Architecture Portfolio_Shuang Liang_2013-2017

BOUNDARY

PORTFOLIO OF SHUANG LIANG Selected Works 2013-2017

PROLOGUE

The Chinese character 域 (YU) is a combination of a character ‘earth’ and character ‘nation’ alongside. It refers to the nation’s border or territory.

This initial definition has evolved into multiple meanings. However these meanings are varied, they can be correlated to limitations or boundaries. In Chinese vocabulary, the character YU describes the definition of both land and space, eternity and seconds, reality and void, behavior and thoughts.

Also, in mathematical and biological region, YU represents the minimum unit of dividing study subject. Generally, YU is the basic unit for people’s cognition of the world.

In addition, YU provides tools for self understanding. In traditional Chinese culture, the Confucians advocate a moral freedom of ‘doing at will without breaking rules’ . It interprets a supreme realm of life in pursing a limit combination of outer conditions and inner consciousness within the boundaries of laws and moral standards. As people look into this philosophy, they are seeking the limitation of harmony within different YU, boarders for all kinds of field. During this outwards exploration, their speculations and approaches often touch the boundary and bounce back, bringing a deeper understanding of themselves.

As for architecture design, the power of YU also exists. Faced with block pattern, historical context, public feelings, social issues and other complex conditions, designers may find numerous boundaries from outside. But as long as one can distribute all these individual elements through formal approach in a coherent manner, these individuals will coexist harmoniously, creating a strong and contagious sense of place.

This portfolio discusses the concept of YU and it includes some of my architectural attempts with the same attitudes. For instance, projects such as Max Station Mini Rome and Fuzimiao Theater deal with the boundary of historical context and newly built public service facilities; projects like Ribbon Forest reveals our exploration into the boundary of structural composition. In different projects I was trying to touch the boundary of my cognition of architecture. It interprets a mild and modest gesture towards YU.

CONTENTS

01 STITCHING ROME Architecture and Urban Design —— Rethinking Urban life and historical context in Rome

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02 BETWEEN THE STREETS Architecture Design —— Folk Theater and Community Center in Old City of Nanjing

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03 SEED FOREST Professional Project —— Tourist Service Center for West Bund Campus

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04 IN THE DEPTHS OF DEPTHLESS Exhibition Project —— Bilibili Headquarter in Virtual World for UABB 2017

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05 RIBBON FOREST Architecture Design —— Fitness Center Focusing on Structure Deformation And Innovation

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CURRICULUM VITAE

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STITCHING

ROME

Academic Project 2016 Fall Joint Studio of SEU ,Sapienza University of Rome, Tianjing University, Chongqing Univeristy Instructor: Peng Tang, Yuan Zhu Site: Termini Station, piazza dei Cinquecento, Rome Team: Shuang Liang, Wen Zhang Role in Team:Preliminary Typological Research in Rome,Conceptual Design, Architectural Design,Technical Drawings, Digital Model and Rendering, Representation

For about 200 years Termini Station has played an important role in Roman urban life. It serves hundreds of thousands of passengers per day, transporting them from Rome to corners on European continent. However, the ancient Aurelian wall and surrounding blocks were cut off by the endless railways, seperating city texture into two parts.

In this studio we were inspired by the detached urban textures and life on the two sides of Termini Station, triggering a solution called Stitching Rome. In this system we tried to improve citizen's life and renovate sleepy blocks by several methods. A parking and commercial complex was designed upon railways, dealing with limited parking spaces in streets as well as crowded passengers in Termini Station. Several historical buildings were renovated into museums or galleries, with a tunnel under railways connecting them together.

We also set up a circular pavement to re-connect ancient Aurelian Wall so that tourists and nearby residents are able to ramble on them.

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FRAGMENTED ROME First built in 1867 by Salvatore Bianchi, Termini Station changed the texture of Rome forever. At the cost of separating central Rome into two sides , it linked Rome to the wider continent of Europe. It has been the main public transport hub in Rome for 150 years. The station is located in piazza dei Cinquecento, in the heart of the city. After inauguration in 1955, Termini station has a total surface area 225,000 ㎥ , frequented by approximately 480,000 persons per day, over 150 million per year.

Apart from basic functions as transporting center, Termini Station serves as a tourists center, shopping mall, modern art gallery, food court and even concert hall. It has offered adequate options for travelers as well as residents nearby, with no difficulty in spending all day long in one giant complex.

It has become part of Rome's urban life for 200 years, and residents are accustomed to this giant. Beside this monster, we try to find some urban spaces in need of improvement, making them more friendly to citizens in an architectural way.

Plan of Rome in 1800

Plan of Rome in 1892

Plan of Rome in 1925

Termini Station Military area Newly -built building Public open space Commercial space Residential blocks

Ancient Wall and Relics

Dense crowd Narrow street Public Green Space

Important Facilities

Important Facilities

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Vacant Historical and Industrial Heritage

Severed Aurelian Wall Lifeless Urban Block

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Parking vehicles took up a lot space in streets around Termini Station.

Some office building of the station have been vacant for years.

A tunnel connects two sides underneath the Station with two lanes and narrow sidewalk.

Ancient Roman aqueduct relics is kept vacant, cut away from passing pedestrians.

Ancient Aurelian Wall appears at the bifurcation junction of railroads, with modern roads and light rail passing under it.

CATEGORY

METHOD

Parking Building

Newly Built

Historical Relics

Function Renovated Update&Activate

Industrial Heritage

WALKING PATH

STATION WAREHOUSE

ANCIENT FOUNTAIN

VACANT FACTORY

STATION OFFICE

FACTORY

PARKING COMPLEX

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Office

Seperated Path

Insert

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Exhibitions

Shop Food Court

Reception Office

Courtyard

Courtyard

Courtyard Gallery Food Court Transport System

Toilet

Food Court

Station Office

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Structure System

Stores

Exhibitions Amphitheater

Tourist Center

Art Gallery

Food Court

Service Center

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Stores

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Food Court

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Parking space

Third Floor Plan

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The complex is the starting point as well as breakthrough of the entire urban design system, and one of the strongest experiments. My field trip in Rome often reminded me of my hometown Xian City. They have witnessed giant change during livelong history, and each generated different spirits, which is the most precious in urban design procedures.

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Terme di

Domus Aurea

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Case 4

Sur l'Esquilin

Croce Rossa

Acqua

Ministero

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Case 5

Case 6

Anfiteatro Castrense

Vittorio Emanuele

Temple of Minerva

Colle Oppio

MAUSOLEO

Domus Aurea

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EXISTING PROGRAM

Porta San Lorenzo

Nero's Aqueduct

Porta Pia

Museo Terme Diocleziano

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Case 4

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Porta Maggiore

Domus Aurea

Termini Station

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Case 4

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BETWEEN THE STREETS

Academic Project 2016 Summer Architecture Studio Instructor: Yu Chen Site: Confucius Temple, Nanjing, China Building Area:7230 ㎥ Individual Work

Nanjing Confucius Temple not only provides the consecrating space for Confucius, but also plays a significant role in ancient Chinese cultural. It is located in the center of the old Nanjing city, surrounded by many historic lanes and streets. For hundreds of years, people lived, worked and communicated with each other in the neighborhoods, making it a charming and attractive district.

However, with the development of modern society, the commercial space squeezes residential areas. Consequently the interpersonal interaction is reduced, and the lively atmosphere no longer exists. Inspired by the famous Chinese painting "The Riverside Scene of Qingming Festival," the program sought to recreate the traditional street space in modern urban blocks and rekindle the lively and harmonious neighborhood atmosphere. According to the modeling and classification analysis of street space in "The Riverside Scenery of Qingming Road", I summarize several typical spaces, and put the theater, community center and other functions needed by modern life organically. The combination of architecture volume and neighborhood context has formed an communicating space that encourages people to walk, stay and interact with each other.

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Street Space Analysis of Qingming River Map

The traditional drawing 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' was painted by Zhang Zeduan, an artist in Northern Song Dynasty. The five-meter-long scroll illustrates the city image and public life in Northern Song capital vividly. It fully reflects the spatial characteristics of traditional Chinese alleys: continuous and tortuous streets; appropriate spatial scales and proportions; a series spatial nodes for public activities, etc.

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Intersection Of Street

Public Square

Program Aggregation

Bridge

Zigzag Street Elevation

Existing Streets

Responde To Block Context

Ground Street Space

Elevated Street Space

Square And Courtyard

Formation Of Roof

Open Interface

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It is my favourite to spend weekends at the community library.

After the show we can take a rest at cafe.

Do you like traditional Pingtan Drama at the small plaza?

It is great view to appreciate Qinhuai River from up here.

We can stay here all day long playing and chatting with neighbours.

Elevation Collage

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1.Community Library 2. Cafe 3.Toilet 4.Stair and elevator 5.Game room 6.Service Center 7.Entrance Hall 8.Folk Art Salon 9.Lightening Control 10.Stage Control 11.Main Stage 12.Side Stage 13.Stage Prop Production and Store 14.Wardrobe 15.Fire Control Room 16.Makeup 17.Shop 18.Exhibition 19.Small Theater 20.Alternate Store

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"Urban life will be boring without the happiest places to meet people and the quiet, independent spaces that stand alone."

Ashihara Yoshinobu,<Aesthetics of Streets> This program is an answer to the boundary between architecture and urban blocks. It is architects' responsibility to design in urban and public spaces, and burrow life in the streets and buildings in informal spaces.

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SEED

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Professional Project(Under Construction) Atlier Liu Yuyang Architects Instructor: Congbao Wu Site: West Bund, Shanghai, China Building Area:1000 ㎡ Team: Shuang Liang, Yaping Wu, Zhuoran Chen Role in Team: Conceptual Design, Architectural Design,Technical Drawings, Model and Rendering

During my three-month internship at ALYA, I was fortunate enough to be involved in the whole process of an architecture design project. The project is currently under construction and is expected to be completed by early 2018.

The venue is located in the southeast of Shanghai, where the Dingpu River flows into the West Bank of the Huangpu River. There were many old granaries that will now be transformed into an innovation and technology industrial park. ALYA is responsible for the design and construction of the first building in campus, a tourist service center. During the process, my conceptual scheme “Seed Forest” was adopted. Starting from the functional transformation of the original building, the program opened the dark, dry silo storing foodstuffs to the environment, introducing sunlight and air, allowing grain to germinate and grow like seeds. It also symbolizes the vigorous development of innovative science and technology enterprises.

In just three months, I experienced conceptual design, program design, model making, material analysis, etc.

And I was responsible for the project construction drawing, involved in the report conference for Party A. I’m looking forward to the day my first project was completed.

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Original Architecture Analysis

Granary Heritage

Remains of Steel-wood Truss

Paint Facade

Red Roof Tiles

Renovation Planning

Transformation Thinking

Music Festival Venue

Cultrural Facilities

New Transportation System

Buildersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Home

Functional Planning

Shading And Shelter View Point Cultural And History Exhibition

Service Facilities

Riverside Landscape Development

Dingpu River

Cultural Bus Supply Station

Modern Culture Party From Barnhouse To Modern Industry

Remains of Green Tile

Running Post adidas Runbase

Service Station

Program Aggregation

Logistics Port Extended Straddling Truss

Huangpu River

Office And Administration

Architecture Prototype

Multi-function Large Space

Insert Two Courtyards And Functions

Microgarden Space

Tile Renovation Design 204

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Original Red Brick Roof

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New Brick Roof

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Polycarbonate Hollow Sheet Ceiling

Second Floor & Interlayer Plan

1.Reception 2.Maintainance Gang House 3.Office 4.Monitoring Center 5.Top of Courtyard 6.Management Office 7.Top of Multi-function Large Space 8.Management Center 9.Device Platform 10.Conference& Tea Room

Original Steel Structure

Maintanance Entrance

Original Steel Structure

Office Entrance

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1.Substation 3.Female Toilet 5.Dressing Room 7.Disabled Toilets 9.Storage 11.Running Inn 13.Strong Electricity 15.Courtyard 17.Visitor Center

2. Warehouse 4.Shower Room 6.Mother Room 8.Clean Room 10.Male Toilet 12.Weak Electricity 14.Multi-function large space 16.Light Meal 18.Consultation Service 30

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1.Silver Metallic Paint 2.Recycled Bricks Paving 3.Outdoor Glass Ceiling 4.Hollow Aluminum Alloy Insulating Glass 5.Original Stucture with Fair-faced Concrete Paint 6.Recycled Bricks Construction 7.Original Bricks with Insulating Layer 8.Original Vent with Hollow Glass 9.Original Component with Orange Protective Paint 10.Steel Structure

Recycled Bricks Roof

Steel Joist

Glass Ceiling

Original Roof Grooved Plate 50mm Rock Wool Insulation with Keel 20mm Acoustical Board

Structural Beam

Silver Metal Waterproof Paint Original Structure Wall 50mm Foam Cement Board Insulation with Keel 20mm Acoustical Board

Recycled Bricks Roof Gutter Original Roof Grooved Plate 50mm Rock Wool Insulation with Keel 20mm Acoustical Board

Aluminium Window

Silver Metal Waterproof Paint Original Structure Wall Original Concrete Liner Cement Mortar(DP15) Screeding 10mm Mosaic Dado

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Silver Metal Waterproof Paint Cement Mortar Screeding Masonry Infill Wall 50mm Rock Wool Insulation with Keel Cement Mortar Screeding Putty Interior Wall Coating Hollow Glass

Silver Metal Waterproof Paint Original Structure Wall Original Concrete Liner Silver Interior Wall Metallic Paint

Silver Metal Waterproof Paint Original Structure Wall Original Concrete Liner Waterproof Concrete Protectant

Original Structural Beam with Concrete Protectant

8mm Steel Plate,Bending at End 10mm Steel Plate/Ribbed Plate Suspended Ceiling

10mm Anti-skid Ceramic Tiles 30mm 1:3 Cement Mortar Combined Course 1.5mm Polyurethane Waterproof Layer Cement Mortar(DP15) Screeding 50mm Fine Aggregate Concrete Original Concrete Floor Polished Concrete with Protective Angent

Hollow Glass Curtain Wall

Linear Drain Along Building

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04 IN THE DEPTHS OF DEPTHLESS

Exhibition Project Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture 2017

Team: Shuang Liang,Xin Zhou,Yufei Song,Yiyang Wang,Yuan Zhang,Yu Song Role in Team: Conceptual Design, Model and Visual Effect

The project serves as the VR Pavilion for the UABB 2017 at Shenzhen, with the theme of presenting the virtual headquarters of Bilibili, a popular social video website in China. As a new media born under the digital age, WeChat, Taobao, Zhihu, Bilibili, Douban ... can be understood as one city that is concerned with “self” and also as the most shrouded form, most omnipresent large institutions of history.

What happens in these media has gradually turned into meaningless collages or closed self-confrontations in a narrow space. Instead, the language tools that were originally expressed became meaningless expressions.

The resulting social effect is more of a non-judgmental, worthless, irrational incident.

In Baudrillard’s description of the computer screen, he compares the flat, yet infinite, interface to a superficial depth-the simultaneous simulations and denials of the real world. The real boundaries of the computer screen are limited only by the sensory experience of the human eye - the difference between reality and virtuality.

In this flat abyss, the most dynamic and uncontrollable force in the modern Chinese cyber culture is inhabited by this large and complex institution. We try to use VR technology to simulate this kind of existence, so that our reflections on the mass information carnival can be delivered to more people through visual modeling.

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Interpretation of Chinese Modern Cyberculture One of the hallmarks of the digital age is the formation of a rigid and methodological interactive network. And this network can dispel those originally used to distinguish between true and false boundaries, it is hard to tell what is real, and what is virtual.

After all the barriers have collapsed, a foreign environment is formed, one that is neither real nor imaginary but an virtual world infinitely close to reality.

“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.”

—— Oscar Wilde

Individuals And Groups

Interaction Ritual elements of ritual group aggregation

common action/event/ritual

Screens And Groups

group solidarity individual emotional energy collective effervescence

shared emotional state emotional stimulation

Screens In Evolvement

consequence of ritual

barriers against outsiders focus on one another

Comments As Skyscraper

social relationship symbol (res sacrae) moral standards angry

reinforce rhythmic and associated feedback

violations

From the separation of the logo and architectural space in “Learning from Las Vegas” - the infinite retreat of the building, only flashing neon signs identify the significance of the building; to “systematic displacement” proposed by Max Ernst Dada School. From the perspective of many fields, we hope to use the most popular shared commenting platform in China as the research theme and designed this information carnival VR scene.

“Learning from Las Vegas”

Dada School

Contemporary Media Theory Social Networking

Blogs

Exposure

Connecting

SOCIAL MEDIA Feedback

Social Recomm/ Reviews

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Sharing

Social Bookmarking

Individuals Surrounded

By Screens

Fragmented Screens And Comments

Comments In Evolvemetns

Comments And Deformed Individuals

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VR Video Capture

VR Video Scenes

When alliance between overrelation and ecstasy emerges, they form the opposite of pragmatism - they are convinced that personal will and behavior should no longer exist for a particular practical purpose. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;<Reflections>, Walter Benjamin 37

