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I am very passionate about applying for the internship program with Kengo Kuma and
Associates, which I learned of through your website. After working on a case study of
Kengo Kuma in one of the architecture courses, I find myself very inspired by the concepts
and sensibilities that expressed in Kengo Kuma's works. Therefore, I am enthusiastic about
learning more from real practice, which is, working in Kengo Kuma's office. In addition, I
would like to experience another culture and appreciate many architecture masterpieces in
Japan.
I am currently a senior at University of Toronto, Canada; and I expect to graduate this June.
During the past few years, I have developed my skills of conceptual thinking as well as
practical programming through a series of architectural design and representation studios.
The courses I took in fine art history, architecture theory and film studies have broadened
my scope of knowledge. I am a quick learner, and always be able to perform well under
pressure. I am good at drafting, graphic presentations, and model making. The attached
portfolio presents a selection of my academic and personal works.
In the summer of 2008, I had an opportunity to intern in an architecture firm in Shanghai.
I gained valuable experience by working with professional architects in a more pragmatic
setting, and built good relationship with supervisor and co-workers. I successfully
cooperated with structure engineer and landscape designer to accomplish a project of
re-designing the façade of a domestic house while keeping the original structure intact.
This internship also motivated me to learn more computer-aided methods to enhance the
quality of artistic representation and the accuracy of technical drawings.
If I have the opportunity to intern at Kengo Kuma and Associates, I will very much enjoy
working at different scale levels; and I will like to make a 10- months-commitment to work
full-time (preferably August 2009-June 2010). I will use the next few months to learn
Japanese so that I will be able to better assist your work and communicate with colleagues.
I believe my education, skills, determination and passion will well match your requirements;
and your office will lead me to great advancement in architectural design.
Thank you for your patient and consideration and I look forward to hearing from you. I
would like to have a phone interview, and feel free to contact me by phone or email if I can
provide additional information.
Sincerely yours,
Fei Chen
Fei Chen1208-2360 Dundas St. West
Toronto,Ontario M6P 4B2416-878-8340
Objective: Internship in Kengo Kuma & AssociatesAn challenging position in an architecture office, with opportunity for advancement.
Education: University of Toronto Toronto,CanadaHonours Bachelor of Arts. Major of Architectural studies(design) 2009Major of Economics
Accomplishments:
creativeartisticanalyticalcomputersteamworkcommunications
Experience: Grigorian Design Group Architecture Department Shanghai, ChinaIntern May 2008 to August 2008Performed miscellaneous tasks related to architecture design and representation. Built good relationship with supervisor and co-workers, learned to follow directions and cooperate with others.
Timothy World Coffee Toronto,CanadaBarista September 2007 to February 2008Improved skills of customer service and interpersonal communication, enhanced time management and multi-task performance.
Dreamteam embroidery company Toronto,CanadaReceptionist December 2006 to March 2007Scheduled appointments, requisitioned and maintained inventory of materials, receiving orders from phone and email, and arranged deliveries.
Hatitac financial Inc. Toronto,CanadaTelemarketer September 2006 to February 2007Scheduled appointments for sales representatives to meet with prospective customers and for customers to attend info sessions.
Highlights: Highly imaginative with many innovative ideas.Working knowledge of the operation procedures of architecture firm.Skilled in model-making and drafting.Friendly - can get along well with others.Well-organized and efficient.Work well in a high pressure environment.Self-motivated and assertive.Aspiring and punctual Quickly learn procedures and methods.Dependable - can work without supervision.Capable of handling multiple projects concurrently.Able to follow directions.
Community: Volunteered at Design Exchange at Toronto (from February 2008 up to the present). Performed various tasks including exhibition installations, graphic design and office work. Improved abilities as a worker at a professional institution, and enriched knowledge in art and design.
Hobbies: Drawing, graphic design, handcrafting, music, photography, reading, movie.
Awards: 2006 Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's list.2008 Architecture studio work was selected for exhibit at the lobby of University of Toronto architecture department building.2008 Design Exchange volunteer honorarium
Software: Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AutoCAD, SketchUp, ArchiCAD, Artlantis Render, MS Office.Familiar with Rhino
Languages: English Fluent in spoken and writtenMandarin Fluent in spoken and written Japanese Introductory level
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Introduction to Architecture
A comprehensive introduction to the discipline, art and profession of architecture using
case studies, both historical and contemporary, local and international.
Contemporary Architecture
An introductory survey of contemporary international architecture that examines how
design is responding to technological change, environmental degradation, accelerating
globalization of economy and media, and the politics of regional and cultural identity.
Architectural Design I
Introduction to architectural design conducted in a studio setting using a series of design
projects that develop students’ understanding of and skills with fundamental aspects of
designing buildings and their environments.
Architectural Design II
A second introduction to architectural design conducted in a studio setting using a series of
design projects that develop students’ understanding of and skills with fundamental
aspects of designing buildings and their environments.
