Austin Li | Selected Works 2019-2023

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University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Architecture | 2024 austinliarch@gmail.com (469) 954 6588

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River of Green Design IV | Spring 2021

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Woodie Flowers Center Design V | Fall 2021

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Crockett

Advanced Design | Fall 2022

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Sedia Sync

Corgan Design Sprint | Summer 2022

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Manchaca Viticulture Center Design VI Comprehensive | Spring 2022

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Resume

RIVER OF GREEN LIVING WITH TREES INFORMATION Design IV Spring 2021 Instructor: Rasa Navasaityte Location: Austin, TX

DESCRIPTION Located on the corner of 22nd and Pearl, “River of Green” explores the intersection between mass housing and green space. In a world where interaction with nature has become increasingly uncommon, “River of Green” seeks to bring trees into daily life.

Each unit has access to a shared or private green space that residents navigate to reach their apartments. Additionally, the curved form of the units and ground condition encourage movement through the courtyards framed by the surrounding vegetation and structure.

In the hot summers, these gathering spaces are shielded from the heat of the sun through the shading created by the trees and units above.

Design Excellence Nomination

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Concept Development

Field Generation

Unity, Rhino, Enscape

Concept development began with the exploration of space through planes, rooms, and the endless. These designs were then placed in a field and rotated to create a diverse field of spaces.

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Unit Variability 8

Natural Voids

Circulation Network

Natural Void and Circulation 9

The ground-level courtyards create spaces for students to gather while also providing shaded transition spaces for others who are simply walking to a destination. The open courtyards invite students to walk through the River of Green rather than around it.

First Floor

Second Floor

Plans 14

Courtyard Render 15

WOODIE FLOWERS CENTER ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT INFORMATION Design V Fall 2021 Instructor: Jen Wong + Andrew Fulcher Location: San Antonio, TX

DESCRIPTION Named after one of the co-founders of FIRST, a youth robotics program, the Woodie Flowers Center seeks to create exhibition, education, and working spaces for robotics. The center reuses an old powerplant, transforming the plant’s open interior into a series of visual and handson classrooms as well as testing and workshop spaces.

Leaving the iconic smokestack and red brick facade, the louver system that surrounds the center highlights its robotic nature, adapting to the weather and solar patterns.

The existing boiler frame was converted into an exhibition space equipped with robotics testing platforms located above and a large stadium on the ground floor. The test platforms of the exhibition space can move independently, allowing for the creation of variable robotic testing spaces.

The Woodie Flowers Center works in conjunction with programs such as FIRST to bring robotics to lower-income communities. The working spaces on the basement level of the building are built for the FIRST TECH Challenge fields and FIRST Robotics Challenge fields to encourage students to experience and learn about engineering.

Developmental Section Sketch

The Mission Road Powerplant is located along the lower portion of the San Antonio Riverwalk and is an iconic figure in the local neighborhood. Built during the mid-1800’s, the powerplant was one of San Antonio’s first and largest. The plant was expanded in 1958 and was officially decommissioned in 2003. Although many proposals have been considered for the site, none have been officially accepted.

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Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator

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Ground Floor 24

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Basement Floor

Second Floor 26

Third Floor

Fourth Floor 27

FLOOR 0 ELV 5’

FLOOR 1 ELV 19’

FLOOR 2 ELV 33’

FLOOR 3 ELV 63’

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Museum Board, Basswood, Chipboard

Rhino, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator

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Section of Boiler Frame 31

The Woodie Flowers Center hopes to inspire the next generation of engineers by providing a place to discover and invent. The existing smokestack and boiler frame have been and will continue to be an icon in the San Antonio sky that brings creators who will power the future.

CROCKETT MICROPOLITAN AMERICA INFORMATION Advanced Design 2022 Instructor: Kyriokuo Kyriakos Location: Crockett, TX Group: Austin Li + Eric Hayes

DESCRIPTION Meet Crockett, Texas, the seat of Houston County.

In 2022, Crockett was a majority-minority city in a majority-white county. Although the city’s leadership is working to move Crockett forward, a lack of economic prosperity and a regressive county has prevented growth. Additionally, Crockett lies in proximity to several high-security prisons.

As such, Crockett was the ideal candidate for the Texas Justice Network Program. This program sought to redefine the justice system as one that’s rehabilitative and integrated within the community. The program’s first step was the dismantling of the county courthouse that dominated the town center. The functions of the courthouse were then spread throughout the downtown square, occupying previously abandoned buildings.

The decentralization of the courthouse and its functions has led to the revitalization of Crockett’s downtown and a reduction in recidivism.

Crockett’s location and proximity to several nearby high-security prisons make it the home for many of the prison’s employees.

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Rehabilitation Communal Housing

Administration Office Services

Courtroom County Trials

Community Resource Center

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With the dismantling of the Houston County Courthouse, the courthouse functions were spread throughout downtown adaptively reusing old and abandoned buildings.

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Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator

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SEDIA SYNC CORGAN DESIGN SPRINT INFORMATION Corgan Intern Design Sprint Topic: Energy Group: Austin Li + Claudia Trosclair + Aran Culhane + Alexis Coleman + Beatriz Rosales Location: Dallas, TX

DESCRIPTION There is a major problem with the way we work in the office space. Data from multiple countries reveal that working adults spend about 6 – 9 hours a day in sedentary behaviors which mostly involve long periods of sitting. And as sedentary behaviors within the workplace become more common, there has been more evidence of negative health implications.

The Sedia Sync is a chair and app designed to combat these very issues while also producing clean energy for the office space. Utilizing triboelectric, piezoelectric, and thermoelectric pads woven into the mesh, Sedia Sync converts movement and body heat into electricity.

The app encourages users to engage in sit-standwalk, a routine that studies have shown to combat sedentary behaviors. After 20 minutes of sitting, users are reminded to stand for 10 minutes and walk for 2 minutes. Sitting and standing not only increase the amount of electricity generated by the Sedia Sync, but it is also healthy for the user.

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Ergonomics Diagram 45

Sedia Sync App

Fidgeting 46

Leaning Back

Thermographic Map

Pressure Map

Power Generation Map 47

MANCHACA VITICULTURE + LEARNING CENTER LAND STEWARDSHIP INFORMATION Design VI Spring 2022 Instructor: Michael McCall Group: Austin Li + Rohaan Saripella Location: Manchaca, TX

DESCRIPTION Located just 20 minutes from downtown Austin, the Manchaca Viticulture + Learning Center is a space for the learning and practice of land stewardship through viticulture.

The functions of the center are split between the two floors. The first floor is where wine is produced and bottled, while the second floor contains educational facilities. The learning center partners with local elementary schools giving field trips to students, and teaching them about land stewardship. Night classes are also available to adults who want to learn more about how they can engage in land stewardship in their backyards.

In addition to classes, community gardens are also available to provide a more hands-on approach to land stewardship. Visitors learn to plant and create one’s backyard garden.

Visit Parking + Bus Pickup

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Employee Parking + Bus Dropoff

Land Use Diagram

ROOF STRUCTURE

POST + BEAM CONSTRUCTION BARREL STORAGE

BOTTLE STORAGE

MECHANICAL ROOM

LOADING

TOOL SHOP

EDUCATION SPACE

EXHIBIT

PROGRAM + CIRCULATION

BOTTLING FERMENTING

RECEPTION WINE TASTING LABORATORY EMPLOYEE SPACE

VIEWING SPACE

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Status DESIGN

Drawing

EXPLODED AX

Sheet ARCH D - 12

MANCHACA VITICULTURE AND LEARNING

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Southeast Facade

Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator

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Second Floor

Site Plan 55

Water + Roof System

The curved form of the roof works as a rainwater collection system.

Water is redirected towards collection points located within the wood columns. The rainwater is filtered and reused for the center’s aquaponics system, drip irrigation, and toilets. Gray water from sinks is also collected and filtered for reuse. Although viticulture uses a lot of water, drip irrigation, rainwater collection, and gray water collection can reduce water usage.

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Detailed Sections

Wall Section

Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator

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University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Architecture (Expected May 2024)

Corgan Architecture Intern Summer 2022

University Honors 2020 - Present

University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne Pre-College Architecture Program 2018

Completed data center schematic and construction documents meeting weekly deadlines using Revit.

American Institute of Architecture Students Firm Liaison 2021-2022 President 2022-Present Connected AIAS to local and international architecture firms. Organized firm tours, talks, and weekly highlights.

Led biweekly AIAS meetings.

Project Pipeline NOMA Student Leader 2021 Led small groups of elementary school to high school students in architectural exercises. Guided students in

Coordinated with structural, electrical, and mechanical

constructing architectural drawings.

teams to resolve RFIs and submittals. Participated in

UT Seismic Design Team Design Team 2022

weekly meetings with the client.

BEAU Property Management Architecture Intern Summer 2021 - Spring 2022 Developed designs for residential, infrastructural, and commercial properties, completing weekly projects.

DCFC Wayfinding Signage Summer 2022 Designed and created wayfinding signage for a local church. Met with church leaders to discuss signage design and goals.

SKILLS

ORGANIZATIONS

EDUCATION

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EXPERIENCE

A L U I S T I N

austinliarch@gmail.com (469) 954 6588

Digital

Physical

Revit

Model Building

Rhino

Woodworking

Bluebeam

3D Printing

BIM 360

Laser Cutting

AutoCAD

Hand Drawing

Enscape

Sketching

Photoshop

Photography

Illustrator SketchUp

Languages

Premiere Pro

English

Indesign

Mandarin

Grasshopper Python Wasp

Developed renderings for the seismic competition.

Undergraduate Architecture Student Council Member 2019-Present Participated in UASC meetings and activities.

Re:Sound A Capella Video Editor 2021 Edited music videos for the 2021 Spring show.

PESH Bots Lead Builder 2018-2019 Alumni Mentor 2019-2021 Directed and mentored the design process for the FTC Competition. Awarded the Collins Aerospace Innovate Award for robot design. Qualified for the Rover Ruckus World Championships.

EPIC Movement Outreach Leader 2019-2020 Small Group Leader 2020-2021 Core Team Leader 2021-2022 Planned and led organization-wide events. Volunteered at the Houston Food Bank, Dobie Thanksgiving Dinner.

Fundraised to support minority groups.

Architecture Construction Engineering (ACE) Member 2018-2019 Designed and physically modeled a highrise building under commercial and programmatic constraints.

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