Thien Nguyen Thien.arcspace@gmail.com (626) 831-8747
personal statement
The experience of growing up in rural Vietnam in the 1990s taught me that the security of architecture and the built environment were essential to survival. As a nine-year-old, I helped my mother construct our house, which was modestly made out of vernacular materials, such as mud and straw. These early living conditions and informal experiences drove my curiousity in architecture, and now, even more so, I understand how architecture and construction serve as a driver for the betterment of people, culture, and community.
education background 2013-2016
Woodbury University
Burbank, CA
Bachelor of Architecture 2010-2013
Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
Undergrad Architecture Program
work experience
Dynamic View Building Planning and Design Burbank, CA 05/2016 to Current
-Utilize BIM(s) in the production of construction documents -Review and access the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Forms and Publications, including other departments, to make consistent with construction documents -Performed site analysis and measurements -Communicate with client and provide his or her project needs
skills
AutoCAD
Rhino + Grasshopper+ Plugs-in
Adobe Illustrator Hand Drafting references
InDesign
Maxwell
Teaspot
American Financial House Lariba
Pasadena, CA 05/2015 to 04/2016
Pasadena, CA 06/2013 to 09/2013
Pasadena, CA 06/09 to 09/2009
-Filing -Organizing -Sales Associate
-Cook -Customer Service
-Filing -Data input -Keyboarding -Customer Service
V-Ray
Laser Cutting + Formatting
ArcGis
Microsoft Office
Revit
Lumion
CNC + Formatting
civic professor: Deborah Richmond fall 2014
Conference Center
Hydrology
Liminal Housing
housing professor: Jame Bucknam fall 2013
3d Printing + Formatting
Yi-Hsiu Yeh
Catherine Garrison
Aydin Naghibli
(213) 215-1536 Ltnguyen@tcco.com
(213) 399-6506 yihsiu@yehdesignlab.com
(213) 926-4392 catherinegarrison@yahoo.com
(818) 389-7270 anarchitects1@gmail.com
Yeh Design Lab
Brise Soleil System
urban planing professor: Yeh Yi-Hsiu spring 2016
Sony Vegas
Le Nguyen
Turner Construction
selected work
Skid Row Transient Beacon
Photoshop + After Effects
Physical Modeling
Bath and Body Works
Catherine Garrison Architect, Inc.
Dynamic View
mix-use professor: Coleman Griffith fall 2012
research professor: Peter Arnold spring 2015
Expo Bicycle Station architecture | parametric professor: Qasem spring 2011