FEIRAN ZOU
EDUCATION
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• Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, China, 2012-2014 • Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, Ningbo University of Technology, China, 2007-2011 • Master of Architecture, Washington State University, USA, 2017-2020
WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Architect, Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou, China (Full-time), 07/2011-08/2017 • Assist with the design for primary projects, including architecture and interior • Communicate and coordinate with project clients • Perform site survey and analysis for project procurements • Provide construction drawings and construct handmade models of the buildings Assistant Architect, PowerChina Water Environment Governance, Shenzhen, China (Full-time), 03/2016-04/2017 • Being a design liaison sent by Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited • Negotiate the construction scene and clients Summer Intern, PH Alpha Design Limited, Hong Kong (Full-time), 05/2018-07/2018 • Focus on commercial shopping mall design Teaching Assistant/Research Assistant, Washington State University, Pullman, USA, 01/2019-05/2020 • Assist class of Foundation Drawing and Issue in Architecture • Assist project of “An Architecture of Emotive Intelligence” Graphic Designer (Student Publications Appointee)/The Daily Evergreen, Pullman, USA, 09/2019-08/2020 • Focus on Opinion and Mint sections
Address 1630 NE Valley Rd Apt M107, Pullman, Washington, 99163 Phone 5093369452 Email feiran.zou@wsu.edu Nationality China Available Languages Chinese/English Employment Eligibility STEM OPT Program
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
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• Certificate of Achievement Liaison-Escort Interpretation Test, Shanghai Interpretation Testing Service • As a First Author Published an essay, Namely, Application of Architectural Design in drainage and Irrigation Architecture-Based on the case Analysis of the Expansion Project of the drainage and Irrigation Station along the Riverside of Hangzhou (CN 43-9000/TU; ISSN 2095-6630) • Entitled as an Intermediate Architect issued by Zhejiang Provincial Talent Market, Certificate No.: 1702020328
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AWARDS AND HONORS
• Awarded Honorable Mention in 2015 Wuyi International Hostel Design Competition • Awarded 2015 Zhejiang Prospecting and Design Industry Association Bid for Excellence Logo Design • Awarded the 2015 Excellence Academy Second Prize of Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited • Receive an Official Letter of Thanks by Drainage and Irrigation Station General Station in Binjiang District of Hangzhou City to Send Graceful Regards of the Endeavor to Hangzhou Binjiang District Pump Station Expansion • Awarded 2016 Zhejiang Provincial Excellent Engineering Consultation Achievement Prize • Awarded 2018 AIA Spokane Design Awards Student Showcase for Honorable Mention • Selected as one of Top Five submissions of AIAS 2018 In-studio Render/Sketch competition • Awarded GPSA 2019 Research Exposition Scholarship Recipient 3rd Place • Awarded 2019-2020 Raymond Chase Scholarship • Awarded Honorable Mention on 2019 Hack-A-House Competition hosted by Ivory Innovations
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY • Being a member of the Propaganda Committee for the art college in 2008 • Ningbo Organizing Committee CCTV Star of Outlook English Talent Competition in 2010 • Attended half marathon (12.8KM) of Intime Hangzhou International Marathon 2015 • Took part in WSU 2017 Fall Term Arts and Video Contest and Awarded a First Prize with 200$ Visa Card • Participated in the Backyard Voluntary Activity for Homeless in 2017 • Enrolled 2018 summer institute in the University of HongKong/ Took ARCH4715 Special Topics in Sustainability • Entered Archstorming Competition for African School Project: Education for the Future in 2019 • Entered Archstorming Competition for Emergency Housing in Mexico City in 2019: a Home for Everyone • First-author publication on archisearch.gr of “Empathy in Collective Unconsciousness” in 2019 • Entered the 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition
Self-introduction Video
https://youtu.be/rsZF07nOoH4 Project Video
https://youtu.be/wcO8hwWJMr8 https://youtu.be/CrbjAQv5O14
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Pumping Station in Sustainability
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Mixed-Use High-Rise
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Affordable Housing in Spokane, USA
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It is the first project I made as an assistant architect in China. To have a better understanding of the project, I interviewed some people on site. Also, I reviewed many successful precedents and related codes, like Code for Fire Resistance in Building Design (GB50016-2014) and Design Code for Pumping Station (GB/T50265-2010), etc. Next to the residential area, it is not only designed for industrial development, but also for being harmony with citizens by providing a social space.
