Email: shentao@alumni.upenn.eduTel:(267)939-6711
Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
M E D I A T O R P O R T F O L I O O F S H E N T A O Selected Works 2019 - 2022
City High-rise
Rural Revitalization Plan of Pingjiang County, Yueyang City | Summer Social Practice
Anhui Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute | Intern Architect - Participated in the concept design of the 0.3 million ft2 Qiupu Elementary School for 36 classes and 1620 students, responsible for making analysis diagrams and animations.
- Independently measured one elevation and the whole ceiling and developed their technical drawings and renderings.
- Led the field surveying and mapping of a mansion courtyard and its surrounding rooms.
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- Provided a drawing set created AutoCAD drawings of master plan options for clients in the 1.6 million ft2 project of Yuanchang Garden residential complex, classifying different typologies of residential units into a category with corresponding interior design concepts.
2D Visualization | AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Microsoft Office Rendering | V-Ray, Enscape, Lumion, KeyShot English - Fluent, Chinese - Native EDUCATION
- Collaborated in the design and production process of Justice and Belonging Hometowns Project 2022 (opened in May 2022 at the Mezzanine Gallery at Meyerson Hall at UPENN).
Wuhan University | Member of Alumni Association of the Class of 2021
UPENN Department of City and Regional Planning | Research Assistant - Collaborated in the exhibition design for: Building in China: A Century of Dialogues on Modern Architecture (opened in January 2022 at the Fisher Fine Arts Library at UPENN).
Wuhan University School of Urban Design | Class President - Leader of Advanced Class of Wuhan University in 2019 Wuhan University School of Urban Design | Youth League Branch Secretary Executive position in Advanced Youth League Branch of Wuhan University in 2018 and 2019
Ancient Architecture Surveying for Wang Mingfan's Mansion in Xianning
- Spearheaded the creation of digital models for its online virtual exhibition.
Aug. 2021-Aug. 2022 Sept. 2016-Jun. 2021 shentao@alumni.upenn.edu | (267) 939-6711 | Philadelphia, PA Mar. 2022-May. 2022 Dec. 2021-May. 2022 Jun. 2020-Sept. 2020 Jun. 2019-Jul. 2019 Jul. 2018 Jun. 2020 May. 2019 Jun. 2018 May. 2021-Present Sept. 2019-Jun. 2021 Sept. 2017-Jun. 2021 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
3D Modeling | Rhino, Grasshopper, Maya, Revit, ZBrush, SketchUp
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UPENN Elective Course: Image, Object, Architecture Exhibition: Building in China: A Century of Dialogues on Modern Architecture Exhibition: Hometowns Project 2022
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- Worked with the exhibition team on the arrangement of the physical exhibition.
UPENN Core Course: Design Innovation
- Conducted field research on urban and rural development; wrote practical reports on the rural revitalization strategic plan of Pingjiang County.
Innovation-driven Urban Design of University city Boundary Practical Works and Others
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Internship Projects at Anhui Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute
Master of Science in Design - Advanced Architectural Design | GPA: 3.7/4.0 Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Bachelor of Architecture | GPA: 3.6/4.0 - Outstanding Graduate, Excellent Student Scholarship Excellent Social Activist | Wuhan University First Prize | The 9th National Green Building Design Competition in China Second Prize | Wuhan University Drawing Competition
International
Ancient Architecture Surveying for Wang Mingfan's Mansion
UPENN Justice and Belonging at Weitzman | Design and Production Assistant
Super Residence —— JDC 2020 Student Competition in Architecture Contemporary Arabesque Agha Bite of the Building Design for Lei Jun Science and Technology Acupuncture with Informal Space
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- Interviewed government officials at different levels in Yueyang City and Pingjiang County.
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- Worked with the exhibition team to complete the production and display of exhibits.
Home Quarantine
Design 01 The
Our design research investigates the relationships of density, layering, and repetition. Through two-dimensional analysis of arabesque works as well as machine learning using 2.5-dimensional technique studies we found an affinity with the experience of the gradient and how to drift from regularity into irregularity.
Within the context of the site, our building proposal takes visitors inside the museum along the core axis of foot traffic and is meant to evoke elegance and complexity through the hybridization of two typologies: a rigid grid, and soft arcs. At its core the proposal prioritizes the optimal exterior viewing experience from across the water where the form of the building evolves from a rigid transparent box to a soft shingled implied ellipsoid. The transition of spaces is related to the formal logic, where the entrance and programs needing daylight such as offices and café exist in the transparent end, and most of the gallery spaces are flow and conceal behind the layered wall system.
A New Agha Khan Museum of Islamic and Contemporary Art for Dubai Site: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Site Area: 3,600 ㎡
Team Work with: Nicholas Sideropoulos, Bohao Xiong Role in Team: Site Surveying, Conceptual Design, Diagrams, Renderings, Technical Drawings, 3D Printing, Digital Model and Physical Model Making Instructor: Hina Jamelle
UPENN 2022 Spring AAD Research Studio
01 THE CONTEMPORARY ARABESQUE
His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims, has planned to build a number of major museums around the world for Islamic art, artifacts and contemporary art that align with the Ismaili community’s mission to offer new perspectives into Islamic civilizations by weaving together crosscultural threads throughout history. The Aga Khan Museum offers visitors a window into worlds unknown and unfamiliar: the artistic, intellectual, and scientific heritage of Muslim civilizations across the centuries from the Iberian Peninsula to China.
Ground Floor Plan Hassan Tower Complex Content: Diagram Style: Arabesque Niche Long Section
Façade Techniques Exterior/Interior
The transition of spaces is related to the formal logic, where the entrance and programs needing daylight such as offices and café exist in the transparent end, and most of the gallery spaces are flow and conceal behind the layered wall system. The building material is a study on the color white, a study in the transition of reflectivity that correlates to the transition of opacity. This is to accentuate the filigree of details that continue from the façade to interior.
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CORNER Unrolled Elevation Daytime Rendering Aerial Rendering
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has revealed how our lifestyle has changed rapidly due to emergencies, and it has also revealed a series of problems that existing houses face when people stay at home for a long time. During the quarantine, houses originally designed for limited functions suddenly become places where we spend almost all our time. Residential areas of the same size require significantly increased functions.
SUPER LIFE IN HOME QUARANTINE
Super Residence —— JDC 2020 International Student Competition in Architecture Design Site: Wuhan, Hubei, China Site Area: 10,000 ㎡ Individual Work Instructor: Xia Zhang
Because of my personal experience in Wuhan, I found a unique point of penetration, which is the life of Wuhan citizens during the epidemic. During the quarantine, we studied, worked and spent almost all our time at home. Through careful interviews with different groups of people, I found that the existing residence modes have problems such as unreasonable functional zoning, lacking in communication and personal space, interference between family members and so on. I hope that the community could be open and lively on normal days. Therefore, I put a large number of footpaths, platforms, gray spaces as the residents places for communication activities. These footpaths, platforms, squares and spaces under the frameworks are the main places for people to communicate. During the epidemic period, most people choose to stay at home for safety, and those public spaces previously intended for communication activities will be released. People can expand their residential territory according to their needs to ensure the living quality during home quarantine. The courtyards inside the clusters provide visual and sound communication between the residents and become the main place for communication. In addition, I also envisioned the use of framework spaces for different groups of people during the epidemic period. Based on these, I designed three kinds of unit changing forms, aiming to solve the problems caused by the the COVID-19.
Both have a meeting on QQ Interfere with each other Mom and dad always talk in my online class&*()*($#...U^%^^$^$ Mom! Children cannot stay at home all the time Wake up early in the morning Used to go for a walk in the park Cannot go out now Have not been to food market for a long time How are our neighbors now The site is located in an urban village to be demolished next to the Donghu Lake in Wuhan. The village was formed spontaneously, and the terrible environment is the worst obstacle to dealing with the epidemic.
A Single Man At Ordinary Times A Single Man During an Epidemic An Old Couple At Ordinary Times An Old Couple During an Epidemic A Family of Three At Ordinary Times A Family of Three During an Epidemic Safe Distance 1.0m 4.0m >4.0m Safe Distance S High DensityM L Floors High Density Spontaneity University Surrounding Area Natural Landscape Urban Village Reconsruction Area Donghu Lake Scenic Area Natural Landscape Donghu Lake View Point Plank RoadFengguang Village, Wuhan, China weekend weekday 9:00 am Desk is next to the bed No clear boundaries between work and living space Often want to sleep at 14 or work at 24 WORK At Ordinary Times
A Single Man Bedroom becomes office, Life becomes irregular, Lack of communication... An Old Couple Life is not convenient, Have nothing to do, Lack of social interaction... A Family of Three Interference among family members, Lack of social interaction... CULTIVATION
User ActivitiesRequirements Relationship <8
DuringWORKCOVID-19COMMUTE MARKET EXERCISE EXERCISE SLEEP SLEEP STUDY COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION
Site Analysis Framework Usage Unit Design Airing Chat Concert Exercise Photograph Yoga Rest Planting Working Babysitting Playing Reading 6:00 12:00 18:008:00 14:00 20:0010:00 16:00 22:00 6:00 12:00 18:008:00 14:00 20:0010:00 16:00 22:00
Communication Balcony
The frameworks I designed can be used as traffic and communication space on normal days. During the epidemic, the spare space can be used as their private space . Neighbors can see each other without standing too close. It not only ensures the safety distance, but also provides opportunities to communicate.
During the epidemic, the scope of people's activities shrinks sharply, which will cause a variety of life and psychological problems. This is a kind of atrium designed by me, which can be used as exhibition space during the epidemic period. Residents can see the exhibition and landscape of atrium through the large windows of their home, so as to reduce their psychological pressure.
Exhibition Atrium
Uses of the Central Plaza
onMarketplaceNormalDays Material Distribution Center during Covid-19 Balcony Concert
When a resident only opened the upper half of the door, it would become a window. While maintaining a safe distance, it provides a window for people to
Usually, the central plaza is an open square and the center of public facilities in the community. During the epidemic period, it will become a center for material distribution.
Void to Solid People can modify the frameworks according to their own needs to expand the interior space, which might meet the new functional requirements brought by the longterm home quarantine.
Footpath Among Clusters use the footpaths to strengthen the connection among the four clusters as well as the connection between the cluster and the public space.
Each of these clusters has an atrium. And the balconies around the atrium provide opportunities for sight communication.
A Special Door
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The Central Plaza The Atrium in one Cluster Axonometric Drawing
WHU 2020 Spring Architecture Core Studio —— High-rise Building Design for Lei Jun Science and Technology Building Site: Wuhan, Hubei, China Site Area: 7,824 ㎡ Individual Work Instructor: Bing Lan Lei Jun, an outstanding alumnus of Wuhan University, donated RMB 99,999,999 on October 20, 2016 to build a science and technology building. Wuhan University decided to name the building Lei Jun Science and Technology Building and set the site at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Wuhan University, with Luoshi North Road on the west side, Bayi Road on the south side, and the Undergraduate School Building of Wuhan University on the east side. The main functions of this building will be scientific and technological research and development, public scientific research platforms, academic conference facilities, parking lots, etc. Besides, Leijun Science and Technology Building will provide guarantee for the later introduction of high-level talents for schools and enterprises to enhance scientific research and innovation capabilities. The development of science and technology is inseparable from the help of innovative thinking, and the sparks of thinking collision often come from the communication between people. I introduced the concept of public space penetration in the design, allowing the open urban public space to gradually penetrate into the originally closed science and technology building. The largest public space is the open office space in the middle of the building and the square formed on the ground floor. They can respectively provide the largest open office area and blur the boundary between the building and the city. Then there is the gradually changing atrium space, which could form the circulation of the public space inside the building and make the communication between office floors possible. Finally, small-scale public spaces were inserted, which are connected to the entire public space system through the atrium. Three levels of public space work together to make Lei Jun Science and Technology Building a sponge building, which can absorb the public space from outside.
03 A BITE OF THE CITY
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The ground floor of the building is open to the citizens and forms a square for public activities, which can blur the boundary between the building and the city. 84m 28m
Initially determine the height. Uplift Introduce the city into the building. Atrium Form a vertical public space system. Bite Shrink the middle of the building inward.
Main Roads Scientific Researches SubwayUniversitiesStations Scenic Areas Tourist Attractions
Entrance
Form Generation Site AnalysisExtrude
Folding Use inclined surfaces to cut the building. Insertion Insert the smallest-scale public space. Atrium I inserted a vertical and varied atrium system in the building. The small public spaces on each floor of the building can be connected to the public space system of the building through the atrium.
Apartment Office Building Office Building Stadium 24m Plan 44m Plan 56m Plan 8m 64m48m32mPlanPlanPlanPlanTeachingBuilding N 0 Formal and Informal After considering the office space users that the building must carry, put some small public spaces on each floor, connected by the atrium, forming an open space system for the entire building.510 20 50m Scenic Spot
04 URBAN ACUPUNCTURE WITH INFORMAL SPACE
WHU 2019 Fall Urban Design Core Studio —— Innovation-driven Urban Design of University city Boundary Site: Wuhan, Hubei, China Site Area: 107,000 ㎡ Team Work with: Zhengyi Jiang, Yufei Wang
The design site is located at the intersection of the city and Wuhan University. Based on the background of innovation in Wuhan, we hope to turn this area into an innovation zone. We used "informal space" as the entry point for design, and hope to stimulate the vitality of the existing area through the implantation of informal space, attract more people to participate in innovation, and create create the possibility of generating new functions. Through the implantation of informal space, we can also maximize the vitality and innovation capabilities of the area on the basis of retaining those buildings in good condition on the site. Considering that the site is located in the university-city integration area, we think it is possible to extend and diffuse the green space in Wuhan University, open the university-city boundary, and design the site in combination with rail transit, road traffic and site height difference. Specifically, we split the abandoned playground of International Software Institute, let the green space partly sink and combine it with the underground space design, and then deform the runway so that it can surround the entire site and connects the informal space dominated by sports and leisure functions. The core area of the informal space is formed around the playground. At the same time, the entrance plazas on both sides of the city and university will also become extended green spaces, which are the main gathering and distributing points for the crowd.
Role in Team: Site Surveying, Conceptual Design, Diagrams, Technical Drawings, Renderings, Laser Cutting, Physical Model and Architectural Animation Making Instructor: Yang Shu
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Hubei, China Wuhan Wuhan is known as the City of Universities and has more than one million college students.
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Interface Analysis The Location of the Innovation
The project is located on the boundary of Wuhan University. The two sides of the site are adjacent to the city, and now it serves as the research area of the Department of Information Science of Wuhan University. Our purpose of transforming this area is to help universities connect with the city and make this area a better innovation zone.
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There is a playground here, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the playground is not fully used. After we transform the playground, it will make this area full of vitality. In addition, it will integrate two innovative landscape belts to connect the campus and the city. It will provide a pleasant landscape and creative space for people working and studying here.
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Research by Roenbloom and Wolek shows that engineers gain more knowledge informally.
Axonometric Implantation Forms of Informal Space
Informal organization is a collective consciousness, which originates from accidental communication and natural interpersonal relationships. In this area, we need more informal space to implement this project. The picture on the left shows informal space implantation forms, and the picture below shows the deformation of the playground, which can hold and organize the informal space.
We designed the rhyhm of walking on the runway and let the runway cross the building floor. On the basis of a combination of each building's original function, we added some new informal spaces to carry informal functions and activities.
General Layout
Entrance Perspective A View on Terrace Runway Rhythm
PRACTICAL WORKS AND OTHERS
Building in ThisProfessionalHometownsChinaProjectWorksectionpresentsmy experience assisting two professors with exhibitions during my time at the University of Pennsylvania. Building in China is a project that showcases two of the greatest modern Chinese architects and the student works of Chinese students studying at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Architecture in the past century. The Hometowns Project is an activity by Justice and Belonging of the University of Pennsylvania School of Design to arouse everyone's understanding of people from other cultural backgrounds and increase the sense of belonging among faculty and students. During the installation of the exhibition, used and practiced my design and teamwork ability.
Site: Xianning, Hubei, China Team Work with: Runlin Xin, Hao Xu, Haitao Ye Role in Team: Site Survey, Measuring, Technical Drawings, 3D Digital Modeling and Rendering Instructor: Xin Li Wang Mingfan's Mansion is the largest and best preserved Qing Dynasty residence in Hubei Province, which is known as "The First Residence in Hubei". It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Hubei Province and a famous historical and cultural village in China. This is part of the result of Ancient Architecture Surveying for Wang Mingfan's Mansion in Xian'ning with my friends. During the summer vacation, we worked together on surveying and mapping in a courtyard of Wang Mingfan's Mansion. Every day I sat on the threshold and observed how sunlight entered the space through the square patio, and how rainwater flowed through the roof to where it should go. Everything was fascinating.
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Ancient Architecture Surveying for Wang Mingfan's Mansion
Section and Elevation Structure and Detail Renderings of the Patio
| WHU 2019 Summer Practice
Ancient Architecture Surveying for Wang Mingfan's Mansion
Professional Work
ThisAcademicObject,InnovationImage&ArchitectureWorksectionpresentstheprojectsofone required course and one elective course took while in the MSD-AAD program at the University of Pennsylvania. In these courses, my innovative thinking has been further exercised and expressed. Such courses have also enriched my personal design system, allowing me to come out of the curriculum system of Wuhan University that focuses on humanism and practicalism, and have access to more challenging design approaches.
Academic Work
Qiupu Elementary School Yuanchang Garden Residential Complex
This section shows two projects that I practiced in Anhui Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute. Their design practice deepened my understanding of design concepts and the definition of a human-oriented design and the fact that a qualified architect must combine user needs, practical functions and aesthetic values. My boss, Weijun Huang, and my colleagues would confirm the design and drawings consistently. This allowed me to understand that every detail must be carefully considered and polished to establish an ideal design.
