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“雅思被取消14次的gap year申请总结”
Yuxuan
Jinling University of Science and Technology
Majored in Architecture
GPA 3.72/4.0
IELTS 7.0
PTE 69
About Yourself:
The gap person who slammed IELTS
He has participated in SA Thematic Courses:
SA OpenProject 251 | 两位耶鲁老师带你一键[双联] The Architectural Diptych
Recent SA Related Courses:
Architectural Technology and Speculation
Contest | Balsa Wood Construction 3.0 (ready to go)
ECA Europe Study Tour | Sustainable and Healthy Cities (Details)
ECA Europe Study Tour | Venice Biennale Unveiled (details)
Architectural Space Discussion: Frontier 4.0 (Coming Soon)
Ergonomics | Human Factors in the Built Environment (Details)
Refactoring Redundancy - Machine Learning as an Aid (Details)
INSPIRELI Contest | Evolved Prison (Anytime Departure)
Residential Design: 10 Habitat 5.0 (Anytime departure)
Cambridge teachers take you to do sustainable design (departure at any time)
Buildner Contest | Let's talk about construction (departing at any time)
Responsive urban infrastructure based on spatial data (ready to go)
Contest | Monument to the Last Nuclear Explosion (Anytime departure)
Exploration of Tropical Building Facades under the Zero-Carbon Goal (Coming Soon)
MVRDV Studio- 威尼斯/鹿特丹（即将开课）
Landscape urbanization
Cambridge teachers take you to do sustainable design (departure at any time)
INSPIRELI Contest | Evolved Prison (Anytime Departure)
Responsive urban infrastructure based on spatial data (ready to go)
ECA Europe Study Tour | Sustainable and Healthy Cities (Details)
MVRDV Studio- 威尼斯/鹿特丹（即将开课）
Admission results
As of today:
University of British Columbia, UBC
MLA
多伦多大学 UToronto
MArch Advanced Standing 奖CAD14,000
UCalgary, University of Calgary
MArch 奖CAD5,400
MLA 奖CAD4,000
UManitoba's
MArch 奖CAD34,000
UMelbourne
MArch
University of Sydney
MArch
Tutors
Long
UBC，MArch
Based in the Vancouver office of Perkins+Will. UBC School of Architecture and Landscape (SALA) Assistant Teacher, Assistant Researcher, Admissions Assistant, responsible for the teaching of Design Media and Design Studio I for the undergraduate program of Architectural Design, and the review and selection of portfolios for admissions. During his studies, he received a Go global travel scholarship and followed Professor Leslie Van Duzer to Europe for continuous study abroad, during which he traveled to major European cities such as Prague, Vienna, Ljubljana, Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Stockholm. Living in Vancouver, a city on the west coast of Canada, his design ideas are deeply influenced by the culture and style of the West Coast, and he is good at the research of regional architectural culture, the use of regional characteristic materials and architectural sustainability. He is good at narrative combing in portfolio guidance, and designing personal stylized and stylized graphic guidance.
Jiayi
Harvard，MAUD
He holds a bachelor's degree in architecture and a master's degree in architecture from Tsinghua University, and a master's degree in urban design from Harvard GSD. During his studies at Tsinghua University, he was awarded several on-campus scholarships and was honored as an outstanding graduate of Tsinghua University, and his design works were nominated for Platform several times during his studies at GSD, and he served as a studio teaching assistant. He has interned at KPF in New York, BIAD in Beijing and other design institutions. He has won the second prize of the Hope Cup, the Best 100 of the China Newcomer Competition, and the finalist of the World Association of Chinese Architects Competition. He is good at integrating architectural design and urban design at different scales, and is good at combining parametric ideas and digital media with traditional design, as well as at organizing and expressing design concepts.
Tracy
USYD，PhD Candidate
In 2019, he graduated from UOM with a master's degree and received PhD offers from 6 QS Top 100 universities. In 20-21, he conducted PhD research at KUL, Belgium and served as a teaching assistant for the master's program of Urbanism, and currently completed the research of PhD in Architectural Computation at USYD, and concurrently served as the TA of the RA and Master of Architecture courses in cooperation with the school and museum projects, and supervised the digital computation related to Grasshopper and Unity. He has published 2 International Journals, 1 Book Chapter, 2 Chinese journals, and led 1 national green building research. His research interests focus on multi-sensory spatial interactive experience and machine learning prediction of user behavior, including GH plug-in development, VR/AR-assisted user research, and AI intelligent design solutions to improve multi-sensory comfort.
Tingxu
UToronto，MArch
He graduated from Central South University with a bachelor's degree in urban and rural planning, and is currently studying at the March 3 program of the University of Toronto (graduating in 2023). During his studies, he worked as a schematic designer in Shanghai Tonghua Architectural Planning and Design Company and CIVIS Design and Consulting Company. The design focuses on exploring the relationship between architecture and the environment, history and culture. I can help you: inspire concepts, brainstorm, sort out logic, draw expression, model making, etc. Familiar with energy-saving and zero-carbon buildings, timber structure buildings, indoor acoustic performance and traditional buildings.
