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Jisu Yang

Jisu Yang

Providence, RI, US

 

About 

Jisu Yang is a current 5th-year architecture student at Rhode Island School of Design. Her strength as a designer is to be truthful to the process of exploring architectural language and gestures on the site. With her background in art and design education, she has creative energy in employing multi-media, both the use of hand and digital software in designing and representing a project. Among her five internship experiences in professional offices, she has experience in both large-scale firm and small-scale offices. 

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Employment 

BriggsKnowles D+R, Providence, Architect Intern

Researched and designed experiential light bricks for vertical greenhouse
Organized meeting with Providence Government for public installation
Designed interior kitchen and living room for a house in Connecticut

Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
 

Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), New York, Architect Intern

Created masterplan for Hudson Valley Artist Community
Constructed concept and circulation diagram on Illustrator
Prepared presentation with hand sketches and collage on InDesign

Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
 

3SIX0, Providence, Architect Intern

Created massing models to test the light quality of a residential house for artist
Used AutoCAD and Rhino for construction documentation
Organized presentation for Community Music School client meetings

Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
 

Maharam STEAM Fellow X The Parks Department, Providence, Design Fellow

Created a website that maps the urban farming system in Providence for the public
Designed new interactive signage for community gardens
Published writings from interviews with urban farmers and social organizations

Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
 

LineSync Architecture, Wilmington, Architect Intern

Created experiential rendering for Parks&Recreation 2018 publication and saved $4000
Revised construction documents using SKP and Revit
Designed interactive facades for Student Dormitory in NH

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Education 

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, BArch, Architecture

B.Arch 2021
Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Design Studio, Fall 2020
European Honors Program in Rome, Fall 2019
Student Representative in Architecture Department, 2018 & 2019

Aug 2016 - current
 

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