Li Ren is a globally licensed architect, educator, and researcher specializing in international architectural practice and sustainable urban development. With professional experience across the United States, East Asia, and the Middle East, his work examines how architects operate across diverse cultural, climatic, and regulatory contexts to advance resilient and inclusive cities. 

Li has contributed to large-scale hospitality, senior living, and mixed-use developments across North America and the Middle East, with a focus on complex project delivery and cross-border collaboration. He previously served as President of AIA Middle East and Chair of the AIA Global Practice Committee, engaging in global professional policy, education, and sustainability initiatives. In parallel with practice, Li teaches and lectures internationally on global practice models, sustainability, and career development for internationally trained design professionals. 

Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Miami  
Partner of Innovation Architecture, Coral Gables 
Principal of Bluewater-Global Advisors, a development and portfolio management company
 
*International licensed architect with over 60 years of experience worldwide. 
*Hotel, residential, and urban planner, designer, and developer. 
*Volumetric steel modular systems specialist. 
*At UM he lectures and instructs a design studio on these subjects: modular design, hospitality design and development, and adaptive re-use.  
*Board of Directors of American Institute of Architects International component. 
*History of managing international offices for over 47 years for his own firm and for KPF, Perkins Eastman, and FXCollaborative. With these firms he has won design competitions in Dubai, Doha, Riyadh, and Prague and completed in Riyadh over 11 major mixed use projects.