Jason Wu Select Works Fall 2020 by Jason Wu

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JASON W U

I am a recent graduate of the University of Waterloo’s Bachelor of Architectural Studies program, throughout which I had sought opportunities in my work to bring together dualities in architecture, such as the historical and the contemporary or the built and the organic, to create humanistic work that has relevance going into our ever-changing future. I have always been fascinated by the visualization, creation, and preservation of architecture and I hope that this collection of select works may demonstrate my proficiency in architectural representation and my interests in expanding the horizons of my knowledge in the field of design.

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linkedin.com/in/jasonzhuoyuwu issuu.com/jasonzhuoyuwu

E D U CAT I O N _ Honours Bachelor of Architecture Studies (BAS), Co-op, 9/2015 - 8/2020 University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Cambridge, ON -

Dean’s Honours List, 12/2019

President’s International Experience Award, 9/2019

President’s Scholarship of Distinction, 9/2015

_ Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM), Arts and Culture, 9/2011 - 6/2015 Western Technical Commercial School, Toronto, ON -

Valedictorian Award, Class of 2015, 6/2015

Alumni James Raymond McCall Scholarship, 6/2015

Judy Wilson Memorial Award, Scantex Graphics Services, 6/2015

University of Toronto National Book Award, 6/2015

Peter Cram Memorial Scholarship, 6/2015

Principal’s Award for Student Leadership, Ontario Principals’ Council, 6/2015

2017

2018

2019 IN TER E S T S

SK I L L S

P R OGR AMS

Urbanization

Digital Drafting

Adobe PhotoShop

Preservation

3D Modeling

Adobe Illustrator

Landscape

Rendering

Adobe InDesign

History

Diagramming

Rhinoceros 5

Cartography

Hand Drafting

V-Ray for Rhino

Graphic Design

Translating

Autodesk Revit

Hydrology

Digital Fabrication

AutoCAD

Topography

Construction Details

Maxwell Render

Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Arts and Culture 9/2011 - 6/2015 Western TechnicalCommercial School Toronto, ON

2020

Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS), Co-op 9/2015 - 8/2020 University of Waterloo School of Architecture Cambridge, ON

Architectural Assistant 1/2014 - 5/2014 Altius Architecture Inc. Toronto, ON Project Coordinator 6/2014 - 8/2014 Chinatown Business Improvement Area Toronto, ON

WO R K E X P E R I E N C E _ Design and Exhibition Coordinator, 1/2020 - 8/2020 University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Cambridge, ON -

Promoted the portfolio of the school and increased its online presence on social media, such as Instagram, through curation and publishing of student work

Managed the Riverside Gallery and coordinated with staff, faculty, and students to organize the installation and care of exhibitions

_ Architectural Intern, 1/2019 - 8/2019 Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects, Toronto, ON -

Oversaw projects by coordinating goals, meetings, and deadlines between clients, consultants, supervisors, and colleagues within the office

Produced presentation drawings and packages for client meetings and City of Toronto negotiation meetings with Adobe Creative Suite and AutoCAD

Completed drawings and diagrams for construction documents and re-zoning conceptual designs in Adobe Creative Suite and AutoCAD

_ Architectural Intern, 5/2018 - 8/2018 WXY Studio, New York, NY

Co-op Student 1/2017 - 4/2017 Stantec Architecture Ltd. Toronto, ON

Architectural Intern 9/2017 - 12/2017 Design Eight Five Two, Ltd. Hong Kong

Architectural Intern 5/2018 - 8/2018 WXY Studio New York, NY

Architectural Intern 1/2019 - 8/2019 Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects Toronto, ON

Design and Exhibition Coordinator 1/2020 - 8/2020 University of Waterloo School of Architecture Cambridge, ON

Contributed to construction documents phase of the studioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first high-rise housing project, working mainly in Revit and Adobe programs to produce construction drawings, schedules, and details

Explored schematic design of a new pedestrian-focused streetscape proposal in downtown Manhattan, modeling in Rhino and producing rendering packages for client review in Adobe InDesign

_ Architectural Intern, 8/2017 - 12/2017 Design Eight Five Two, Ltd., Hong Kong -

