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Liwen Wu

Liwen Wu

Ann Arbor, MI, US

 
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About 

A designer focusing on the exploration of experimental design and representation

Elsewhere:

Employment 

Taubman College, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Research Assistant

- Iterated through 5 rounds of proposals with Rhino as the main designer to showcase suggestions to clients.
- Established design goals, principles, and strategies that aligned with stakeholder objectives

May 2023 - Dec 2023
 

U–M Public Design Corps, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Designer

- Summarized literatures to create drawings to present an overview picture of a brownfield to public.
- Developed surveys with Arch GIS and designed a brochure to promote and get feedback of the project.
- Created proposals with Rhino, Photoshop, and InDesign to demonstrate future use to local government.
- Present the design to public: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2fa966a3830e4c4b8e22dd69e7bea0b4

Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
 

U-M Arts Engine, researcher

- Conducted research on the prevalent use of cameras in Ann Arbor to gather initial data for the study.
- Created design proposal for a public square to explore the ways of using technology of surveillance.

Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
 

Myefski Architects, Chicago , Architectural Externship

- Refined façade design of a store, using Photoshop.
- Organized modeling with Revit, and did rendering with Enscape and Photoshop.

Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
 

Zhejiang Jianyuan Architectural Design, Hangzhou, CN, Architectural Intern

- Led the project, including interview, initiation of the concept design, creation of proposals at different stages, using Rhino, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Enscape.

Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
 

Education 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, Masters, Master of Science in Information (Extended Reality)

AR/VR/MR

Aug 2022 - May 2024
 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US, MArch, Master of Architecture

Architecture design

Aug 2021 - May 2024
 

Huaqiao University, Xiamen, CN, BArch, Bachelor of Architecture

Architecture design

Sep 2013 - Jun 2019
 

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