎最佳集合住宅首獎、台北設計獎首獎等。

九典作為臺灣領先之建築師事務所，作品涵蓋公共建築、文化、教育、交通、酒店、工作場所和住房。2006年落成的北投圖書館是「臺灣第一座鑽石級綠建築圖書館」，曾被美國網站（Flavorwire.com）票選為全球最美的25家公立圖書館之一。

郭建築師曾任成功大學、臺科大、交通大學等校兼任教授，近年專注於可持續發展和循環設計，將公司的設計理念—生物智能（BI）設計方法融入到建築創作中。以個人身分獲頒2010年度臺灣MVP經理人、2011年中華民國傑出建築師及2019年國土設計特別貢獻獎。