Bringing the lens of UX and architecture into the rhythm of interactive exhibits.
Shih-Hsueh Wang is a museum UX designer based in New York, creating physical-digital interactives that turn visitors into participants, so a story becomes something people move through rather than read.
After earning a Master of Design from Carnegie Mellon and a Bachelor of Architecture at National Cheng Kung University, he has focused on museum interactives that join spatial sequence with interaction design, carrying each one from concept through storytelling, prototyping, testing, and installation.
Presently UX Designer at G&A Strategy & Design. Formative years at Steven Holl Architects and Peppercorns Interactive Media Art.
The arc
Three chapters, each built on the one before.
Architecture — the foundation
A B.Arch at National Cheng Kung University, then Steven Holl Architects in Beijing (2017–2018). He drew construction details for the Cofco Cultural & Health Center in Shanghai and worked on schematic design for the CIFI Headquarters in Beijing. Architecture taught him to design sequence: how people arrive, move, and pause.
Interactive media — the bridge
At Peppercorns Interactive Media Art in Taipei, he designed immersive installations and led spatial design for the Taipei Metro Evacuation Experience Center. His own projects followed, including The Island of Rain, a seesaw installation that turns movement into mist. At Carnegie Mellon, he helped set up the Spatial Experience Lab and wrote his thesis on prototyping ideas through movement.
Museum UX — where the two meet
At G&A Strategy & Design since 2022, he has designed interactives for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Junior Achievement, and led UX for the Navy SEAL Museum San Diego, the Museum of Kansas City, and a forthcoming museum under NDA. In a gallery, spatial sequence and interaction design finally work together.
Experience
- 2022 – present
- G&A Strategy & Design, New York — UX Designer
- 2020
- Peppercorns Interactive Media Art, Taipei — Interaction Design Contractor
- 2017 – 2018
- Steven Holl Architects, Beijing — Architecture Designer
Education
- 2021 – 2023
- Carnegie Mellon University — Master of Design in Design for Interactions. Master's Merit Award, 2023.
- 2012 – 2016
- National Cheng Kung University — Bachelor of Architecture
Recognition
Press
- Designing Through Movement: Inside the Work of Shih-Hsueh WangRead →
- Designing Experiences That Invite Learning: MDes Alumnus Brings Interaction Design to Museums and Cultural SpacesRead →
- Architecting Emotion: How Shih-Hsueh Wang Designs Stories You Can Walk ThroughRead →
- When Space Meets Story: How Shih-Hsueh Wang Bridges Architecture and UX in MuseumsRead →
Awards
- The Island of Rain — Taipei New Horizon Creative Festival
- Time-Travel through Taipei National Palace by Bar Hopping — National Palace Museum Online Curator Competition