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Ashley Chen

Ashley Chen

Austin, TX, US

 
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About 

I am a fourth-year interior design student who is passionate about creating transformative experiences that empower individuals and foster connection. As a designer, I am driven by a curiosity to explore new ways color, materiality, furniture, lighting, and other design elements can come together to create unconventional solutions to design problems. Headed into my final semester, I am looking for post-grad opportunities where I can continue developing design solutions and thoughtful spaces that help transform individuals and their lifestyles.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

STG Design, Austin, TX, US, Summer Intern

• Photographed site and field verified pre-existing building drawings
• Collaborated in charrettes with architects and interior designers and sketched elevator lobby areas
• Designed and modeled floor plan test fits in Revit for potential tenants and marketing purposes
• Coordinated with MEP, structural and lighting consultants
• Created drawings and compiled construction document set in Revit
• Modeled and managed Revit BIM 360 Project
• Selected lighting, furniture and finishes and utilized InDesign to compile selections into a client presentation

May 2021 - Aug 2021
 

Education 

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, US, Bachelors, Interior Design

Aug 2018 - current
 

Awards 

Metropolis Magazine Future 100, Award

Selected as one of the top 50 interior design students in the US.

2022
 

James F. & Bernice M. Hinton Endowed Presidential Scholarship, Scholarship

2021
 

UT Austin School of Architecture, Design Excellence Award Recipient, Award

Design Distinction for the Undergraduate Interior Design VI Studio

2021
 

Dean’s Design Distinction, Award

Recognized as one of the top 10 students out of a class of 1oo for cumulative excellence in design as an outcome from the Undergraduate Portfolio Review

2021
 

IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter Design Excellence Award Recipient, Award

Selected as the recipient for the Student Commercial Category out of 100 entries for the project Glimpse

2021
 

Capture - IIDA Austin’s 2021 Student Show, 1st Place

Awarded first place in the Portfolio Division

2021
 

Edward J. Perrault Endowed Presidential Scholarship, Scholarship

2021
 

Featured in ISSUE 017, Other

Featured in the student-produced publication for the project Glimpse

2021
 

Edward J. Perrault Endowed Presidential Scholarship, Scholarship

2020
 

UT Austin School of Architecture, Design Excellence Award Nominee, Nomination

Design Distinction for the Undergraduate Interior Design IV Studio

2020
 

UT Austin School of Architecture, Design Excellence Award Nominee, Nomination

Design Distinction for the Undergraduate Interior Design V Studio

2020
 

Suzie Friedkin Endowed Scholarship in Interior Design, Scholarship

2019
 

UT Austin School of Architecture, Design Excellence Award Nominee, Nomination

Design Distinction for the Undergraduate Interior Design II Studio

2019
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills