Tate Liang

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2027 M.Arch II Harvard GSD ☆ 2025 B.Arch -> The Cooper Union ☆ 2025/2023 Intern -> Diller Scofidio + Renfro ☆ 2024 Intern -> OMA ☆ 2025 -> AIA Medal for Academic Excellence ☆ 2024 ->  KPF Travelling Fellowship ☆ 2024 -> Arthur Thomson AR'64 Thesis Fellowship ☆ 2024 -> AIA New York Eleanor Allwork Scholarship ☆ 2023 -> US D.O.E Solar Decathlon Grand Prize ☆ 2020 -> Swift Student Challenge Winner

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Artigas Concrete Column

Building Technology / Fall 2022
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São Paulo, Brazil
Jaú Bus Terminal / Vilanova Artigas
Professor Sam Anderson
Group Project with Riley Howard, Qrin Park, Zelda Liu, Tina Chang

Artigas’s concrete column splits into four spokes bounded by a tension ring in the top slab, allowing light to enter from above and spreads out the transfer of horizontal forces. Our 1:8 scale model uses a CNC fabricated foam mold, bent rebar and cast concrete to replicate the structural performance of this architectural moment.

We designed multiple layers of foam fitted together into a three part mold enclosing the complex shape. The model is 3ftx3ft at the top and 3inx3in at the base. I lead the project selection, mold & base design and fabrication aspects of the team.A concrete counterweight is placed at the bottom of the wooden base to prevent tipping.