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.
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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
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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
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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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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 2
Case 3
Case 4
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Case 3
Porta Maggiore
Domus Aurea
Termini Station
Case 2
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. Linear Space
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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. 23
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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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