Liyao Chen University of California, Los Angeles|M.Arch I State University of New York at Buffalo| BS in Architecture Email: liyaoc@g.ucla.edu
CONTENTS ACADEMIC WORK 01 New Water Future
Los Angeles, CA.
2019 Spring (collaborative work)
02 Live.Work.Com
Buffalo, NY.
2015 Fall (collaborative work)
03 Wellness Center
Buffalo, NY.
2014 Fall (individual work)
04 Missing Office
Buffalo, NY.
2015 Spring (individual work)
05 Elevation to Section
New Haven, CT
2017 Spring (collaborative work)
06 Construction Drawing 2015 Spring (individual work)
PROFESSIONAL WORK 07 Detroit Riad Project
Detroit, MI.
2015-2016 Ghana ThinkTank
08 Beijing Lize E06
Chicago, IL.
2018 Summer Internship, SOM Chicago
09 SOM Glass Library 2018 Summer Internship, SOM Chicago
Chicago, IL.
01 New Water Future
RUINS IN REVERSE: Architecture as Active Form
Los Angeles, California 2019 Spring Research Project, Selected for UCLA CURRENTS Academic work (collaborative) Instructor: Roger Sherman Group member: Kenny Wong, Siqi Zhang, Haoyu Chen My contribution: Design ideas, researches, south facade design, water diagrams and perspective elevation renderings
4,828,000 GALLON WATER SERVING 60,350 PEOPLE
Because of the unstable precipitation, Los Angeles is facing serious water crisis with low potable water. Benefited from this 1.5-mile-long site, our project is proposed as a water treatment to serve for the surrounding community in the future. It is located on Orange Line busway (BRT) between Lake Balboa neighborhood on the north and Sepulveda Basin on the south. It is a landscaped infrastructure, neutralizing the muscularity of traditional infrastructure and also the role of single architecture played in the urban scene.
Segment 1
Segment 2
Initial investment, industrial
Segm
Sports spectatorship and trainning, canoe slalom venue, active recreation
Green residential commu open space grove
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1 Preliminary treatment
South elevation
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Primary path Water Path
Non-fo
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Secondary path Sunken plaza
Public program
Water
Suspended solid & some heavy metals removed
Large floating suspended solid and grit removed
Creek
Olympic seating
Path
Path
Creek
Farmers market
Path
North south path Water related
Forestry around openings
Waterponds around
Lawns around
Playground around openings
ment 3
Segment 4
unity, framing and irrigation, es, equestrian venue
r class D
ood crops
Segment 5
Transit-oriented office complex, integrated development
3 Secondary treatment
Suspended solid (biodegradable organics, Volatile and some nutrient (n&p) removed
Water class C
Urban (non-potable) with controlled public
Water reuse, active commercial
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Swimming pool
Water class B
4 Teritary treatment
More nutrient (n&p) removed, dissolved solids, heavy metals & pathogens, bacteria removed
Raw human food crops in diect contact with recycled waterpublic access
5 Advanced treatment
Removes organics, salts, ionic, containants, microrganisms, viruses
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Creek
Aquarium
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Garden around
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Vineyard around openings
Recreation center
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Water class A Drinking
Orchard around openings
“Architecture must concern itself continually with the socially beneficial distortion of the environment.�
-Cedric Price
Based on the five stages of water reclamation system, south facade is divided into five segments. Water is falling following the gravity from the west top to the east. The landscape of the facade is planted depending on the cleanness of the water in each stage; from east to west, they are forestry, water ponds, lawns, playground, garden, vineyard and orchard.
02 Live. Work. Com Buffalo, New York Final Round, Senior Year Design Studio Competition Project Academic work (collaborative) Instructor: Prof. Brad Wales Partner: Sadichchha Dhakhwa My contribution: Sketches, scheme design and drawings, unit type drawings, structure design, design development, plans, sections, renderings, rhino model
The design of this residential project is Live-Work Housing for small entrepreneurs. Every unit has attached a retail or a workspace. The typology is one to two bedrooms or studio unit with single loaded shaded corridor access around a light well. The units are a combination of live space, work space and flex space. The units are grained in the direction of movement along the site. The units adopt the primary north-south movement of the Delaware street. The facade to the south is more varied with the pushing in-and-out motion that matches the rhythm of smaller storefronts on the Chippewa street.
Units as tubes
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Studio
Accessible unit
Two-floor apartment
Two-floor three bedroom apartment
Place in the back, for single young entrepreneur.
Place in the middle to allow more sunlight.
Place on the side, flex as an extension for living or working space.
Place along Delaware street with biggest living and working space.
Live - Wood liner
Work - Terra cotta liner
Performance sections
60 ° Summer solar shading averaged design angle
30 ° Winter solar gain averaged design angle
Passive heating Thermal gain
Thermal break threshold Treated wood Insulation
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Units as tubes are undulated on the south facade. Work spaces stand out more which can both attract customers and block direct sunlight for living units in the summer. Flex space can be an extension of either working or living space.
Wood is used as a tubular finished material liner for living space on walls, floors and ceilings. Terra cotta is used as a liner on work or commercial spaces. The flex space is varied depends on residents’ needs.
03 Wellness Center Buffalo, New York Junior Year Design Studio Project Academic work (individual) Instructor: Prof. Anne Dafchik
My concept is “Knowing about others�. Nowadays, people are too busy and putting more focus on their own (family, work, etc). With their headphones on, people barely talk to each other in the gym or any other places. I use exposed column as my strategy to engage people from surrounding communities to the building. The shape of the building emphasizes on the fitness and market programs on the Main street and the Best street. The shape of the roof with mid-lower point is a way to collect water from snow. The building is facing toward the sun. With the solar panels on the roof, winter snow will melt and easily collected. The great water recycling system is to collect large amount of snowing water to achieve sustainable development.
04 Missing Office Buffalo, New York Junior Year Design Studio Project Academic work (individual) Instructor: Prof. Miguel Guitart
The office is missing from the sight in such an artistic environment. Through the site analysis of the culture, there are lots of art events; and at night it is lively with diversity of bars. Both the night time socials and events are mostly happening during the time when people are not working. With the surrounding of artistic and commercial atmosphere in this site, my concept is that office will be hidden from the sight. During art events, office is missing and becomes a part of the public environment. My strategy is using platform as a visual block from street level. Gathering places in the front are step toward the street. However, Office spaces step down hidden from the street.
Being a part of the art events and public environment.
Massing and spacial model study
My concept is designed through visual and social aspects. As the effect of that, social life is involved within the office. The main idea of the massing model is using a glass value covering the office space. Within the glass value, there are exhibition, gathering places or meeting spaces with clients. It blocks the view of office space from the street.
The programs are divided into meeting and office spaces. After serveral experience, I use the platform of each floor as a vision block instead of using a solid wall. Even if it is busy on the street, people in workin can be hidden from the sight.
The gathering places step toward the street. However, office spaces step down toward the side hidden from the street. The spaces are refected by layers of glass on the first floor,which will be bright and involved in the street environment in the night; and are visual opened and interactive but seperated on the upper level.
