Alex Yueyan Li
Assistant Professor
Alex Yueyan Li is a co-principal of 11 x 17, an award-winning design practice based in Toronto and Denver. Works undertaken by 11 x 17 explore architecture’s material politics, approaching building construction as a conceptual device to engage larger issues around resources, labor, and form. Experientially rich and economically accessible, 11 x 17’s speculative and built projects have appeared in the US, Canada, and China. In 2025, the practice was named a winner of the League Prize by the Architectural League of New York. Their work has been published globally and featured in the Chicago Architecture Biennial, ArchDaily, AZURE, Architect’s Newspaper, Architect Magazine, and Architectural Record, Archinect, New York Review of Architecture, DesignTO, and among others.
Prior to co-founding 11 x 17, Alex practiced in the offices of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Shigeru Ban, Millions, and Höweler + Yoon. He has held teaching positions at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, where he was awarded the Irving Innovation Fellowship and the Clifford Wong Housing Prize, and at Syracuse University. As an Assistant Professor of Architecture, Alex teaches building construction and design studios focused on reimagining existing buildings.