Yida Rick Li | Selected Works | Spring 2024

Yida Rick Li selected works. syracuse university school of architecture b.arch. 2026

Yida Rick Li

yli279@syr.edu (857)-210-2009 Portfolio: issuu.com

Education

Syracuse University | School of Architecture | Syracuse, NY Expected May 2026 Bachelor of Architecture | Dean’s List | Invest in Success Scholar | Honorable Mention of Sliver’s Design Competition 3.85 GPA Renée Crown University Honors Program Pingree School | South Hamilton, MA

Relevant Coursework Architectural Design I, II, III, IV, V, VI Intro to History of Architecture I, II Building Systems Design I, II Survey of British Architecture Essentials of Accounting

June 2021

Representation I, II Architectural Theory Structures I, II Environmental Justice of Northern Europe Essentials of Finance

Intro to Architecture Intro to Building & Structural Systems London’s Built Environment Intro to Jewelry and Metals Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

Experience

Research Assistant | School of Architecture, Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY Summer 2022-Present • Assisted Prof Iman Fayyad in digital drawing, digital and physical modeling of research projects in geometry and material.

• Assisted Prof Nathan Williams in digital drawing and modeling, and interpreting physical drawings into 3D digital representations.

Architectural Intern | SV Design LLC | Beverly, MA • Worked with the commercial/multi-family team in numerous architectural projects.

• Produced architectural drawings and renderings at all stages of the design process.

Summer 2022

Court Instructor | Bass River Racquet Club | Beverly, MA • Coached children and teens in tennis techniques and rules of the game.

Skills

Summer 2021

Drawing

Model Making | Manual Drafting | Painting | Hand Sketching | Spray Painting

Visualization

Revit | Rhinoceros | Grasshopper | Lumion | VRay | Enscape | KeyShot | Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator | Autodesk AutoCAD | Autodesk Fusion | GIS

Other Software

Adobe InDesign | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | Adobe Premiere | Excel

Fabrication

Laser Cutting | 3D Printing | CNC | Wood | Paper | Foam | Clay | Plaster | Silicone

Other

Aviation (Private Pilot) | Tennis | Skiing | Surfing

Campus Engagement

NOMAS Design Team • Participated in the 2023 Barbara G. Laurie Student Competition with the design team in Portland, OR Peer Advisor | School of Architecture • Mentor advisees throughout their entire career in the school of architecture.

Fall 2023-Present

Spring 2022-Present

Fall 2021-Present

Syracuse University Club Tennis Team • Attend regular practice sessions and compete in inter-college matches.

Fall 2021-Present

References

Iman Fayyad | Syracuse School of Architecture Email: isfayyad@syr.edu

Nathan Williams | Syracuse School of Architecture Email: nwilli23@syr.edu

Stefano Basso, AIA | SV Design LLC Email: stefano@svdesign.com

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Architecture Ambassador | School of Architecture • Lead tours for prospective and admitted students and families.

• Participate in information sessions and answer questions related to the student experience.

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ONE HUNDRED PARK

Office to Housing Adaptive Reuse Midtown Manhattan, NYC Professor Laura Salazar Fall 2023 The retrofit project at One Hundred Park Avenue in Midtown NYC represents a compassionate and practical response to the housing crisis faced by the houseless population in the city. The project is designed to offer holistic support to individuals and families from various backgrounds, including single individuals, the employed, married couples, and families with children. In contrast to an increasingly convenient yet isolating present, the project reimagines the urban landscape as a place of community and inclusion. The building’s layout is thoughtfully organized to foster interaction, shared experiences, and empowerment.

The heart of this initiative lies in the provision of essential services to the public and the community. Public spaces within the building feature easily accessible food banks and retail areas, offering care and opportunities to residents and the public. The community is further enriched by co-working and training spaces that promote skill development and educational opportunities.

Recognizing the unique needs of the houseless population, the retrofit project also emphasizes ample storage space. Homeless individuals often carry personal belongings, and providing secure storage is an essential element of dignity and practicality.

To comprehensively address the diverse backgrounds and needs of houseless individuals, the project offers a range of housing options, including shelters, semi-permanent residences, and permanent residences. By doing so, it aims to provide a dignified and inclusive response to the housing crisis in NYC, ensuring that no one is left behind. This visionary initiative represents a step towards a more compassionate and equitable urban environment where everyone can find the support and opportunity they need.

