PORTFOLIOTAI-LI LEE

Despite one hundred and eighty pounds of biological compounds, what else am I made of? A soul that deviates from the metaphysics? Or souls that schizophrenize? But what is a Soul? Is it a mystically and metaphysically charged entity? Or is it just another body relatively transparent to us?

Nor absolute question neither answer exist. However, some paths or selections do relatively weigh more than the other: Neither soul nor sign is singular and constant: they initiate, mu-tate, and wither in a continuous yet non-linear manner.

If Sign is a bracket [ ] , a temporal capture of the perceivable yet incomprehensible reality, than Design will probably a trajectory that is defi ned by { [ ], [ ], [ ], .....}

So to myself; instead of being included in an spatial-temporal fi xation, I want to be included in an exclusion that fl oods constantly into the other. Instead of being signed by glories, com-forts, and rewards. I want to be signed and de-signed limitlessly, and look for souls that arent available and bodies that arent embodied.

BIO

EXPERIENCE

1987 - Born in Taiwan.

2005 - East Los Angeles Community College2008 - AIA California 2 x 8 Exhibition 3 rd Prize2008 - AIA Los Angeles Chapter 1:2 Student Competition 1st Prize2008 - KJMU Competition Entry

2008 - Pratt Institute2008 - Arch 101 Critic: Adam Dayem2009 - Arch 202 Critic: Enrique Limon2009 - Better House Competition Entry2009 - Arch 302 Critic: Lonn Comb2009 - Arch 301 Partner: Greg Schielder Critic: Dave Pigram2009 - Crisisfronts: Days and Nights, HK:SZ Biennale Organizer: Michael Chen + Jason Lee2010 - P.S.1 Lux Nova Easton + Combs 2010 - High Bridge Competition Entry2010 - Arch 401 Critics: Karl Chu2010 - Dingbat 2.0 Competition Entry2010 - Cable 8 Competition Entry2010 - Arch 402 Partner: Scott Segal Critics: Ajmal Aqtash + Richard Sarrach2010 - Arcadia Conference: Selected Student Presentation2010 - Crisisfronts Research Studio Partner: Hiram Rodriguez Critics: Michael Chen + Jason Lee2011 - Crisisfronts Studio Partner: Hiram Rodriguez Critics: Michael Chen + Jason Lee2011 - Japanese Shelter Competition Entry2011 - Urban SOS Competition Entry2011 - Why Tall Competition Entry

SIGN

DESIGN

INFRASTRUCTURE

ENVIRONMENT

TECHNOLOGHY

URBANISM

MAPPING

SOCIAL

FORMALISMDECONSTRUCTION

TOPOLOGY

GENERATIVE

BODY

MODULARITY

STRUCTURE

MATERIALITY

PROGRAM

PARAMETRIC

population 1 population 3

population 5 population 7

population 9 population 15

population 25 population 35

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Major Parking Garages

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Lobby in Proximity toMechanic Volume

Major Volume in Proximity to Cable Line / with Elevator Shaft

Extruding Server VolumeAccording to Air Exposure

Units Variation Extending Programs Exterior Circulation Envelope Reducing Wind Load/Turbulence

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south-east orientation

aqueduct

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career development c

movement of water + need of urbanization

movement of vehicals + need of commodities

determined by asymmetrical projection pointscontrol views and density of light penetration

skin members are south-east parellel to avoiddirect heating from summer

performancing art studioauditorium/theater

multi-purposed space

gallery

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Gallery/Mail Room

Landscape Path

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Roof Landscape

Elevator

Stair

Auditorium

Cafeteria/O!ceMain Entrance/Security O!ce

Auditorium/O!ce Entrance/Security O!ce

Steuben St

Grand St

Ground Level Floor Plan

Detail Section C

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First Level Floor Plan

Second Level Floor Plan

Third Level Floor Plan

Fourth Level Floor Plan

G train Station

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Meditation / Rest

Changing / Warm Up

Practice / Fight