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YINGJING QU

YINGJING QU

Brooklyn, NY, US

 
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About 

Participated in 15+ renovation and new construction projects designed for government, business and educational institutions. Fluent using CAD and Adobe suite to design and execute projects. Exposure to international projects and bilingual in Chinese and English.

Employment 

Wilson Associates, New York, NY, US, Intern

Conceptual design for the brewery at the museum of an old capital steel factory in Beijing, including modeling the existing architectural environment and brainstorming design integrating the industrial elements.
Rendered elevations at the scheme design phase for the restaurant at Four Season hotel
Made furniture, fabrics, lighting, and finishes specifications documents and developed designed custom sconces&pendants for Marriott Renaissances hotel. Ordered fabric samples from the vendor and packaged specifications for clients
Participated in revising the elevator DD phase documents for the casino at Macau
Created 3D models of existing interior architecture of the restaurant for Hakkasan Group

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
 

PIATT Associates, Boston, MA, US, Intern

• Provided design modifications of floor plans, sections, and elevations for new affordable housing project.
• Created facade design and window detailing, color options for clapboard exterior, public staircases and floor plans for interior spaces to maximize daylight.
• Completed Revit models used for project presentation proposal.
• Created elevations and construction details for university campus projects at MassArt, Manhattan College and University of Kentucky.
• Developed new dorm floor plans to create comfortable community spaces.
• Worked with engineers on plumbing details to insure water accessibility.
• Researched and proposed furniture fabrics options.

Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
 

3SIX0 Architects, NEW YORK, Intern

• Measured the site and built a scale model using Rhino for redesign of Providence Peter Pan bus terminal, booking office and Zip Car rental space on lower level of Omni Hotel.
• Mapped height and column spacing for parking lot.
• Modeled and rendered parking lot details in CAD to show transformation and use of exterior space.
• Rendered working drawings for Brown University student center.
• Detailed revolving door that divides public and private spaces and activates sunlight to enhance quality of daylight in classrooms.
• Created CAD construction drawings for placing rollers and axes on the elevation.

Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
 

B.L.U.E. Architecture, Beijing, CN, Intern

• Worked with the 11-person design team in pre-design analysis and scheme design of urban village revival for China Vanke Real Estate.
• Accomplished the regional physical model of 100+ apartment buildings in the Shenzhen Longhua.
• Created detailed model with a roof garden to solve the problem of insufficient public space in the community.
• Documented existing layouts and optimized apartment interior space to maximize real estate value.
• Researched cases of transformation caused by special urban phenomena.
• Collected thousands of site photos to match the facade of each residential building.
• Marked the space nodes and roads with targeted problem.
• Produced 3d model of pop-up store design in shopping malls for offline operation of Alibaba Tmall online retail, the largest e-commerce platform in China.
• Disassembled box used for pop-up store into seven pieces to meet the display needs of all product categories.
• Adjusted the structural load-bearing of rollers position, material thickness, punch plate spacing, and various details of holder assemblies.
• Designed the logo representing multiple brands for this pop-up store.

Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
 

Education 

RISD INTAR Department of Interior Architecture, Providence, RI, US, Masters, Interior Architecture

Excelled in Light&Color coursework.
Assistant Editor, Int|AR: Interventions Adaptive Reuse,Journal Issue vol.5.

Jun 2017 - Jun 2019
 

China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, CN, Bachelors, Integrated Design

Excelled in CAD Drawing & Tectonics Coursework.
Won Regional Planning Revival Teaching Achievement Award 2016, Served As A Team Leader.

Sep 2013 - Jun 2017
 

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