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This project develops the space below and above water. It proposes a habitat underwater that addresses the declining salmon population. It offers a mixed-use development above water that addresses the need for localized food production. To further understand how the sensitivity of these connections, the project produces mainly two solutions to minimize the adverse impacts, that is, wetland restoration and self-supplied food system. The wetland restoration is the strategy to answer the question of how to recover the eco-balance of the aquatic system, and how to give back an equal life change for migrating salmons. It is reasonable to create a riparian habitat as a temporary refuge full of quite side channels and ponds, soft edges since the site is en route of fry’s journey to the sea. What is more, the self-supplied food system is a one-stop solution to deal with the thorny issue of food safety, which cuts down some unintended processes and optimizes the overall microorganism, as well as offering an innovative way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The project has encouraged the integration of ecological, economic, social, and cultural environments within Vancouver waterfront, which is relevant and applicable to surrounding waterside cities in the nation as well as globally.
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The case is located in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, located in the middle of Yungui Plateau, connected with Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the north, Yuxi City in the southwest, Honghe Hani Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the west and Qujing City in the east. It is the core circle of the central Yunnan urban agglomeration, the center of the 5-hour aviation circle in Asia, and one of the first-class logistics park layout cities. As a famous national historical and cultural city, Kunming is also an open gateway city for Southeast Asia and South Asia, which has made outstanding contributions to the development of tourism, trade, and border areas in China. The project takes advantage of the preferred location to bring interactive and green elements into mall design to satisfy younger people’s emerging demands; provide a high-efficiency lifestyle to residential areas nearby. And it can benefit from a large number of residence people and retail shops nearby. People will be attracted to this block due to the diverse public life offered by the shopping mall and open space.
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The City of Spokane, its facilities are outdated and less capable public amenity spaces can provide to satisfy the high-quality physical environment. The young population seeks to immigrate to the emerging metropolitans, like Seattle, due to due to the transformation of economic structure.
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The project is to build up a positive physical environment, in association with community culture and economic resiliency. That is, my concept of an integrated green belt should discover and systematically explore methods of optimizing treatment for this urban bottleneck. Considering how to attract people back to reside in Spokane again, it can be grouped into two relevant dimensions: 1) Economy ( Resiliency ) 2) Environment ( Green belt ) .
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These blocks are divided into three sectors and each of them are equipped with its own parking lots and public sports facility. The green belt is maded of horizontal greenery, as well as vertical greenery. That is, each block has own social space, trying its best to provide a multifunctional space for relaxing.
CUSTOMIZED AND MODULAR DESIGN
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The project is the 2015 vernacular architecture competition I took in Sangang Village, Wuyi, China, which calls Hui-Style. Based on the original footprint, this project has offered a different design concept by way of combining new elements with traditional white walls and grey tiles. The structure is made of wood and steel with the help of prefabrication installation, which turns a small shabby house into nature. The schematic feature is around the courtyard culture in-between, and its doors and windows facing the courtyard help a lot to guide the wind with the sloping roof. Therefore, during winter, the fixing openings in external walls can block the cold northern winds from entering the house compound, while increasing air convection to reduce building energy consumption by turning all fixing windows to operable options. The profound vision of the project is to step toward revitalizing rural areas in China – a historical identity but an aging impoverished area. These series of dedication are a process of saving energy and reducing emissions; ultimately, we try to maximize the benefits through an efficient cost estimation. It can lay a modern blueprint for embracing the co-existence between housing and humans, encouraging the integration of ecological, economic, social, and cultural environments within the countryside, which is relevant and applicable to surrounding villages in the nation.
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