Established in 2007 by He Jianxiang and Jiang Ying, O-office Architects explores a new spatial paradigm between demands from hyper urban development and local cultures. Conservation of the urban history and study on new urban collective living forms in the expanding Pearl River Delta region has been O-office's main design focuses. O-office's experimental regional practice has been recognized and featured internationally by top architectural medias, including The Architectural Review, Architectural Record, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui and Architectural Journal (China). O-office has also been awarded important architectural prizes, including RIBA Award for International Excellence, Gold Winner of ARCASIA Awards for Architecture (2020) and the Architecture Award of the 1st City for Humanity Award (China) in 2020. Other main awards include Highly Commended in AR New into Old awards (2017) and nomination in BSI Swiss Architectural Award (2016). In 2015 O-office was featured by Architectural Record as Design Vanguard practices. In 2020 O-office was selected in the list of World's 50 Best Architectural Firms by Domus.