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EDUCATIONNortheastern University - Boston, MassachusettsCandidate for Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture, minor in ArtExpected Graduation: May 2017

Relevant CoursesStudio: Fundamental Architectural Representation and Design; Urban Institutions; Site, Space and ProgramHistory: Architecture and Global Cultures I, II; Architecture, Moder-nity and the City 1800 - 1980Structures: Statics; TectonicsGraphic: Advanced Architectural Communication

EXPERIENCEShandong Engineering Co. Limited (2013) - Shandong, China/Accra, GhanaArchitectural InternParticipated in project meetings, project bidding processes. Was involved in the design process of new apartment buildings in Accra, Ghana.Learned about use of materials on different land conditions. Drafted designs of the floor plan and finalized them with AutoCAD. Observed the construction process of the building. Collaborated with the clients for interior design.

VOLUNTEERGlobal Experience at Northeastern (2012) - Boston, MassachusettsAssisted in the care of the disabled elderly. Engaged in the process of making and packing foods, as well as weekly kitchen cleaning.

Habitat for Humanity (2010) - Accra, GhanaGained experience with constructing a functional shelter. Learned about building materials and the techniques of using different building tools.

SKILLSDigital: AutoCAD, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch-Up, SUPodium, Indigo, Rhinoceros, Microsoft Office.Manual: Hand drafting, charcoal/pencil sketching, oil/acrylic painting, model making.

Lincoln Community School - Accra, GhanaInternational Baccalaureate Degree in Visual ArtGraduated: May 2012

CB Electric Co. Limited (2012) - Accra, GhanaUrban Planning InternParticipated in lectures that illustrated the electric system planning in the city of Accra. Used AutoCAD to plan and develop routes for the installation of electric meters, as well as planned the distance and locations of electric poles and power stations.

Global Issues Network (2010) - Accra, Ghana/Doha, QatarContributed to a conference addressing global issues, including climate change.Raised awareness of AIDS/HIV in African nations.Educated locals about ways to reuse and recycle trash. Visited local factory in Accra, where water sachets are transformed into goods.

Interests: Visual Art, Graphic Design, Photography, Finance/Marketing.Language: English, Chinese.

YUZHOU WANGSTUDYING ABROAD UNTIL DEC.12 2014 CAN BE REACHED THROUGH EMAIL.

Email: wang.yuz@husky.neu.edu

GERMANY CONTACT:Phone:+49|176|3588|4335Address:Melchiostr. 29 10179 Berlin

USA CONTACT:Phone: +1|510|828|7789Address:9440 Armstrong Dr, Oakland, CA 94603

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GRAPHIC: ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATION THE BACKBAY FENS DATA ANALYSIS 4

STRUCTURES: STATICS; TECTONICS RUGGLES STATION DESIGN COMPETITION FOR SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PARK EXTENSION 1 LIGHTWOOD FRAMING WATCH TOWER/MATERIALS EXPLORATION 2

CAVITY WALL 3

STUDIO: FUNDAMENTAL ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION&DESIGN; URBAN INSTITUTIONS; SITE, SPACE&PROGRAM NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLEX 6

CHINATOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY 8

RECREATION CENTER 10

PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL 12

OTHERS: RELEVANT MODELS; ARTS

MODEL PHOTOS/ART WORKS 16

With the tremendous growth along Columbus Avenue in North-eastern University Area. The aim is to developed plans that improve the connectivity of the main campus over the MBTA tracks, and increases the recreational and athletic fields along the Southwest Corridor adjacent to campus. Along with the MBTA, the University is seeking for designs that covered bus depot and builds a large park over the train tracks and bus lanes. This project involves in precise calculation of the load path. Also, a design that is modern, and fitted with the overall environment. The process of this project includes site visits, a detail SketchUp model, as well as renderings that demonstrat-ed real life simulation.

RUGGLES STATION DESIGN

THE WATCH TOWER

MATERIALS EXPLORATIONLightwood framing watch tower explore the techniques of timer construction. The model is precisely build to scale. (1/2’’ = 1’) Demonstrated the advantage of wood framing, including the cantilever on the second floor, and the butterfly roof.

The Material Exploration Project give us an opportunity to explore a construction material, and use the material to create a insulated Wall. The aim to use techniques that is limited to the material of choice. In this project, the material is Concrete. The characteristic of concrete is massiveness, and fluidity. Therefore, in the project, intersect curve shape concrete columns is created.

Phrase two of the project is to create a cladding for the wall. The cladding material glass is chosen to express the lightness, brattiness and translucency to merge with concrete. Unlike concrete, glass has characteristics of solidarity, thinness, and lightness, which is a way to emphasize some contradicted characteristics of material.

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The Project investigate and document masonry cavity wall construction wall section. This wall section is a two-story brick-veneer with a CMU back-up cavity wall located in the northeast of the USA. It have a full basement and a flat roof with a green roof system. The first floor and second floor have different floor struc-tures and different finished surfaces, and the section cut through a window at each level. This drawing analysis the various of details in a cavity wall, including water-proofing, footing drain, drainage system, weep holes roof drain and etceteras.

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ZONE B: 820544 ft²

WATER: 634608 SQUARE FEET

LAND: 1767647 SQUARE FEET

ROAD/PUBLIC: 250576 SQUARE FEET

GREENERY COVERAGE: 1276698 SQUARE FEET

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GREENERY COVERAGE

YUZHOU WANGSTUDYING ABROAD UNTIL DEC.12 2014 CAN BE REACHED THROUGH EMAIL.

Email: wang.yuz@husky.neu.edu

GERMANY CONTACT:Phone:+49|176|3588|4335Address:Melchiostr. 29 10179 Berlin

USA CONTACT:Phone: +1|510|828|7789Address:9440 Armstrong Dr, Oakland, CA 94603

The BackBay Fens Analysis is a series of data sets analyzing the “Greenery Coverage” in the BackBay Fens Area. By using graphic softwares and render-ing software to create a visual presentation for the datas. Basemap and Section Perspec-tive are created to simulate real world environment. An rendered video is put together to demon-strate the history of the Fens.

Softwares used: Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator AutoCadSketchUp Podium Podium Walk

VIDEO LINK: http://youtu.be/C0Tz4WkwgzI

RENDERED VIDEO

THICK/THIN

RUAM PLAN SHIFT

FREE PLAN STRUCTURE

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NEIGHBORHOOD COMPLEX

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The Neighborhood Complex Project is a studies of design for different building strategy, and typology. we learned over the course period includes: Free Plan, Ruam Plan, and Thick Thin. The design challenges includes change of topography, access point, and relation to the overall context. The design accommodates two families, with individual parking lot. The idea is to by using different building strategies, to create service and servant spaces, and achieve public / private relation.

Stacks: New Arrivals, Foreign Fiction, Local Histroy

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FLOOR: 1

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Parti Circulation Light

The China Town Public is our first project with a actual site. The project concludes the knowledges we learned in our first years Studio courses. The site located in China Town, it is a square shape site, attaches two street at the two ends, there are also party walls condition applies to the other two side of the site. The aim of this project is to develop a library that defines a public / private relation uses the analysis from site visit, and deal with the issues such as limited boundaries, and party walls condition. It is also our first project with regulation we have to follow, for example, access free, egress stair, and ceiling height. The Parti of the design is to use the streets to define public and private relation. Thus, main entry is located at the more public side and the street, and studying / reading areas are placed towards the quiet side of the street. An internal light well is designed to remedy the limitation of lights.

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FLOOR: 1 FLOOR: 3

RECREATION CENTER

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The Recreation Center Project is a practice of dealing with irregular site condition. Several precedents is studied prior to the design, including the “Casa-da-Música” in Porto Portugal. We learned ways to fit regular programs such as a auditorium on a irregular site.The project site is located at the intersects of Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue. It is a triangular site, with a high way turnpike at the back. The objective of this project is to design a recreation center includes two fitness use swimming pools, and a diving well within a triangular site. The challenge is to develop a Parti strategy that accommodate the two giant blocks of massing, define a public and private relation, as well as other elements including exposure to sunlight, and noise control. The Parti of the design is to have heavy massing lining an axe, and other programs on the other axe. Also, heavy massing is lifted to create public interaction zoom under.

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PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL The Performing Art School Project is a combination of different School precedents we studied over the course. We learned how to fit building into different site context, and condition. We also learned different typologies of buildings including Bar, Courtyard, Cluster, and U-Shape buildings. We studied ways to accommodated multiple programs with in a site. Thus, the design of this project seek for ways to include large residential building, office, and commercial space, and two school programs with in a irregular site context.

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FLOOR: 2

FLOOR: 1

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The big idea comes from the predominance of the courtyard in the urban context, which is studied in the figure/ground drawing. The school massing is divided into 2 parts, with Performing art school aligning Washington Street, and Academic school aligning Harrison Ave. The massing strategy of the site is to lift up some of the massing, and create more open space at ground level - expanding the central courtyard figure in the massing. In the hierarchy of program on the site, the performing art school has the most connection to this expanded courtyard at ground level.

The performing arts school is also laid out as a vertical courtyard. Programs circulate around the indoor "open" space of the most public and shared resource programs. Programs are positioned in the building in association with light needs, with more programs requiring more light, such as the classrooms, dance studio, and music studio, closer to the main light source, a vertical light well within the circulation towers. Programs such as storage, services, and black box theater are located further away from the light.

PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL ELEVATION

SECTION: B

SECTION: A

Cutting through both Washington Street, and Harrison Avenue. The section cut demonstrates the flow of circulation within the building. The grey highlights the circulation light wells, as well as the open space at ground floor. Half of the auditorium is cut through; showing part of the auditorium is under ground level. The section cut also shows the vertical shift, where the shift distinguishes the Performing Art School, and the Academic

The section cut parallel to Washington Street, and Harrison Avenue. Some of the neighbor building is included in this cut. The section cut shows the structure of the residential building, and the amount of open space below the residential building. The section also shows how horizontal shift is use to distinguishes the two schools.

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RELEVANT MODELS & ARTS

BIKE (WHITE CHARCOAL) OLD SHANGHAI (ACRYLIC) ENTRY/EXIT (CANVAS)