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Vence(Wenzhuo) Cai

As a Master of Architecture student at the University of California, Berkeley, I am passionate about exploring the intersections of architecture, design prototyping, and digital fabrication. I have a Bachelor degree in architecture from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. See more details, follow my online portfolio.

Contact me at wenzhuo_cai@berkeley.edu
Tel: 510-393-6849

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EDUCATION

UC Berkeley2025 Expected

College of Environmental Design(CED)

Master of Architecture(2-year program), Expected

Huazhong University of Science and Technology09/2018 - 06/2023

School of Architecture and Urban Planning

Degree: Bachelor of Architecture

GPA: 3.86/4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Center for the Built Environment (CBE)09/2023 - Present

Student Research Assistant, Part time, UC Berkeley

Role: Climate data LLM back-end development research

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)06/2023 - 08/2023, 10/2023 - Present

Architectural Intern, Full time / Part time, San Francisco

Role: Grasshopper components development, Front-end development

Reform Architect Firm07/2021 - 08/2021

Architecture Intern, Full Time, Remote

Role: helped with parametric facade design and rationalization of elevation and construction docking

META Architectural Firm09/2022 - 10/2022, 01/2021 - 03/2021

Architecture Intern, Full time, Wuhan

Role: helped with initial design and deepening of the pop-up store program, presentation communicating with client, helped with residential floor plan design

SKILLS

Adobe PS, Adobe AI, Adobe ID, Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray, Twinmotion, Office 365, Python, C#, Javascript, HTML, Processing, Figma

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

China-Brazil Joint Design Studio02/2023 - 06/2023

Huazhong University of Science and Technology(China), UFMG(Brazil)

Topic: Urban design driven by HSR construction and rural development

DigitalFuture06/2021 - 07/2021, 06/2023 - 07/2023

Tongji University

Topic: 2021 Air Filled Membrane Structure Room Sprayed by Mechanical Arm

2023 AIGC-driven design: integrated digital design and manufacturing based on NeRF 3D reconstruction technology

HONORS

Honorable Mention - Brise-Vent Havre International Design Competition10/2024

Veil of Liberation_Le Havre Human Rights Museum

First Prize - Cube design_The 19th Architectural Talent Award03/2023

Vertical Housing in Minzhong District

Winner - Archtwist Regeneration Competition07/2022

Architectural Heritage Preservation Competition

Finalist Mention - Movable Chair International Design Competition06/2022

Public Space Renovation Removable Seating Competition

Honorable Mention - YAC Cultural Staion Competition11/2021

Cultural Transformation of The Old Station

Bronze Award - Exhibition of Architectural Design in developing Country05/2021

Collection of Competition Proposals From Developing Countries

Honorable Mention - Tianhua International Architectural Design04/2021

The Competition for residential space in the post-epidemic era