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Menghan Wang

Menghan Wang

Cambridge, MA, US

 
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About 

I have my five-year architecture professional degree from University of Southern California(USC). and I am a second-year Master in Design Studies of Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology student at Harvard Graduate School of Design. 

With expertise in the complexities of all scales of design, I am able to think from different perspectives in a broader and deeper understanding of the context. I have been trained to design and think from the smaller scale of furniture design to the bigger scale of urban form in social and environmental conditions, in which all design involves human interaction. I believe that the future of urban is a field to combine all scales of design to solve and respond to urban topics. One of the possible solutions to the current urban condition is the vernacular and cultural landscapes that deal with climate change and resilient issues. I have a deep thought about this when I practice my design, and that is the reason I transfer my direction from architecture to urban, landscape, and ecology. I am confident to translate the language between landscape and architecture design. I feel the responsibility as a designer to be aware of the relationship among people, the city, and the environment.  

I took classes in real estate and mix-used development at Harvard and the class of urban economic at MIT. I am able to think for clients which the project is not only aesthetic and social value but more about how to raise the economic value for both developers and government. It helps me to think about how to sell our ideas and design and make it a tool to better assist people in all urban conditions and upcoming environmental issues.

Employment 

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US, Archives Assistant of Harvard Art Museum Research Facility

Assist Professors and Researchers do the research and organize the documents

Sep 2019 - Jun 2020
 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, Cultural Relation and University Events Assistant

Organize and assist University-scale events

Aug 2018 - May 2019
 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, Teacher Assistant

Teacher Assistant of Arch114 Architecture: Culture and Community; Grade the reading responses and finals; Technique Assistant of the lectures; Communication between professors and students

Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
 

MENG Architects, Shenzhen, CN, Archtecture Design Intern

Working on Shenzhen Nanshan Hospital Rebuilding and Expanding project (2500 beds; 7.76 hundreds million US dollars investment)

May 2017 - Aug 2017
 

MENG Architects, Shenzhen, CN, Archtecture Design Intern

Working on Shenzhen Nanshan Hospital Rebuilding and Expanding project (2500 beds; 7.76 hundreds million US dollars investment)

May 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Urbanus Architecture and Design, Shenzhen, CN, Urban Design Intern

Working on Urban Renewal Project of Nantou Old Town in Shenzhen

May 2015 - Aug 2015
 

Studio Daniel Libeskind, New York, NY, US, Architecture Design Intern

Assist the project of Vanke Pavillion for Milan Expo

Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
 

Education 

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US, Masters, Urbanism, Landscape and Ecology

Post Professional Degree

Aug 2019 - current
 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

Profession Degree of Architecture with a minor in Music Studies

Aug 2014 - May 2019
 

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