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Qijian Cui

Qijian Cui

New York, NY, US

 
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About 

With a degree from Columbia GSAPP and hands-on experience at prestigious firms like Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) and O'Neil Langan Architects, I bring a unique blend of academic rigor and real-world expertise to the table. My background includes one and a half years at RAMSA, where I focused on high-end residential projects, as well as half a year at O'Neil Langan Architects, specializing in retail architecture.

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Employment 

O'Neil Langan Architects, New York, NY, US, Assistant Project Manager

- Created initial designs including layout, elevation, and 3D renderings for the project.
- Completed the detailed design (DD) drawings necessary for permit approval.
- Prepared construction drawings required for obtaining a permit.
- Collaborated with the general contractor, vendors, and client to review shop drawings, finalize pricing, and refine construction details.

Dec 2023 - current
 

Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer

The Shore Club Private Collection (Residential)
- Designed Exterior tower facade, colonnade podium, Cromwell entrance throughout SD & DD phase, including detail design(window, railing, arcade space, penthouse amenity etc.), material selection and coordination, VR testing, VMU drawing and coordination(Rhino, E).
- Designed Interior of tower unit, Cromwell penthouse and beach house throughout DD phase. Including kitchen layout, ceiling popup, spiral stair, rooftop infinity edge pool, entry door, gate, sconces, etc(Rhino, Enscape).
- Documented exterior drawings on DD level (Revit)
- Produce and manage presentations for weekly client meetings(InDesign).

Jul 2022 - Nov 2023
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Masters, MSAAD

HP in Advanced Studio (Summer): A Great Loudreading is in the Making but No One Has Noticed (9pt) Project: ‘Still Smoking...’ - Modelling/Drawing/Webpage (stillsmoking.cargo.site, led by WAI thinktank)
HP in Advanced Studio (Autumn): Work with HCCI on a regional planning and affordable housing project in Bradhurst, Harlem, New York. (9pt, led by Richard Plunz, Victor Body-Lawson)
HP in ARGUMENTS, Summer, thesis: Generic Country(3pt), Lines_not_Splines, Autumn (3pt)

Jun 2021 - current
 

Huazhong University of Science and Technology(HUST), Wuhan, CN, BArch, Architecture

Outstanding Graduation Design: Industrial Heritage Regeneration
Summer semester at University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Culture and Sports scholarship in 2015-2016, 2016-2017. (1/40)
Honorable award in United Design Cup, Project: ‘Memory Museum’

Sep 2014 - Jun 2020
 

Awards 

United Design Cup, Honorable Mention

Honorable award in United Design Cup, Project: ‘Memory Museum’
Responsibility: Design, Drawing, Modelling.

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

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