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AS FOUND Building Section scale 1/32”=1’ One Hundred Park Rick Li

Semi Permanent x Transient

AS FOUND Building Axo scale 1/32”=1’ One Hundred Park Rick Li

XIV Transient x Temporary VIII Temporary Shelter III Public Support Retail G

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THE CITY Axonometric scale 1/32”=1’ One Hundred Park Rick Li

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1 Typical 1B1B Unit 2 Typical Studio Unit 3 Typical 2B1B Unit 4 Kitchen + Bathroom 5 Living Area 6 Storage Space 7 Greater Storage Space 8 Co-Working Office 9 Community Space 10 CTE Woodshop 11 Public Restroom w/ Shower 12 Public Restroom w/ Shower ADA 13 Elevators 14 Stairs

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egress stair and area of refuge smoke proof enclosre

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100 Park Ave. , New York City

Egress / Access Diagram

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CINCO PIÑAS AZULES Tequila Distillery Jalisco, Mexico Professor Valeria Herrera Spring 2023

Cinco Piñas Azules is a tequila distillery nested within an agave farm in the hills of Jalisco, Mexico.

After close examination of the traditional making of tequila in Jalisco, the distillery aims to celebrate the artisanal process while carefully and critically investigating the relationship between the built and the land.

Transforming the traditional copper distillation pots into an architectural motif, the interior of the distillery is marked by five monolithic, sculptural copper “containers,” each dedicated to a stage of tequila making: roasting, crushing, fermentation, distillation, and aging.

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Through spatial sequence, material use, manipulation of light, and architectural form, Cinco Piñas Azules seeks to immerse visitors in a multisensory, dramatic experience that unfolds as they navigate through the distillery.

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Meanwhile, the subterranean yet geometric architecture creates a conflicting dialogue at the seams where the rolling hills meet the built environment. The use of manmade materials such as concrete and copper in juxtaposition with the surrounding land futher amplifies the contrast between the human intervention and the natural landscape, providing a dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity. The play of natural light filtering through strategically positioned perforations in the architecture cast and bounce various hues of light on the copper surfaces and creates a spectacular ambiance.

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level iv. roof garden. performance / event space. oculus.

level iii. roof garden. tasting bar. gift shop.

truss + glazing system.

level ii. visitor experience circulation. obervation platforms. elevator.

piñas | production chambers.

level i. production space. entrance / exit. retaining walls. highway connection.

farmland.

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aging.

distillation + filtration.

fermentation.

tahona / crushing.

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agave drop-off + preperation area.

parking space.

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AFRICATOWN BEND Arts + Cultural Trail Africatown, AL Professor Nathan Williams Fall 2022 The proposal of the Art + Cultural Trail is situated in Africatown, AL, a significant site of African-American history, art, and culture.

The trail is inspired by the traditional local art form of Gee’s Bend, where artists sew together pieces of fabric from everyday life to create collage-like pieces. On the trail, the flowing landscape is a collage of recycled metal sheets, while the promenade itself sews the community together .

The Trail embarks from the waterfront adjacent to the Mobile River and expands inland, providing public space for museum exhibitions, gallery, food trucks, performances, and other civic activities. .

As the Trail spans 3+ miles anchored by its 3 time-marker structures, it preserves the history, hosts the present, and inspires the future of the arts and culture of Africatown.

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28 2022 // ketanji brown jackson becomes 1st black woman confirmed to the supreme court.

2021 // kamala harris is sworn in as the 1st african american woman vice president of the u.s..

1860 // the clodtilda arrives in africatown.

1861 // civil war begins.

1868 // 14th amendment passes // T. Meaherfrom africatown receives u.s. citizenship.

1866 // africatown socially established.

1865 // c13th amendment passes // juneteenth.

1872 // old landmark baptist church established.

1879 // the exodus from mississippi to kansas.

1898 // a map of mobile, alabama denotes africatown as “african colony”.

1902 // cudro jewis vs. the louisville and nashville railroad comapny.

1909 // the NAACP is founded in new york city.

1915 // the great migration of african americans from teh south to northern cities begins.

1917 // approximately 370,000 african americans enlisted during world war i.

1921 // the harlem renaissance.

1941 // executive order 8802.

1947 // 1st african american player joins the MLB.

1950 // 1st african american player joins the NBA.

1954 // brown vs. the board of education.

1955 // emmet till lynching // rosa parks initiates the montgomery bus boycott.

1963 // the national march in washington d.c..

1968 // martin luther king jr. assassination.

1980 // black entertainment television founded.

1984 // the cosby show debut.

2001 // 267 african americans died during 9•11.

2008 // barack vobama elected president of u.s..

2013 // the black lives matter movement is founded.

2016 // ngl qb kaepwernick knees for the national anthem.

2020 // george floyd is murdered by police officer derek chauvin.

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recycled 12 gauge 4x8 steel panel.

recycled steel pipe framing.

recycled wood planks.

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THE BRIDGE AT WATKINS GLEN Micro-Home Watkins Glen , NY Professor Daekwon Park Fall 2022 in collaboration with Max Walewski The Bridge is a 400 sq ft micro-home proposal located in the Watkin Glen State Park in Upstate NY. The Bridge was designed and developed in collaboration with Max Walewski.

