YOU CHEN

Born Fujian, China

During my university year, I have gained experience in various digital modelling and rendering software, such as Rhino, SketchUp, Blender, Lumion and Vray, and I am especially familiar with Rhino in collaboration with Lumion. I have honed other skills throughout the development of my design projects such as physical model making, hand drawing, CAD, Photoshop and Illustrator. I gradually came to appreciate the sensuality in architecture and became interested in the phenomenology of architecture and the architectural atmosphere. At this point, I realised that the core value, methods and problem-solving ideas in design have to be rational and critical. However, I feel that the ultimate motive of architecture is to present a design that connects and touches the audience's heartstrings.