Qitong Liu
Address: apt 4905, 595 Pavonia Ave, Jersey City, NJ. 07306 (Open to relocation within the U.S.) E-mail: liuqitong2009@126.com | qitong.liu@cooper.edu | Telephone: (+1) 551 328 4735
Education Background
Aug. 2024 - Dec. 2025 (Expected)
Aug. 2019 - Jun. 2024
Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, the Cooper Union Master of Science in Architecture (Expected Dec. 2025)
School of Architecture, Tsinghua University Bachelor of Architecture (5-year)
+ GPA: 3.75/4.00
+ Scholarship for academic excellence, Oct. 2021
Professional Experience
Feb. 2024
May - Aug. 2023
Jun. - Sept. 2022
Individual Work, Interior Design
New York, NY Beijing, China
Beijing, China
+ Provided interior design proposal for psychotherapy room at School of Architecture, Tsinghua University. Selected materials, furniture and coordinated renovation process.
HPP Architekten (Shanghai office), Intern Architect
Shanghai, China
+ Developed construction drawings and 3D-models of Jinwan Science and Technology Park (under construction). Provided all 6 elevations, revised plans and sections.
+ Negotiated with consultants in building techniques to optimize design details. Adjusted design proposal and contributed to the achievement of LEED Gold certificate.
+ Designed twelve plots in Xiong'an New Area urban design and created renderings.
+ Created diagrams, digital and physical models for three bidding documents.
Vector Architects ( 直向建筑 ), Intern Architect
Beijing, China
+ Participated scheme design of Haikou Memorial Garden, provided site plan, digital models and renderings. Proposal ranked top in first-stage bidding.
+ Worked on interior construction drawings of Xirang Hotel (completed) and negotiated with equipment contractor. Resolved numerous conflicts among departments.
Academic Experience
May. 2024 Jan. 2023
Skills
InDesign
Cinema
Blender
Revit
QGIS
Trail Studio (Thesis Project)
+ Trekked over 70km and conducted field research along Qhapaq Ñan (ancient Inca trail system).
+ Proposed research reports and architecture schemes to develop local tourism, reviewed by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and government.
Studio of Future Urban Design, an integration of data science and urban design.
Huaraz & Lima, Perú Beijing, China
+ With a partener, proceeded 140,000+ online comments and 1,000+ POI data of 6 commercial streets with website crawler. Utilized space syntax to analyze commercial streets quantitatively. Revealed the correlation between spatial arrangement and business strategies.
+ Provided scheme for Lang Park and guidelines for other commercial areas.
Interests and Activities
Photography
+ Serve as licensed contributor to Getty Images and Shutterstock since Oct. 2024.
Art Group of Tsinghua University, Member of Fine Arts Team
+ Showcased artworks in two university exhibitions.
Building Practice, Team Leader
Oct. 2022- Jun.2024
Oct. 2021
+ As leader of team of 30, organized the realization of design scheme and planned the construction process. Completed construction of a 2m×2m pavilion in a week.
Languages: Chinese: native; English: fluent (TOEFL 110); Latin, Greek and Spanish: intermediate.
Reference:
Academic: Martijn de Geus: mdegeus@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn | Benjamin Aranda: benjamin. aranda@cooper.edu | Professional: shanghai@hpp.com