Berkeley Lanyang Museum Wuzhen Theaters Water-Moon Monastery Shih Chien University Gymnasium and Library China Steel Corporation headquarters Kris Yao (Chinese: 姚仁喜; pinyin: Yáo Rénxǐ; born December 1951) is a Taiwanese architect, and the founder and head architect at KRIS YAO | ARTECH[1] in Taipei and Shanghai.

The firm's projects are mainly located in the Greater China area, but are also found in the United States, Europe, and South Asia.

Project categories range from corporate, residential, cultural, educational, hospital, commercial, transportation, industrial architecture design, and urban planning, etc.

The award-winning and selected works including: Lanyang Museum, China Steel Corporation Headquarters, Water-Moon Monastery, and Wuzhen Theater, etc.

[9] Yao is also collaborating with architect Rem Koolhaas in the design of the Taipei Performing Arts Center, scheduled for completion in 2015.