Graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Master of Architecture degree, Sijie Chen has two years of professional experience both in New York and Beijing, during which she participated in theoretical, transportation, institutional and residential projects.
Working with diverse medias including digital print, video, drawing and writing, her work emphasizes comprehension of the doubled condition in contemporary society, oscillating the dichotomy of inner and outer, surface and substance, subject and object, digging for love and intuition and poetic imagination in architectural creation.
Edward I. Mills & Associates, New York, NY, US, Architectural Designer
Survey and prepare as built drawings for commercial and residential projects;
Prepare NYC department drawing sets for residential and commercial projects;
Research and implementation of NYC Building Codes, ADA compliance;
Detail and develop residential and commercial projects from conceptual design to schematic design
Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects, New York, NY, US, Junior Architect
Construction administration experience in a 74,000 SF school in NYC. Tasks include review shop drawings and submittals; attend field meetings and site visits to assist solving issues occurred in construction phase; coordination with consultants and contractor;
Develop proposals and marketing piece for company portfolio and website
Messana O’Rorke, New York, NY, US, Intern Architect
Submit competition entry for PKO Bank Renovation in Warsaw. Tasks include conceptual design, model making, drawings production, rendering and diagrams
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), Beijing, CN, Intern Architect
Assist and complete the concept design for a 667,000 SF institutional project in Hebei, China
Tasks include physical and digital model making, drawings production in AutoCAD, diagrams and coordination of drawing set
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), Beijing, CN, Intern Architect
Assist and complete the concept design for a 50,000 SF transportation project in Shanxi, China Develop and detail construction documents for 350,000 SF residential project in Yinchuan, China;
Tasks include physical and digital model making, drawings production in AutoCAD, diagrams and coordination of drawing set
RISD Graduate Fellowships, Scholarship
Awarded by the Financial Aid office in conjunction with the student's academic department. Awarded 2011
RISD Graduate Assistantships, Scholarship
Awarded through each graduate program and assigned by program director. Award 2012, 2013
Honorable Scholarship, Scholarship
