SISI YU Selected works 2013-2014
INVESTIGATION Adaptative Kindergarten Kindergarten | India
Visitors Center Visitor’s Center | Boston Molasses
Museum Proposal
MODEL MAKING
Museum | Philadelphia | Elfreth’s Alley
De[monster]ative Design Investigation | Moving Mechanism
Structural Model Handcrafted model | Seafolk Museum
Contents
Kindergarten for the Verncular Site India - Cheena Vala Site specific kindergarten adapted to the humid, rainy weather of coast of India by looking at models of existing precedents. Constructing a bridge between land and water by the use of a repeated module. Children are able to occupy and circulate between floors on wooden horizontal elements intereseting the set modules.
Visitor Center for the Boston Molasses Site | Boston
A visitor’s center for the learning of the boston moslasses catastrophy. Intended to educate and interact with visitors.
Museum for a Historical Alley Site | Philadelphia Museum designed for the Elfreth Alley, one of the oldest historical alleyways in American.
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De[monster]ative Design Siteless | Parasite A study of animated mechanism mimicking the movement of a vampire bat wing.
Structural Representation Seafolk Museum | Nato Architects
Learning about building and construction techniques through the reconstruction of the Sea Folk Museum by Nato Architects.
SISI YU EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Fall 2014 2013 - Present
Cornell University
B.Arch Program
Summer 2012
Cornell University College of Engineering
Fall 2014
University of Hong Kong
College of Architecture
Summer 2014
Intro classes in architecture
Summer 2010
Developed leadership and communication skills
2007-2013
West Island School
International Baccalaureate, 39
Cornell, Editor
Bulldog’s Grill
Summer 2013
Hand Sketching
B.Arch Program
Summer 2012
Head of Service Committee
Drafting [traditional | autocad] Programs
Allocating school service funds communicating with different parties
AutoCAD Rhino/ Vray Revit
2011 -2013
Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
TJAD Studio
Model Making
Cornell University College of AAP
2011-2013
Pudong, Shanghai
Sketchup
Co-chair of UNICEF Club
co-founded UNICEF club
organized fund raising events leadership skills
In charge of waiting tables and managing store dealing with customers
University of Yale Exploration summer program
Journal of Architecture
2013 - Present
Help edit various architecture entries compilation of journal
Took classes in physics GPA 3.7
Summer 2011
CUSD
Cornell University Sustainable Deisgn Market communications team In charge of branding the organization working with other student gorups on campus
College of AAP
SKILLS
ACHIEVEMENTS
International Baccalaureate
HL math, art, physics | 39/45
Aided in modeling Helped in hang diagraming for project brief
Adobe Design Suite [photoshop, illustrator, indesign] Microsoft Office [word, powerpoint, excel] Others
Graphic Design Social Media
2009-2011
IGCSE Examinations
All A* and A
Market Communications Language [Mandarin, Cantonese, English]
SISI YU Cornell University Ithaca, NY, 14853
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