Architectural Design III
A third introduction to architectural design conducted in a studio setting using a series of
design projects that develop students’ understanding of and skills with fundamental
aspects of designing buildings and their environments.
Architectural Representation I
An introduction to architectural drawing and representation in various media.
Architectural Representation II
An introduction to the history, theory and present state of building technology in the
context of architectural design.
Architecture and Technology
A selected survey of projects in the history of architecture exemplary for exploring the
relationship between architecture and technological change.
Design and Cultural Transformation
A survey of the social, economic, technological and cultural factors that have been
instrumental in transforming material culture since the Industrial Revolution.
Housing Design: Theory & Practice
Urban housing forms and processes since 1800. Contemporary housing theories and
policies in the context of world issues. Design principles, criteria and practice investigated
through case studies.
Building Technology-Ecology II
A topic-based course in the history and theory of building science and structures.
History/Theory of Contemporary Urban Landscape Design II
The nature and origin of theories and principles in contemporary landscape architecture
through lectures, seminar discussions and workshops. Design problems and the historic
relationship to landscape issues; alternative design methods and characteristics of design
motivations, constraints and expression in landscape as a media of practice.
Architecture: Rituals and Monuments
A survey of architecture from pre-history to the start of modernism, with attention given to
the ways in which architecture shapes human experience.
Modern Architecture from 1750 to the Present
An introduction to the buildings, issues and ideas from Neoclassicism to the present.
Later Medieval Art and Architecture
An overview of major monuments and themes in the art and architecture of Western
Europe and the Byzantine East from the eleventh until the fifteenth century.
The Rise and Fall of the Modernist Empire c. 1900 to the Present
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including Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, and Matthew Barney are considered in their
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Expressionism; Abstraction and Constructivism; Dada and Surrealism; Neue Sachlichkeit;
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Introduction to Physics I
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Course Code Course Title Weight Mark Grade CrsAvg
ARC131H1 Intro to Architecture 0.5 76 B B-ARC132H1 Contemporary Architecture 0.5 80 A- B-INI115Y1 Intro to Film Study 1 73 B C+MAT133Y1 Calculus Linear Algebra for Commer 1 89 A CARC221H1 Architectural Representation I 0.5 71 B- B-ARC231H1 Architecture and Technology 0.5 75 B B+FAH270H1 Architecture: Rituals and Monument 0.5 73 B BARC213H1 Architectural Design I 0.5 72 B- B-ARC236H1 Design and Cultural Transformation 0.5 86 A BFAH272H1 Modern Architecture 0.5 78 B+ BARC313H1 Architectural Design II 0.5 84 A- BARC321H1 Architectural Representation II 0.5 78 B+ BFAH246H1 Modernism 1900-Present 0.5 76 B C+ARC314H1 Architectural Design III 0.5 75 B B-ARC342H1 Building Technology-Ecology 0.5 72 B- B-PHY131H1 Intro Physics I 0.5 85 A C+
Cumulative GPA for architectural studies program courses: 3.19Cumulative GPA for all courses: 3.34
Fei Chen
[Table of Contents]
Academic-Toronto Island Project Land art Island school Re-design-Animated space-Park keeper’s house
Personal-New DX (in process)
-Photography-Sketches-Material Study: Iron scarf
[ TORONTO ISLAND PROJECT ]
Photo collage: Motifs
Toronto Island Project
[ SHIFTING EGDE ]
Beginning this project with an investigation into site topog-raphy and the process of land/water features being altered by natural forces, a constructed edge was developed that could reflect the course of change, and could engage in the new formation of landscape. Here the reflected movement was instantaneous. By placing distinct floating items in the constructed circles (not visible above water), the change of water flow and wind direction was represented in terms of the variation of patterns created by clustering or spreading out of these items. Considering the prevalence of Google Earth, which provides people with clear-cut aerial views in just few clicks, and the airport located on the island, this shifting edge project could enhance people’s viewing experience from an unusual dimension.
Toronto Island Project- Land art
Boat shape floating item, use big scale and brightcolor to create iconic quality.
1. CALM
2. WIND FROM WEST
3. WIND FROM NORTH-WEST
Studies of the local landscape produces areas suitable to individual programs and effectively separates the school from a once centralized institution to a decentralized network to best utilize the land as a media though which to deliver the education curriculum. On locating the program, geometric relationship were established through a series of intersecting grids derived from both local and outside geometry. Their interaction produces the main orientation as well as the parcel of land we chose to situate these main programs. A set of concept models were constructed to express the ideas of guidance geometric grids, and the interrelationship between each programmatic site division resulted from the filtering system created by the grids. A study of movie classification was used as a preliminary design concept. Through a systematic method of categorizing and breaking down the attributes of a movie, the literal information of a movie was transformed into a unique pattern. The planning of island school employed the same method, which gave the school a special print on Toronto Island within the urban fabric.
This site planning was developed with another group member: Li Cheng.
