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Lingwei Xiong

Lingwei Xiong

New York, NY, US

 
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Employment 

Groves & Co., New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer

Private House Projects in Providence, San Francisco, and New York (Renovation, SD, DD)
• Initiate preliminary floor plans layout, optimize program & circulation per client needs.
• Assist in design, prepare 3D model, drawings, renderings, and client presentations.
• Coordinate with clients, local architect and suppliers on design decisions & constructions.
• Participate in production, issuance of Schematic Design & Design Development Set.
• Source samples and brands for interior materials, hardware & appliances.

One Seaport Residential Tower, Three Waterline Square (CA)
• Reviewed shopdrawings and submittals for interiors.
• Responded to RFIs, prepare additional drawings.
• Managed sheets documentation in Bulletin issuances.
• Attended periodic meetings with architect of record and contractors on drawing coordination.
• Managed control of samples and site inspection.

Mar 2018 - current
 

SO-IL, New York, NY, US, Intern Architect

Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu (SO-IL) | Intern Architect

Shanghai Museum (East Wing) Competition
• Participated in the entire process of the preliminary and final rounds of the 10,000 sqm project. Work included schematic studies, floor plans, graphic and 3D model production.
• Leaded the boards and book design for submission.
• Coordinated with consultancies and production firms.

Hong Kong Art Museum
• Developed and revised the construction documents.
• Attended and prepared presentations for project coordination meetings with client.

Aug 2016 - Mar 2017
 

Ruggero Baldasso Architects, new york, Internship Architect

Ruggero Baldasso Architects | Intern Architect

Piaggio Concept Store Projects in Beijing, Jinan and Tangshan.
• Conducted preliminary research. Participated in interior schematic design, design development, diagrams, renderings and construction drawings. Assisted in materials selection.
• Assisted senior architect in translation and communication with local construction organization.
• Arranged periodic meetings with teammates and drawings coordination.

Oct 2013 - Aug 2014
 

Education 

New York University (NYU), New York, NY, US, Filmmaking Summer Program

Directed and completed five short film projects in the Summer Program (6 weeks) at NYU. Work included casting, storyboard design, set design, cinematography, and editing.

May 2017 - Jul 2017
 

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, US, MArch, Master of Architecture II

Highlighted Academic Projects:

Carnival Theater (Instructed by Val K. Warke)
- Challenged traditional monological concepts of theater. Incorporated both the idea of carnivalesque and the theater program. Designed a complete set piece for a certain opera and reinterpreted it to the final project.

A New Museum for Shenzhen (Instructed by David Eugin Moon)
- Redefined museum program in the old Shekou Industrial Zone. Renovated the waterfront and redevelop the industrial remnants. Highlighted the abandoned buildings to be an “exhibition” of the remarkable history.

Installation Digital Design and Fabrication (Instructed by Sasa Zivkovic)
- Developed concept of a nine feet tall column through the methods of digital design by Grasshopper. Worked on material tests, CNC milling, and assembling. Exhibited the final column in Milstein Hall, Cornell.

Jun 2015 - May 2016
 

South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, CN, BArch, Bachelor of Architecture

Sep 2010 - Jun 2015
 

Awards 

A+E Architecture Prize | Shenzhen A+E Design, Scholarship

2nd Prize
Awarded Project: Dashatou Waterfront Space Research & Urban Design

2014
 

Construction Competition for College Students in South China University of Technology, 1st Place

Project: Rotating Bridge

2013
 

HYP Cup International Competition | Shanghai HYP - Arch, Other

Finalist

2013
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills