Shaoan dedicates to his works in finding new relationship between cities and architectures. He wants to explore more about the intersection of urban planning, urban design and architecture, seeking different possibilities in urbanized environments. He believes the value that mixed-use developments and transit developments will bring positive impacts, in terms of social interaction and environmental resilience to a city. 


Education
Aug 2019 - May 2021
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 

• Master of City Planning, Urban Design Concentration
• Certificate of Real Estate Design & Development

Sep 2011 - May 2017
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 

• Bachelor of Architecture
• Exchange Student Program in National University of Singapore
  

Relevant Experience
Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

• Futurepolis, Philadelphia, PA
  Landscape Intern

Sep 2017 - Jul 2019

• Shu Chang & associates, architects, Taipei, Taiwan
• Architectural Designer

Other Experience
May 2021

• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• PennPraxis Design Fellow

Sep 2020 - May 2021

• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Teaching Assistant in Urban Design Fundemental Studio & Public Realm Studio

Honors & Awards
May 2021

• 2021 Graduation Award, Department of City and Regional Planning
  David Crane Award, University of Pennsylvania

Feb 2021

• 2021 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards Student Competition
  
• First Prize,  University of Pennsylvania, team of four

Skills
Languages

• Mandarin Chinese(native)
  
• Simplified Chinese(advanced)
  
• English (advanced)
  
• Korean (advanced)

2D Visualization

• AutoCAD / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe Photoshop
  
• Adobe InDesign / Revit

3D Modeling & Rendering

• Sketchup / Rhino / Lumion  / V-Ray  / Enscape

Other Software

• ArcGIS / Microsoft Word  / Microsoft Powerpoint / Microsoft Excel