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Zhixiao Yu

Zhixiao Yu

New York, NY, US

 
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Employment 

Bryony Roberts Studio, New York, NY, US, Intern Architect

• Supported the research and graphic producing stages of the Care for Hudson Square Competition (NYC) collaboration with WIP. The project later won the first prize and plan on construction in 2021.
• Assisted the design and research stages of the High Museum of art Interactive Piazza Installation. Helped generate a creative layout of seating options and a shade study depending on different material selections.
• Assisted the design and research stages of the“ Challenge” in Frame Magazine. Conduct research on resources for children in the COVID period by reviving the liveable street.

Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
 

Majora Carter Group Consulting, New York, NY, US, Design Intern in Real Estate

• Produced a real estate model with Rhino (3D) and Excel (data) to show options for a future corner building layout in Bronx, NY. The approach considered both the local neighbourhood constitute and economic situation.
• Designed a vertical infill applied to existing attached single-family houses in the Bronx to provide more economical options for families.

Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
 

von Gerkan, Marg + Partners (gmp), Shanghai, CN, Intern Architect

• Created pre-design/marketing research and presentations to clients by analyzing contexts and case studies. Developed creative concept and proposal for residential/retail/hotel projects.
• Helped design and graphically present the landscape of a business park project, including a Spongecity water system concept.
• Drafted interior material collection renders in V-Ray and Photoshop for skyscraper project and an urban design competition.

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai, CN, Intern Landscape Designer

• Created pre-design/marketing research and presentations to clients by analyzing contexts and case studies.
• Drafted massing model documents in AutoCAD and Sketch-up and made renders in Photoshop.

Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Education 

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2018 - Dec 2020
 

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA, BArch, Environmental Design

Sep 2014 - May 2018