Charmain Wong
char2412@gmailcom
587-938-8731
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 - 2023
LGA Architectural Partners
Proposal and Communications Coordinator
Led proposal strategy, coordinated content and submissions for a Toronto-based architectural firm focused on public sector work Supported the business development of the firm with sector research and creative storytelling for built project promotions
2021 - 2022
Toronto Society of Architects
Programming & Administrative Assistant
Facilitated execution of numerous simultaneous programs from concept to implementation, coordinating diverse teams of professional architects, landscape designers, engineers, artists Created graphics and wrote copy for newsletters, website, and publications
LeuWebb Projects
Community Engagement & Design Researcher
Prepared community engagement strategies and planned community workshops for a large scale municipal public art project Designed custom graphics for a proposal document prepared for municipality
2020 - 2021
University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Communications Assistant
Created a database of DEI resources in architecture for the faculty website Engaged in high-level discussions regarding approaches to Diversity and Equity at the Daniels faculty
2019 - 2021
Maker Bean Cafe & Maker Space
Designer / Barista
Designed and fabricated client commissioned laser cut and 3D printing projects
Charmain is a designer and current Master of Architecture student with several years of professional experience in communications, marketing, and proposal writing in the architecture industry She loves the work of storytelling and pulling together narrativesespecially as they relate to place and space
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture
University of Toronto, Expected 2026
Honors Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
University of Toronto, 2021
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta 2015 - 2017
Transferred program after second year of study
SKILLS
Software - Adobe Creative Suite - Rhino3D - Grasshopper
- AutoCAD - Revit - Sketch Up - Enscape
Relevant Skills
- Conceptual design development - Ability to produce architectural visualizations
- Competency in both hand-drawing and digital drafting
- Model making; digital fab with laser cutters and 3D printing
- Graphic design; hierarchy, colour theory, typography
- Building science fundamentals
AWARDS
Undergraduate Student Fellow 2021
School of Cities Urban Leadership Fellowship, University of Toronto
Best Info-Zine of the Year 2021
Broken Pencil Zine Awards
“Tracing Chinatown: Understanding Toronto’s Chinatown West as a changing space of cultural placemaking”
Dean’s List Scholar 2019, 2020, 2021
University of Toronto