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Guosheng Chen

Guosheng Chen

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA                         05/2014

Master of Architecture

  • International Student Competition on Open Building Award (2012)

 

Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China                                  06/2012

Bachelor of Science, Architecture

  • Recipient of Student Merit Scholarship Award (2008-2012)

 

EXPERIENCE

Swift Lee Office, Pasadena, CA                                 01/2014 – 06/2014

Architect Intern

Responsible for providing design assistance on schematic design and design development, current projects including Nueva Esperanza Charter Academy (NECA) and Pump Station of San Diego

 

USC, School of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA                     01/2013 – 12/2013

Research Assistant

Researched on breathable building skins using thermo bimetals for TED presenter Doris Sung, including parametric design and rapid digital prototyping as design methods.

 

Tsinghua University, School of Architecture, Beijing, China             Summer 2012

Teaching Assistant

Attended the seminar Architecture for Nonlinear Parameterization and engaged in Rhino and Grasshopper software teaching group

 

Southeast University, Institute of Architecture, Nanjing, China       08/2011 – 12/2011

Architect Intern

Initiated and coordinated the schematic design and development design for two main projects.

  • Responsible for the schematic design and development design of Xiamen University Confucius College and created the bid file of the design
  • Responsible for the design of Natatorium and Fitness Center of Taizhou Olympic Park and familiarized with the functions and streamline of public sports facilities and created the bid file of the design

 

Urban Bloom Architecture Design, Nanjing, China                     Summer 2010

Architect Intern

Responsible for the bid file, design and analysis graphics for two main projects.

  • Designed and edited the bid file and analysis graphics for Nanjing Zidong International Industrial Park and familiarized with the modeling of public facilities and graphics software
  • Responsible for the design of floor layout for New Medical Ward of Qixia Hospital and familiarized with the techniques of design in medical facilities

 

YZU, School of Architecture and Engineering, Yangzhou, China         Summer 2009

Research Assistant

Mapping for the Yangzhou Slender West Lake Historic Building Group and its Application to World Cultural Heritage and recorded data and turned them into standardized engineering graphics on the computer

 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Rhino | Grasshopper | Sketchup | Revit | ArchiCAD | AutoCAD | Photoshop | Illustrator | Indesign

Laser Cutter | 3D Print | 3-Axis CNC Router

Employment 

S|A Sorensen Architects, Inc., Marina del Rey, CA, US, Junior Designer

Jun 2014 - current
 

Swift Lee Office, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Intern

Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, MArch, March +2

Aug 2012 - May 2014
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills