Alvin Huang
Alvin Huang is a Chinese-American architect, educator, and designer based in Los Angeles, California. He is the founder of Synthesis Design + Architecture and an associate professor at the USC School of Architecture. In 2020, he was appointed the Director of Graduate & Post-professional Architecture at the USC School of Architecture.
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Alvin Huang is a Chinese-American architect, educator, and designer based in Los Angeles, California. He is the founder of Synthesis Design + Architecture and an associate professor at the USC School of Architecture. In 2020, he was appointed the Director of Graduate & Post-professional Architecture at the USC School of Architecture.
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Huang received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California in 1998 and his Master of Architecture from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in 2004. Prior to establishing Synthesis Design + Architecture in Los Angeles, California, he worked for AECOM in the U.S. and further on for the architectural practices of Zaha Hadid Architects, AL A and Future Systems in London, UK.
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Notable projects include Data Moire for IBM Watson (2016), Durotaxis Chair for Stratasys (2014), Pure Tension Pavilion for Volvo Cars (2014), the Groove at CentralWorld in Bangkok (2013), and the DRL10 Pavilion in London (2008). During the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020, he spearheaded a grassroots effort known as Operation PPE, mobilizing over 300 architects, engineers, students and other volunteers throughout Southern California to 3D print personal protective equipment for medical professionals on the front lines.
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He has received numerous honors and awards including the 2016 AEP Young Architects Award by the American Institute of Architects California Council, 2015 R+D Award by Architect Magazine, and 2014 ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
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- 1.SDA Synthesis Design. synthesis-dna.com.
- 2.Alvin Huang. USC School of Architecture.
- 3.University of Southern California School of Architecture Appoints Two New Program Directors. architectmagazine.com. 2 March 2020.
- 4.AA School. www.aaschool.ac.uk.
- 5.As Principal of a Small Firm, Founder of Synthesis Design + Architecture Alvin Huang Says You Always Have to be Hunting. Archinect.
- 6.Awards aplenty come to USC Architecture's Alvin Huang. USC News. 2014-03-05.
- 7.2016 AEP Award Recipients Let's Recognize the Value of Design.
- 8.Award: Pure Tension Pavilion. architectmagazine.com. 20 July 2015.
- 9.ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award. acsa-arch.org.
- 10.SDA designs moiré-patterned wall for IBM Watson Experience Center. Archpaper.com. 2017-08-22.
- 11.O'Neal, Bridget Butler. Synthesis Architects & Stratasys Work Together on 3D Printed Ergonomic Rocking Chair. 3DPrint.com The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing. 2015-03-16.
- 12.Synthesis Design + Architecture's Pure Tension Pavilion Hits the Road for Volvo. Archpaper.com. 2013-12-16.
- 13.Get your Groove on in Bangkok. beta.worldarchitecturenews.com.
- 14.From Julia Louis-Dreyfus' house to N95-like masks: Architects join the COVID-19 fight. Los Angeles Times. 2020-04-07.
- 15.Architects Are 3D Printing Protective Gear for Healthcare Workers. Built In.
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