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AN LIU

anliu0715@gmail.com www.an-liu.com +1 804 432 7934

Experience 2016 . 5–2017 . 5

/ Exhibition Designer, Institute for Contemporary Art @ VCU, VA, US

contract exhibition designer on exhibition planning. Responsibilities include space planning, 3-D rendering and model production.

/ ModelShop Operator, Interior Design Department @ VCUarts, VA, US

laser cutting, 3D printing, wood working, architecture model making, signage design.

2016 . 1–2017 . 5

/ Interior Designer, MoB+Storefront for Community Design, VA, US

2013 . 5–2015 . 5

/ Interior Designer, LCH Group, Nanjing, China

2010 . 5–2011 . 9

/ Exhibition Design Intern, Baihui Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China

collaborative interior designer on various projects including a community center, a greenhouse renovation, a memorial bridge and experimental art projects. Responsible for all aspects of the design process, from conceptualization through execution. lead interior designer, responsible for all aspects of the design process, from conceptualization through execution, for a wide range of projects including retail environments, exhibition halls, temporary exhibitions, museums and public environments. summer exhibition design intern, responsibilities included conceptual design, project develop ment modeling, 3-D rendering, construction document production, FF+E

Education 2017 2013

/ MFA, Interior Environments Design, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA, US / BFA, Exhibition Design, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China

Press+Honors 2017

/Designers to Watch in March Issue of Interiors+Sources Magazine, US

http://www.interiorsandsources.com/article-details/articleid/21059/title/designers-to-watch.aspx

/ ‘A Forum of Ideas’ Exhibition @ VCU Cabell Library, VA, US exhibition planning, work displayed in the exhibition https://ica.vcu.edu/2016/09/22/a-forum-of-ideas/

2016

/ Institute for Contemporary Art @ VCU, VA, US

2013

/ Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award, VCUarts, VA, US / Nanjing Normal University “Bloom” Show, Nanjing, China

exhibition model making for future exhibition programming and advertising https://ica.vcu.edu/2016/09/05/modeling-the-icas-markel-center/

“The Academy Awards” for “NJNU_ Nanjing Normal University Exhibition Hall and Landscape Renovation Design”

/ Jiangsu Province 9th Interior Design National Competition

Third Prize for “Suzhou Grand River Cultural Heritage Site Exhibition Hall Design”

2011

/ Jiangsu Province (China) Interior Design Competition, Student Second Prize for “Nanhai Ancient Boat Museum Conceptual Design”

Skills / Autodesk (Revit, AutoCad, 3dsMax) / Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom) / SketchUp, Lumion, Microsoft Office / Laser cutter, CNC, Woodworking Machinery / Watercolor, Drafting, Crafts / Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English

/ press

/ work

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Concept “Half Emotional Tetris” For children, a “Half” design does not mean unfinished, but instead represents opportunities to participate with the space. Children can gain a sense of identity through personalizing the space and sharing their creations with the whole community.

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Read-In workshop is not a school, but like a home. A home belonging to children, which provides the possibilities for children to play, to learn, to occupy, to personalize, and to share. An emotional space will not limit the user, but keep inspiring them.

It helps them notice, think, and grow. This “incomplete workshop” will share control with children. Half of the interior space will be a fixed design, designed and fabricated during the first construction phase. The other Half will be designed as a flexible and changeable “framework” space. Most of the structures of the framework will be created by modular parts that the users can reorganize, repaint, and refinish, depending on their evolving educational needs and aesthetic tastes. The contents of the framework will be continuously updated by the children who participate in the Read-In arts programs.

Concept Exploration In the existing building, each floor is fully separated from the others, except at the two staircases. To break through the boundaries between spaces, a new monumental stair seating system is brought into the interior design, penetrating all floors of the building.

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The large stair seating space links all three floors, providing new opportunities for various forms of spatial communication. The monumental stairs not only serve as audience seating for the stage, they also act as public gathering space and open teaching space. The stairs can also be reserved by the community for event use.

The opening created on each floor will fully celebrate the existing column system. Additionally, the language of the openings will be consistent with other spatial forms.

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Concept Realization Read-In is a space that not only provides after school art programs, but also helps children find the right attitude to face challenges in their lives. The interior environments should give children opportunities to express their emotions, to learn how to face different issues in their lives, and how to brighten their perspectives.

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“Tetris House”

The design of Read-In will provide children with a modular system that they can occupy for the whole semester. They may create art with their ‘Tetris House’, connect their ‘Tetris House’ to other children’s, and share it with other people in the community. At the same time, the ‘Tetris House’ system will also be space dividers, which is an important component of the interior environments.

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elevator. lobby. reception. principle office. staff office. library. bathrooms. stair seating. flexible exhibition area. playground. kitchen. track lighting, DAIKO-DSL-3659YWE, LED6W edge lighting

ceiling lamp, FJ Scope LED Pendant, 12VAC LED edge lighting

led light strip

recessed lighting, DIRO GT LED SOFT, Delta Light

ceiling lamp, SUPER-OH! 170, Delta Light

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e levator. emergency exit.

Tetris walls. stage area. stair seating. storage room. reading room. dance studio. teacher office. drama studio. bathrooms. music studio. stage floor, dark grey rubber flooring

stair seating, white oak

cushion, tailor-made coated foam

floor, terrazzo epoxy matrix flooring

beam covering, 5/8� birtch plywood

railing, welded wire mesh panel 2x2

beam & side table yellow paint

railing baluster, aluminum

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elevator. crafts studio. sink. visual arts studio. reading room. bathrooms. stair seating. custom wall, white oak

Alvar Aalto Stool 60

Basel Chair, Jasper Morrison

Artek Side Table 915

Alvar Aalto Table 81B

Alvar Aalto Table 91

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Exhibit

/ chronology

Exhibit

Urban Planning Designer 2013

Great Canal Museum Exhibition Design Intern 2012

Retail

Gallery

Donghai Crystal Conceptual Store Lead Designer 2013

NJNU Lead designer 2013

Exhibit Dinosaur Cinema Lead designer 2014

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Restaurant

Cafe

T House Lead Designer 2015

Chinese Cafe Collaborative Designer 2016

Exhibit Horse Museum Spatial Designer 2017

Community Building Monument Lead designer 2016

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You can f ind more details about the works through my personal website: www.an-liu.com Thank you!

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