Toronto Island Project- Island school re-design
[ ISLAND SCHOOL RE-DESIGN ]
local geometric relationships with islands and paths geometric relationships with mainland piers geometric relationships with power towers at filtration plant
2001: A Space Odyssey Genre: Adventure/ Sci-FiTime: 1968Runtime: 141 Min / 160 Min (Premiere Cut)Aspect Ratio: Super Panavision 70 ( 2. 20 : 1 )Color: ColorIMDB Rating: 8.4
GenreTimeRuntimeAspect-ratioColorRating
Goodfellas Citizen Kane Psycho MunichMovie Classification
Toronto Island Project- Island school re-design
wetland studies
day school
sports field
vegetation field
bird watching
outdoor arts
observatory
Classroom
Office
Lab
Boathouse/Cafeteria
Upper floor
Lower floor
Wetland Experiment field
Reading room/Multifunctional
Upper floor
Dorm for teachers
Dorm for 4 students
Bird watching stationLower floor
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2
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SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
2
This wetland study area is a site for natural phenomenon observation/experiment and regular science curriculum. A bird watching station was situated right on the tip of a small island, aimed to minimize human’s intervention to the birds’ habitat. A deck span over the island and peninsula was elevated like a bridge. It shortened the distance of travel, and the holes on the deck also created plots for wetland studies.
Toronto Island Project- Island school re-design
Wetland studies area
Wetland Study area rendering
Model of Bird watching station
Toronto Island Project- Island school re-design
[ ANIMATED SPACE ]
Started from analyzing the formal property of an equipment/prosthetic, a running shoe was studied thoroughly through sections, the flexibility of the shoe was specifically explored. The motion of crouch start empasizes the movement of foot as well as the transmog-rification of the running shoe.This motion was further distilled into a series of abstract forms, which represent both the course and the notion of acceleration. A structual model was developed based on previous study, and was rounded into a architectural space; in this case, a bridge on the creek. The bridge expresses the notion of promenade.
A B C D E F G H
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Anatomy of a running shoe
Animated Space-Equipment study
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A-H
Crouch Start
Motion concept diagram
Animated Space-Motion concept
Animated Space-Concept model
Animated Space-Architectural fulfillment
Park keeper’s house- Manifesto
Redefine park keeper- Poster design
current pathcreate unconventional path
go into the landscape rather thango into a building. create special viewpoints.
minimize the interruption to the landscape. the building can be removeed with little trace
the building is also a framing tool/viewing device which make people focus on specific naturalfeatures.
redirected path
Park keeper’s house- Concept development
Site concept-composition of view field
skycanopyarborearth
canopy
arborearth
Architectural conceptStarted from re-defining park keeper’s role, I defined him/her as a facilitator of community activities, and a promoter of environmentally friendly issues. Park keeper in Trinity Bellwoods Park provides people with opportunities to experience the nature of the park from a different point of view. Based on the identity of park keeper, the program, formal design and natural setting of park keeper’s house was developed. This house was elevated, and was situated at the edge of a pit. The path of procession was directed by the configuration of the structure, and people’s views were framed and oriented toward specific landscape features.
[ Park keeper’s house at Trinity Bellwoods ]
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Coffee shop
kids’ place
resting place
resting place
exhibition area
meeting room
Park keeper’s house
Configuration development
Park keeper’s house
section 2
section 1
north elevation
east elevation
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505
501
504
511
510
BAYSPADIN
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BATHURST
CHRISTIE
MUSEUM
QUEEN’S PARK
ST. PATRIC
K
OSGOODE
ST. ANDREW
UNION
YONGE-BLOOR
WELLSLEY
COLLEGE
DUNDAS
QUEEN
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SPADINA
College St.
Dundas St. W.
Queen St. W.
King St. W.
ST. CLAIR
W.
509 Queen’s Quay
Architecture office
Boutique
Gallery
Bloor-Danforth Subway
Finch-Donmills Subway
Streetcar
Location of new DX
Location of new DX
60m
60m
Dundas St. W.
Queen St. W.
King St. W.
Uni
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Spad
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Ave.
Bat
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Oss
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Duf
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[ NEW DX ]
The New DX (Design Exchange) is a collecting institution, and also an multi-functional exhibition place. Located at Toronto art district, New DX will connect more designers and be more involved in local desing com-munity, Current DX has successfully promoted Canadian design through youth camps, workshops and exhibitions; New DX will emphasize its own identity architecturally. An outdoor courtyard can be utilized in various ways to facilitate different kind of events. Artists can also use the courtyard to showcase their innovative ideas at a larger scale.
New DX- New location
graffiti wall
landscape art
light installation performance stage
runway
outdoor movie
LED art design/craft fair
New DX- Outdoor area
Material studies: Iron scarf
Lotus seedSketch in pencil
Personal artwork-Sketch
RiversideSketch in pencil
Personal artwork-Sketch
Personal artwork-Photography