Haochen He
Ithaca, NY (willing to relocate) hh527@cornell.edu / 607-319-9510 Linkedin Portfolio
Architectural Designer, LEED GA
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Bachelor Of Architecture
Architectural Intern @ AECOM
Cornell University
May 2023 - August 2023 | Shanghai, China
3.68/4
August 2019 - May, 2024 (Expected)
Exchange Program Tsinghua University
3.71/4
August 2020 - May, 2021
AWARDS & PUBLICATION Top 30, Archasm Dreamhome Design Competition 2020 Tasks: Rendering, Concept Sketching, Spatial Organization, 3d Modeling, Section Drawings
“ R e fl e c t i o n O n T h e
◦ E nga ged in pr e lim inar y and S D phase o f m ultiple pr o je cts at AECOM, i nc l u di ng tra nsit-or ie nte d de ve lo pm e nts and cultur al he adquar te r s, fo cusing o n arc hi t e c t u ral mod eling, facade de sign, and ur ban fe atur e de ve lo pm e nt using Rhino, Gra ssho ppe r , Auto CAD , and Enscape . ◦ U tiliz ed Rhino , Auto CAD , and Enscape to de ve lo p and r e fine ar chite ctural m ode l s a nd rende r ings. Pr o duce d de taile d visual pr e se ntatio ns fo r clie nt m e e t i ng s , show c a sing be fo r e - and- afte r co m par iso ns and co st- e ffe ctive de sign al t e rnat i ve s . Also engage d in 3D pr inting and lase r cutting fo r physical m o de l m aking , enha nc i ng the tangible aspe ct o f de sign pr e se ntatio ns. ◦ Work ed clo se ly with str uctur al e ngine e r s to e valuate de sign fe asibility and e s t i m at e c osts u s ing Ex ce l, e nsur ing pr o je ct de signs we r e bo th inno vative and prac t i c al . R egu la rly liaise d with asso ciate s and dir e cto r s fo r pr o gr e ss update s and de s i g n review s, significantly co ntr ibuting to the pr o je ct's r apid advance m e nt du ri ng c ritic a l de sign phase s. ◦ Develope d co m pr e he nsive Po we r Po int and InD e sign pr e se ntatio ns fo r c l i e nt meetings, e ffe ctive ly co m m unicating co m ple x ar chite ctur al ide as and c hang e s . The p resentatio ns include d de taile d r e nde r ings, plan and e le vatio n co m pa ri s ons , and c ost a nalyse s, which we r e instr um e ntal in facilitating clie nt unde r stan di ng and a d va nc ing pr o je ct discussio ns.
Traditional Stilted Buildings
Architectural Intern @ OPN Architects
And Modern Mountain
May 2022 - August 2022 | Cedar Rapids, IA
Architecture”
◦ E nga ged in the facility planning fo r m ultiple scho o l distr icts, including B e t t e ndorf a nd Nor th Ce dar . Utilize d Re vit and Illustr ato r to digitize and update d e c ade s -ol d fl oor p lans, and im po r te d the se into Laye r so ftwar e fo r de taile d facility as s e s s m e nt . Cond u c te d o n- site e valuatio ns, captur ing e ach space with a 360° cam e ra for c omp rehe nsive analysis. ◦ E xp ertly tr ansfo r m e d facility asse ssm e nt data into intuitive he atm aps u s i ng R e vi t , Illu stra tor , and Blue be am , r e pr e se nting var io us co nditio ns like flo o r ing and c e i l i ng . Comp iled the se insights into de taile d bo o kle ts in InD e sign, e nco m pas s i ng eva lu a tio ns, r e co m m e ndatio ns, and a catalo g o f 360° pho to s fo r scho o l di s t ri c t . ◦ Contrib ute d to the be nchm ar king and site analysis fo r Ar thur Ele m e nt ary Sc hool , p erf orm ing sunlight analysis in Auto de sk Insight and cr afting site and flow anal ys i s d ia gra m s in Illustr ato r and Pho to sho p. Cr e ate d pr e lim inar y blo ck m o d e l s i n R hi no a s ref erence fo r subse que nt de sign phase s. ◦ Colla b orate d o n pr e par ing awar d subm issio ns fo r auto m o tive and spo rt s fac i l i t y p roj ec ts . F o cuse d o n e nhancing Re vit m o de ls, adjusting e x plo de d ax o nom e t ri c view s, a nd r e fining line wo r k in Illustr ato r . Engage d in ae sthe tic discus s i ons w i t h p a rtners, e nsur ing subm issio ns we r e bo th co m pe lling and visually app e al i ng for A IA Aw a rd co nside r atio ns.
Magazine Publication | Wushe Vol.3, March, 2018
FACTS NCARB License - 11% done LEED GA - passed
SKILLS Modeling Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Revit, Dynamo, AutoCAD, 3D Printing, Sketchup, Maya, Unreal Engine,
Architectural Intern @ PLATASIA Architects
Qgis, 3DMax, Blender
June 2021 - August 2021 | Beijing, China
Visualization Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, After Effects, Layer Collaboration M S O f fi c e , B l u e b e a m , M i r o , FigJam, Asana
◦ Ac tively e ngage d in m ultiple ho spitality and e x hibitio n pr o je cts in the bi ddi ng and c onc ep t ual de sign phase . In a ho te l pr o je ct, pe r fo r m e d tho r o ugh che c k s and mod ifi c atio ns o f CAD flo o r co nstr uctio n plans in acco r dance with fir e s afe t y and stru c tu ral standar ds, le ading to succe ssful fir e inspe ctio n cle ar ance . Took c harg e of refi ning de sign e le m e nts fo r ho te l lo bbie s, banque t halls, and co r r ido rs u s i ng R hi no a nd E ns cape , pr o ducing de taile d r e nde r ings and co nstr uctio n dr awing s . ◦ Work ing clo se ly with pr o je ct ar chite ct in a villa pr o je ct, inte gr ate d e nvi ronm e nt al c ontext into ar chite ctur al and inte r io r de signs. Utilize d Rhino fo r site and bl oc k s mod eling, le ading to the cr e atio n o f m ultiple inte r io r space de signs an d re nde ri ng s , w hic h p r o pe lle d the pr o je ct into the to p thr e e co nte nde r s in a co m pe t i t i ve bi d. ◦ For the Ex hibitio n H all o f Civr o , e ngage d in initial clie nt studie s, de ve l opi ng ha nd -d r awn co nce ptual ske tche s. Co llabo r ate d with par tne r s to r e fine de s i g ns i n R hino, resulting in two de taile d pr o po sals and high- quality Enscape r ende ri ng s .
Architectural Intern @ Chongqing Design Institute Languages
December 2020 - Feburary 2021 | Chongqing, China
E n g l i s h , C h i n e s e - P r o fi c i e n t
◦ E nga ged in m ultiple acade m ic de sign pr o je cts in the bidding and CD phas e , d emonstr ating a br o ad skill se t, including Rhino , Re vit, Pho to sho p, and Il l u s t rat or in site a nalysis, ar chite ctur al m o de ling, and te chnical de sign adaptatio n. ◦ E xc elled in r apidly r e spo nding to de sign m o dificatio ns, par ticular ly in s t ru c t u ral reinf orc em e nt and facade de tailing. Co nducte d o n- site m ate r ial te stin g and d evelop ed inno vative so lutio ns fo r ar chite ctur al e le m e nts, e nsur ing proj e c t s p rogress e d sm o o thly and aligne d with clie nt e x pe ctatio ns.
Italian, Korean - Intermediate Programming Python, HTML