Xiaoxi Cheng is Professor and Vice Dean of the School of Architecture at Tsinghua University. From 2014 to 2015, she was a Visiting Scholar at the Yale School of Architecture. Her research primarily focuses on the design and renewal of culturally and ecologically integrated educational and cultural buildings. She has completed more than 20 projects at institutions such as Tsinghua University and Minzu University of China. She is a National First Class Registered Architect, also serves as Vice President of the Beijing Women Architects Association. She received the Young Architect Award from the Architectural Society of China.

Boyuan Zhang is a Senior Associate at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, a licensed architect in New York, and a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He specializes in the design and management of large-scale, mixed-use projects and is currently overseeing a luxury residential development in New York's Upper East Side. His experience spans the United States and Asia, with notable projects including Hengqin Port Square, Lakeville V in Shanghai, and Metropolis One in Tianjin. His work encompasses large-scale planning, high-end residential, hospitality, retail, exhibition, healthcare, and interior design. He has also taught at various institutions and published research on cross-cultural architectural history prior to World War II. He holds a Master of Architecture from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Tsinghua University.