The Quiet Confidence in Te-Hsin Hsieh’s Architecture

BY Sylvester July 29, 2025

Te-Hsin Hsieh | London Design Awards

Te-Hsin Hsieh

Currently studying architectural design, Te-Hsin Hsieh approaches design as a personal journey shaped by intuition and thoughtful experimentation. With a focus on practicality and experimentation, Te-Hsin explores how creativity can take shape within everyday constraints.

Hi! I'm Te-Hsin Hsieh. I am currently a college student majoring in architectural design. Ever since childhood, I have had a natural sensitivity to space. During high school, I began exploring related fields and discovered a deep interest in design.

This award means a great deal to me. It shows that my design is not only something I personally adore, but it has also been acknowledged by others.

This achievement has positively influenced my career, affirming my efforts and helping me understand my true potential.

Experimentation is essential; it marks the inception of my ideas, the creative process, and the satisfaction of completing a design.

For this project, I developed several different conceptual models. Some were created casually, while others were the result of careful thought, and some were inspired by sudden ideas. The most unusual source of inspiration came from my final concept model, where I combined the "shadows" of all my previous concepts into a unique design.

Honestly, I don’t feel the need for others to understand my design process because everyone is unique.

I aim to design with a practical approach that balances creativity and real-world constraints.

The main challenge I faced was likely the language barrier. As a native Chinese speaker, working on a project entirely in English proved to be quite difficult.

My only response is repetition—I continue to create without stopping.

I don't incorporate personal values or experiences into my designs. For me, design exists in its own world, and I prefer not to let outside elements interfere with that creativity.

If you can't even try, perhaps design isn't for you.

Antoni Gaudí is noteworthy for his impressive and unique designs.

Currently, there isn't a particular question that I wish people would ask about my work.