Ariel Hsieh

I am an active team player; I wish to work exclusively with of a group of creative individuals, to originate inventive designs. I am a rational, yet sensible designer; I believe social and environmental awareness are keys to good design. Mostly, I am a keen learner; in search of learning experience and professional development.

EDUCATION:

2008//2009 GSAPP, Columbia University, NY

Master of Science, Architecture and Urban Design

Fall’04 Centre d’Etude d’Architecture & Urbanisme, Saintes, FR

Study Abroad; U.S.C Architecture Program

2001//2006 University of Southern California, CA

Bachelor of Architecture, NAAB Accredited

WORK EXPERIENCE:

May’09//Jun’09 SCAPE/Landscape Architecture LLC, New York, NY

Associate Assistant. Project: Bluewall Center, South Carolina [Schematic Design Phase]

Jan’07//May’08 Tom Marble Architect, Los Angeles, CA

Associate Designer. General practice: architecture & landscape design. Emphasis on ‘residential’ design

Jun’05//Jul’05 MAK Centre, West Hollywood, CA

Student Intern. Assistant to Human Resource Department

May’04//Jul’04 T.P. Bennett LLP, London, UK

Student Intern. Intern to Architecture Division, focusing on‘recreational’ design & project management

ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS:

May’09 Awarded, Post Urbanogragraphy – Study of Post Soviet Cities in Kazakhstan, William Kinne Fellowship, Columbia University

Sep’08 Shortlisted, Exhibited & Published [Submission 236], White House Redux, Storefront for Art & Architecture

Sep’07 Shortlisted, [note] Perennial Garden: New Vision for Brownfield in Downtown Los Angeles, LED Lighting Outdoor Category, Bright LED Competition, Gwangju Design Biennale 2007, Korea [organized by Designboom & Gwangju Design Biennale]

2002//2008 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA > Volunteer. Assistant to General Office & Special Events

SKILLS:

Advance knowledge in major computer programs [PC/MAC]:

Architecture// 3DS Max, AutoCAD, GIS, Rhino, Revit, Sketch-up, Vectorworks Adobe// Flash, Dreamweaver, In-Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier Microsoft Office// Excel, Power-Point, Publisher, Word

Excellence in hand-illustration [pencil, ink, charcoal, water-colour] and 2D visual design.

Fluent in English & Mandarin. Basic understanding of Japanese & French.