I got my undergraduate degree in China Academy of Art (CAA), and recently, graduated from UCLA with Distinction Award as a master student. The studies in these two institutions are completely different, and this is really meaningful to me.
At CAA, I learned basic knowledge of architecture in the context of Chinese traditional culture from the three aspects -- city social criticism, narrative garden, and natural construction. These three directions make me always think of sociality, narrativity, and construction at the same time which I think is really important and influential to me. And except for essential skills in architecture designing, modeling and drawing, I also got very strong exercises in physical modeling and graphical representation, as well as my own aesthetical appreciation in this outstanding art school.
However, in my graduate study, I expanded my understanding of architecture a lot. Learning from professor Greg Lynn in his Mobility Studio, I realized that mobility in the future can be part of the design and solution rather than problems. And it is no longer limited to the design of singer buildings, but also wrestles with the very problematic conditions of the modern environment. So, during the study, I learned quite plenty of analytical skills such as pedestrian simulation by different techniques and I also learned to use storyboard and animations to express spatial design and solving strategies which makes me always focus on people's experience.
I think this specific educational background makes me fit the needs of the times. Nowadays, under the extremely prevailing AI technique, architects should try best to become the irreplaceable ones, which needs our efforts and capacities on attitude and expression, graphics and art. Furthermore, we should design technology to solve problems rather than be led by it. In this way, I have confidence to make this job, and make me irreplaceable.
Yanshan Courtyard Design Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, CN, intern
Suzhou Aesthetic View Art Museum, a renovation project - design, rendering, and construction drawing
A private garden for an artist in Zhengzhou - construction drawing
A rooftop garden of a residential building in Zhengzhou - design, and rendering
Exhibition design in Folk Art Museum by Kengo Kuma - design, rendering, and construction drawing
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, architecture
Graduated with Distinction Award
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, CN, Bachelors, architecture
Rewards:
The honor of Merit Student, 2017
Person of the Year, 2015
The honor of Merit Student, 2015
Scholarships:
Chongli Art Prize, The Council of Chongli Foundation, 2018
First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, CAA, 2017
National Top 16 in the C Foundation Scholarship Plan, 2017-C Foundation Star Contest, 2017
First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, CAA, 2015
Second-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, CAA, 2015
Titles:
Teamleader of the school track team,
The main member of the Students' Association Union,
President of Love Association,
Vice-president of Student Union,
Volunteer of Bali Kindergarten Program
Distinction Award, Award
Graduated with Distinction Award, UCLA
Chongli Art Prize, Scholarship
Chongli Art Prize, The Council of Chongli Foundation
For graduation project
Honor of Merit Student, Honorable Mention
The honor of Merit Student, Chica Academy of Art
First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, Scholarship
First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, Chica Academy of Art
National Top 16 in the C Foundation Scholarship Plan, Scholarship
National Top 16 in the C Foundation Scholarship Plan, 2017-C Foundation Star Contest
Honor of Merit Student, Honorable Mention
The honor of Merit Student, Chica Academy of Art
Person of the Year, Nomination
Person of the Year, Chica Academy of Art
First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, Scholarship
First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance, Chica Academy of Art