Designed interiors and furniture under guidance of colleagues; often independently modeling, drafting, and purchasing samples to present to clients at meetings

Mediated between colleagues, clients, and contractors to coordinate design development, construction schedules, and construction progress in office and on site

Support work such as translating construction documents, model-making, and design research

_ Co-op Student, 1/2017 - 4/2017 Stantec Architecture Ltd., Toronto, ON -

Collaborated with supervisors and colleagues to iterate and develop interior, exterior, and massing designs for multiple projects in Rhinoceros 5

Created visuals such as diagrams, site plans, and renderings for proposal, review, and presentation uses with Adobe Creative Suite

Developed construction documents for mixed-use and health-care projects with Revit

Enhanced the vitality of Toronto Chinatown through non-profit event planning, increasing exposure and pedestrian traffic

Managed and designed event websites to promote businesses in the community and its participation in the local economy

Devised comprehensive manuals, presentations, and actions plans for training and leading over 150 volunteers in four annual events

Volunteered for over three years prior to and following this compensated seasonal position

Compiled project information for print and online publications

Translated technical drawings into informative diagrams

Managed social media to promote company across the world

_ Project Coordinator, 6/2014 - 8/2014 Chinatown Business Improvement Area, Toronto, ON

_ Architectural Assistant, 2/2014 - 6/2014 Altius Architecture Inc., Toronto, ON

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L A K E C L I F F C H R O N I C L E S

A C H A I R FO R Y V E S S A I N T L AU R E N T

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PE N I N S UL A POOL S Spring 2020 | Comprehensive Design | 4B Design Studio

What is sustainability? The site is unlike any other; many see it as a place where buildings come to die, a graveyard of construction waste, or a landfill masked as an artificial breakwater. However, what it truly exists as is a repository of sitting materials; a palette presenting itself of many potentials. The exploration of this project revolves around breathing new life into old materials. Sustainability in this sense is extending the life of permanent, found objects from the site itself to complete additional lifecycles out of the materials through the creation of architecture.

What is shoreline resiliency? The texture of the site is robust and coarse, most ideal for drainage. The piled materials hold up a main path that drops onto a beach. Does a waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge have to entail a hard and static, protected and traceable line? Do humans always have to avoid the two metre surge in lake level? What if the conventional fear of encroaching waters is challenged and, instead, a landscape project can incorporate tolerance for rising water level, or even embrace them for datum lines in the design? This is a project about gradation, both materially and topographically, and how this concept translates into architectural and ecological sustainability. In the process of recovering usable materials from the site, the shoreline is reshaped to increase the usability of the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge at different flood levels.

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Cafe + Outdoor Stage Outdoor Stage Interstitial Seating Inner Seating Cafe Bar Pantry Kitchen Kitchen Storage Garbage + Recycling + Compost

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Changing Rooms + Office Changing Rooms Office Staff Changing Room

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Sauna Heat Recovery + Radiant Heating Utilities Lakewater Pump Sauna Changing Rooms Sauna Vestibules + Showers Saunas

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Outdoors Sauna Cooling Area Sauna Cold Plunge Gravel Filtration Botanical Filtration Pool

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Artists Residence Living + Dining + Kitchen Communal Sunroom Corridor Artist’s Studio (Barrier-Free) Artists’ Studios Shared Studio Firing Kiln Studio Storage Studio Archive Utilities Art Displays

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Misc. Washrooms Storage Rooms

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Lakewater Filtration + Poolwater Purification Timber boardwalks straddle the space between the filtration ponds. They help to stabilize the ground aggregates with their piles and plantings, almost as if they were dykes along the water front. They also mark the flood levels along the water’s edge. Due to the texture of the existing site ground, packed soil cover is used to contain the water that is being filtered. It drops to the next level through spouts that are hidden under the ground. The flora referenced are native species to Ontario meadows, both in dry and wet settings.

