Archinect
Xiaoxian Wang

Xiaoxian Wang

Philadelphia, PA, US

 

About 

There is a ground, then architecture. Contextualism has always been a popular topic in my architecture student's life because I grew up in the historical city Changsha. It's prevalent to see one side of the road featuring glazed skyscrapers situated in a grid network, and another side seems dimmed with a mess of old residential. Perceiving the discontinuity in context, I noticed people living in this city need a "bridge" connecting traditional and modern. With such contextualism in mind, I keep finding ways to unveil architectural opportunities from the site, bridging the local memory and new development.

Employment 

The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Part-time Lecturer

Assist instructors with teaching tasks, solve students' technical problems, prepare teaching-related documents, prepare and set up presentation places.

Sep 2022 - current
 

Shanghai Jama Architectural Design Consultiang Co., Ltd, Shanghai, Architectural desginer Intern

Participate in preliminary research and conceptual design parts of the Lingyan Village Renovation project and preliminary design and layout part of the Zhoukou Green Base project.

Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
 

Education 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, Masters, MSD-AAD

Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
 

Central South University, Changsha, BArch, Architecture

Sep 2015 - Jun 2020
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Summer Workshop

Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Awards 

The 9th National Green Building Design, 1st Place

2020
 

Third Prize of College scholarship, Central South University, Scholarship

2019
 

Second Prize of College scholarship, Central South University, Scholarship

2018
 

Second Prize of Shanhe Elite Education Scholarship, Scholarship

2017
 

Second Prize of Zhangyuan Tungsten Scholarship, Scholarship

2016
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills