+ 1 314 285 2716 zl3322@columbia edu
Education
Washington University in St. Louis
• Bachelor of Science in Architecture
• 1st place of school’s Fitzgibbon Charrette design competition
Columbia University in the City of New York
• Master of Architecture & Master of Science in Historic Preservation
• Department Scholarship
Professional experience
O-Office Architects, Guangzhou, China
August 2019 – May 2023
August 2023 – Present
May 2024 – August 2024
• Curate the outdoor exhibition of Giacometti Tall Woman sculpture in Langtou ancient village
• Propose and lead the augmented reality show of sculpture using WeChat Mini App
• Finalize the façade design and typical room plans for D5 nursing apartment in Luhu, Chengdu
llLab. Architects, Shanghai, China
June 2020 – August 2020
• Initiate making site model and massing studies for the second design phase in Yonghe Training Campus
• Draw plans for typical campus rooms, design and render for room interior atmosphere and materials
Exhibition
Installation, Nanhai Li International Art Residency Program, Haikou, China
• Design and build a 4m × 6m × 2m installation using natural and domestic materials
January 2025
• Produce an accompanying documentary capturing the site’s transformation and the construction process
Academics enrichment
Future Anterior, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY
• Managing editor of historic preservation journal Future Anterior
September 2023 - Present
• Oversee the editorial process: Call for papers, article selection, peer review, and publication management
• Manage circulation, distribution, marketing, and design templates to enhance academic and aesthetic quality
TWISTED Augmented Reality Project, St. Louis, MO
June 2023 – August 2023
• Lead designer for models, digital dynamics and animation for Berlin exhibition, directed by Prof. Eric Ellingson
• Propose augmented reality solution with plastic bindings twisted into a landscape pavilion
Architecture Association School of Architecture – ITB Bamboo Lab, Virtual
• Research on digital fabrication of bamboo material and construction with grasshopper
July 2021 - August 2021
• Design protective bamboo pavilions for urban village residents against hurricane and flooding
Harvard GSD: Design Discovery, Virtual June 2021 - July 2021
• Propose the final design with a pavilion that connects the urban villages to the public facilities
Research & teaching experience
Teaching Assistant for Advance Joint Studio III ARCH6305, New York, NY
• Responsible for course syllabus, travel aboard itinerary and semester schedule
September 2023 – December 2023
• Organize and advise reviews and critiques with guidance on layout and design
Teaching Assistant for Core Studio Arch 311, St. Louis, MO
September 2022 – December 2022
• Guide student’s design progress, model making techniques and organize reviews
Research Assistant for LaClede Town Study, St. Louis, MO
• Responsible for documenting the thesis and site data collection
• In charged of model making to restore the LaClede Town site and apartments
Skills
January 2022 – May 2022
• Technical Skills: Rhino, Grasshopper, Blender, Auto CAD, ENSCAPE, V-Ray, Unreal Engine 4, Fabrication, Unity, Maya, Adobe Suite, Final Cut Pro, P5.Js, Procession
• Language: Native proficiency in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, elementary proficiency in German