This section shows my interest in ancient Chinese architecture. Ancient Chinese buildings are architectural miracles built by countless unknown craftsmen. I was deeply attracted by the bucket arches, beams, and various roofs. Inheriting these smart construction methods will bring more thinking directions for my future study of architectural design.
Qiupu Elementary School | Internship in AADRI | 2020 Summer Yuanchang Garden Residential Complex | Internship in AADRI | 2020 Summer Variability of Foreign-style Houses Interior Design of Foreign-style Houses Variability of High-rise Apartment Interior Design of High-rise Apartment Form RenderingsPublicGenerationSpace
Site: Hefei, Anhui, China Supervisor: Weijun Huang Team Work with: Fan Zou, Shiwei Li Role in Team: Site Survey, Conceptual Design, Landscape Design, Interior Design, Technical Drawings, 3D Digital Modeling, Rendering and Architectural Animation
Most elementary schools lack enough public spaces for children to play together. Therefore, we designed several indoor and outdoor public spaces for children's interactions and entertainment to improve their educational and living environment.
Site: Hefei, Anhui, China Supervisor: Weijun Huang Team Work with: Xi Cheng Role in Team: Site Survey, Conceptual Design, Interior Design, Technical Drawings, 3D Digital Modeling and Rendering
In this project, I put the most time into the interior design and its analysis. studied how the large indoor living room can be changed into a small living room and a small guest room according to the needs of users. And also designed the interior according to the plan participated in.
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UPENN 2021 Fall Core Course
Team Work with: Yifan Zhao Role in Team: Conceptual Design, 3D Digital Modeling, Rendering Instructor: Ali Rahim
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Our interest in the cultural significance and architectural philosophy's intersection with conceptual and theoretical design led us to research the relationship between images and objects. Using The Swing painting, we attempt to encourage experimentation with non-traditional techniques to compose the personification of images. Our intention focuses on representation, experiments, aesthetics, and narrative of the design process using advanced digital, machine learning, and physical fabrications.
In this seminar, we explored the ramifications of digital design techniques on the façade and its detail. We used straight lines and curves as the prototype elements. In order to create "disjunctive continuity", we designed moments that are similar in overall shape but not identical. It also happened when we treated a continuous linear element from positive to negative. Vertical elements and circles of different styles enhanced visual continuity. The overall pattern is not limited by the edge and can extend infinitely.
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UPENN 2022 Spring Elective Course Team Work with: Turki Alhouti Role in Team: Conceptual Design, 3D Digital Modeling, Rendering Instructor: Ferda Kolatan
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Hometowns Project | An Exhibition at UPENN | 2022
This map is a cartoonized Dymaxion Map that I redrawn using Illustrator. We printed it out and pasted it on foam boards and assembled the whole map, and then used pins to mark the hometowns of everyone involved in the project. Each piece shown in the photos features a set of photos and introductory text about spontaneous public events in the hometown of a Weitzman faculty or student.
The Installation of the Exhibition Photos of the ExhibitionPhotos of the Physical Exhibition
Supervisor: Zhongjie Lin Team Work with: Ariel Genadt, Boqian Xu Role in Team: Collaborated in the exhibition design for: Building in China: A Century of Dialogues on Modern Architecture (opened in January 2022 at the Fisher Fine Arts Library at University of Pennsylvania). Worked with the exhibition team on the arrangement of the physical exhibition. Spearheaded the creation of digital models for its online virtual exhibition.
Location: Fisher Fine Arts Library, Philadelphia, PA
Building in China | An Exhibition at UPENN | 2022
Supervisor: Matthew Miller, Ariel Genadt Team Work with: Archit Kulkarni, Marquise Williams Role in Team: Collaborated in the design and production process of Justice and Belonging Hometowns Project 2022 (opened in May 2022 at the Mezzanine Gallery at Meyerson Hall at University of Pennsylvania ). Worked with the exhibition team to complete the production and display of exhibits.
This is an exhibition jointly organized by the Weizmann School of Design, Southeast University and Tongji University. This is a two-part exhibition that traces a century of changing design practice in China, many of its leading practitioners and scholars were educated at the University of Pennsylvania. The exhibition, held at the Fisher Fine Arts Library and open to the public, aims to provide a better understanding of the connection between China and the United States in architectural field
Location: Mezzanine Gallery at Meyerson Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Redrawn Dymaxion Map Showing Climate
Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania Master of Science in Design - Advanced Architectural Design, 2022 shentao@alumni.upenn.edu(267)939-6711
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