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Andrew Nguyen

Andrew Nguyen

Washington, DC, US

 
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About 

I theorize that the relationship of an individual to a pen and paper remain superior to modernistic styles of assisted thinking in that we lose the sense of a lifeforce behind the design. The career path of architecture resides in a digital age where creative examples produced by artificial intelligence threaten the impression that pen and paper are no more than a pixel on a digital display.

I’ve since begun my research on the detrimental effects of assisted computational processes to human thinking by engaging the theory in an inversed order. By doing so, I’ve found that working in an analog manner of pen and paper accompanied by a vision pertaining to algorithmic design has immensely inspired me to pursue a more profound conclusion to my theory in that designing and hypothesizing simultaneously within an environment can fosters progressive thinking and creative innovation. 

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Employment 

Virginia tech, Blacksburg, VA, US, Post-Production Advisor

Consulted and assisted design students in terms of recording or presenting their work. It entails managing printing facilities, inventory of camera equipment, and working with laser cutting as well as more innovative technologies such as 3D printing and virtual reality.

May 2017 - May 2019
 

Education 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, US, BArch, Architecture

Researching the extension of an architectural logic that can be recognized and enhance an intrinsic sense in relation to a prospective subject of visual affiliation.

Aug 2016 - current
 

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