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May Wang

May Wang

Los Angeles, CA, US

 
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About 

I’m an architectural designer based in Los Angeles, California with six years of experience on projects ranging from master planning and commercial offices to adaptive reuse and residential projects. My experience includes leading projects through all design phases, ensuring they meet feasibility, code requirements, and client expectations. I thrive on creative challenges and look forward to bringing my passion for design and collaboration to new and exciting projects.

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Employment 

Otherworks, Los Angeles, CA, US, Designer

• As project designer, produced feasibility studies including space planning, massing options, and detail studies from Concept through Design Development phases of various program typologies, including ground-up and adaptive reuse projects.

• Coordinated with consultants (Civil, Structural, MEP, Landscape, Project Architects, etc.) to produce design documentation, construction documents, and submittals for city planning reviews.

• Produced drawings, renderings, tables, and diagrams to communicate project progression and design ideas to clients through regular presentations.

• Conducted site visits, provided field reports of existing conditions, and produced as-built drawings for adaptive reuse and single-family residential projects. Provided specifications and reviewed submittals as part of construction administration.

• Produced marketing and business development materials as well as responses to RFQs.

• Managed summer interns to create marketing and presentation content.

• Designed and customized office website using Squarespace platform and HTML/CSS code, managed office social media accounts.

Oct 2019 - current
 

RIOS, Los Angeles, CA, US, Junior Designer

• Sole architectural designer in team of landscape architects for Palm Springs Downtown Park (2022 ASLA Award of Excellence), responsible for conception, design, and documentation of police substation, restrooms, and event canopy from schematic design to construction documents.

• Contributed to site planning studies, project massing, façade design, and space planning from Concept to Design Development through digital modeling, drawing, and rendering.

• Produced presentations and assisted with project documentation for client and internal review. Assisted with production of drawings sets for SD and DD for commercial office projects.

Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
 

Gensler, Los Angeles, CA, US, Intern

• For the Sejong City National Museum Complex Competition, assisted in design of a master plan of a national museum complex on a 2 million sq ft site. Produced drawings and diagrams for competition submission.

• Using ArcGIS, gathered and mapped demographic, zoning, and open-space data
to select potential sites for Hypo-Park, a research project for prototypical recreation space to serve underprivileged populations.

Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
 

Education 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, M.Arch I

Sep 2014 - Jun 2017
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Bachelors, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Aug 2010 - May 2014
 

Skills