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Mingxun Zou

Mingxun Zou

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

Mingxun is an architectural designer with experience in New York, Shenzhen, Beijing, Chengdu, and Chongqing. He received his Master's degree at Columbia University and received his B.Arch at Wuhan University. He had his fifth year's undergraduate exchange study at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He previously worked at Bright Architecture New York, AECOM Shenzhen, and Star Architectural firm Jiakun Architects. Mingxun is good at exploring the details of architecture with sketches, video animation, grasshopper, and digital/physical models. His life and design philosophy is consistent: to pursue flexibility by being collaborative, multitasking, and focusing on daily experiences.

Employment 

Bright Architecture, New York, Junior Architect

• Conducted interior design, rendering and construction documents for the NYSC sports club
• Conducted interior conceptual design and rendering of Lifetime Gym
• Conducted 3d modelling, rendering and prepared construction drawing of Golfbag display millwork
• Prepared test fit drawing of Westside Baseball Batting Cage in several locations
• Assisted in the company's branding design and website design

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
 

AECOM, Shenzhen, CN, Graduate Architect

• Participated in the bidding of Lotus Car Headquarter
• Participated in the bidding of Fangsuo Headquarter Highrise Building
• Participated in the bidding of Dongguan Basketball center design
• Participated in the bidding of Future Community in Tiantai, Zhejiang Province

Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
 

Jiakun Architects, Chengdu, CN, Intern Architect

• Participated in the Hangzhou Factory urban renewl project
• Participated in the conceptual design of Chinese Calligraphy Museum

May 2020 - Sep 2020
 

METAProject, Beijing, CN, Intern Architect

• Participated in the landscape and interior renovation of Fantian Huateng factory

Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
 

GENERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING DESIGN CO.LTD., CHONGQING UNIVERSITY, Chongqing, CN, Intern Architect

• Assisted with detailed and construction design of vehicle administration offi ce

Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
 

Metaamo Studio, Portland, OR, US, Intern Architect

• Conducted schematic facade renovation of the Boshan street
• Participated in the most beautiful bookstore competition design

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Masters, Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design

Jun 2021 - May 2022
 

University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK, Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Architectural Studies

Sep 2019 - May 2020
 

Wuhan University, Wuhan, CN, BArch, Bachelor of Architecture

Sep 2015 - May 2020
 

Awards 

1st Prize in Teamzero Award International Architecture Student Design Competition, 1st Place

2020
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills