515-735-8527 [email protected] [email protected] https://www.yiqizhao.design YIQI ZHAO EDUCATION Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA | 2018 - 2020 Master of Design Studies in Technology, Cross-registered at MIT (4.0/4.0) Iowa State University, Ames, IA | 2013 - 2018 (3.67/4.0) Bachelor of Architecture EXPERIENCE Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute Fellow, Harvard, Cambridge, MA | 2018.09 -present Peer-led leadership development across the university based on the Young President’s Organization(YPO). Summer Architecture Intern, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, IL, USA | 2018.06 - 08 KL Midtown | Participated through Schematic Design. Produced architecture models with Revit; VR models with enscape real-time rendering for every daily meeting; diagrams, drawings with Adobe Suites; renderings and digital models with Rhino and 3dsMax; presentation and meeting visuals with Adobe and Microsoft Suites; physical models. Created a research-based climate tool for high performance building design together with SOM group Blackbox. The climate tool was created with various of computational methods, code, plug-ins. Lincoln C ommon | Participated through Construction Administration. Participated in site observations for window wall testing. Produced reports for window wall performance. Participated in communication with contractors and RFI answers. Core Program Peer Mentor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA | 2017.08 - 12 Taught 40 freshman year students in Core course Design Studio I. Summer Architecture Intern, DLR Group, Des Moines, IA, USA | 2017.05 - 08 University of Iowa - Burge Hall Renovation | Produced architecture models with Revit and Rhino; diagrams, posters with Adobe Suites. Ft. Madison New PK-3 Elementary School | Designed and produced five videos and posters with Adobe Suites. Square Meal | Held two Square Meal lunch-learn lectures. Iowa K-12 Districts | Produced data visualization interactive maps with Power BI, arcGIS. Droneport | Designed and produced 3dprinting facade samples with Rhino, Print Studio and Autodesk Printer. Egerton master planning | Created 100-year master maps with Adobe Suites. Texas State University Alkek Library | Designed and produced section and plan drawings with Revit and Adobe Suites. Official Interpreter, Odyssey of the Mind World Finals 2016, Ames, IA, USA | 2016.07 Assisted 20 participants with simultaneous interpretation, written translation and technical issue consultation during and after the Competition for three days, 8 hours per day. Summer Architecture Intern, Zhejiang Jiangong Building Design Institute, Hangzhou, China | 2015.06 - 08 Deqing County Rural Architecture Style Control | Participated in Cultural research and Concept Design. Produced power points, architecture drawings with AutoCAD and Adobe Suites. Documented client meetings. Founding Member and Lecturer, Zaofeng Design Studio, Web-based, China | 2012.06 - Present Advocated multi-media drawing methods in the field of Concept Arts, Illustration, and Comics. Produced digital and hand drawing tutorials and graphic design tutorials. AWARDS & Both/And: Fabricating Potentials | 2018 - 2019 Projects selected by Shelby Doyle in ISU CCL’s public lectures, ACADIA conferences and exhibitions in RISD Architecture and Utah SOA. PUBLICATIONS Iowa State University Cum Laude (Graduate with Distinction) | 2018.05 2018 Symposium on Undergraduate Research & Creative Expression | 2018.04 ArchDaily: The 80 Best Architecture Drawings of 2017 | 2017.08.28 The ArchDaily team selected the 80 best architecture drawings from across globe. Map “Historical Observation” was selected the axon drawings catalog. DLR Group Prize $1,500 | 2016 Academic project SkySculpture won the DLR Group Prize from roughly 100 other participants. RESEARCH Preservation & Cultural Heritage with technological Innovation, Praha, Czechia; London, UK | 2017 - 2018 Association: United States Department of State | US Embassy in Prague and London COLLABORATION Provided multimedia interpretation of Villa Petschek in Prague, the Official Residence of the American Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Winfield House in London, the Official Residence of the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, with new methodology of historic preservation incorporating Lidar Scanning, Videography, VR technology, Website Interface, Digi-fab, and Art Theory. SOFTWARES Autodesk Revit (Dynamo) Adobe Photoshop Tableau 3dsMax/Maya Adobe Illustrator Power BI Rhino (Grasshopper-C#-Python) Adobe InDesign ArcGIS Vray/Mental Ray/Lumion/Enscape Adobe Lightroom/After Effects Microsoft Office Unity3D(with C#)/Cinema 4D/ Adobe Premiere Houdini /Blender Final Cut Sketch/inVision SKILLS Arduino/Raseberripi Additive Manufacturing(robotics...etc.) Machine Learning(GAN/RNN/ PROTOTYPING Processing CNC/Waterjet/Lasercut/Welding CNN/VAE) FIELDS Openframeworks Casting Iron/Concrete/Plaster/Rockite Responsive Environment MIDI(Music Computation)/MAX MSP LiDar Scanning Material System/Smart Material Javascript/C#/Python/R/HTML/ VR/AR/XR/Drone Technology Human Computer Interaction CSS/ios sdk Photography/Filming/360 filming Human Augmentation Tangible Data Visualization Wood Shop/Physical Modeling User Interface Sensor Wearable Projection/Mapping Sketching/Painting Synthetic Biology Ceramic Works Cognitive Science/Brain Science.