Liam Li (Yan Li) is a M.Arch candidate at Taubman College, University of Michigan graduating in May, 2019. Currently he is working as a research assistant at Design Earth, a collaborative practice led by El Hadi Jazairy at University of Michigan and Rania Ghosn at MIT. Liam did a summer internship at Cuningham Group LA office in the summer of 2018. Before coming to the US, Liam got his Bachelor degree of Architecture from Harbin Institute of Technology and worked as an intern architect for two china-leading design firms, Architectural Design and Research Institute of HIT (HITADRI) and URBANUS.
Design Earth, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Research Assistant
— Assisted with the projects of Design Earth, led by Professor El Hadi Jazairy and Professor Rania Ghosn
— Researched the project, Julia, the submerged volcano
— Created the representation for the exhibition at Le Lieu Unique in Nantes, France
Cuningham, Culver City, CA, US, Architectural Intern
— Contributed to concept design of a theme park in Orlando
— Collaborated on proposals for a homeless shelter competition in downtown Los Angeles
— Produced physical models for a healthcare project in San Diego
— Assisted with the submittal review, maintenance of submittal log and responses to RFIs
ArchDaily, Beijing, CN, Editing Intern
— Translated and edited the articles from the English version website to Chinese and
— Posted on the Archdaily in Chinese version
Detmold School of Architecture and Interior Design, Detmold, DE, Research Assistant
— Assisted Professor Hans Sachs on the research about wooden joints
— Fabricated the models for the Gruppe shared Tower project
Architectural Design and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, CN, Architectural Intern
— Developed schematic design drawings of the Ice Hockey Hall in Ulanqab
— Generated concept design options for the Xinyuan Recreation Center
URBANUS 都市实践, Beijing, CN, Architectural Intern
— Developed construction drawings of the Mount Tai Holiday Village
— Produced new renderings and diagrams of the firm’s projects to be published in print and online
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, MArch, Architecture
- GPA 3.7
- Staff of Dimensions 31, a student-produced journal of architecture at the University of Michigan;
- Research Assistant with Design Earth;
- Attended workshops: Becoming Digital with LAMAS, 2017
Practice Session with Point Supreme , 2018
Practice Session with Andrés Jaque , 2019
UN-WORKING SPACE with Francesco Marullo , 2019
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, CN, BArch, Architecture
Graduation with Distinction, 2017
Merit Student of Heilongjiang Province, 2015
People Scholarship, 2012-2016
Awarded the 2014 Kwang-hua Scholarship (top 3%)
First Prize in 2014 HIT School of Architecture Summer Social Practice
Awarded the 2013 Special Scholarship (top 1% )
Yangguang Scholarship Dec. 2013
CIID Thesis Competition, 2nd Place
D3 Natural Systems International Competition, 1st Place
Autodesk Revit Sustainable Design Competition, Honorable Mention
