ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Through extensive academic work completed during years at Miami University and Tianjin University, I am exposed a variety of building types including cultural, residential, museum, public facility and acquired skills in rendering, drafting, teamwork and programming. The design works have a focus on exploring the essence and purity of architecture and the emotional sustenance it impose on human life through form, light, shadow and texture.  

REINFORCING COMMUNITY

OXFORD, OHIO

When you put a culture in an international context, it means there are more than two cultures meeting each other. These two cultures may face the issue of conflicting with each other, or one culture being assimilated by another culture. This issue becomes more severe when it comes to Chinese culture, because Chinese culture is a very strong culture. How to maintain the identity of Chinese culture and how to interpret this culture in order to make it easier acceptable by people with other cultural background has become a concern. This thesis is trying to design a cultural complex which can evoke the sense of belongingness of Chinese living in America but also, welcome all the residents of different cultural background to come in. 

LOVE KNOTS

TIANJIN, CHINA

In this studio, I am trying to transfer the logic of knot into the design of my hotel space. The knot formes three independent but connected routes and inspired by the interlocking shape of knot, I created interesting interlocking space.

Rosewood art center

DAYTON, OHIO

Rosewood art center is located in the small town near the city of Dayton,Ohio. The client obtained a new site and they are going to rebuild a new art center. Based on their previous experience opertating an art center, they are quite clear about what programmes they need and how many square feets they want. Different from my previous work, I was given a detailed list about the programes and areas.