dry meadow ﬂora switchgrass

grey goldenrod wild strawberry gravel ﬁltration (top to bottom) gravel bed (water spout to lower pond) soil cover existing rumble + ground

cup plant prairie cordgrass

50.8 x 203.2 mm pressure treated boards wet meadow ﬂora nelsons horsetail

50.8 x 152.4 mm pressure treated beams

false dragonhead purple gerardia 152.4 mm diametre pressure treated douglas ﬁr piling

fringed gentian tall grass

101.6 mm diametre water spouts from bottom of upper pond

botanical ﬁltration (top to bottom) (water spout to lower pond) soil cover existing rumble + ground

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Water in the outer harbour of Toronto tends to be more clean and free of algae growth than the inner harbour. Nonetheless, the lakewater is pumped by a system housed in the sauna pavilion to a level above the project grade where it is filtered through a gravel bed, falling with gravity into a botanical filtration pond before it enters the pool and cold plunge. From there, it falls to another gravel bed and botanical filtration pond before returning to the lake.

Gravel Filtration 76 M Historical Record High

Lakewater Pump Housed In Sauna

Plunge 77 M Project Grade

Gravel Filtration 78 M Pool 77 M Project Grade

Botanical Filtration 77.5 M

Botanical Filtration 75 M Historical Average High

Gravel Filtration 76 M Historical Record High

Lake Ontario 74 M Historical Average

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Artists Residence

single glazed low-e ﬁxed panel brick-suspending rope pulley-return rope reclaimed standard brick horizontally divided into three veneers hand crank + pulley system for solar blinds cedar window transom + galvanized steel ﬂashing double glazed low-e folding glass door

cedar top rail single glazed low-e vent window cedar bottom rail + galvanized steel ﬂashing motorized bifold shutters with cherry slats cherry wood base bar for solar blinds cedar door bottom rail cedar window stool

folding door roller + rail steel ramp

galvanized steel ﬂashing + silicone sealant cherry wood frame for solar blinds drip edge self tapping screws

self tapping screws

private artist's sun room with passive ventilation

101.6 mm extruded polystyrene insulation

double glazed low-e folding glass doors + krypton ﬁll

notch + silicone sealant

101.6 mm CLT joist

galvanized steel ﬂashing + silicone sealant

101.6 x 152.4 mm 1/8" steel angle

cherry wood frame for solar blinds

101.6 x 203.2 mm 1/8" steel angle cedar window header + silicone sealant

rope pulleys

cedar top rail

double glazed low-e vent window + krypton ﬁll

single glazed low-e vent window

cedar bottom rail

cedar bottom rail + galvanized steel ﬂashing

cedar window header + silicone sealant

single glazed low-e cassette windows cedar window stool folding door roller + rail

cedar window transom

shared longitudinal sun room with passive ventilation

304.8 mm diametre treated douglas ﬁr piling to below lake bed 75.92 m - historical record high lake level (2019)

single glazed low-e cassette window

double glazed low-e folding glass door

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galvanized steel coping cap + rooﬁng membrane wrap brick weep hole

W1 brick veneer CLT wall (exterior to interior) 112.5 mm reclaimed modular brick 50.8 mm air space air barrier 101.6 mm extruded polystyrene insulation vapour barrier 152.4 mm CLT wall panel

air barrier + min. 101.6 mm lapping

vapour barrier + min. 101.6 mm lapping self tapping screws

metal tieback nailed to insulation

metal tieback nailed to insulation lapped galvanized steel ﬂashing + silicone sealant 101.6 x 152.4 mm 1/8" steel angle brick weep hole 101.6 x 228.6 mm 1/8" steel angle cedar window header + silicone sealant cedar top rail pyramid metal rooﬁng cap

R1 CLT cool roof (exterior to interior) high reflectivity metal roofing membrane 25.4 mm wood fibre coverboard 25.4 x 50.8 mm horizontal + vertical cleat supports roof membrane air barrier 101.6 mm extruded polystyrene insulation vapour barrier 152.4 mm CLT ceiling panel

triple glazed low-e window + krypton ﬁll

Detail Section at Parapet metal tiebacks nailed to insulation

F1 Tommy Thompson Terrazzo radiant-heated suspended wood floor (top to bottom) Tommy Thompson Terrazzo + metal divider strips floor membrane "warm board" + radiant heating coils vapour barrier 101.6 mm extruded polystyrene insulation plywood decking 50.8 x 203.2 mm floor joist

oak wood panel millwork + lockers

brick weep hole

cedar window sill + silicone sealant galvanized steel ﬂashing + silicone sealant

galvanized steel ﬂashing + silicone sealant

50.8 x 152.4 mm steel angle brick weep hole backﬁll soil

50.8 x 101.6 mm pressure treated permanent wood foundation wall plate soy-based spray foam insulation for air tightness

