Tian OUYANG Assoc. AIA, M.Arch, B.Sc pekmanoyt@gmail.com (+1) 314-800-5689 English (fluent) / Mandarin (native)
EDUCATION EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE
- 2018 2015 2015 - present
Master Architecture Master of of Architecture
2014-2015 2014-2015
Master Architecture Master of of Architecture
2010-2014 2010-2014
Bachelor Science Bachelor of of Science
University of Pennsylvania School of Design (PennDesign) University of Pennsylvania School of Design (PennDesign) Philadelhia, PA, USA Philadelphia, PA, USA Washington University in St. Louis, Sam School of Design Visual Arts Washington University in St. Louis, Sam FoxFox School of Design andand Visual Arts St. Louis, MO, USA St. Louis, MO, USA Peking University, School of Earth Space Sciences Peking University, School of Earth andand Space Sciences Beijing, China Beijing, China
June - August Entry Architectural Intern Designer July - Present Level Architectural 2017 AECOM, New York, 2018 AECOM, New York, NYNY + Worked in Hgih Performance Building studio led by Design Principal Rob Rothblatt. Provided design June - August Architectural Intern input and critical assistance to project architects on multiple projects. Jobs include: Research, 2017 AECOM, New York, NY Concept design proposal, Massing proposals, 2D Diagram making, Parametric algorithm design, 3D modeling, Rendering production, Physical model building, Keynote production & discussion. Worked in Hgih Performance Building studio led by Design Principal Rob Rothblatt. Provided design input and critical assistance to project architects on multiple projects. Jobs include: Research, Major Projects Participated: Concept design proposal, Massing proposals, 2D Diagram making, Parametric algorithm design, _STEM Center at Suffolk,production, County Community Selden, NY Revit modeling, Rendering PhysicalCollege, model building, Keynote production & discussion. _Hudson Gateway Tunnel Ventilation Fan Plant, Hoboken, NJ _New York Power Authority AGILe Lab, White Plains, NY Major Projects Participated: _Penn Station LIRR Renovation, New renovation, York, NY Hicksville, NY. _MTA Long Island Rail Train Road Station (LIRR) Hicksville Station June - August 2016
June - August 2016
_School Construction Authority (SCA) Public School PS66Q storefront design, Manhattan, NY _Arena proposal facade Architectural Internand condor study + design _STEM Center at Suffolk, County Community College, Selden, NY Woods Bagot, Beijing _Hudson Gateway Tunnel Ventilation Fan Plant, Hoboken, NJ _New York Power Authority AGILe Lab, White Plains, NY Worked in 8-12 people groups supervised by studio principle Paul Lee. Provided detailed design _Penn Station LIRR Train Station Renovation, New York, NY options for multiple projects and assisted projects architects on design completion. Individually designed one of the two proposals for a 300-meter office tower in Nanjing. Jobs include: Concept design proposal, Massing proposals, 2D Diagram making, Parametric facade design, Office tower Architectural Intern design & 3D modeling, V-ray & Maxwell rendering, Attending client meetings, Keynote production Woods Bagot, Beijing & discussions. Worked in 8-12 people groups supervised by studio principle Paul Lee. Provided detailed design Major Projects Participated: options for multiple projects and assisted projects architects on design completion. Individually _Chengdu Joy City, Chengdu, China designed one of the two proposals for a 300-meter office tower in Nanjing. Jobs include: Concept _Guangzhou Pengren Plaza & Office Tower, Guangzhou, China design proposal, Massing proposals, 2D Diagram making, Parametric facade design, Office tower _Hilton Hotel Theater, Beijing, China design & 3D modeling, V-ray & Maxwell rendering, Attending client meetings, Keynote production _Nanjing Shimao N-Square, Nanjing, China & discussions.
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP
2016
2014
Major Projects Participated: _Chengdu Joy City, Chengdu, China Schenk-Woodman Competition 1st Place _Guangzhou Pengren Plaza & Office Tower, Guangzhou, China “Hyper-Convergence“ with Andre Stiles, Josh Shultz, and Madelyn Moretta _Dongyuan 1891, Chongqing, China _Hilton Hotel Theater, Beijing, China Graduate School of Architecture Scholarship _Nanjing Shimao N-Square, Nanjing, China Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO, USA
ACADEMIA
2018 - Present
Research Assistant
Polyhedral Structures Laboratory (PSL), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 2018.04.07.
Event Curator
DA League 19th Seminar "Lateness/Identity", Pratt Institute, New York 2016 - 2018
Architecture Graduate Assistant
University of Pennsylvania School of Design (PennDesign) _Teaching Assistant of Lecturer Miroslava Brooks in her M.Arch I 501 design studio, 2016 Fall _Teaching Assistant of Lecturer Joshua Freese in his M.Arch I 502 design studio, 2017 Spring _Teaching Assistant of Lecturer Ben Krone in his M.Arch | 501 design studio, 2017 Fall 2016
Architecture Undergraduate Assistant
University of Pennsylvania School of Design (PennDesign) _Teaching Assistant of Adjunct Professor Halee Bouchehrian in his B.Arch design studio, 2016 Fall 2016
Schenk-Woodman Competition 1st Place
“Hyper-Convergence“ with Andre Stiles, Josh Shultz, and Madelyn Moretta 2014
Graduate School of Architecture Scholarship
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO, USA
EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATION
2016
PennDesign 2016 Pavilion
Lead Designer of PennDesign 2016 Pavilion. Acclaimed as one of the best student design-build project of 2016 by Archdaily 2016
Work Selected in Pressing Matters 5 + 6
Pavilion Project selected in Pressing Matters 5, an annual publication by PennDesign showcasing outstanding academic work. 2015 - 2016
Penn Book Center Exhibition
Work from Manitoga Pavilion Competition selected to be on exhibition for Penn Book Center starting from November 2015 till March 2016.
SKILLS
3D Modeling Rendering 2D Representation Other
Sketchup / Rhino + Grasshopper / Revit + Dynamo / Maya / ZBrush 4R7 Vray for Rhino / Maxwell for Rhino / Keyshot / Lumion / Enscape Adobe PS + AI + ID / Autodesk AutoCAD / Microsoft Office Adobe Premiere + After Effects / Processing / Python
The Ribbon: Reimagining PHL T5 TRANSPORTATION - AIRPORT TERMINAL Spring 2018 - Group project, partner with Jasmine Gao M.Arch 1 - Advanced Research Studio 704 University of Pennsylvania Instructor: Dr. Masoud Akbarzadeh
In Project Ribbon, the designers, Jasmine Gao and Tian Ouyang, are looking into the future with the help of Form and Force Diagram developed by Dr. Masoud Akbarzadeh. New forms can be generated through a different lens, and the results will be both structurally efficient and aesthetically appealing. The current PHL Terminal E, as people may or may not know, was rated the worst airport in the U.S for multiple reasons: the dull spacial experience, poorly placed programs, indirect circulations etc. With this in mind, the designers tried to resolve the issues with an interweaving system: turn the airport into two parts, and merge them with an elegant flow. The new PHL Terminal E, which they call it “The Ribbon“, features a spine that houses all the program space, and a gate system that engulfs the spine. Passengers will enjoy a direct transportation to the gates via the speed route system at the bottom, but can also take time to stop by the program. All they need to do is get of the belts and go upstairs. After a series of test, the most agreeable form was sought out for this job, helping the designers arrive at the desired resolution. It brings together the best of two worlds: clear designation of spacial usage, and a form that is for this configuration and this configuration only.
Left: Sectional Model View
Problem and Solutions The old PHL Terminal E is not a favorblly rated airport and there are many factors contribute to the problem. The space is long and narrow, with little program space and weird circulation routes. We would like to address the issues without changing too much of the original terminal’s footprint, hence the idea of separating the program and boarding spaces were born. The new terminal should be like a thread through a know, with a central spine dedicated to all programs going down and up while harbored by the boarding structure. A speed route system should penetrate the two parts, giving the passrngers fastest access. This solution was later powered by a unique algorithm conceived by our instructor, which can help us generate elegant and efficient forms through geometric input.
Problem finding & Circulation solution
Up: After applying personal changes to an algorithm our professor provided us with, I was able to generate forms that are both structurally efficient and aesthetically elegant. Below: The final form after the caculation. The two parts intertwined into one another, creating the spatial quality we have in mind.
Up: PLAN drawing. Notice how the center part dive under and come out from the harboring part Below: SECTION drawing and detail blowup. Notice how the speen route runs through two parts of the airport and seamlessly connects them together.
Up: Interior render. Below: Physical model
Up: Night render view
The Estruary TRANSPORTATION HUB Spring 2017 - Group project, partner with Constance Chang M.Arch 1 - Core Design Studio 602 University of Pennsylvania Instructor: Ben Krone
The future is near. With the rising of rentable compact cars and automated vehicles, a new era of public transportation is about to dawn. The EN-V (Electronic Network Vehicle) system, originally developed by General Motors, is one of the first systems that features the best of two worlds: smaller vehicles with smarter minds. The system consists of a cloud of beehive-behaving compact cars that integrate themselves into the traffic system and sharing information with one another on the go. The Estuary is the transportation hub designed for this EN-V system or other systems alike. Situated at 118 Conover Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn New York, the project takes its name from the critical characteristic of an estuary: gathering multiple inlets of streams and accumulating them into a massive collection. The Estuary will be collecting randomly incoming EN-Vs from the city, sorting and storing them in its particular vertical parking spaces while automatically charging and cleaning the vehicles. The hub is now a giant machine by the sea, serving as the power tank to the EN-V system. The Estuary is also more than a machine. It has built-in R+D offices on the research of the vehicles as well as private showrooms distributed across the parking spaces. An auditorium space for new releases of vehicles is also considered, all operating without interfering the collecting, sorting and redistribution of vehicles. Humans will serve as the witness to this fully functioning machinery and be exposed to fascinating moments wherever they are.
Left: Semi-arial view rendering
Physical model 2’ x 5’
Physical model 2’ x 5’
Elevated Encounters PUBLIC HOUSING Fall 2016 - Individual project M.Arch 1 - Core Design Studio 601 University of Pennsylvania Instructor: Kutan Ayata
422-424 & 432-438 East 20th Street is located in the Stuyvesant Town, a real estate site featuring mid-rise cruciform apartments in New York City. The project utilized the courtyard situated at the Northwest corner of Stuyvesant town beside East 20th Street, aiming to renovate and rejuvenate the existing living condition. The planng of the renovation starts at 2016 and the architect intends to introduce a refreshing living environment without hindering the convenience of the existing residents. Having witnessed an abundance of packed core family apartment around the project site, he decided to respond back with a design more focused on multi-generation housing and dorm-like housing. The specific geometries the architect deployed during the design helped with the ditribution of living spaces and allowed for better lighting condition for each unit. Thanks to the structure’s lifted position, the courtyard is retained with limited changes. The retained courtyard still functions as tennis courts and table tennis courts, and can be transformed into Stuyvesant Town’s first BikeShare yard in 2023, hosting 90+ electric bikes and quick charging ports. The BikeShare yard can also connect to any future programs of New York’s bike sharing network, serving as an important bike center.
Left: Semi-arial view rendering
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5-bedroom (bottom floor)
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9-bedroom (bottom floor)
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Library
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Professional Work: Revit Drawings (Plan and details) INSTITUTE - PUBLIC SCHOOL MEMORIAL Work in AECOM as Entry Level Architectural Designer AECOM New York, NY
Professional Work: Revit Facade Study using Dynamo SPORTS - ARENA Work in AECOM as Entry Level Architectural Designer AECOM New York, NY
A series of study into how a side of facade can be opened to let in more natural light. The “shark skin“ solution is executed completely in Dynamo, with changes made to several sliders quickly reflected onto the shape, size and the overall pattern density of the skin.
Professional Work: MTA Long Island Rail Road Lynbrook Station Work in AECOM as Entry Level Architectural Designer AECOM New York, NY
Professional Work: SCCC Work in AECOM as Entry Level Architectural Designer AECOM New York, NY
Academic Research Work: Ultra-thin High-performance Glass Bridge RESEARCH PROJECT Work in Polyhedral Structures Laboratory as Research Assistant PennDesign, Philadelphia, PA
Form PSL Official website: This project presents novel research in structural design and analysis of an ultra-transparent bridge made of glass sheets only in a double layer, funicular, compression–only configuration. The funicular form of the bridge maximizes its structural performance and minimizes the use of materials and resources. The structural form of the project has been developed using 3D graphic statics (3DGS) that is a geometry-based structural design method allowing the extensive exploration of funicular structural solutions in three dimensions. Using 3DGS method results in structural forms that are polyhedral geometries with planar faces. Therefore, not only does 3DGS find the efficient structural forms, but its planarity constraint facilitates the construction using flat sheet materials. The total span of the bridge is 10 m (32.81 ft) with a one-meter deck for pedestrian traffic. The asymmetric geometry of the bridge will significantly improve the behavior of the bridge under asymmetric loading conditions.
Authors: Masoud Akbarzadeh Mohammad Bolhassani Andrei Nejur Tian Ouyang Mostafa Akbari Zhenhao Zhou