Construction Axonometric Drawing
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1. Foundation Cast-in-Place Concrete - 30”x12” Reinforcement (Bottom): 3-#5 Gravel/ Aggregate Corrugated Plastic Tubing 2. Floor Construction - Basement Crushed Stone Rigid Board Insulation - 1” Vapor Barrier Cast-in-Place Concrete - 6” Depth 3. Floor Construction - Upper Floors Steel I-Joists - 2”x 8” - 13” o.c. Decking Cast-in-Place Concrete Wood Planks 4. Windows and louver system 3/2” steel framing Insulated glass 1 inch wide vertical wood louver 5. Roof 2 and a 1/2 inch concrete topping slab 1 inch r-30 rigid insulation Metal flashing Single ply vented roofing membrane
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05 Elevation to Section M.Arch I, First Year Spring Tech Core Project Academic work (collaborative) Group member: Zhiwen Qiu and Jian Xie Instructor: Prof. Narineh Mirzaeian My contribution: Main idea on design, design development, diagrams, rhino model, renderings, presentation script and video making
In studying the Beinecke Rare Books Library, we were initially drawn to the feat of its seamless building envelope, and the glowing effect it produces inside, while keeping light from reaching and damaging the collection of rare books housed beyond. Just as the Gutenberg Bible was historically a transitional object for printed book technology. Our proposal, hinges upon making a transitional space connecting the disparate ecosystems such that library goers can gain access to the library and its objects as a more immersive experience but beyond that, to provide a platform that can leverage the speed and ubiquity of digital media.
Exploded Axon
Transitional stairs
Vierendeel granite truss Marble facade
Steel scaffolding
I-beams Glass facade
Original stairs
06 Construction Axonometric Drawing 2015 Spring Construction Tech Case Study Academic work (individual) Instructor: Prof. Annette LeCuyer
Pierce County Environmental Services Office Building by The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP
11 1.Foundation -18 inch wide by 10 inch strip footing long: 2 #5 reinforcement bars, short: 3#5 stirrups at 24 inches o.c. 2.Foundation - 60 inch by 14 inch deep strip footing with 6 #5 reinforcement bars 3.First Floor -r-10 rigid insulation at perimeter and underslab -vapor barrier -4 inch crushed gravel -4 inch concrete slab -2 inch concrete topping slab with radiant heating system -raised floor system at 16 inch o.c. -floor tiles -resilient member 4. Window - 30 inch by 60 inch aluminum curtain wall system - aluminum angle connection 5. Door - concrete wall and roof slab - cement board panel - (2) 36 inch by 84 inch aluminum frame door 6.Concrete Beam -36 inch wide concrete beam with 18 #10 reinforcement bars 7.Second Floor -6 inch hollow core concrete slab with 4 #5 reinforcement bars -2 and 1/2 inch concrete topping slab with radiant heating system -raised floor system at 16 inch o.c. -floor tiles 8.Concrete Beam - 36 inch site cast reinforced concrete beam with 18 #6 reinforcement bars 9. Wall Assembly - cement board siding 10.ROOF -sloping 8 inch hollow core concrete planks -2 and a 1/2 inch concrete topping slab -1 inch r-30 rigid insulation -metal flashing -single ply vented roofing membrane 11. Skylight Assembly - translucent panel - clear glass - aluminum skylight system 12. Concrete wall assembly -8 inch concrete wall with (vertical) #5 reinforcement bars at 12 inch o.c. at wall center and (horizontal) #5 reinforcement bars at 16 inch o.c. -R-11 Rigid insulation - 2 and half inch metal studs at 16 inch o.c. - 5/8 inch gypsum sheathing - 1/2 inch cement board 13.Pre-engineered Aluminum sunscreen system -2 inch deep by 24 inch wide horizontal aluminum grilles -bolted to 2 inch by 18 inch vertical aluminum tubes
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1. Footing 30”x 12” site cast concrete 3 #5 (bottom) horizontal reinforcement gravel/ aggregate corrugated plastic tubing 2. Wall Construction Below Grade 8”x16”x8” concrete masonry unit inner wythe solid filled 48” o.c. 2” rigid insulation sheet membrane waterproofing reinforcement vertical - #6 @ 24” o.c. (exterior face) #6 @ 48” o.c. (interior face) horizontal 8” o.c. (WWF) 3. Basement Floor Construction crushed stone 1 inch rigid insulation vapor barrier 6” cast-in-place concrete slab 4. External Wall Construction at Grade 8”x 16” x 8” concrete masonry unit (outer wythe) reinforcement: vertical #5 @ 48” o.c horizontal 16” o.c. (WWF) 2” rigid board insulation bituminous damp proofing (vapor barrier) 4”x16”x 8” concrete masonry unit (inner wythe) cavity ties 16” o.c. 5. Windows cast-in-place concrete sill 3” steel framing insulated glass 2”x4”lintel 6. Ground Floor Construction 2”x10” plywood web I joist framing at 16” o.c 2”x10” wood framing 6” batt insulation 2”x 6” tongue and groove wood flooring 7. Loft Floor 8” depth cast-in-place concrete reinforcement (Top and Bottom): long: #5@16” o.c. short: #5@ 24” o.c 8. Prefabricated Steel Stair Assembly 1” steel handrails 1/2” steel rods 10” stanchion tread plate 3/8” guardrails 3/8” ‘C’-stringer steel section 9. Windows cast in place concrete sill 3” steel framing insulated glass 8” cast-in-place concrete lintel reinforcement bar long: #5 short: #3 @16”o.c 10. Roof 4 2”x10” wood beams and 1/2”x 9 1/2” steel plate 2”x10” laminated veneer lumber framing at 16” o.c 6” batt insulation 4’x 8’ plywood sheathing flashing underlayment slip sheet metal roofing
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PROFESSIONAL WORK 07 Detroit Riad Project Detroit, Michigan. 2015 AAH, Networks of Excellence Project Ghana Think Tank: Christopher Robbins, John Ewing SUNY Buffalo: Chair Omar Khan, Prof. Nicholas Bruscia, Prof. Jordan Geiger Group member: Liyao Chen, Sadichchha Dhakhwa, Christopher Gomez, Quincy Koczka, Marius Laurinkus, Kevin Turner My contribution: Main idea on umbrella scheme, rhino model, geometric design, and basic drawing
Umbrella Scheme
The metaphor of water down the power of repeating structures or elements are found in traditional Islamic architecture. The umbrella scheme connects between the old brick building and Islamic umbrella structure through a visual way from three balconies within the building, which reflects the tension of insider and outsider, “American” and “Islamic”.
Dome Scheme
Conical domes are developed during the medieval Islamic period which imagine dynastic, religious and social spaces. Buildings as “collision of cultures� in Islam and America waves into the existing building. Both of the schemes function as an art pieces as well as a communal gathering place in the community.
PROFESSIONAL WORK 08 Beijing Lize E06 2018 Summer Internship Chicago SOM Interior Design Development Group member: Liyao Chen, Eric Schall, Scott Cherney, Parker Cai, Patrick Feng, Yefan Zhang My contribution: Interior green wall design, DD package revision, Technical Drawings, Renderings
The interior design idea for the office tower is to create an open and environment-friendly public and working spaces. Oak timber and perforated bronze metal panels were applied to warm up and balance the ground lobby, elevator lobby and hallway. Different than a thick wall, the green wall in the lobby is made of Chinese blue glazed porcelain with flexible cable structure.
09 SOM Glass Library 2018 Summer Internship SOM Enclosure Committee My contribution: researching and organizing all glass samples, glass diagrams, shelves modeling
The Glass Library provides an overview of glazing products available across the world, including those that have been used on many SOM projects. The label on each sample provides detailed information about the origin, makeup, and performance of the glass, as well as a list of projects where it has been used. The library is offering a broad range of both appearance and performance which can be narrowed down to suit the specific demands of each project.
Lever House, New York, NY. 1952
Zifeng Tower, Nanjing, China, 2009
7 World Trade Center, New York, NY, 2006
ORGANIZATION
Oko Tower (Plot 16), Moscow, Russia, 2012
LIST OF GLASS
GLAZING UNIT MAKE UP
GLASS S What’s Clear?
Geographic Region Origin - Geographic region Manufacturer Sequence
• NA - North America: VIR GRD VTR OCA PPG
Project - Color coded by geo-region
• AS - Aisa: NGL CSG SYP HJG XYG TGI
• EU - Europe: PPG AGC Interlayer
Air Space
• Clear Glass $
VLT - Visible light transmittance R-OUT - Exterior visible light reflectance R-IN - Interior Visible light reflectance
- The most commonly gla
Manufacturer
• Monolithic Glass
U-Factor - Coefficient of heat transfer SHGC - Solar heat gain coefficient
• XYG XINYI GLASS
• TGI TAIWAN GLASS
• SYP SYP Glass
• AGC AGC Interpane
• Laminated Glass
• Insulating Glass
- Has a slight green tint d
LSG - Light to solar gain ratio #6
#5
Glass makeup
• VIR Viracon
• VTR Vitro
• GRD Guardian
#4
#3
#2
#1
#6
#5
#4
#3
• Low-iron Glass $$$
#2
#1
- Reducing the iron conte
and increase the light tra
- Clearer and more expen
• OCA Oldcastle
), Moscow, Russia, 2012
• CSG CSG Holding
• HJG Haojing Glass
Pearl River Tower, Guangzhou, China, 2013
a clearer canvas to start
• PPG Pilkington Planar
• NGL North Glass
• Laminated Insulating
55 West 46th Street, New York, NY. 2014
• Double Laminated Insulating
JTI Headquarter, Geneva, Switzerland, 2015
• Triple Insulating
Baccarat Hotel and Residences, New York, NY, 2015
GLASS SUBSTRATE
COATING
What’s Clear?
Tinted Glass
Heat Treatment
Spandrel Glass VS Shadow Box
See Drawer
See Drawer
- Coatings are thin layer
• Spandrel Glass
Strength:
- The cooling process creats a high compression at the glass surfaces, while the central
including vents, wires, slab ends and mechanical Strength:
Optigray
- Use opaque glass, such as back-painted, fritted
Graphite
Optiwhite
Crystalgray
- Located between vision areas of windows.
EverGreen
Azuria Glass
Pacifica
Solarblue
Blue Green
Bronze
- Has a slight green tint due to its higher iron content.
Gray
Green
$ - The most commonly glass substrate
• Insulating Glass
• Heat Strengthened (HS) part is in compensating tension.
equipment.
• Clear Glass
- The first coatings on fa
• Annealed Glass (AN)
- Design to help hide features between the floors Air Space
go much smoother, whic
• “Soft coating” - Sputter coatings
- The original flatness of the annealed sub-
- Applied using PVD pro
strate will be sightly modified.
- Better performance
- Fully tempered glass may break due to the
- Mostly sealed in insula
- All glass used in spandrel should be
Strength:
nickel sulfide inclusion (NiS) in glass. It per-
- Location
heat-strengthened to resist the thermal stresses.
Note: Heat soak tested
form a heat soak test to aviod the risk.
glass and laminate with opaque or translucent film.
• Fully Tempered (FT)
- Mostly on the
#2 surface of I
Frit Pattern
Laminated
See Drawer
#6 #4
• Shadow Box
• Low-iron Glass
- Reducing the iron content can reduce the green color
a clearer canvas to start with, back-painting or coating
• Lines
go much smoother, which is better for color-matching.
nces, New York, NY, 2015
• Custom
• Dots 60% shade
20% shade
Beijing Greenland Center, Beijing, China, 2016
COATINGS
20% shade
60% shade
40% shade
- Standrad archi-
- Rigid interlayer
tectural interlayer
minimizes deflection
- Common thick-
- Common thick-
70% shade
tly modified.
- Better performance - Mostly sealed in insulated glass unit
usion (NiS) in glass. It per-
- Location
test to aviod the risk.
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- Applied using PVD process - Physical Vapor Deposition #2
- Mostly on the inner-side of exterior glass next to the airspace #2 surface of Insulating glass or #4 of laminated Insulating glass
• Ionoplast Interlayer Strength: - Rigid interlayer
- Soft coated Low-E glass - Low heat transfer and higher light transmission. - Single silver, Double silver, Triple silver - Additional low-E coating can be added to #3 surface of Insulating glass or #5 of laminated Insula ing glass
minimizes deflection - Common thickness: 0.06”, 0.09”,
• “Hard coating” - Pyrolytic coatings
0.10”
- Applied using CVD process - Chemical Vapor Deposition
- Can be used w/
- Can be exposed indoor
exposed edge
- React to chemical/scratch, be aware when cleaning.
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- Additional low ing glass
• “Hard coating” - Pyrolytic coatings
ness: 0.03”, 0.06”,
ness: 0.06”, 0.09”,
0.09”
0.10”
- Applied using CVD pro
- Edge cannot be
- Can be used w/
- Can be exposed indoo
exposed
exposed edge
- React to chemical/scr
707 Fifth St, Calgary, Canada, 2017
252 East 57th Street, New York, NY, 2017
TIPS FOR SAMPLE VIEWING Indoor evaluation
• “Soft coating” - Sputter coatings
- Single silver, D
vision glass or similar.
• VLT Infr are
- Low heat tran
- Usually use transparent glass, same as typical
GLAZING AND PERFORMANCE
cess creats a high compres-
- Soft coated Low-E
appearance, creating greater visual interest.
- Coatings are thin layers of metal applied to improve solar performance.
glass may break due to the
Air Space
New United States Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
- The first coatings on facade are reflective coatings with mirror-like appearance.
sating tension.
Strength:
vision areas, giving visual continuity of the façade - The cavity behind the glazing adds depths to the
- Clearer and more expensive than the clear glass. - With
ness of the annealed sub-
Strength:
- Allows the use of the same glass as used in than a typical glazed spandrel.
and increase the light transparency by 5 to 6 percent.
surfaces, while the central
• Ionoplast Interlayer
- Painted aluminum sheet metal behind the glass.
$$$
#2
• Triple Insulating
• PVB Interlayer
Visual light transmission is the amount of visible light that passes through a lens.
Exterior visible light reflec• R out tance is the amount of visible light that is reflected out by a glazing system. Interior visible light reflectance is the amount of visible • R in light that is reflected out by a glazing system. Solar heat gain coefficient is the fraction of incident solar
• SHGC radiation admitted through
glass, both directly transmitted and absorbed and subsequently released inward.
• SC
The Shading Coefficient is a measure of the heat gain through glass from solar radiation.
Transmitted Visible Light Incident Visible Light
%
Note: Higher % = More Light to interior
Reflective Visible Light Incident Visible Light
%
Note: Typically from 8-40% Affects Ext. Appearance
Reflective Interior Light Incident Interior Light
%
Note: Should be below 20% for Residential
Transmitted Solar Heat+ Absorbed+Re-Radiated Heat Incident Radiation
0 to 1 heat gain
Heat Gain through Glass Heat Gain through 1/4” Clear Glass
0 to 1 SC ≈ SHGC/ 0.87
• UU-values measure how effecValue tive a material is an insulator.
Measure of heat gain/loss Difference in Interior and Exterior Temperatures
Light-to-Solar Gain is the measurement used to determine whether the glazing is “spectrally selective.”
Transmitted Visible Light Solar heat gain coefficient
• LSG
Black background on a flat surface
• To view interior reflective color • To view transmitted color
Note: Lower = Less
Outdoor evaluation
Note: Lower = Less heat gain
Note: U.S. (Btu/ ft²hrF°) x 5.678 = .20 to 1.20 Standard (W / m2K) Btu/ft² hr F° Lower = Less heat loss Note: Higher= Sunlight entering the 0.6 to 1.4 room is more efficient for daylighting
Black background Vertical or slightly angled position
• To view reflective color of environment • To test shadow box Note: viewing during various times of the day.