50.8 x 304.8 mm pressure treated permanent wood foundation footing plate

self tapping screws

granular ﬁll

weeping tile

3x 50.8 x 203.2 mm built-up ledger as req'd for CLT fastening 50.8 x 152.4 mm top plate

compacted gravel pad on undisturbed soil 152.2 x 152.2 mm pressure treated wood blocks for pad frame

50.8 x 152.4 mm pressure treated permanent wood foundation stud 25.4 mm pressure treated permanent wood foundation plywood

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OPE N CONCE P T Winter 2018 | Master Planning + Mixed-Used High Rise | 3A Design Studio Description

Toronto prides itself in being one of the most diverse cities in the world and part of this identity is due to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popularity with new arrivals, offering the hope of a new and improved life. In recent years, however, construction and traffic have continuously crippled the downtown core in offering the most basic of amenities such as healthy air quality, welcoming streets and reasonable commute times. The response to the increasing population of Toronto and the decreasing capacity of the downtown is a new urbanism that more-evenly spreads the opportunities of the local economy across the city by establishing selfsustainable communities that also give back to its surrounding context. This project at the conjunction of Albion Road, Kipling Avenue and Finch Avenue West takes the programmatic necessities for a successful and sustainable mid-rise residential building and arrays them in a very literal fashion, as if stacked in a pile of bricks. Rooms range in size and arrangement but are all designed on a six-metre square grid according to the diversity of age and gender in the community, changing target audiences at different times during the day and week. By maximizing the residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and community services at grade, the building presents itself in an engaging manner to the local street. This array also maximizes daylighting for the south-facing back of the building and creates a path for the flow of inhabitants, rainwater and produce from the planters that cover the public programs. The building moves down into the creek, embracing the possibility of fluctuation and retention by cutting edges and widening the river path for a more comfortable water element. Across the water is a renovated Albion Cinema, kept for its representation of the existing community interests. Several light restaurants and office spaces share a foyer than also directs rainwater onto the cinema roof before entering the creek. The residential units are designed with flexibility in mind, primarily tackling the idea of multi-generational and multi-family housing which are familiar household typologies to many immigrant families. A large patio space on both floors of the units may act as an extension of the living spaces or a buffer space depending on the weather. The aluminum frames are designed with solar angles.

Master Plan Axonometric Existing - Albion Centre Mall

Proposed - Mixed-Used Master Plan

collaboration with Olivia Fetterly, Fion Fong, + Andy Pham

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CINEMA RETROFIT

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Parking Ramp Office Foyer Ticket Booth Cinema Cinema/Theatre Stage Backstage Office Lobby Rental Shops Rental Patio

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Bike Locks Parking Rental Offices Gallery Auditorium Multi-Faith Room Women’s Room (Am) Children’s Room (Pm) Rooftop

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BOATH AUS Spring 2017 | Landscape Architecture | 2B Design Studio Description

Rising water levels have become increasingly problematic around Lake Ontario in recent years, often causing the temporary closure of lakefront parks and other public areas throughout the spring months. Hard embankments that line the human-designated rim of Lake Ontario fail to resist moisture once the body of water has reached the limit while also failing to allow the residents of Toronto to experience the lake at an intimate level. The response is a reimagination of Ontario Place, at the foreground of the lakefront and neglected for a number of years, in its floating oasis nature. Soft and dynamic embankments are introduced to create moments of aquatic experiences with varying permeability and saturation while adapting to changing water levels. The experience of the meadow botanics and alternative circulation paths that line the terraces is shaped completely by what the lake allows to be accessible. The vision for this project is to introduce the growing population of Toronto, often restricted from interacting with their bounding harbour, to the recreational and experiential possibilities that arise when the solid line between what is land and what is water is deconstructed through the use of monolithic materials and repetitive elements.