The Bridge explores various space-saving strategies and building systems including concrete, steel trusses, and glazing, while solving challenges that came with the unique site condition.

Sustainability strategies include: • Brise-soleil and high thermal mass • Rainfall and dew collector • Solar hot water panels • Micro hydro-electric turbines • Waste water pumped far away • Insulation boards and insulation paint

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STEEL TRUSS BEYOND

REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB

0’ - 3/4” RADIUS WEATHER PROOFED STAINLESS STEEL ROD, TYP.

RIGID INSULATION

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WESTCOTT PERFORMANCE LANDSCAPE Syracuse , NY Professor Nathan Williams Fall 2022

3rd level “clouds”. office space.

2nd level platform. viewing platform + lounging area.

The proposal Westcott Performance Landscape is situated in the artistic and diverse Westcott neighborhood of Syracuse, NY. The performance landscape investigates the essence of “Performance” and architecture as the stage of urban performance.

Through a series of staggered layers of skate park, farmer’s market, mid-air plaza, and offices, the “landscape” transforms all activity happening within and in the vicinity of the architecture into performance, while itself serves as the stage. Skaters, retailers, shoppers, office workers within the complex, and even pedestrians all become parts of the vibrant, multi-dimensional urban performance.

1st level platform. marketplace + viewing platform.

circulation. staircase + elevator.

ground. skate park + recreational space.

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RABBIT HOLE Professor Britt Eversole Spring 2022 The Rabbit Hole investigates the role of void in spatial volume, relationships, and sequence in architectural objects.

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Dune Outpost is a desert education complex located in Badain Jaran Desert, China. The complex consists of a series of pod modules that make up an exhibition hall/ auditorium, interior and exterior classrooms, ecology laboratories, site observation platforms, and a café connected by corridors and elevators.

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The design strategy of Dune Outpost focuses on the natural forces of the unique landscape and the conversation between the built and landscape, while driven by tectonic strategies of the rhythm and the curation of picture-frames — both accessible and perceptional.

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The architecture of Dune Outpost is completed by nature over time. When constructed, the complex is largely above-ground. However, as time passes, sand carried by the north-western gradually shapes the architecture and ultimately drowns it completely in sand. The central pod is designed to absorb and retain moisture, therefore allowing sand to accumulate, ultimately encasing itself in its own dune. The other pods are designed to create wind shadows, manipulating the passing sand to accumulate in front of the pods while creating “scars” behind, thus creating habitable exterior spaces.

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As the central pod becomes a sand dune, sand avalanches will produce sand booms — a powerful droning sound produced by the electromagnetic field of deep layers of sand. As the central pod is buried deeper in sand, visitors will be able to experience the boom surrounding them from within the auditorium.

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Dune Outpost is a desert education complex located in Badain Jaran Desert, China. The complex consists of

a series of pod modules that make up an exhibition hall/ auditorium, interior and exterior classrooms, ecology laboratories, site observation platforms, and a café connected by corridors and elevators.

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The architecture of Dune Outpost is completed by nature over time. When constructed, the complex is largely above-ground. However, as time passes, sand carried by the north-western gradually shapes the architecture and ultimately drowns it completely in sand. The central pod is designed to absorb and retain moisture, therefore allowing sand to accumulate, ultimately encasing itself in its own dune. The other pods are designed to create wind shadows, manipulating the passing sand to accumulate in front of the pods while creating “scars” behind, thus creating habitable exterior spaces.

As the central pod becomes a sand dune, sand avalanches will produce sand booms — a powerful droning sound produced by the electromagnetic field of deep layers of sand. As the central pod is buried deeper in sand, visitors will be able to experience the boom surrounding them from within the auditorium.

Essentially, Dune Outpost is an architecture designed to be un-constructed by nature. And when it is completely erased from the surface of the Earth, Dune Outpost becomes a sarcophagus of the knowledge human discovers about the desert inside it during its lifetime.

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Essentially, Dune Outpost is an architecture designed to be un-constructed by nature. And when it is completely erased from the surface of the Earth, Dune Outpost becomes a sarcophagus of the knowledge human discovers about the desert inside it during its lifetime.

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L’ENFER BANNED BOOKS ARCHIVE Syracuse, NY Professor Britt Eversole Spring 2022 L’Enfer is a proposal of a banned books archive situated in downtown Syracuse, NY. The facade of l’Enfer is a direct dialogue between the content within the architecture and the gaze of the city.

Banned books contain knowledge the world find uncomfortable to confront. The facade presents a hostile enclosure that gives passer-by’s the opportunity to convince themselves that entering the architecture is impossible. However, for those who seek the knowledge within, one can always find their way inside.

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plan: first level.

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gabriele eggerling’s *warning* massive impaling spike

archive.

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DRAWINGS SCULPTURES + OTHER

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Yida Rick Li (857) 210-2009 yli279@syr.edu 2024