Mengrui Zhang

Education

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Master of Architecture

Peking University, Beijing, China

Bachelor of Arts

08/2020-05/2023 NAAB Accredited Program GPA: 3.85/4.00

09/2016-06/2020

Archeology (Heritage Architecture) GPA: 3.40/4.00

Class Assistant of Graduate Architecture Design Studio

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

• Assisted studio teaching and instructing. Prepared software and drawing tutorials. Produced templates for student project deliverables. Weekly office hours for project feedback and questions.

Architectural Intern

Tighe Architecture, Los Angeles, CA

• Worked on House of Lebanon. Researched the social and cultural context of Lebanon, collected information and cases, provided theoretical and practical references for the project's concept. Participated in façade design and used Grasshopper to build 10 façade schemes for comparison.

• Worked on CloverdaleCo-Living,Court,Larrabee,Barranca. Optimized 3D models for projects, created Rhino model files for 3D printing and laser cutting, made physical models, expanded company's physical model exhibition.

• Organized and summarized all the company's past projects, independently designed and produced a portfolio for each project, and participated in the 2022 AIA LA Design Awards submission.

• Participated in the management of social media accounts including the company website and Instagram, created project animations and short videos using After Effects, Instagram followers increasing from 7,000 to 10,000 during the operation period.

Class Assistant of Contemporary Architectural Theory Course

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

• Assisted professor in organizing the course syllabus and participated in grading, collected and supplemented reading materials for the course, conducted extracurricular Q&A for students.

Architectural Intern

Homedale Urban Planning & Architect, Beijing, China

• Collected and studied relevant building codes and used AutoCAD to check WIP design and immediately modified the parts that did not comply with the codes.

• Participated in site analysis of a new residential apartment project in Hebei, analyzed current traffic situation and neighbor programing around the site, independently conduct preliminary research, presentation and text integration.

WORK EXPERIENCE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2020-2023 ARCH Grant Scholarship, USC School of Architecture

• 2022 Healthcare Design Topic Studio Award, USC School of Architecture

• Work selected for The Blueprint 2022 Exhibition, USC School of Architecture

• Director' s Choice Recognition in The HOME Competition 2021, Arch Out Loud

09/2022-12/2022

06/2022-08/2022

01/2022-05/2022

01/2019-02/2019

2020-2023

12/2022

03/2022

12/2021