Wei-Che Chiang is an Architectural Design Specialist at Strang, Inc. He holds a Master's degree in architecture from the University of Illinois and has a background in civil engineering. Wei-Che is passionate about incorporating practical functions, spatial experience, and architectural constructability into his designs. He believes these elements make his designs easily understandable to the general public. In addition, he integrates his designs with collective memories, site conditions, and sustainable features. Wei-Che is also enthusiastic about graphic design. He creates postmodern stylish images by putting initial realistic renderings into a post-rendering process, seeking another possibility of special experience.
PDI Design Group, Saint Paul, MN, US, Architectural Designer
- Developed details based on rough ideas from Project Manager, such as space, forms, facade design, site, and urban planning
- Prepared both physical and digital model with renderings for presentation via AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit and Lumion
- Produced construction documents in accordance with local building codes and real estate
Tourism and Travel Bureau, Taichung City Government, Taichung, TW, Graphic Designer
- Created maps and graphic works in Photoshop related to tourism needed for the tourism guide book and map of bicycle paths.
- Spoke to 500+ citizens regarding tourism information, including maps, hotels, attractions and specific events
Center of Quality Assurance for Civil Material, NCU, Taoyüan, TW, Testing Assistant
- Tested stress resistance of 3+ asphalt materials a week for general contractors in accordance with code ASTM D1075
- Assisted 8+ college students per week with Multi-speed Automatic Compression Tester as part of their lab experiment
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, US, MArch, Master of Architectural and Building Sciences
National Central University, Taoyüan, TW, Bachelors, Civil Engineering
Timber in The city: urban habitat competition, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 3rd Place
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) is pleased to announce TIMBER IN THE CITY 3: Urban Habitats Competition for the 2018-2019 academic year. The competition is a partnership between the Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC), ACSA and the School of Constructed Environments (SCE) at Parsons School of Design. The program is intended to engage students, working individually or in teams, to imagine the transformation of our existing cities through sustainable buildings from renewable resources, offering expedient affordable construction, innovating with new and traditional wooden materials, and designing healthy living and working environments. This is the third competition in this TIMBER IN THE CITY series, and focuses this year on the interrelationship between housing, healthy, early childhood education and climate change.
