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Mei Sheng

Mei Sheng

Consulting Principal | Partner (2006–2022), RLA

Ms. Sheng has over 20 years of professional experience in urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture, with expertise in sustainable communities and public urban spaces. Her practice focuses on exploring cutting-edge, environmentally sustainable, and culturally sensitive design approaches.

As a partner at ATA from 2006 to 2022, Ms. Sheng grew the China team from 2 to 20 members while overseeing office operations. In 2014, she co-founded The Northwest LA Studio, a joint initiative between ATA and the Department of Landscape Architecture at Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology. The studio thrives to bridge research and practice by bringing together designers, professors, researchers, and graduate students.

In 2022, Ms. Sheng joined Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. (BIAD) while remaining Consulting Principal at ATA.

Beyond her practice, Ms. Sheng is active in teaching and community engagement. She frequently leads design studios at universities, conducts research on environmental planning, and authors papers for publications such as Landscape Design, Chinese Landscape Architecture, and Landscape Architecture Frontiers. In 2011, she founded the ATA Traveling Fellowship Program, through which she has mentored and sponsored over 10 university students.

Areas of Practice​

  • Urban Design & Master Planning
  • Landscape Design
  • Architecture Design

Education​

  • 2002, Master of Landscape Architecture，University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
  • 1997, Master of Engineering in Architecture History, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, China
  • 1994, Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture, Tianjin Chengjian University, China

Professional Recognition & Affiliations​

  • Licensed Landscape Architect (MO, USA)
  • Member, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
  • 2026-Present: Adjunct Professor of Practice, Beijing University of Technology, China
  • 2009-Present, Contributing Editor, Landscape Design Magazine, China
  • 2013-2014, Adjunct Professor, The Graduate School of Landscape Architecture, Peking University, China
  • 2002, Edward L. Ryerson Travelling Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2001, ASLA Graduate Certificate of Honor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 2001, Kluesing Prize, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign