Huai Kuan Chung
Huai-Kuan Chung 215 W 109TH ST, New York City, NY 10025 | 347-224-1291 | hc2908@columbia.edu | huaikuanchung.com
Education Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation | 2016 - 2017 Master of Science Architecture and Urban Design Recipient of Visualization Awards from Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, NY | 2017
Tamkang University, Collage of Engineering, Department of Architecture | 2009 - 2014 Bechelor of Architecture Design Selected Project in Modern Storyteller Design Show, NY | 2016 Selected Outstanding Academic Achievement in Young Talent Awards, TPE | 2015
Experience Teaching Fellow at Urban Design Seminar, Ms. AUD, Columbia University | Jun. 2017 - Aug. 2017 Assisted Weekly Seminar (Summer: Cassim Shepard’s Reading New York Urbanism), Specific tasks included preparing teaching materials, Negotiating collaboration works among class and teaching in digital technique session.
Teaching Assistant at Urban Design Studio, Ms. AUD, Columbia University | Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 Assisted the Fall and Spring GSAPP professors organizing materials for the semester. Specific tasks included teaching in digital technique workshop and creating course materials.
Teaching Assistant at Urban Design Seminar, Ms. AUD, Columbia University | Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 Assisted Weekly Seminar (Fall: Andrea Kahn’s Waterfront Case Study/ Spring: David Shane’s Public Space/ Recombinant Urbanism), Specific tasks included preparing teaching materials, Negotiating collaboration works among class.
Junior Designer at HWCA Architects | Feb. 2016 - Apr. 2016 Working closely to the Principal to Develop parametrical facade pattern and design concept for a technology company, and correspond with the Architect to do the Structural Calculation, participate the meeting with client as well. Also participate on masterplan project in Shanghai, in charge of the Lighting and Ventilation analysis with Autodesk Ecotect.
Junior Designer at Han Kong Architects | Jun. 2015 - Nov. 2015 Working closely to the Architect to develop Design concept and proposal. Specific tasks included site survey , Architecture design for Activities Center of Yuanpei University, Making 3D models, rendering for the meeting with client.
Chair of Student Association of Dept. of Architecture, Tamkang University | Sep. 012 - Sep. 2013 Working closely with a 26 person group to hold various inter- department or inter- universities events, including National Sport Competition/ Academic Workshop of Architecture School in Taiwan (more than 1500+ participants), inviting experts from various fields to the weekly lecture, issuing online and printed semesterly news.
Summer Intern at AECOM Taipei | Jul. 2012 - Sep. 2012 Working closely with the Project Manager to develop Design concept and proposal and construction for an Art Museum. Specific tasks included 3D modeling, Digital Fabrication.
Skills 3D : 2D : Film/ Video : Other :
Rhinoceros + VRay, Autodesk Revit/ Maya/ 3ds Max/ Ecotect, SketchUp Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Adobe After Affect, Adobe Premiere Pro Grasshopper, ArcGIS, Model Making, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting
Language Chinese Mandarin / Taiwanese English
[ Native ] [ Fluent ]
Beyond Big Project 2014 ZhongZheng Bridge, Taipei Instructor: Sheng-Ming Wu This project is aiming to discuss Taipei’s urban renewal issue. Based on current renewal policy, the government plays a relatively passive role, using floor area ration preference as an incentive for contractors. However, the monetary incentive nature in this urban renewal policy has also caused a series of urban problems. Within urban renewal is an urban scale movement: instead of promoting the rebuild of old buildings, this project demonstrates a renewal process that starts from infrastructure. By deconstructing the paths above, which are crossing the old area of Taipei using an algorithm tool, there is more space in between paths for locating new public programs.
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Borderfield Spring 2017 Jordan River Valley, Jordan Instructor: Kate Orff Team: Bridgett Cruz, Shuman Wu, Jiahong Lu The border between Jordan, on the east and Israel and the West Bank, on the west, is defined by the Jordan River. The Border is a militarized zone, with landmines arranged in large bands on either side helping to crystallize territories. People are not permitted near the river without a permit. The landmines have deterred investments in the valley inhibiting economic growth and harming local communities. By demining the border we can facilitate ecological and cultural regeneration.
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Cutting the Edge of South Bronx Summer 2016 South Bronx, New York Instructor: Kaja Kßhl, Thad Pawlowski Team: Majed Samad, Jiaqi Sun We are suggesting a transit-oriented development that addresses the social and environmental problems in Port Morris while maintaining and enhancing its industrial character. The goal is to make Port Morris an attractive destination for commercial investments and new industries by restoring its links to other south Bronx neighborhoods, and to Queens and Brooklyn. Introducing transit infrastructure will do more than improving regional mobility. It also will address environmental issues in the area, create opportunities for future developments in South Bronx, and give more people access to jobs. It will also improve the transportation network in NYC and make it more resilient to daily disruptions and upcoming environmental challenges. What we’re introducing is a port, a freight train station, and an added passenger train stop on the proposed Triboro Train plan.
Analysis Walker Fall 2016 Instructor: Dan Taeyoung
Analysis Walker is an analysis driven design tool. It helps urban designers play with route planning and data collection, using GIS and grasshopper. Examples are demonstrated in the following video showing two dierent ways to use this tool. The first case shows the analytical process from the existing route navigation to data collection, whereas the second one shows the eďŹƒcient route planning based on the GIS data input.
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A Delaunaian Method for Urban Pattern Fall 2013 Taipei Instructor: Li-Chun Chang This is an architecture design project that is based on the analysis of the urban context, mainly focusing on connecting the dierent urban pattern between the east and west side, each with their own unique character. Through the algorithm tool, a pattern as the transition between each side can be realized. With a new type of urban pattern, a new type of architecture and program will be formed at the same time.
Invisible Elements of Staten Island Ferry Road Summer 2016 Staten Island Ferry Road, New York Instructor: Phu Duong, Kyle Hovenkotter The Ferry Road doesn’t present a lot of information. However, this becomes a good opportunity to explore the invisible data of this hustle and bustle body of water. The selected data include the timetable of the ferry, other moving vehicles and their own route, New Jersey’s territory which has been crossed every day, tags for introducing different places, Hurricane Sandy’s flood area, the depth of water and the last and also the most important one, is the movement. I use all different kinds of angle and perspective of views to describe the movement, which includes the view from the ferry itself, the view from helicopters, the view from the top and side and the view from the Statue of Liberty. The overall concept of this model is trying to elaborate all different kinds of information from this body of water as much as I can. After this, demonstrate this data-annotated urban fragment from all different kinds of angle.
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Huai Kuan Chung