Docks/Slips Rinks

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1 Cafe 2 Patio 3 Terraces 4 Skate Rental 5 Locker Room 6 Cafe Storage 7 Storage 8 Washrooms 9 Showers 10 Bridge To Lakeshore Blvd.

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Skating Rink Stepped Seating Bridge To Atlantis

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Boat House Boat Slips Boat Rental Office Meeting/Training Room Offices Boat Equipment Storage

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Boat Storage Meadow Terraces Path To Rooftop Terraces

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L A K ECLI FF CH RON ICLE S Ongoing | Historical Documentation | Self-Initiated Description

â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I tell these stories, they tell me to be quiet,â&#x20AC;? an 83-year-old cousin of my grandfather sighs. There is the lack of interest amongst younger generations to learn about their heritage and family history which has been passed down through the centuries by storytelling and in genealogical manuscripts. As the world moves into the Information Age, history must adapt to be told through new methods that will catch of the interest of the contemporary crowds who, in turn, will gain a fair understanding of the world events that have led our society to become what it exists as today. My ancestral village Lakecliff on the west banks at the top of the Fieldside River in Guangdong was shaped by successive social and political events throughout history, such as the Great Clearance, the Punti-Hakka Clan Wars, and the Cultural Revolution. The project uses architectural representation to give a new voice to old stories of the village and its rural environment.

那扶墟 Fieldside Market

The name of the town is a transliteration from the Baiyue language spoken by the natives of Guangdong. Geological changes allowed a large sea to empty and expose a rich plain which drew the first Han Chinese migrants to found a village in 1368. The name roughly translates to, “next to the rice fields.” Situated at the origin of the river and at the convergence of 4 counties, the lawless market flourished and dominated trade in the region, flaunting as many as 40 opium clubs and brothels at the turn of the 20th century.

上潭壁村 Upper Lakecliff

Founded in 1710 and sold to another family. The migration was due to the bathing of boat people in the front of the village.

下潭壁村 Lower Lakecliff

Related within 32 generations Non-related

日新公墓 Tomb Of Rixin

Related within 28 generations

樹壇 Tree Altar

Related within 18 generations

閘閣 Village Gate

Related within 11 generations

祖屋 Ancestral Home

Related within 9 generations

復興書室 Revival Study Hall

Clan property

耀宗公祠 Ancestral Hall Of Yaozong

Its plan just 3 degrees off from true east is evidence that feng shui was used to design the new village established around 1860. Its shape resembles a blue crab, which many household owe their incomes to, and is said to nurture aggresive leaders. Expansion is carried out in rows to preserve the quadrilateral shape.

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復興書室閘閣

樹壇日新公墓

Revival Study Hall circa. 1860-

Village Gate 1947-1977

Tree Altar circa 1860-

Tomb Of Rixin 1664-

A refugee, Rixin died of hypothermia. His 11-year-old son buried him across the river from where his grandson founded Lakecliff 50 years later. Today it is hidden by surrounding overgrown bushes. The last weeding and cleanup was over a decade ago.

The ability for the altar to exist through the Cultural Revolution symbolizes the reverence that Cantonese people have for nature. Today it is finished with cement. A dog regularly takes shelter in the censer to the right of the altar.

Each able-bodied man was ordered to steal 20 bricks from the collapsed embankment across the river to build this gate. Today the gate no longer stands as it was demolished to allow vehicular access to the village plaza.

Named “Revival” as an auspicious blessing to the Wu clan that owned and operated it, the hall did not house studies nor academia. In actuality, this storefront was a resting place on market days for mechants that shared the family name. Today it is just one of the many reminders of the glory that Fieldside Market once saw. The roof has caved in, allowing shubbery inside and a palm tree on the lawn to grow freely.

