Chris Leong (he/him), Partner

Chris Leong (Kanaka Maoli), a founding partner at Leong Leong, is involved in project-based and strategic advising for the office.

Projects co-directed by Chris include the Anita May Rosenstein Campus for the Los Angeles LGBT Center (2019); Ray Philly, a multi-family development in Philadelphia, PA (2022); ONX Studio Onassis Foundation (2020); The Bellslip (2022); Hancock Park House (2023); The Norma (2024); Everlane Flagships (2017); and R13 Flagship (2019).

Chris has also lectured internationally and is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University GSAPP.  He has held invited faculty positions at Cornell University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he currently serves on the board of Triple Canopy, a non-profit arts organization in New York.

Chris received his Master of Architecture from Princeton University and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Dominic Leong (he/him), Partner, AIA

Dominic Leong (Kanaka Maoli), a founding partner at Leong Leong, leads design across all projects. 

Projects co-directed by Dominic include the Anita May Rosenstein Campus for the Los Angeles LGBT Center (2019); 3.1 Phillip Lim Flagship in Seoul, Korea (2010); MoMA PS1 Courtyard Coalition in Queens, NY (2022); and Hancock Park House in Los Angeles, CA (2023).

Dominic has held invited faculty positions at Columbia University, The Cooper Union, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he has lectured internationally. Dominic is also co-founder emeritus of Hawai’i Nonlinear, a Honolulu-based non-profit empowering Indigenous futures in the built environment through art and architecture. Dominic is currently the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at Yale School of Architecture.

Dominic received a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, graduating with Honors. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 

Dominic is a registered architect in the District of Columbia and the States of New York, Hawai’i, and Florida.

Shannon Han (she/her), Managing Director

Shannon Han, is a Managing Director at Leong Leong where she oversees business operations and practice management. She brings nearly 25 years of experience as an architect overseeing all project phases across a wide range of scales and typologies. Prior to joining Leong Leong, Shannon was an Associate Principal at SHoP Architects where she led and oversaw all phases of large-scale projects including the Uber Headquarters project in San Francisco, CA, B2 Modular Tower in Brooklyn, NY, Botswana Innovation Hub, Gaborone, Botswana, the Fashion Institute of Technology A LABS project in New York, NY, and the Morrison Hotel and Residences and 3401 S. La Cienega projects in Los Angeles.

Shannon received her Master of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture and her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Shannon Is a registered architect in New York and California.

Remi McClain is a Project Director at Leong Leong where she works closely with clients from project conception all the way through construction. Most recently, Remi has been focusing on both high-end residential and land-based community projects. With past experience in designing highly innovative homes and commercial spaces, her work is rooted in the deep research of place and building typology.

Remi holds a Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse University School of Architecture. She has received the James Templeton Kelley Thesis Prize from Harvard and both a Citation and Dean’s Citation for Excellence in Thesis Design from Syracuse.

Hannah Frossard (she/her), Senior Designer

Hannah Frossard is a Senior Designer at Leong Leong. With a background in fine art and an interest in alternative modes of architectural representation, Hannah approaches the design process with an attention to the aesthetic qualities of architecture that create meaningful social interactions. Since joining Leong Leong, she has designed across a range of scales and programs, from schematic design to construction documents.

Hannah received her Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin.

Chloe Munkenbeck (she/her), Senior Designer

Chloe is a Senior Designer at Leong Leong. With a background in set design and sculpture, she approaches architectural projects with conceptual rigor and material sensitivity. Since joining Leong Leong, Chloe has been involved in exhibition design projects. She draws from her varied creative background to prompt innovative approaches to architectural design.

Chloe holds a Master of Arts in Architecture from the University of Edinburgh, where she graduated with First Class Honors (Summa Cum Laude) and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited her sculpture work at galleries nationally, with her solo show being featured in Artforum’s “Must See” list. Most recently, she completed the exhibition design for the US Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Han Ning Tsai (he/him), Designer

Han Ning Tsai is a Designer at Leong Leong, where he designs retail and residential spaces, particularly through the lenses of art and materiality. His background as an urban designer and experience with residential projects inform Han Ning’s interdisciplinary approach to developing conceptual, design, and structural solutions.

He holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. While at the GSD, Han Ning served as the chair of Taiwan GSD, a group that addressed design issues from his hometown through symposia and exhibitions.