叶兴华早年就读于清华大学，后就读于华南理工大学建筑学系，是杜汝俭教授指导下的硕士研究生。１９８１年毕业后抵美，进入柏加莱加州大学建筑系研究院，毕业后一直在加州ＭＡＣＡＬＬ ＹＧＮＵＰ ＤＥＳＩＧＮ事务所工作。长期以来，他在各项设计过程中，将自己的绘画功力作 Ye Xinghua studied at Tsinghua University in the early years and studied at the Department of Architecture of South China University of Technology. He is a graduate student under the guidance of Professor Du Fu. After graduating in 1981, he arrived in the United States and entered the Institute of Architecture of the University of California in Boca Raleigh. After graduating, he worked at MACALL YGNUP DESIGN in California. For a long time, he has made his own painting skills in various design processes.