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R I B B O N

F O R E S T

Academic Project 2016 Fall Architecture Studio Instructor: Kai Gong Site: Jiankang Road, Zhenjiang, China Team: Shuang Liang, Yiyang Wang Role in Team:Preliminary Structural Research in Rome,Conceptual Design, Architectural Design,Technical Drawings, Modeling and Rendering, Final Representation

For a long time, people's cognition of the structural system has been constantly changing. From the initial basic needs of sheltering and survival, it gradually evolved into formal desire and religious representatives, and the structure itself is constantly innovating beyond self-actualization. This process is similar to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

As a high-rise building with complex functions, National Fitness Center calls for diversified structural needs and rich spatial variations, posing new challenges to structural design and spatial relations. We start from the change of the role of the pillar in the structural system, and studied the effect of various deformations (such as twisting, offsetting, zooming out, etc.) of the column on the strength of the structural system through model analysis and force analysis. According to the research result, we invented a twisting-column structure to meet the high-rise building anti-lateral force and a variety of functions of the fitness center. This innovative structural system provides a new answer to the development of high-rise buildings and multi-function building complexes.

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Hierarchy Of Needs Of Pillars

Esteem

Physiological

Over-actualization

Self-actualization

Belonging

Safety

Original Architecture Analysis Extension Transformation

Transformation of Beam

Offset

Bending

Twisting

Transformation of Column

Deformation of Member Spatialization Spatialization of Beam

Spatialization of Column

Geometry Deformation

Domino System Deletion Deletion of Vertical Grid

Deletion of Horizontal Grid

Deformation of Grid Distortion

Distortion of Vertical Grid

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Distortion of Horizontal Grid

Distortion of Horizontal and Vertical Grid

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Force Analysis

Straight column

Slanted column

Twisted and expanded column

Slanted twisted and expanded column

Twisted column

Twisted slanted column

Twisted straight column

Slanted and twisted column

Straight expanded column

Straight column with changing section

Slanted twisted column with changing section

Straight expanded column

Model Picture

Column Styles

Floor Plate

Straight Column

Base

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Seventh Floor Plan

2. Boxing Field 4.Office 6.Stairs and Elevators

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2.Table Tennis Training 4.Platform 6.Stairs and Elevators

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1.Entrance Hall 3.Reception 5.Office 7.Information 9.Stairs and Elevators

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2. Shop 4.Sports Lottery Hall 6.Toilets 8.Cafe

1.Office 3.Rest Area 5.Toilets

Ninth Floor Plan

2. Meeting Room 4.Supervisor Office 6.Stairs and Elevators

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Shuang LIANG

Mobile: +8615150688607

Email: liangshuang0713@outlook.com

[ EDUCATION ] 09/2012-05/2017

Southeast University, Nanjing, China

07/2016 [ INTERNSHIP ] 08/2017-10/2017

Bachelor of Architecture, General GPA: 3.76/4.0

Architecture Association School-Visiting School, Shanghai, China

Project: Spontaneous Order, Team Leader

Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects, Shanghai, China Schematic Design / Preliminary Study / Modeling and Drafting

[ ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ] 09/2016 10/2015

Southeast University-Sapienza University of Rome Joint Workshop Project: Urban Design Study of Rome Termini Station

Aichi University of Technology Visiting in Nagoya, Japan.

Organizer / Representative

[ COMPETITION ] 12/2017 08/2016 06/2015 06/2013

UABB Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism / Architecture Project: Visual City of BILINILI, Representative

UIA-HYP Cup International Student Competition in Architectural Design

Project: Heaven Under Viaduct, Representative

Southeast University Structure Innovation Competition

Third Prize

National English Competition for College Students

National Third Prize

[ HONOR ] 10/2015-10/2017 10/2016 09/2015 08/2013

Course Scholarship, Southeast University Merit Student, Southeast University Principal Scholarship, Southeast University Jinling Logistics Scholarship, Southeast University

[ ACTIVITY ] 11/2015

Southeast University Alumni Conference

10/2014

Volunteer

AS Architectural Annual Conference

Volunteer

[ LEADERSHIP ] 09/2014-05/2017 07/2015-06/2016 07/2015-06/2016

Secretary of Communist Youth League, Southeast University Minister of Academic Department in Student Union, Southeast University Head of Campus Guide Community, Southeast University

[ OTHER ] Skill: SketchUp / Rhinoceros / Vray / Auto CAD / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe InDesign / Adobe Illustrator Language: Mandarin / English / German(beginner) Interest: Swimming / Movie / Boxing 51

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