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Luxin Zhong

Luxin Zhong

Philadelphia, PA, US

 
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About 

M.Arch candidate with expertise in parametric design and fabrication, actively pursuing full-time opportunities starting Fall 2024.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Polyhedral Structures Lab (PSL) at PennDesign, Philadelphia, PA, US, Research Assistant

May 2023 - current
 

BLTa—A Perkins Eastman Studio, Philadelphia, PA, US, Summer Intern

May 2022 - Aug 2022
 

Education 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, MArch, Master of Architecture

- Certificate in Integrated Product Design - Jointly offered by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Wharton School, and the Weitzman School of Design
- Relevant coursework: Daylighting Assessment, New Healthcare Architecture,
Parametric Life Cycle Assessment, Real Estate Development

Aug 2021 - current
 

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, US, Bachelors, Architectural Design

- Cum Laude and Honors Program with Capstone Research Project on Affordable
Housing and Design
- Relevant coursework: Building Life Cycle Assessment, Site Planning, Computational Design Thinking, Community, Environment, and Planning

Jun 2017 - Jun 2021
 

Awards 

BLT Architects Student Design Competition, 1st Place

The 2022 BLT Architects Student Design Competition, Building A New History, challenged contestant teams to tackle an adaptive reuse and addition to one of BLTa’s historically designated buildings, The International House. Three teams of first-year Weitzman Architecture students won the competition, which included teams from other schools in the Philadelphia area. Designs were judged by the clarity of the overall concept, connectivity to the surrounding community, core skills in design, and an oral presentation.

2022
 

Hera Concept Accessories Competition, 1st Place

Realized and presented at Penn Charity Fashion Show 2022: Alter Ego

2022
 

‘Disrupt the Reflection’ Competition, 1st Place

Philadelphia is located along the Atlantic Americas Flyway, which extends from the tip of South America to the Canadian Arctic. Food sources and nesting areas—from backyards to parks and street trees—support the many billions of migrating birds that make this route annually. The Penn campus also plays a vital role, providing seasonal or year-round habitat to some 80 species of birds, but it also presents the risk of collision with glass windows.

The Disrupt the Reflection competition was announced in September and open to all Weitzman students. The jury included Jeff Goldstein, FAIA, principal and cofounding partner at DIGSAU; Eva Lew, AIA, director of architecture and planning in Penn’s Office of the University Architect; Kate Orff, founding principal of SCAPE and director of the Urban Design Program and Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Keith Russell, program manager for urban conservation for Audubon Mid-Atlantic; and Lucinda Sanders, adjunct professor of landscape architecture and design partner and president and CEO of OLIN.

The competition was organized by Karen M’Closkey, associate professor of landscape architecture, in consultation with Bird-Friendly Penn, which is led by the Penn Facilities & Real Estate Services Landscape Architecture Group in partnership with Penn Sustainability.

2022
 

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