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Associates, which I learned of through your website. After working on a case study of
Kengo Kuma in one of the architecture courses, I find myself very inspired by the concepts
and sensibilities that expressed in Kengo Kuma's works. Therefore, I am enthusiastic about
learning more from real practice, which is, working in Kengo Kuma's office. In addition, I
would like to experience another culture and appreciate many architecture masterpieces in
Japan.
I am currently a senior at University of Toronto, Canada; and I expect to graduate this June.
During the past few years, I have developed my skills of conceptual thinking as well as
practical programming through a series of architectural design and representation studios.
The courses I took in fine art history, architecture theory and film studies have broadened
my scope of knowledge. I am a quick learner, and always be able to perform well under
pressure. I am good at drafting, graphic presentations, and model making. The attached
portfolio presents a selection of my academic and personal works.
If I have the opportunity to intern at Kengo Kuma and Associates, I will very much enjoy
working at different scale levels; and I will like to make a 10- months-commitment to work
full-time (preferably August 2009-June 2010). I will use the next few months to learn
Japanese so that I will be able to better assist your work and communicate with colleagues.
I believe my education, skills, determination and passion will well match your requirements;
and your office will lead me to great advancement in architectural design.
Thank you for your patient and consideration and I look forward to hearing from you. I
would like to have a phone interview, and feel free to contact me by phone or email if I can
provide additional information.
Sincerely yours,
Fei Chen
Fei Chen
1208-2360 Dundas St. West
Toronto,Ontario M6P 4B2
416-878-8340
haorencf@gmail.com
Accomplishments:
creative
artistic
analytical
computers
teamwork
communications
Introduction to Architecture
A comprehensive introduction to the discipline, art and profession of architecture using
case studies, both historical and contemporary, local and international.
Contemporary Architecture
An introductory survey of contemporary international architecture that examines how
design is responding to technological change, environmental degradation, accelerating
globalization of economy and media, and the politics of regional and cultural identity.
Architectural Design I
Introduction to architectural design conducted in a studio setting using a series of design
projects that develop students’ understanding of and skills with fundamental aspects of
designing buildings and their environments.
Architectural Design II
A second introduction to architectural design conducted in a studio setting using a series of
design projects that develop students’ understanding of and skills with fundamental
aspects of designing buildings and their environments.
Architectural Representation I
An introduction to architectural drawing and representation in various media.
Architectural Representation II
An introduction to the history, theory and present state of building technology in the
context of architectural design.
The Rise and Fall of the Modernist Empire c. 1900 to the Present
An introduction to the consolidation of Modernist tendencies in Europe to the mid 20th
century and to the many contemporary responses to these achievements. Individual artists,
including Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, and Matthew Barney are considered in their
relationship to various art movements and the theories that supported them, including
Expressionism; Abstraction and Constructivism; Dada and Surrealism; Neue Sachlichkeit;
Abstract Expressionism; Pop; Conceptual Art; Earth Art; Feminist Art; Postmodernism;
New Media Art.
Introduction to Physics I
Topics include: momentum, energy, force, work, power, angular momentum, classical
kinematics & dynamics, friction, thermal properties, gases, liquids, viscosity.
Introduction to Physics II
Topics include: oscillations, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, special relativity.
Academic
-Toronto Island Project
Land art
Island school Re-design
-Animated space
-Park keeper’s house
Personal
-New DX (in process)
-Material Study: Iron scarf
-Sketches
-Photography
Fei Chen
[ TORONTO ISLAND PROJECT ]
Photo collage: Motifs
This site planning was developed with another group member: Li Cheng.
sports field
outdoor arts
day school
vegetation field
observatory
Reading room/
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Bird watching station
Lower floor
Dorm for teachers
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Office
Lower floor
Wetland
Experiment field Upper floor
Boathouse/Cafeteria
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Wetland studies area
This wetland study area is a site for natural phenomenon observation/experiment
and regular science curriculum. A bird watching station was situated right on the
tip of a small island, aimed to minimize human’s intervention to the birds’ habitat. A
deck span over the island and peninsula was elevated like a bridge. It shortened the
distance of travel, and the holes on the deck also created plots for wetland studies. SECTION 3
Started from analyzing the formal property of an equipment/prosthetic, a running shoe was studied thoroughly through sections, the
flexibility of the shoe was specifically explored. The motion of crouch start empasizes the movement of foot as well as the transmog-
rification of the running shoe.This motion was further distilled into a series of abstract forms, which represent both the course and the
notion of acceleration. A structual model was developed based on previous study, and was rounded into a architectural space; in this
case, a bridge on the creek. The bridge expresses the notion of promenade.
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create unconventional path
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Personal artwork-Sketch
Riverside
Sketch in pencil
Personal artwork-Sketch
Personal artwork-Photography