Top 3 reasons to choose to go abroad
1) In the summer vacation of the sophomore to the junior year, I went to a design institute in Nanjing for 3 months for an internship, although this design institute is a relatively easy design institute, but the work done every day is very mechanical, and there is more overtime from time to time, Party A will be bombarded with phone at 11 o'clock in the evening to let you change the drawing.
2) After the outbreak of the epidemic, my college life was spent in lockdown and lockdown from the end of my sophomore year to graduation, and most of it was online classes, and I wanted to feel the real college learning.
3) After the economic downturn after the epidemic, domestic construction employment is very sluggish, and there is more overtime and less pay. In the past, there may have been a chance to run to real estate, but now the real estate has thundered, which has become the last straw that crushed the camel, and now design institutes and firms are laying off a large number of employees and reducing salaries, and the career development of the domestic architecture profession in the future is confused.
Why choose Canada?
Because of Xiangrun, Canada's immigration channels are relatively diverse, providing a variety of immigration pathways for those majoring in architecture, such as EE, Provincial Nominee Program, experience immigration, etc. (Although the nomination policy of the provinces is constantly locked, and the EE score is very high). Canada provides work permits for international students after graduation, and many colleges and universities have co-op programs, so that students can gain work experience in the field of architectural design in Canada to lay the foundation for future immigration applications, and at the same time earn a little pocket money. Moreover, Canada is a multicultural country with a high degree of tolerance for all kinds of groups. At that time, I applied for Australia because the Canadian application was very metaphysical, so I chose Australia as the backup plan, Australia's climate is much better than Canada's, and there is no such terrible tax.
Individual application advantages
1 landing
2 articles published in international journals
2段research
3 internships
Won 17 competitions
Which program do you want to do the most?
UBC and Waterloo's MArch. UBC can't say why, it's just that I like it. Shuilu is because there is co-op. You can adapt to the Canadian working environment in advance and prepare for your future job search.
Keep track of 15 IELTS attempts
●2020.6
Internship in Nanjing
●2021.6
Complete the contest entry Crazy Boxes
● 2021.8
The Beijing competition camp completed its first project, Everything Grows
● 2022.2
Enter SA to start preparing your portfolio
● 2022.3.19
IELTS Test 1 (Cancelled in Nanjing)
● 2022.4.16
IELTS Test 2 (Cancelled in Nanjing)
● 2022.4.21
IELTS Test 3 (Cancelled in Nanjing)
● 2022.4.30
IELTS Test 4 (Cancelled in Nanjing)
● 2022.5
作品集第二个项目Metabolic Mediator
● 2022.6.4
IELTS Test 5 (Chongqing 6.5)
● 2022.7.16
6th IELTS test (cancelled after speaking in Chengdu)
● 2022.8.6
IELTS Test 7 (Xiamen Cancelled)
● 2022.8.20
8th IELTS test (cancelled in Xiamen)
● 2022.9.3
The 9th IELTS test (Chengdu cancelled - Neijiang closed down)
● 2022.9.17
Exam 10 (Chengdu cancelled - Neijiang lockdown)
● 2022.10.8
11th IELTS test (cancelled in Chengdu)
● 2022.10.22
IELTS Test 12 (Cancelled in Nanjing)
● 2022.10
Language scores are not enough to apply to Canada, decide GAP
● 2022.11.5
IELTS Test 13 (Cancelled in Nanjing)
● 2022.12.21
IELTS test 14 (cancelled, there is a red code on the day of the test)
● 2022.12.31
IELTS Test 15 (Cancelled in Nanjing)
● 2023.2.18
英语出成绩7（L6.5 R7 W6 S7.5 写作差0.5）
● 2023.4
Exam PTE 62
● 2023.5
黄山丰梧季落地项目 The Field Pavilion
● 2023.6
Completion of the project
● 2023.7
修改之前竞赛作品 Crazy Boxes
● 2023.8
Internship in Shanghai (thanks to Huo Ran for his letter of recommendation)
● 2023.9
参加SA OP-The Architectural Diptych
● 2023.10
Go back to school to issue certificates, letters of recommendation, and transcripts
● 2023.11-12
完成文书和WritingSample
Exam PTE 69
Complete the application delivery
The central idea of the portfolio
The collection does not have a main melody, it can be said that it is more miscellaneous, renovation, rural construction, planning, public construction have, but almost all of them have implemented two central ideas: Building up a sustainable living environment for residents and ensuring we are making good use of precious land As large-scale top-down planning comes to an end, we are gradually transitioning to bottom-up spatial design, from collectivized spaces to more independent and autonomous spaces, which require more consideration of people's feelings of use.
