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DAN LEI

DAN LEI

Vancouver, BC, CA

 

About 

Daisy (Dan), Lei is a new graduate who just received a master degree of architecture from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada this May. And she also earned a bachelor degree of architecture from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University in Shanghai China 2009.

Her interest in Architecture is long standing. In addition to the knowledge she has obtained from the eight-year architectural education in both Oriental and Western culture, her experience as an internship architect in several international and Chinese design studios has provided her with an excellent background in the practical aspects of this field.

Daisy’s major is architecture design, but she considers herself more as a designer. She has developed an interdisciplinary practice specializing in problem-solving projects. Her portfolio covers a wide range projects from small scale product design to building scale architecture design then to large scale urban design.

Specialties
Product design, Architectural design and Urban design
 

Employment 

Atelier FCJZ (feichang jianzhu) l Yung Ho Chang, Beijing, CN, Intern Architect

Residential Area Conceptual Design, 1:10 Office Building Partial Model Marking

May 2011 - Jul 2011
 

HPP Architekten, Shanghai, CN, Intern Architect

Residential Area Design Development, Campus Planning

Apr 2009 - Jun 2009
 

von Gerkan, Marg + Partners, Shanghai, CN, Intern Architect

Office Building Design Development, Toilet and Stair Construction Drawing

Oct 2008 - Mar 2009
 

Tongji Urban Landscape Planning & Design Institute, Shanghai, CN, Intern Architect

Resort Planning, Street Façade Renovation of Historical Tourism Town

Sep 2008 - Oct 2008
 

Education 

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2009 - May 2012
 

Tongji University, Shanghai, CN, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2004 - Jun 2009
 

Awards 

the Arthur Hullah and Dorothy Cleveland Memorial Scholarship #944, UBC, Scholarship

2011
 

the Second Class Scholarship for Graduates, Tongji University, Scholarship

2009
 

Second Class Award for EXPO-Housing Creativity Competition, 2nd Place

My project “Free Living” won the second class award.
Expo-Housing creativity competition is hold by ShangHai Urban Construction Science Institute among collages in ShangHai. The main aim of the competition is to select good concept, look for creative young people and collect ideas for EXPO even the future development of the city.

2008
 

the First Class Collegiate Scholarship, Tongji University, Scholarship

2008
 

the Second Class Xiachi Coop. (Japan) Scholarship, Tongji University, Scholarship

2008
 

the First Class National Scholarship, Tongji University, Scholarship

2007
 

the First Class Collegiate Scholarship, Tongji University, Scholarship

2007
 

the First Class Qingying Coop. Scholarship, Tongji University, Scholarship

2007
 

the First Class Xiachi Coop. (Japan) Scholarship, Tongji University, Scholarship

2007
 

Gold Award for CREATIVE M50 2007, 1st Place

Our project “genderless washroom” is the only one got the gold award for creative M50 in 2007.
“Creative M50” is one of the most important competitions to select and encourage creative young people in China. The company hopes though choosing, exhibiting, practicing and carrying out the projects to promote young people to grow up and hold the role of Chinese creator.

2007
 

the Third Class Collegiate Scholarship, Tongji University, Scholarship

2006
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills