Work Samples 2014 Summer - 2017 Fall Illinois Institute of Technology - Harvard GSD Weijia Wu
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Education Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA Master of Architecture in Urban Design 2016 - 2018
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL Bachelor of Architecture 2011 - 2016
TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands Exchange student at WHY Factory / TU Delft 2014 Fall
Experience
Skills
Harvard ChinaGSD - Cambridge, MA
3-D Programs:
President, 2017-18 • ChinaTrip 2017, 2018 • Beer&Dog, Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival • Lecture "Repositioning: From Broker to Value Creator" by Homelink Ltd • Asian Business Conference 2017, 2018 • International Real Estate Mixer • Perkins + Will office tour • Jinmao Workshop • Harvard GSD Student Groups Fair
Rhinoceros, Google Sketchup, Revit,Grasshopper, V-ray, 3ds Max, Unity 3D, Maya
Harvard University Graduate School of Design - Cambridge, MA
Machinery:
Fablab TA (Woodshop), 2016-Now • Help students with model making • Fix and check machines and tools
Wood working, Manual working, Laser cutting, CNC cutting, 3D Printing, Hydromorphological Model Tool
Master of Architecture in Urban Design - Cambridge, MA Class Representative, 2016-17, 2017-18 • Held meeting with program coordinators • Interviewed and collected suggestions from MAUD and MUP students
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP - Chicago, IL Architecture and Urban Design Intern, Summer 2017 • Wuhan Yangchun Lake Master Plan • Wuhan Yangchun Lake Parcel A Project Concept Design
Elston Window & Wall, LLC - Chicago, IL Assistant Project Manager Intern, 2015-16 • Assisted Project Manager • Communicated with China • Worked with Engineering Department • Oversaw the installation of materials • Prepared project close-out documents
AECOM Design + Planning - Los Angeles, CA Design Intern, Summer 2014 • Nanjing - Lishui Master Plan, Nanjing, China • Replanning of Las Vegas Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas, NV • Conceptual Master Plan of Dachang District, Beijing, China • Client Project Reference Book of Jiashan, China
Awards/Activities • ULI Hines Student Competition • STEM for Harvard GSD MAUD program advocate • Student Representative of Harvard GSD Visiting Committee meeting session • Jinan Changqing University Project with MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning • CTBUH Student Design Competition • George Danforth Traveling Scholarship • Peterhans Visual Training Project Prize • IPRO Award - College of Architecture Dean's Choice • 4YR CBD Spring Awards - Students Award, Best Project • "Ignorance and Surprise" by Matthias Gross translation • College of Architecture Dean's List • International Student Scholarship • American Mathematics Competitions12 - Honor Roll of Distinction • Professional Level in Piano Playing
2-D Programs: AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Lightroom, ArcGIS, QGIS, Adobe After Effects, Processing
Art: Pen/pencil sketch, Watercolor, Photography, Filming
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2017_Fall: Oil+Water × New LA Living
Individual Work | Professor: Chris Reed
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Intermodal Hub
Spine - Civic
2017_Spring: From Edge to Edge - Hybridizing Infrastructure and Service Programs to Revitalize Domestic Life Segr
c Services
regated by Railyards
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Community Services
Linear Park / Recreational Programs
Group Work with Tianhui Hou | Professor: Felipe Correa
Finger-typology Housing
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38 sqm 256 Units
A38 sqm
B55 sqm
55 sqm
A38 sqm
B55 sqm
C72 sqm Circulation System
72 sqm
A38 sqm
B55 sqm
C72 sqm
D75 sqm 75 sqm
A38 sqm
B55 sqm
C72 sqm
D75 sqm
Openings
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2016_Fall: The Embeded Campus as an Urban Amenity
Group Work with Billy Schaefer | Professor: Felipe Correa
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Residential Bars
Design / Retail
Light Manufacturing
Public Access
Manufacturing Flow
New Waterfront Piers
Hardscape
Softscape
Market-Rate
Gateways
Site Area: 50 Acres Total FAR: 0.7 Housing Units: 360 Units Light Manufacturing Area: 50,000sqm
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2015_Fall + 2016_Spring: Station Mutation
Group Work with Yoeun Chung, Seung Won Seo | Professor: Robert Bracken, Mark Nagis
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Ground Plan 1:500 1. Main hall 2. Restaurants 3. Retail 4. Core 5. Kiosk 6. Ticketing 7. Park
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1’-10 1/4”
5’-4 1/4” ALUMINUM FRAME, HORIZONTAL LOAD RESISTANCE
AIR SPACE
OUTSIDE: DOUBLE LAYER OF LOW-IRON GLASS UNITS WITH TRANSLUCENT INSULATION
INSIDE: LAMINATED HEAT STRENGTHENED LOW-IRON GLASS WALL SYSTEM
MARBLE FINISH ACOUSTIC INSULATION BOARD 2” THERMAL INSULATION BOARD 2” THREE LAYER CLT PANEL 4” PLYWOOD 1/2” THREE LAYER CLT PANEL 6 1/2”
4 1/2” 7 1/2” GLULAM TIMBER GIRDER 7 1/4”*7 1/4”(6)
GLULAM TIMBER BEAM 7 1/4”*1’-9 1/2” (6)
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B A R
2’-8 1/2”
R E S T A U R A N T
U N I O N
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LEARN GATHER
P T A O R K
B A R
R E S T A U R A N T
E X I T
COFFEE
U N I O N
W E L C O M E GLULAM TIMBER COLUMN, 7 1/4”*7 1/4” (9)
LEARN GATHER
ARCHIVE
P T A O R K
E X I T
ARCHIVE
COFFEE
W E L C O M E
CLASSROOM
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2015_Spring: Harold Washington Library Renovation
Group Work with Yoeun Chung, Jihun Kwon, Xu Zhang | Professor: Peter Landon
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2017_Summer: Wuhan OCT Yangchun Lake Parcel A Project Concept Design (SOM)
Thomas Hussey, Juntaek Kim, Yan Zeng
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2017_Summer: CTBUH Student Design Competition
Group Work with Yuchuan Zhang
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Farm City
Farm Block space required in Chicago
Farm Block space required in Delft
Space required for 10,000 people Space required for Farm Blocks (Water, Production & Waste) and people (Water, Production & Waste)
Space required for all 39 Farms
Detailed space required for Farm Blocks and people with Water, Production & Waste
Water flow
Food Production flow
Fodder flow
Waste flow
All flows
Farm Block space required in Rotterdam
2014_Fall: Farm Block (WHY Factory / TU Delft)
Group Work | Professor: Winy Maas, Ulf Hackauf, Bryant Pitak
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2014_Summer: Conceptual Master Plan of Lishui District and Core Area Urban Design (AECOM) Bicen Ye, Stephen Nieto, Wenji Ma
Vaughan Davies,
Thank you Weijia Wu (312)532-4755 wwu@gsd.harvard.edu