耀宗公祠

祖屋

Ancestral Hall Of Yaozong circa. 1860-1957

The unlikely location, 15 kilometres upstream from the large cluster of descendent villages of the ancestor which this hall honours, was chosen for its proximity to the once thriving Fieldside Market. The flamboyant curved walls are said to resemble the crown of a government offical, representing the status of the honoured occupant. The south wing was used as a school for the village children. It operated on docking charges collected from the river in front of the upper village and rent from several rowhouses in town.

Ancestral Home circa. 1860-

Today the hall no longer stands. Seeing the power of the Wu clan as a threat, the government disassembled the halls in 1957 and used the bricks for “backyard furnaces” during the Great Leap Forward, despite efforts by the Wu’s to stop the new leaders in charge of the demolition. Today, two segments of the two granite pillars from the entrance hall are used as outdoor seating in the lower village.

This home once housed an ancestor and his five wives. The typology is typical in the Cantonese region; a hall opening into a skywell is flanked by two corridors and double-height rooms which utilize ladders for moving between floors. Today the rafters have collapsed above the north rooms. It is uninhabited other than by chickens that neighbours keep in the home. New village homes are no longer regulated by feng shui.

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A CH A I R FOR Y V ES SA I NT L AURE NT Spring 2020 | Structural Design Build Workshop | 4B Elective Description

“A lone seat that I unfold in the middle of the salon – a traditional form of elegance, yet better. It is my happy place, where I am bound to the desk but free in my mind. The ideas come and go while my sketches turn out page by page, spilling onto the floor where I imagine my heroines strut the designs. I rest my head on my hands as I admire their charm. The desk folds down and it is a pliant too, freeing my body just as I aspire to free theirs. It is soft and full of twine like long and beautiful hair, molding to the body to my every lean and hunch. A front row seat along the catwalk of my imagination, a place where I almost never am able to see the results of my ideas come to life from. What a joy.”

M A PPI NG GARRISON CREEK A study of the effects of a drained and channelized creek on the urban planning of West-End Toronto, including in its grid anomalies, green spaces, and amenities, as well as its mark in the elevation of its basin.

M A R K E T + WAT E R WAYS IN THE FIVE COUNTIES Highlighting the importance of waterways for the creation and sustainability of market towns in a region notorious for supplying Canada with 82.7% of its Chinese immigrants between 1885-1949.

S T. L AW R E N C E + G R E AT L A K E S An elevation map examining the geological features in this basin, from short drainages of the inner lakes, to the delta surrounding Montreal, and the high mountains which line the gulf as the river empties.

NAFU RIVER + Z H E N H A I B AY An ongoing exercise to study and document villages missing in modern Chinese atlases of a 40km long river valley with extremities in ecology, wealth, and human settlement development.

WORK E X PE RI E NCE GIANNONE PETRICONE ARCHITECTS Spring 2019 | Toronto A firm celebrating 25 years of establishment, GPA has contributed to the realms of residential, commercial, and hospitality design in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in the United States and Italy. 80 Bloor Street West, (SD/DD)

Ralph Giannone, Carlo Odorico, Tomas MaĹĄidlauskas, Dhisana Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sa, Aaron Borchardt

DESIGN E I G H T F I V E T WO Fall 2017 | Hong Kong DEFT is a growing multidisciplinary studio encompassing architecture, interior design, branding, and graphic design. Working on varying scales and programs, the work environment is dynamic and ever-changing. (Residential), (SD/DD/CD/CA)

Norman Ung, Nam Songsombat

W X Y ARCHITECTURE + URBAN DESIGN Spring 2018 | New York WXY is a studio dedicated to the urban development of New York City and other metropolitan areas in the United States. Architecture, landscape design, and urban planning are their areas of focus. The Peninsula, (DD/CD)

Claire Weisz, Christian Rutherford, Alison Yung, Tom Offord

S TA N T E C A R C H I T E C T U R E LT D. Winter 2017 | Toronto An established firm specializing in large scale, high profile projects; Stantec prides itself in creating spaces that engage the user while being a leader in incorporating new technologies into architecture. Calgary Cancer Centre, (DD)

Michael Moxam, Andrew Cole, Diego Morettin (DIALOG), Juan Portuese (DIALOG)

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