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STUDIO JO COOK

Computational Design Leader · Manchester, UK

• Assisted with UK domestic retrofit projects, developing design details and retrofit proposals.
• Helped establish and record architecture software tutorials for an online learning platform.
• Developed research and computational design tests for a studio-led Old Trafford Stadium concept study, exploring form, seating, masterplanning and landscape.
• Worked on a concept design bid for Adanola's new office space, producing spatial studies, concept models and visualisations.

URBANUS

Intern Architect (Urban Design Department) · Shenzhen, China

• Assisted with research and urban design for the Hubei Integrated Urban Renewal Area.
• Conducted site research and case study analysis for the Huaqiangbei Spatial Innovation Urban Design Workshop.
• Prepared research diagrams, visualisations, digital models and physical models for the Dongguan Binhai Cultural District International Design Competition.

Fuzhou Huilong Construction Engineering Management Co., Ltd.

Architectural Assistant · Fuzhou, China

• Assisted with early-stage research and concept design for education and commercial projects, producing analytical diagrams, models and visualisations to support design development and presentations.

Manchester School of Architecture

Master of Architecture (MArch)

Developed computational design and evaluation tools for climate-responsive urban design in Trafford Park. Designed an integrated circuit incubator through adaptive reuse in Rochdale, focusing on modular construction and technical detailing. Researched programmable materials for dynamic architectural shading.

University of Liverpool

Architecture BA (Hons)

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

BEng Architecture