Sharp, blunt, to the point. Society Particular (SOPA) is a young international design firm specialising in architecture, urbanism, floatation and industrial, founded in 2013 by Yong Cui.
SOPA suggests a delicate balance between society and the particular. SOPA is committed to exploring architecture as a medium with which both to think about society and particular.
With a multi-disciplinary approach to complex social issues, SOPA has gained extensive experience in urban regeneration, waterfront developments, tech office, museum, retail, hotel, residential and experimental buildings. SOPA develops concepts and visions that address sustainability, synergism and hybrid.
SOPA was founded in Rotterdam and has two offices in Beijing (CN) and Vilnius (LT). SOPA is led by 6 associate partners: Jingru Zhang, Mindaugas Glodenis, Ping Lu and Xin Guo. Yan Qin holds the position of managing director.