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Qiuyi Bian

Qiuyi Bian

Cambridge, MA, US

 
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About 

Hello, my name is Qiuyi Bian. 

I studied Architecture in college and Urban Design at GSD.

With an associate degree in Biology, I'm always curious about areas beyond architecture and searching for this pedagogy's possible connections and boundaries.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP, New York, NY, US, Junior Architect

Concept design I Zoning Study I Detail Design I Schematic Design I Presentation I Physical Model Making

Jan 2023 - current
 

One Architects and Urbanism, New York, NY, US, Design Apprentice

Concept design; Research and design analysis; Presentation;
Physical Model Making

May 2022 - Oct 2022
 

Atelier Deshaus, Shanghai, CN, Architectural Intern

Resident Architect I Structure Design Assistant I Detail Design Assistant I Presentation

Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
 

David Chipperfield Architects, Shanghai, CN, Architectural Intern

Concept design I Research and design analysis I Presentation I Physical model making

Aug 2021 - Nov 2021
 

Jiakun Architects, Chengdu, CN, Junior Architect

Detail Design I Concept design I Research and design analysis I Presentation

Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
 

Education 

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US, Masters, MAUD

Master of Architecture in Urban Design, I also study many architecture and landscape departments courses. I would like to see this as complementary to architecture studies.

Sep 2019 - current
 

Nanjing University, Nanjing, CN, BArch, Architecture

Had a lot of fun studying architecture. I was also interested in interactions between human activities and architectural space.

Sep 2013 - Jun 2019
 

Nanjing University, Nanjing, CN, Biolody

I took biology as my associate degree because I was strongly interested in life science. The concept and knowledge I gained from biology strongly effected my design.

Sep 2013 - Jun 2019
 

Awards 

Nanjing Nanshilou Revitalizing Competition, 2nd Place

An Old Apartment building renovation.
Team Project with Shen Yifan, Gan Jingwen

2022
 

2nd Tianhua National Architectural Competition, 3rd Place

Team with Luo Zixuan

2017
 

National College of Architecture’s Excellent Lesson Plans and Teaching Results, Nomination

2016
 

MIT International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, 1st Place

Team project: Opioid War I Gold Medal

2015
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills