Huai Kuan is an Architectural Designer at Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University GSAPP Urban Design program at 2017. His work is centered around architecture and social-driven design projects at urban scale.
Having been working with some of the most innovative teams, he is primary interest lies in exploring the future of architecture and urban design, as well as the designers' roles. He developed unique skills and expertise from the professional and academic experiences combined.
He was a teaching fellow at Columbia University GSAPP urban design program in 2017, assisting the class Reading New York Urbanism. And he was invited as a lecturer in Amman, Jordan about his urban design project “Borderfield”.
His continuing professional experience includes working with Sidewalk Labs (Sidewalk Toronto), Scape Landscape Architecture Design Firm (San Francisco Rebuild by Design & Venice Biennale 2018), and is now working at KPF Architecture Designer on High-rise tower project in Shenzhen.
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), New York City, Architectural Designer
Working closely with the Senior Architect to develop Design concept and proposal for highrise office towers. Specific tasks included 3D models making, rendering, diagram producing and computation/ parametric design.
Sidewalk Labs, New York, NY, US, Designer
Assisted with product manager to curate visual materials and presentation narrative. Essentially, transform the whole project into a more communicable format.
Columbia University, New York City, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Reading New York Urbanism
Assisted Weekly Seminar (Summer: Cassim Shepard’s Reading New York Urbanism), Speci c tasks included preparing teaching materials, Negotiating collaboration works among class and teaching in digital technique session.
Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Urban Design Studio, Urban Waterfront Design, Recombinant Urbanism
Assisted the Fall and Spring GSAPP professors organizing materials for the semester. Specific tasks included teaching in digital technique workshop and creating course materials.
HWCA Huai-Wen Chang Architects, Taipei, TW, Junior Designer
Working closely to the Principal to Develop parametrical facade pattern and design concept for a technology company, and correspond with the Architect to do the Structural Calculation, participate the meeting with the client as well. Also participate in masterplan project in Shanghai, in charge of the Lighting and Ventilation analysis with Autodesk Ecotect.
Han Kong Architects, Taipei, TW, Junior Designer
Working closely with the Architect to develop Design concept and proposal. Specific tasks included site survey, Architecture design for Activities Center of Yuanpei University, Making 3D models, rendering for the meeting with the client.
Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Masters, Ms.Architecture and Urban Design
Visualization Awards, Award
For innovative use of computing media in architectural or urban research, design, and fabrication.
