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Alice Fang

Alice Fang

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Alice Fang is a Columbia University GSAPP student in the Masters of Architecture program expected to graduate in May 2021. She received her Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies and Business Administration Minor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2018. During her senior year, she lived one year in Barcelona to study at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ETSAV).

She currently works as a Teaching Assistant for the graduate-level design studio at GSAPP, co-leads the student organization LatinGSAPP, collaborates as an editor for Patio, and has most recently worked as a design intern at MODU, Brooklyn.

Elsewhere:

Employment 

MODU, New York, NY, US, Design Intern

Collaborated on the design of a pandemic-responsive adaptable module that merges nature and technology. The initiative proposes the client, function, material, and construction that was successfully pitched to investors.

Contributed to the conceptual design through iterative massing proposals in Rhino/Enscape and drafted CD sets on AutoCAD for a residential project in Brooklyn that explores ideas of outdoor rooms.

Created mapping visual representations for a book that questions the boundaries of public spaces in NYC through the lens of current protests and the pandemic using GIS, Rhino, and Illustrator.

Jun 2020 - current
 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Graduate Studio Teaching Assistant

Assisted in mediating the vision of 10 first-year M.Arch students and the feedback of Prof. Blacksher requiring critical thinking and interpersonal communication.

Provided tutorials of software and fabrication tools, critiqued in deskcrits/pinups, coordinated the logistics and graphics for reviews, and sent debriefs after every help session held twice a week.

Aug 2019 - current
 

Wall Art Decorações, São Paulo, BR, International Marketing Associate

Led yearly travels to Heimtextil, Germany (International Trade Fair for Home and Contract Textiles) to advertise the value of the brand, select new products, and negotiate conditions with suppliers.

Jan 2018 - current
 

GSAPP Fabrication Shop, New York, NY, US, Maker Space Monitor

Mentored customers on fabrication techniques using laser cutting machines, vacuum forming machines, and 3D Printers.

Troubleshot technical machine issues while ensuring a positive and comfortable environment for customer’s safety and creativity.

Aug 2018 - May 2020
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, MArch, Architecture

Recipient of the M.Arch Program Scholarship, 08.18 – 05.21: Most qualified applicants with the potential to excel in and contribute to GSAPP’s culture.

Sep 2018 - May 2021
 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, US, BArch, Architectural Studies

Minor in Business Administration, 05.18
Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Study Abroad, 08.17 – 05.18

Aug 2013 - May 2018
 

Awards 

Warming Competition & Publication (Arch Out Loud), Honorable Mention

Students and professionals submit projects that respond to our changing climate and the environment.

2020
 

Buell Center’s 2019 Paris Prize, 1st Place

Best project that complies with, interpreting, and critically extending the terms and spirit of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

2019
 

Edward C. Earl Prizes, 1st Place

Prizes are awarded for excellence and creativity in the final studio project among 100 students.

2019
 

Sesquicentennial Design Competition, 1st Place

Interdisciplinary teams created designs for campus installations that celebrated 150 years of the University’s achievements.

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills