Hanbin Hou E: hhou@risd.edu T: (+1)4013604936 Add: 160 transit st, Providence, RI
Education
Professional Experience
Rhode Island School of Design(RISD), Providence, RI 2016 - 2019 Master of Architecture | 3year Candidate Tongji University, Shanghai, China 2012 - 2016 Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects, Architecture Intern, Summer 2018 Worked on Rudong residential houses, Four blocks residential housing with river bank park(4000m2) and one footbridge competition which is a part of an urban design project in Shanghai. Producing construction plan in AutoCAD. 3D digital modeling in Sketchup and Rhino. Photoshop, Illustrator for presentation and client meeting. Studied and Designed masonry courtyard wall and the detail of the gate of the courtyard. Made 1":20' Physical model with complex details for competition. Animation rendering in Lumion.
Architecture Software AutoCAD, Adobe suite (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, premiere), Rhino, Sketchup, Grasshopper, Vray, 3D Max, ArcGIS, Revit, Lumion, Microsoft Office suite
Environmental Software DIVA for rhino &Grasshopper(GH), ladybug for GH, Seferia, WUFI Passive
Other Skills Woodshop machines(Table saw, Band saw, planar, etc.), 3D print, CNC router, Book binding, Paper making, Web design, Processing
Travil experience Most provinces of China, France, Czech Republic, German, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, US
Hobby Painting and charcoal drawing, portrait photography, cook, Snowboarding, basketball, Open water Diving, rock climbing
LanD Studio, Architecture Intern, July- september 2017 Worked on Nanjing Yangzi river bridge museum square project, The museum is a renovation project based on original bridge tower. Associated with team Mapping the site. Concept design and landscape concept design in Sketchup. Collaborated with the model shop on "Nanjing Week" Exhibition installation at the New York train station. Katsuhiro Miyamoto & associates, Architecture Intern, June- July 2017 Worked on Kyoto University of Art -Dohda High School Competition(4000m2) in teams and a residential house. I participated in the first two phases of competition. In charge of preparing diagrams and axon drawings in Rhino and illustrator for presentation and making tens of different iterations of physical models. Made a very precise and detailed site model with surrounding houses. Tens of different iterations models of design.
Masonry Market Advenced studio: a market is explored as a masonry constructed infrastructure, which houses within its fixity, a high degree of adaptability to the seasons, changing programs, time of day etc.
Living machine Clusters Urban ecology design. Residential block designed for olneyville, Providence. The design was considered both human behavior and ecology.
Lion dance pavilion The first-semester core studio. From a study of ink dropping, by media of drawings and modelings, associate with topography to design a space for the selected ritual.
Other Experience Faculty assistant: Faculty:Christopher Bardt, Oct2018 - Present Work with Chris Bardt on the landscape project based on sunlight. I design the landscape surface that the shadow of the gnomon goes straight line with sun path by using DIVA in grasshopper and rhino. Made 3 different iterations small model by using a 3D printer. One big final model with a CNC router. Weekly report presentation by using the Adobe suite. Faculty assistant: Faculty: Laura Briggs, Oct 2018-Jan 2019 Worked with Laura Briggs on small business houses environment optimizing project. Conducted DIVA thermal simulation and sefaria simulation. Using WUFI Passive to simulate the existing house and made advice on construction material and details. Teaching assistant: Architecture projection, Critic: Nancy Nichols, SepDec 2018 Conducted Rhino, Adobe suite tutorials and reviewing students' work. Teaching assistant: Environment design I, Critic: Jeffrey Geisinger, SepDec 2017 Conducted Rhino, grasshopper tutorials and reviewing students' work. Teaching assistant: Environment design II, Critic: Jeffrey Geisinger, FebJun 2018 Conducted Rhino, grasshopper tutorials and reviewing students' work.
Publication & Conference Berlin footbridge conference(Full scholarship),Sep 2017 Conference paper: Parametric Design for Footbridge: A Case Study Made presentation on the conference with the same topic.
Parametric footbridge The parametric design is a new method, especially on bridge design. I try to use industrial design method to design a bridge.
Professioinal works of intern Selected works from summer intern and faculty assistant. There are not only architecture projects but also architecture related exhibition and report.