My name is Thomas Lee, and I graduated from Columbia University GSAPP with a degree in Master Science in Advanced Architectural Design. I can work in the United States starting July 3rd, 2023 with OPT and STEM ready. I have worked on my project to recreate the notion of our surrounding environment and reshape the community framework by redefining it.
Previously, I had four years of working experience as a full-time job as an architectural designer at Haeahn Architecture, Inc. in Seoul, South Korea, from 2018 to 2022. I have worked on various competition entry projects exploring residential, senior residential, mixed-use projects, retail, logistics, hotels, convention centers, markets, and commercial buildings. My responsibilities included CAD drawing, market research, feasibility studies, Rhino modeling, in-house rendering, video editing, presentation booklet for client meetings, code analysis, photography, and creating physical study models.
4 years of professional working experience as an architectural designer (full-time job)
Participated in 8+ competition projects: understanding guidelines, timeline, task management
Experience in various building programs: residential, senior residential, mixed-use shopping mall, hotel, conventional hall, urban design, market, bus terminal, office, etc.
Haeahn Architecture, Seoul, KR, Junior Architectural Designer
-Developing 3D models and rendered imagery for competition and schematic design, enhancing visual representation, and providing alternatives for communication with clients
-Coordinating out-sourced rendering and physical model companies, dialing intended representation
-Generating and collaborating with the team to create the concept
-Creating 3d walkthrough videos using Twinmotion or Enscape and Adobe Premier for the competition, highlighting special features of the building and giving an immersive experience
-Analyzing code, establishing program zoning, creating schematic floorplan for feasibility study projects to communicate with developers
-Rationalizing curved surface using Rhino to obtain necessary floor area and ceiling height for interior space
-Planning residential units, residential tower layouts, designing facade
-Shopping mall layout planning to maximize store exposure and simplify circulation
-Underground parking lots and ramps planning for 3 vehicle and 1 bus entrances
-Assisting the project manager in managing the competition schedule, organizing tasks, and collecting tasks to create the package
-Making physical foam models to review design internally
Project: Architecture (John Hong. AIA, LEED AP), Seoul, Graduate Lab Member
-Developing floorplanning and circulation for rare book storage through client meetings
-Designing reception table and coordinating manufacture with a shop drawing
-Publishing thesis paper on Architectural Research in 2017 based on historical research on Korean urban design in the 1960s
-Editing and organizing content for published book (Fragments of a New Housing Language) and exhibition
-Coordinating with students to produce drawings exhibited at the Venice Biennale, IUAV, and London Festival of Architecture in 2016
JA-AR, Seoul, KR, Intern
-Making a physical model that is parametrically designed for an automobile showroom using a laser cutter and 3d printer
-Producing floorplan based on Rhino 3d model for museum competition (Helsinki Guggenheim)
Lecture & Research Scholarship (Full Tutition), Scholarship
