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Chunpang Chen

Chunpang Chen

Walnut Creek, CA

 

About 

Having been a Project Manager, Project Architect, Sustainable Lead, BIM Lead, and now working for a startup company in Silicon Valley, I believe in performance driven, integrated design through modern technologies, and design the process for our team to build and make things real. 


Employment 

Acre Designs, Mountain View, CA, US, Architect and BIM Lead

Participate in all phases of design, prepare permit sets, construction documents, and other deliverables through Revit, AutoCAD, and Rhino. Collaborate with in-house construction team and consultants to develop architecture details and solutions meeting high energy efficiency (passive house) and aesthetic standard.

Overseeing the development of BIM standard, customized BIM workflow through custom tools for efficient production, quality design and documentation. Assist in quantity take-off for budget and schedule through BIM platform.

Oct 2017 - Feb 2019
 

Vector Space Consulting, Taipei, TW, Owner, Managing Director

Conceptual design and environmental analysis, through parametric tools based on Grasshopper, for custom and retrofit projects located in Southeast China and Taiwan.

Jan 2017 - Oct 2017
 

Westlake Reed Leskosky, New York, NY, US, Project Manager

Theater project full service coordination (architecture, MEP, acoustical, AV, theatrical equipment), and product spec/sourcing. Guaranteed project performed according to planed schedule, provided quality control, and to facilitate the communication between the multi-discipline teams, the stakeholders, and consultants based in the U.S..

Mar 2016 - Jan 2017
 

NBBJ, Shanghai, CN, Project Manager, Project Architect, Sustainable Lead

Leaded the studio on sustainable design process and helped setting up the standard analysis/ presentation templates. Coordinated with headquarter lead designers to elevate the practice standards, organized and provided in-house trainings.
Integrated into project teams to facilitate BIM practice and technical drawing process. Coordinated with LDI on construction document and shop drawing review through on site coordination. Worked with office managers to manage project schedule, staffing, and resource planning.

Mar 2012 - Mar 2016
 

Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects (ALYA), Shanghai, CN, Project Architect, Technical and Sustainable Lead

Coordinated and assisted in design presentation, meeting material preparation, overseen project planning and production. Organized, managed, and assisted design teams throughout each phase of projects.
Provided Revit training, established office production standards and developed technical drawing details.
On site construction administration.

Sep 2010 - Feb 2012
 

STUDIOS Architecture, San Francisco, CA, US, Architect and Designer

Assisted in all types of projects' drawing preparation and concept presentations, from SD to CD phases.

Oct 2005 - Sep 2010
 

Education 

UC Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA, US, Construction Management

Oct 2006 - Jul 2008
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, MArch, Master of Architecture

Architecture design and sustainable design/ building science.

Sep 2003 - Jul 2005
 

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TW, BArch, Architecture

Sep 1997 - Jul 2001
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills