Anna is a qualified architect with over 15 years of experience in architecture, art and landscape, in Taiwan, Japan, China, USA and UK.

Born in Taiwan and raised in the US, she began her career with Rocco Design and Arup Associates in Hong Kong, then London and Manchester, establishing Tonkin Liu with Mike Tonkin in 2002. Together they taught at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, and at the University of Westminster, exploring patterns in nature and human nature.