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Tyrone Yang
Architect and Healthy Building Design Consultant, AIA, Ph.D., WELL AP, Fitwel Ambassador
Tyrone Yang is an architect and healthy building design consultant with expertise in creating human-centered environments for knowledge-work organizations.12 He holds a Master's in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design (2002), a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Virginia, and a B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University.13
Yang's professional credentials include:
- Licensed architect
- Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
- WELL Accredited Professional (AP)
- Fitwel Ambassador
- LEED Accredited Professional12
His work focuses on integrating architecture and research psychology to design healthy environments.1 Yang has experience working on various projects, from residential designs to larger work environments and overseas resort complexes.1
In addition to his consulting work, Yang is involved in academia:
- Teaches Environmental Design Research at Roger Williams University's Department of Architecture
- Previously taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Worked as an affiliate researcher at the MIT Media Lab's City Science / Changing Places group1
Yang is also active in professional organizations, having co-chaired the Small Practices Network of the Boston Society of Architects and serving as a WELL Mind concept advisor for the WELL Building Standard version 2.1