Art Works
Street Museum Sketch
Solid Void Tubes
3D Printing
Dublin, Ireland. 2015 Ireland Study Abroad Design Project Academic work (individual)
Buffalo, New York. 2015 Junior Media Project Academic work (collaborative) Group member: Alyssa Benette, Liyao Chen, Sadichchha Dhakhwa, Asuka Fujita, Nathan Sikora, Yifan Zhu My contribution: Rhino model, grasshopper model and model making
Buffalo, New York. 2013 Sophomore Media Project Academic work (collaborative) Group member: Liyao Chen, Sadichchha Dhakhwa, Ariane Pita My contribution: Rhino model, 3D print
Air pressure up Up Air Pressure
Fresh air out Fresh Air Out
Polluting Gases Polluting gases in In
Gravity Down Gravity down
Barren
The Stretched Tower
Digital Design Project
Shenzhen, China. 2010 Sketch Personal work
Buffalo, New York. 2015 2nd Prize in Pin Architecture Competition Personal work
Buffalo, New York. 2013 Photo-montage Academic work (individual)
Liyao Chen
Email: liyaoc@g.ucla.edu
Mobile: (929)-370-3577
Curriculum Vitae Education
Sept.2016- Jun. 2019
University of California, Los Angeles Master of Architecture I
Aug. 2011- Feb. 2016
The State University of New York at Buffalo Bachelor of Science in Architecture
International Study
May. 2015- Jul. 2015 Jul. 2007
Art Study
Mar. 2009- Aug. 2012
Professional Experience
GPA 3.69/4.0 Magna Cum laude
Ireland and Scotland Architecture Study Abroad Program Exchange Student with Paul-Pfinzing-Gymnasium Middle School, Hersbruck, Germany Art professional study with artist Yao, Jianjun in Dafen Oil-painting village, Shenzhen, China
Apr. 2019
Part-time Intern, GRAYmatter Architecture, Santa Monica
June 2018- Aug. 2018
Summer Intern, SOM, Chicago Office
June 2017- Sept. 2017
Summer Intern, WATG, Honolulu Office
Sept. 2015- Feb. 2016
AAH, Networks of Excellence: The Detroit Riad Project initiated by Ghana ThinkTank
Participate in 6960 Centinela Office, 467 La Brea Store Renovation, Melrose Store Renovation, Natale Pool Design Coordinating and organizing all aspects of design, construction, building permits and documents
Participate in 1515 Webster Project, Victoria Cross Station Project, Greenland Nanjing Pukou Supertall Project, Beijing Lize Interior Greenwall Design, Suzhou Taihu Hotel Project, Kula Belgrade Canopy Design, LEED Gold application for 1515 Webster Project Join in Enclosure Committee; establish and exhibit SOM Glass Library
Participate in Sun Sky Beach Clubhouse Project, Xinyuan Haikou Theme Park Resort, Xuanyuan Lake Conference Hotel, Indigo Xianshan Hot Springs Resort, Jeju Hot Spring Resort, Dreameast Vacation Apartment Suzhou Project presentations layouts and researches, detail construction drawings, translation of projects, emails and meeting,
Exploring Islamic architecture, Scheme design, advanced 3D modeling and analysis techniques of structurally efficient forms and geometrically ornate surface constructs Professional collaboration, community engagement
Sept. 2015- Nov. 2015
Main Street Facade Renovation with Professor Jordan Geiger
May. 2014- Aug. 2014
Intern in Pratt Institute with Associate Director Ajmal Aqtash Attached Town House Project: roof design, basic drawing, 3D modeling,3D printing
3d modeling and rendering, material study
Apartment Hotel Tower Project Scheme Design
Awards and Honors Fall 2015 Mar. 2015 2014
Final Round in Senior Studio Design Competition: Live.Work.Com. 2nd Prize in Pin architecture competition “The stretched tower” Work Culinary Institute Selected in Intersight
Journal of the School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo, Volume 17.
Spring 2012, Fall 2013
Term Honor: Dean’s List
Skills
Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape, V-Ray, Keyshot, Lumion, SketchUp 2D Graphic: AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects Model Making: Laser cut, CNC, 3d printing, Woodshop tools Environmental: Eco-tech, DIVA for Rhino
Language
English, Chinese, Cantonese