Thesis: Cal Poly Architecture

With supportive professors and a humanitarian organization and professional mentors to keep me on my feet, I am proud to present the longest project I've ever worked on, the Dream Soccer Academy.

ArchitectureSophia LiuJuly 5, 2017cal poly architecture, architecture, architecture school, landscape architecture, engineering, cal poly proud, thesis, dream soccer academy, bachelor of architecture, school Comment

Vellum Furniture Competition

I've never been so proud of an architecture project of mine. A hand-crafted project requires so much time, energy, and passion. This Copper Pipe Chair was truly a labor of love.

Jenga Chair

Carmen and I teamed up for the Inhabitable Object Project, where we built a prototype of a social chair out of 2x3 dimensional lumber.

ArchitectureSophia LiuMarch 17, 2016architecture, architecture school, project, school, caed, studio, cal poly architecture, chair, jenga chair, carmen, woodComment

Europe Week Fourteen: Drawing Italy

Art, ArchitectureSophia LiuDecember 13, 2015europe, rome, romeinfourmonths, study abroad, drawing, sketching, watercolor, paint, art, architecture, architecture school, cal poly, school Comment

Europe Week Ten: Venice

As one who obsesses over any place near a body of water and has coined the hashtag #waterandaview to memorialize every place I love, I couldn't wait to visit this floating gem of a city.

TravelSophia LiuNovember 8, 2015venice, veneto, italy, romeinfourmonths, europe, venetian, gondola, murano, brion cemetery, nardini grappa distillery, architecture school, querini stampalia, peggy guggenheim collection, travel, travel diary, street photographyComment

Europe Week Nine: Urban Design

My project acknowledges reuse, and focuses on opening up the enclosed courtyard and introducing green space that would allow pedestrians to move through and explore the surrounding context, which include the old slaughterhouse, a portion of Rome's ancient Aurelian walls, and more.

ArchitectureSophia LiuOctober 31, 2015architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, urban planning, rome, romeinfourmonths, school, cal poly architecture, architecture school Comment