Education
- Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2013-2014
- Bachelor of Arts in Environment Design (5-year), Design Department, College of Architecture & Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2000-2005 (highest score in college entrance examinations in Design Department)
Language
- Native speaker of Chinese (Mandarin & Shanghainese), Fluent in Speaking and Written English
Computer Skills & Strengths
- Professional Proficiency in AutoCAD / SketchUp / Photoshop / Illustrator
- Skilled in Rhino / Grasshopper / InDesign / Adobe AfterEffects / ArcGIS / Microsoft Office (Word / Power Point / Excel) / CorelDraw / QGIS
- Some Experience in Maya / Revit / Vectorworks / Python / HTML / MapBox / TileMill / CSS / GitHub
- urban design, architectural design (schematic design, design development), design research, interior design, furniture design / hand-drawing, traditional printing knowledge, physical model making, photography, video making/editing, data mining & visualization
Full-time Work Experience
- Ben Wood Studio Shanghai, Shanghai, China, project architect, 2007-2013 www.studioshanghai.co
- A00 Architecture, Shanghai, China, architect/interior designer, 2006-2007 www.azerozero.com
- Naço Architectes, Shanghai, China, architect/interior designer, 2006 www.naco.net
Projects
- Schematic Design for Masterplan, Hongqiao Commercial Area (commercial, Shui-On land), Shanghai
- Architectural Design(SD & DD) for Yacht Club, Villas & Hotel, Dan Gui Park Masterplan (premium residential, POSITEC Group), Kunshan, Jiangsu
- Masterplan and Architectural Design(SD & DD), Ancient House Project near Xupu Bridge (commercial, Shanghai Land Properties), Shanghai
- Retail and Courtyard House Architectural Design(SD & DD), Qianmen Emperor’s Avenue Masterplan (commercial & residential, SOHO China), Beijing
- Architectural Design(DD), Wuhan Tiandi Masterplan (commercial, Shui-On Land), Wuhan
- Architectural Renovation and Facade Design(SD), Palace 77 (residential, Capitaland), Beijing
- Club house interior design(DD), Oriental Garden (public, SPG), Shanghai
- Architectural, interior and furniture design, Old house renovation in French concession (residential, private owner), Shanghai
- Interior and furniture design for retail spaces (clients includ. Houlotte, Suez, Chivas, Peugeot, GIADA, etc.), Shanghai
Published Articles
- City in transition: Regeneration of an obsolete transportation route--Environment Sewing, ALL DESIGN CN31-1898/TS, Vol.3, 2005
- Retrospection on Parc de La Villette--Scheme Comparison of Bernard Tschumi & Rem Koolhaas, ALL DESIGN CN31-1898/TS, Vol.1, 2006
Exhibitions
- Furniture “MR. HEART”, Designing Designers 2004 - International Convention of University Courses in Design - 5th edition, Milan Design Fair, Milan, Italy, 2004
- Furniture “Warm-Hearted Croco” (with Nunzia Carbone, June Zhang, Anna Fu, Yifeng Yang), Milan Design Fair, Milan, Italy, 2004
- Art Installation “MR. HEART #2 by DEB” (with June Zhang, Anna Fu), Outlook Design & Art Show, Superbrand Mall, Shanghai, Dec. 2005 / Wu Xiang Hall, Shanghai, 2006
- Urban Design project “City in transition: Regeneration of an obsolete transportation route—Environment Sewing”, 2006 2nd China Environment Design Exhibition, Lu Xun School of Fine Art, Shenyang, 2006
- ZAZA show, one of the 30 invited young artists in Shanghai, Sense Gallery, Shanghai, 2009
Media Reports
- “MR. HEART” in Designing Designers 2004 - International Convention of University Courses in Design - 5th edition, Milan Fair, ALL DESIGN CN31-1898/TS
- “MR. HEART #2 by DEB” in Outlook Design & Art Show, The Bund ISSN 9771672468143
- COCOON as one of the 9 selected designer’s shops in Tianzifang, The Bund ISSN 9771672468143
- COCOON as selected designer’s shop, Shanghai In Shop (Revised Version) ISBN 9787545802283
- COCOON as selected shop, Shanghai Style Shopping (Version 2010) ISBN 9787532138418
Other Social Activities
- début des deb., hand-made accessories, co-founder & designer, 2008-present
- COCOON, Tianzifang, Shanghai, boutique shop owner, 2008-2010
- GIGA (Green Ideas Green Actions, non-profit organization/website focusing on green architecture design solutions, materials, architects' professional networking etc.), volunteer/translator, 2008
- volunteer (graphic designer) at Shanghai Wanmin Church, 2012
Ben Wood / Studio Shanghai, Shanghai, CN, project architect / architect
Project architect responsible for concept development, architectural design, negotiation and coordination for mostly low-rise commercial and residential projects (schematic design, design development etc.)
built and construction-ongoing projects include:
architectural design for 70-hectare(753,000-sqft) luxury residential/cultural mix-use (all 8 villa types, yacht club, etc.) of Dan Gui Park, Jiangsu, China, 2013;
masterplan & architectural design for low-rise commercial development for 2012 EXPO, Shanghai, China, 2011 (Shanghai Land Group);
architectural design for phase 2 of Wuhan Tiandi (low-rise mix-use development), Wuhan, China, 2009 (Shui-on Land);
masterplan & architectural design for 23-hectare(247,000-sqft) Qianmen emperor's avenue commercial/residential urban renewal development, Beijing, China 2008 (SOHO China);
interior design for club house in Oriental Garden(single-family housing development), Shanghai, China, 2007 (SPG Land);
etc.
A00 Architecture, Shanghai, CN, architect / interior designer
architectural, interior and furniture design for Shanghainese lane-house renovation, Shanghai, China
restaurant interior design, Shanghai, China
NAÇO architectures, Shanghai, CN, architect / interior designer
Interior and furniture design for retail spaces & events (clients include: Mark Fairwhale, Qinyi, Suez, Chivas, Peugeot, GIADA, etc.)
Tongji University, Shanghai, CN, Bachelors, Environment Design
Design Department* of College of Architecture & Urban Planning of Tongji University (CAUP ranks No.1 in China among all architecture schools) at the time offered a more comprehensive and diversified platform (compared with Architecture Department) for undergraduate students entering the design world. Life in the multi-disciplinary academic environment exposed me to the respective charm of each field of design, where the most creative and aesthetically gifted students in the college were growing into prospective graphic/communication/product designers. Meanwhile, as a student in environment design discipline, we had the privilege to all the resources and a whole set of fundamental architecture courses for training practising architects.
*Design Department became independent from CAUP and expanded as College of Design and Innovation in 2009, now one of the most popular design schools in China.
