Lixue Cheng
Mobile: (1) 2673194687
Email: chenglx@upenn.edu
Address: 3601 Market St, Unit 1211, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Portfolio Link: https://issuu.com/lixue_cheng/docs/cheng_lixue_portfolio_2023
EDUCATION
08/2020 - 05/2023
08/2017 - 06/2019
09/2015 - 07/2017
WORK EXPERIENCE
06/2022- 08/2022 (3 mon.)
Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, PA, US Professional Certificate in Real Estate Design & Development
BA (Hons) in Architecture, RIBA Part 1, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
BEng in Architecture, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, CN
05/2021- 08/2021 (4 mon.)
Architecture Intern Gensler, Phoenix, AZ, US gensler.com
Architecture Intern Aedas, Shenzhen, CN https://www.aedas.com
Participated in a mix-used twin-tower project located in downtown Phoenix. Duty includes Design Development phase design study in Rhino and Revit.
Participated in projects including headquarter bidding, mix-used complex, and airport terminal. Duty includes schematic design and design development in BIM workflow/ representation drawings and animations.
08/2019- 07/2020 (1 yr.)
Junior Architect MRMA, Shanghai, CN http://www.mrma.co/
Participated in projects including urban complexes, retail, renovative adaptive reuse, residential master planning, and headquarters. Duty includes SD, DD CD phase development/ in-house rendering, clients communication, clerical work with legal documents, and physical model making.
05/2018 - 08/2018 (4 mon.)
Architecture Intern Fujian Mindi Architecture Design Institute, Fuzhou, CN
Participated in projects including a high-rise hotel and a hotel resort. Duty includes plan drawings in AutoCAD and Rhino.
12/2017- 02/2018 (3 mon.)
Real Estate Development
Project Intern
Fuzhou Xindian Real Estate Development Co., Fuzhou, CN
Participated in a residential district (apartments) regarding local demolition and resettlement. Duty includes communication, proceeding legal documents and coding requirements between developer clients and government.
Summer 2017 (4 mon.)
Summer Teaching Assistant Language Center, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, CN
Teaching Assistant for the Study Abroad program during summer. Assist students from University of Liverpool with their courses at XJTLU Language Center.
Summer 2016 (4 mon.)
PR + DM Intern Academic Liaison & Reference Division, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University Library, Suzhou, CN
Public Relationship and Data Management Intern. Duty includes clerical work, graphic design, excel modeling, communication and Public relationship maintenance between the library and database companies.
GAPSA Professional Student Individual Grant Award
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
"Vibrant Artifacts" Workshop with Barry Wark from the Bartlett
2022 ACADIA Conference “Hybrids and Haecceities” University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention
UCC UPenn Open Call: Time Drawing Competition 2022 Philadephia, PA
Honorable Mention
Schenk -Woodman Scholarship
2021 Schenk- Woodman Competition, Philadelphia, US
“Narratives of Sustainable Architecture | Hothouse” Workshop with Prof. C.J. Lim from the Bartlett Univeristy of Liverpool Spring School, Liverpool, UK
Contextualized Digital Heritage Workshop with Dr. Danilo Mascio from Northumbria University
“Participatory Digital Heritage Portal within A Game Engine: A Workflow for Creation
VOLUNTEER & LEADERSHIP 09/2022 -
VP of Communication
Weitzman School Real Estate Club
Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, PA
University of Liverpool Women’s Volleyball Club
Merseyside League Team
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
President
XJTLU Volleyball Club
Xi’an-Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, CN
SKILLS
Digital Physical
Linguistic Other
Rhino, Revit, Sketchup, V-ray, Keyshot, ZBrush, Enscape, Lumion, Houdini Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Grasshopper, Microsoft Office
Sketching, 3D Printing, Precasting, Laser Cutting, Handcrafting, CNC Millwork, etc.
Madarin (native), English (proficient), German (beginner), Spanish (beginner)
Real Estate Law, Real Estate Development & Management Analysis, Arduino Assembly
