Work Sample Yitao Wang +1 334.329.8695 yitaowang13@gmail.com 10 Manhattan Avenue, Apt 4B New York, NY 10025, USA
Yitao Wang +1 334.329.8695 yitaowang13@gmail.com 10 Manhattan Avenue, Apt 4B New York, NY 10025, USA
EDUCATION Columbia University 2014 — 2015, New York, NY Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation M.S. Advanced Architectural Design Auburn University 2010 — 2014, Auburn, AL School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Bachelor of Architecture, graduated with honors Frank J. Sindelar Endowed Scholarship, 2012 Mayor’s Award, Alabama Wood Architecture Design Competition, 2011 Outstanding International Student, 2011
SKILLS Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office. Have working knowledge in Revit. Fluent in English and Chinese Mandarin.
REFERENCES Hilary Sample Associate Professor, Architecture Columbia University Principal, MOS Architects hsample@mos-office.net 646.559.8640 Michael Bell Professor, Architecture Columbia University mjb92@columbia.edu 212.854.3414
Istanbul Technical University 2012, Istanbul, Turkey Study Abroad Semester Shenyang University 2007 — 2008, Shenyang, China First year, School of Architecture
RELEVANT EXPERIENCES Rafael Vinoly Architects 07.2015 — present, New York, NY Model Maker: develop and build study and presentation models through 3D printing, laser cutting, and hand crafting. Design and make joints, jigs, boxes and rehearse the presentation of models. Columbia University, GSAPP 01.2015 — 05.2015, New York, NY Gallery Assistant: research, design and install exhibitions in Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery. Completed exhibition: The Halprin Workshops, 1966-1971. Completed exhibition: GSAPP Housing Studios, 1974-2014. Auburn University School of Architecture 08.2011 — 05.2014, Auburn, AL Teaching Assistant: teach second-year studio hand and digital drafting, model making and preliminary design skills. Lecture Series and IT Assistant: set up multimedia equipment, and maintain plotters, laser-cutter and inventory. NTD Architecture 05.2012 — 08.2012, Los Angeles, CA Intern Architect: participate in site analysis, initial design, material selection for hospitals and education facilities. Dalian Architectural Design & Research Institute 05.2011 — 08.2011, Dalian, China Intern Architect: produce initial design and construction detail drawings for residential towers.
Physical Models Model Maker, Rafael Vinoly Architects
Student Center Montgomery, AL
Bauhaus Museum Dessau, Germany
Community Center Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cultural Center Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Hospital Boston, MA
Crater Museum Wetumpka, AL
Facade Sunscreen New York, NY
Pop-Up Store Beijing, China
Office Renovation Chengdu, China
Cupertino Sand Hill
Grant Park Towers
Physical Models Model Maker Rafael Vinoly Architects
Develop and prepare digital files for 3D prining and laser cutting. My role is a translator between design team and craft masters. Moreover, we design and make
joints, jigs, boxes and rehearse the presentation of models. Rockefeller Univeristy Laboratory
Student Center Troy University Montgomery, Alabama
Undergraduate Thesis Professor Randal Vaughn A cube is divided into two sections, responding to the urban fabric and the plaza respectively.
The thesis research was started by looking at my previous works. I discovered that they look like stacking of ‘boxes’, since the focus was the layout of programs rather than composing each space carefully. A formal study of Richard Meier’s use of planes was conduced to provide theoretical support for the design. Detaching, extending, layering of planes were analyzed to be the key approaches to release forms and spaces from ‘boxes’. They were then applied to the student center, where forms are spaces evolved simultaneously.
A cube is rotated twice towards the central bell tower, offering diverse accesses and views.
Bauhaus Museum Dessau, Germany
Design Competition, April 2015 Yitao Wang Shouquan Sun Tianci Han Yaohua Wang
The proposal focuses on the autonomy of each element, including stairs, ramps, entry lobby and other non-exhibition programs. These elements are dynamically formed and placed along two parallel walls in a panoramic sequence. Two bulging surfaces blurs the boundary between inside and outside and generates rich circulatory and spatial experiences.
Community Center Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Design Studio, Spring 2015 Professor Hilary Sample
The topic of the project is to explore the micro-urban as a condition of contemporary Rio de Janeiro’s development. As our understanding of the “urban� has become increasingly global it in turn illuminates the importance of another scale that is small and condensed into micro-conditions. The community center concerns the complex intersection between urban health, architecture, maintenance and development. The design is inspired by three distinct conditions of the site. Firstly, all programs are placed under a big roof for sufficient shading and ventilation in a hot and humid climate. Secondly, programs are elevated from the marshland by columns and platforms. Thirdly, the entire structure is a bridge, connecting the bus station to the housing tower and the favela.
Cultural Center Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Design Competition, January 2015 Yitao Wang Shouquan Sun Tianci Han Yaohua Wang
The prominent architecture typology in the neighborhood is an inward courtyard. By reversing outdoor and indoor programs, an outward archetype is created, which merge Bamiyan Valley’s unique landscape and outdoor programs into the architecture. The square building is divided into a number of adjacent rooms. By combining programmatic and circulatory spaces, sequential experiences are created and space is used efficiently. The edges of roofs are tilted for daylight and views.
Hospital Boston, MA
Design Studio, Fall 2012 Professor Scott Finn
The Greenway Hospital seeks to response the complex urban condition of Boston’s North End. The design acknowledges the underground highway, greenway, and neighborhood streets respectively by creating a U-shaped courtyard inflected in plan and section with respect to the immediate context. Instead of stacking programs by floor, the Greenway Hospital is divided into three “neighborhood” sections: Medical Center, Progressive Care Unit, and Community Services.
Elevators and stairs
Mechanical
Structure
Progressive Care Unit
Typical PCU floor plan
Medical Center
Community Services
Ground floor plan
Crater Museum Wetumpka, Alabama
Design Studio, Spring 2011 Professor Justin Miller
Wetumpka Impact Crater Museum provides a space for exhibitions that bring all disperse elements of the crater into a central facility. The structure evolved as a response to the sudden change of terrain (outer boundary of the crater). Located at the edge of the steep slope, the Museum obtains unblocked view without interrupting the natural flow of the landscape. The site is next to a major Highway and on the edge of the crater, where a star fell. Therefore, releasing one end and squeezing on the other end of component bars to apply the motion of falling stars and moving vehicles to the form of the building.
Facade Sunscreen New York, NY
Building Technology, Fall 2014 Professor Joseph Vidich Reto Hug, Maloya Laser Yitao Wang Zhengyang Wang Dake Li Zeyuan Qian
This course focuses on the design and digital fabrication of full-scale prototype sun screening systems. Primarily an applique, the screens will perform as ornamental expression and functional shading. The facade screen works as a media to display the human behavior and commercial products with designated control on visual paths and angles, which re-frame the perception for audiences both inside and outside.
Pop-up Store Beijing, China Personal built project, 2014 IN Nail Salon The portable booth and display shelf are designed in a form of letter ‘I’ and ‘N’. The combination of functions and the name of the store allows the device have a strong presence in shopping malls.
Office Renovation Chengdu, China Personal built project, 2014 Amazing Business Solution Ltd. The aim of the renovation is to apply the orange color used in the logo to the interior of the office and to create consistency in the entire office, from front desk, work space, conference room to lecture room. The project ranges from the layout of each space to customized furniture design.