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Amelie Chai

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Amelie received her BA from Harvard University and her Master of Architecture from Columbia University. She has over 20 years of professional experience in architecture and is a licensed registered architect in the US. Prior to establishing SPiNE with partner Stephen Zawmoe Shwe, Amelie worked at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and at design-build firm Tecny Group in New York City. As Principal Architect at SPiNE, Amelie has 15 years proven experience in design in Myanmar. Her clients over the years include Mega Lifesciences, Capital Diamond Star Group, Tanchong Motors (Nissan), Petronas, PTTEP, Singapore Embassy, US Embassy, British Embassy, Korean Embassy, Nokia, Ooredoo, and Aythaya Vineyards. Amelie has headed a number of projects with foreign embassies involving upgrading and additions to their compounds. She was involved for many years with the design and planning of the recently completed American Center in Yangon. In addition, Amelie is in charge of large scale commercial and retail projects such as interior design for the Capital Shopping Center and Mandalay Financial Center in Mandalay and numerous hotels including the 75 room Sapphire Hotel in Kalaw, currently under construction. Amelie has also designed and overseen the renovation of many F&B projects such as Union Bar & Grill (now Parami Downtown), Gekko Restaurant & Bar, Parami Pizza, Café del Seoul, Pier 9, and the original Brunch Society. In 2018, Gekko Restaurant & Bar was awarded Best Adaptive Reuse project by Yangon Heritage Trust (YHT). At the 2012 Yangon Photo Festival, under a jury headed by Daw Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Amelie won third prize for “Lokanat,” a photo essay that documented the diverse lives in the 1906 colonial-era Sofaer Building. Amelie has been invited to participate in various seminars and symposiums on subjects ranging from the emerging real estate sector in Myanmar, sustainability and infrastructure, and heritage work. She is currently working on feasibility and refurbishment projects for YHT. While keen to preserve the best of Myanmar’s heritage architecture, she also champions vibrant new designs that are needed to bring the country forward. Amelie was featured in Channel News Asia’s 2013 series on Myanmar: Saving Yangon as well as in Harvard Magazine in 2018.