About Me.
HAORAN (VENTURA) ZHANG
An aspiring future architect, designer, photographer and musician.
Bachelor of Architecture & Master of Architecture
The University of Sydney
Software - Revit, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper (Basic Computational Design, Kuka PLC), Sketchup, AutoCAD, Enscape, Lumion, QGIS, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom Classic, Premiere Pro)
Fluent in 4 languages - Superior English/ Native Cantonese/ Native Mandarin/Teo-Swa（Chaoshan Min）
Education
AUG 2022 - JUL 2024
Master in Architecture
The University of Sydney
• Average mark (WAM): 82.5
• Granted Vice Chancellor's Global Mobility Scholarship
• Nominated the Noel Chettle Memorial Art Prize
FEB 2019 - JAN 2021
Bachelor Design in Architecture
The University of Sydney
• Graduation year average mark (WAM): 77
• Core Units: Design Studio, Architecture History, Architecture Technology, Art Process
• Elective Units: Design Thinking, Innovative Building Structure, Digital & Film Photography
Summer 2008 - Summer 2018
Drawing Apprentus
Huaqu Art Studio
• Practiced classical painting in various media
Professional Practice
OCT 2022 - APR 2023
FEB 2022 - JUL 2022
JAN 2021 - FEB 2021
PSEC Project Services, Sydney, Australia
Architectural Design & Research Institute of SCUT Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China
Poly Global, Sydney, Australia
Achievements
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Granted Vice Chancellor's Global Mobility Scholarship for Berlin studio program "What Can Architecture Do?" at ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, in November 2023.
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Featured among 4 designers in the article 'Berlin-Australien Transfer: Entwürfe für ein Restitutionszentrum' published by Baunetz-campus in December 2023.
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Selected for exhibition at the Australian Embassy in Berlin from November 2023 to January 2024.
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Presented architecture photography in a symposium series at T+Y Studio, South China University of Technology (SCUT), 2024
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Nominated for the Noel Chettle Memorial Art Prize, Physical model and photography work selected for a 2-month exhibition at the faculty building, 2022.
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Product designer for La Foundary - a startup pioneering biomaterials development from organic waste since 2023.
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Graphic designer for the art exhibition ‘YI’ of USYD China Development Society, 2021.
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Graphic designer for the visual art department of Guangdong Experimental High School from 2015 to 2019.
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Event Coordinator and graphic designer for yearly high school events, curated 2 art festivals, 3 sports festivals, 2 music festivals, and the graduation ceremony.