1. Crazy boxes
This is a competition work in the undergraduate period, and it was finally changed and put into the portfolio. This project is a factory renovation project, through the implantation of frames, to provide residents with a public learning space while preserving the historic building, the model was completed in the gap year, thank you Photographer Zuo for staying up late for two days to help me complete the shooting of this work.
2. The Field Pavilion
In 23 years, he participated in the sub-project of Fengwu Season Rural Action - Tianye Station. The scheme as a whole adopts the form of two symmetrical triangles in the center, with half of the slope made of wood for steps and half of the roof paved with tiles, which naturally distinguishes the post station into two spaces with different temperaments. The footsteps are directly connected to the earth, and light and air penetrate through the gaps in the steps, which is natural and transparent, and the platform is built with logs under the tile surface, and the upper seat is deliberately raised above the head, which is man-made and quiet. Two different spatial experiences are contrasted in the fields and the countryside. We hope that through this concept of "half and half", we can create a rugged and quiet temperament of the field station.
3. In The Name of Rebel’s Soul
In response to the inadequate lockdown and growing discontent, spontaneous demonstrations began to erupt in various places. The rallies became a form of protest against the authorities' handling of the situation, kicking off a standoff between the public and the government. One of these projects is called OP - The Architectural Diptych. The design is a power experience hall that recreates the conflict scene through two different perspectives (public-authority), from gatherings to speeches to conflicts and arrests. In the pavilion, visitors can choose to play the role of an authority or a mass (choose from a variety of circulations), giving them a comprehensive view of the development of the whole event. When visitors step into the building, they feel as if they are witnessing history playing out again. This is not to ask people to make a clear judgment of right and wrong, but to encourage everyone to seek their own understanding.
5. Everything Grows
The last project is a planning project. With the development of modernization, Guli Village is facing the problems of water fragmentation and environmental pollution, which has led to inconvenient transportation for residents and slow production. To solve this problem, I designed a "highway" that could connect residents through the study of slime molds. Slime molds have an instinct to survive, and in the early stages, they reach out with multiple antennae to detect food around them. Once the food is found, the other antennae disappear. Using this mechanism, we can find a fast channel to connect the villagers and speed up the efficiency of material exchange.
最满意的项目：Metabolic Mediators
Metabolic Mediators
Based on the concept of "metabolic media", the renovation project of Longchang apartment community is a social practice to solve the common residential problem of old urban communities in China. To convert waste into energy, a new waste treatment system will be installed within the community, creating a closed-loop virtuous cycle. Secondly, in order to enrich the living experience of residents, more flexible service units will be applied, which will promote spatial diversity, increase the compatibility and accessibility of the community with nearby facilities, and improve the living environment of the old community.
The community service center uses waste as a medium and the building as a carrier to seamlessly integrate recycling systems and service units. Residents collect points by recycling waste and use them to participate in various community activities, creating a virtuous cycle. Residents are encouraged to use the system more often and earn more points as a reward that allows them to enjoy more community services.
How do I decompress during the application process?
Watch the happy puppy poop.
Application experience
I'm not busy in the morning, I panic at night, and I get up in the middle of the night to mend my crotch.
Words to the younger students
The process of making a portfolio is to re-examine yourself, and in the end, you will find that your previous ideas are very naïve, and now when you hear that others use slime algorithms, wool algorithms, and discrete principles, this bunch of fake and empty things will PTSD (although I used to like these non-nutritious things), and there is the narrative that every self-media has to stir up, architecture is architecture, what is the narrative? It's better to make a few experiences of comfortable space and logical circulation, and please stop being moved by yourself (of course, I'm also scolding my former self). I think that whether it is a portfolio or a study work, we should return to the material, space, and structure, so as to provide a better user experience. The handmade model is really important, whether it is the early study or the later presentation, it can be very intuitive to show the project content. Of course, after work, Party A will be my father.
And again, 早点准备英语。
Final thanks
Thank you mom and dad, grandparents for your unconditional love and support.
Thank you, Zuo Baba, for staying up until 5 o'clock for two days 24 hours before graduation and going home to help me shoot the model, sorry for taking up the time you and your friends have a drink. Thank you for every model shoot in the past 5 years and thank you for taking me to Dutar at 12am for treating my stomach pain.
Thank you Yao Zhi for coming to Nanjing from Xiamen to help me carry the lantern during the Dragon Boat Festival, and thank you for never letting me get drenched in the rain after the botanical garden.
Thank you OYJH for this qualified competition partner and great teammates.
Thank you Yu Libin for encouraging me when I was messing around.
Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Long, who has helped me a lot in terms of my portfolio and applying to schools, so that I can find self-confidence when I was not confident, and let me gradually learn more about Canada.
My plants
Fujifujina