SIWEN MA

sma1@gsd.harvard.edu

857-253-8556
255 Beacon Street, 4B, Somerville, MA 02143

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Harvard University Graduate School of Design Cambridge, MA
2015-2018 Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD)

GSD Studio Abroad Teaching Assistant | Career Discovery Program Assistant

Southeast University School of Architecture Nanjing, China
2010-2015 Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)

GPA 3.89/4.00 | Ranked Top 5 students in Architecture Department

Iowa State University College of Design Ames, IA

2014-2015 CSC Scholarship for distinguished students in Abroad Program

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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Winter Intern | 2017, Chicago, IL, USA

Shadowing the projects and group meetings in URBAN DESIGN + PLANNING Group | Interviewing directors and partners (http://www.som.com/news/som_womens_initiative_hosts_sixth_annual_winter_internship_program)

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Bushwang LLC Summer Intern | 2016, Cambridge, MA, USA 

Schematic design of a health-care project | Modeling of a renovated office building | Interior design and renderings of an office building | Animations of a renovated office interior space

Toyo Ito's GSD Studio Abroad Teaching Assistant | 2016, Tokyo, Japan

Coordinated Harvard GSD 2016 Fall Studio abroad in Tokyo, including one studio and two lectures | Photographing studio

activities and updating weekly blogs on Tumblr (http://gsdstudioabroad.tumblr.com/page/2)

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Harvard GSD Career Discovery Program Assistant | 2016, Cambridge, MA, USA

Coordinated Harvard GSD Career Discover of 2016 Summer | Design of booklets, maps and posters

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Atelier Zhanglei Summer Intern | 2014, Nanjing, China

Design of school buildings | 3D Modeling and schematic drawings of a campus master plan | Hand-made models for presentations/exhibitions

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Beijing SJAT Inc. Part Time and Summer Intern | 2012-2014, Beijing/Xi'an, China

Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Documents of a commercial street | Modeling and Schematic Design of a company's canteen | Schematic Design and Construction Documents of a residential neighborhood | Schematic Design of a dormitory and school building's facades | Presentations for competitions and clients

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Pia Simmendinger Summer Intern | 2013, Zurich, Switzerland

Design of a garden staircase | Modeling and Construction Documents | Presentations for clients

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2016 Harvard University Re(Design) Innovation Challenge    2nd Prize
2015 CSC Scholarship    petition for distinguished students' one-year-study abroad program
2014 Jin Baozhen Scholarship    GPA Top 3 students
2013 Shanghai Xiandai Institute Scholarship    1st Prize for distinguished studio work

2012 Ya Dong Scholarship GPA Top 5 students