ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Application for The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment

Masters of Architecture

EMILY Z CHEN

Application number: 23166472

+1 202-304-9525 zhixiao.chen@uwaterloo.ca

I’m Emily, a forth-year architecture student at the University of Waterloo with a fascination towards the way architecture interacts with its surroundings - landscape and people alike, and how these elements formulate the spirit of a city.

Having been lucky enough to be exposed to a variety of different cultures and landscapes travelling as a child has allowed me to be attuned to the little things that make a space feel the way it does, and a city the way it does. These are things that I hope can be communicated through all the work I producecomplex and meticulous in execution but with the simple intent of connecting architecture to people and the existing world we live in, to evoke the same happiness on every occupant walking through it that I experience while creating it.

Educati On

2018-2023

University of Waterloo

• Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Co-op program

PUBLICATIONS + CONFERENCES

eCAADe 2022 Conference // Published Paper

RAIC Conference 2022 - CASA-ACÉA Student Showcase // Top Project 3rd/4th Year

Dezeen Magazine // University of Waterloo Selected Feature

Uni E-Yearbook Series 4B // Editor’s choice

A Chievemen Ts

University of Waterloo 3B Outstanding Design Award

University of Waterloo Project Exhibit Showcase

Norm Li Visualization Award

Pella Sustainable Design Award // 3rd Place

OAA Sustainability Prize // Honourable mention

University of Waterloo Dean’s Honours List

University of Waterloo 3A Outstanding Design Award

Terra X Terra Architecture Competition // Editor’s Choice

CISC Architecture Student Design Competition Finalist // Top 10

Excellent Academic Standing // Placed in top 15 percentile

University of Waterloo President’s Scholarship