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This is your public profile, to edit it click here or view your hidden cabinet to modify or upload designs.About Shuang Yan : Shuang Yan is an architectural designer whose practice spans architecture, digital media, and research-driven design. Her work focuses on the integration of spatial design, emerging technologies, and visual communication across residential, civic, and experimental contexts. With experience ranging from high-end built projects to VR and AR–based environments, she approaches design as a collaborative and iterative process grounded in research, representation, and technical rigor. Her background in architecture and landscape architecture informs a cross-disciplinary perspective that bridges physical space, digital systems, and cultural narratives.
ORGANIZATION:Richard Beard Architects
EDUCATION:
2020, Architetecture, March, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley/USA
2016, Landscape Architecture, BEng, Tongji University, Shanghai/China
EXPERIENCE:
2020–Present, Architectural Designer, Richard Beard Architects, SAN FRANCISCO/USA
2019–2019, Architectural Designer, SmithGroup, SAN FRANCISCO/USA
2018–2020, Designer & Researcher, XR Lab @ University of California Berkeley, BERKELEY/USA
2019–2019, Designer, The Open Workshop, SAN FRANCISCO/USA
2018–2018, Architectural Designer, Aidlin Darling Design, SAN FRANCISCO/USA
2017–2017, Designer, Scenic Architectures Office, SHANGHAI/CHINA
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2020, "Community Resiliency Center", Berkeley Circus 2020, BERKELEY/USA
2019, "The Form of Labor", Berkeley Circus 2019, BERKELEY/USA
2018, "In-Between", Berkeley Circus 2018, BERKELEY/USA
2019, "Augmented Time", BAMPFA AR Exhibition, BERKELEY/USA
2019, "ARCH & LEAP Student Exhibition", UC Berkeley CED, BERKELEY/USA
2014, "Tongji Architecture Studio Works", Tongji Architecture Studio Exhibition, SHANGHAI/CHINA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2019, "Re-Assembling the Archive", Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, With Openworkshop, SEOUL/SOUTH KOREA
AWARDS:
2020, Winner – AIA COTE Top Ten for Students, AIA & ACSA, WASHINGTON DC/USA
2019, 1st Prize – International Shopping Plaza Concept Competition, Wanda Commercial Planning Institute, SHANGHAI/CHINA
2016, Academy Design Award, Tongji University, SHANGHAI/CHINA
2015, Tongji Scholarship of Excellence (Third Prize), Tongji University, SHANGHAI/CHINA
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2024, "Working While Living", KoozArch, https://www.koozarch.com/archipelago
, January, BEIJING/CHINA
2024, "Personal Interview", Shoutout LA, https://shoutoutla.com
, February, LOS ANGELES/USA
2023, "AR/VR Architecture Practice", Iheima, https://www.iheima.com/article-368370.html
, December, BEIJING/CHINA
2020, "Working While Living", Archinect, https://archinect.com/news/article/150207529
, July, LOS ANGELES/USA
2021, "Virtual Bauer Wurster", Berkeley News, https://news.berkeley.edu
, March, BERKELEY/USA
2021, "Virtual Bauer Wurster", The Daily Californian, https://dailycal.org
, March, BERKELEY/USA
2020, "BAMPFA Augmented Time", The Architect’s Newspaper, https://www.archpaper.com
, January, NEW YORK/USA
2020, "BAMPFA Augmented Time", The Plan, https://www.theplan.it
, January, MILAN/ITALY
BOOKS:
2018, "Space and Body", Selected Project Pages, Tongji University Press, SHANGHAI/CHINA
2017, "Design Method and Architectural Form – Home Above Market III", Selected Project Pages, Tongji University Press, SHANGHAI/CHINA
2015, "The Teaching Plan for Tongji Architectural Design", Selected Project Pages, Tongji University Press, SHANGHAI/CHINA
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Mandarin Chinese (Native)
English (Near Native)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Revit, Expert
Adobe Photoshop, Expert
Adobe Illustrator, Expert
Adobe Indesign, Expert
Enscape, Expert
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2020, U.S. Green Building Council (LEED Accredited Professional), WASHINGTON DC/USA
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2024, "Jury Member – AIA COTE Top Ten for Students", American Institute of Architects, WASHINGTON DC/USA
WEB SITE:
https://www.shuang-yan.net/
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://archinect.com/shuangyan
REGISTRATION DATE:
2025-07-20 15:04:26
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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