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Jia Zhou Zhu

Jia Zhou Zhu

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

cell phone: 213-440-0755

email: zjz0819@hotmail.com

Employment 

Patel Architecture, Rancho Mirage, Junior Architect

- SD and DD for Villa Falling-water, Dujiangyan, China, including SD 3d model, DD 3d model, hilghly detailed 3d model, fully detailed structural 3d model, SD drawings, DD drawings, detail drawings;
- DD for Villa Lake, Dujiangyan, China, including DD 3d model, hilghly detailed 3d model, fully detailed structural 3d model, SD drawings, DD drawings, detail drawings;
- DD and interior DD for five different houses at Parcel B-3, Luxe Lake, Chengdu, China, including DD drawings, detail drawings, highly detailed interior 3d model;
- SD for Wanda Dream City (Wanda Plaza), Wuxi, China;
- SD for Silver Beach Hotel Complex, Qingdao, China.

Oct 2013 - current
 

IDEA office, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern Designer

Project Involved:
- Room for London (London Olympics) / Rendering + Animation
- Stentorian (SCI_Arc Gallery Installation) / Grasshopper Scripting
- La Opinion (Newspaper Headquarters Complex including press facility, storage, offices, public meeting room, lecture halls, and day care center) / Group Leader (four interns) -- concept design, detail design and rendering

Apr 2012 - Sep 2012
 

East China Architectural Design & Research Institute, Shanghai, CN, Intern Designer / Drafting Staff

- Schematic Group, and Architectural Design Department 3
- Hotel / Design Development plans and sections
- Office Tower / Design Development plans and sections / roofgarden landscape design and seating design

Apr 2010 - Sep 2010
 

Education 

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, Master of Architecture

Intensive learning and researching in all different aspects of architecture including schematic design, design development, digital modeling, scripting, fabrication, etc.

Sep 2010 - Sep 2013
 

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CA, Bachelors, Architectural Studies - Design

Honors Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies,
Graduation with Distinction,
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design,
University of Toronto

Sep 2006 - Apr 2010
 

Awards 

SCI_Arc Annual Spring Show, 2013, Other

3GA Visual Study project is selected to be displayed in the Spring Show;
3GB Studio Project and Visual Study project are selected to be displayed in the Spring Show

2013
 

SCI_Arc Annual Spring Show, 2012, Other

In 2012, my 2GA and 2GB studio projects are selected to be displayed in the Spring Show; my 2GA Visual Study project is also selected for the Spring show

2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills