Morphing Matter Lab

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Di Wu

Lining Yao

Master Student

SoA & HCII, CMU

Computational Design, Digital Fabrication, Architecture
wudi@cmu.edu

About

Di Wu, a designer & programmer in HCI and architectural field. He is currently the rising second-year master student in Carnegie Mellon University, as well as the research assistant in Morphing Matter Lab, HCII, CMU advised by Prof. Lining Yao. He shows broad interests in computational design(especially in data visualization and game design), digital fabrication, urban & architectural design.

Prior to CMU, Di received his B. ARCH in Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. He was an exchange student in University of California, Berkeley during his undergraduate.

Di is a tea lover and likes cooking.

Education

  • Sep 2021 - Present

    Carnegie Mellon University, MAAD

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2021

    Huazhong University of Science and Technology(HUST), B.ARCH

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

    University of California, Berkeley, Undergraduate Exchange

Awards

  • Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Merit Scholarship (Graduate) in the year of 2022

  • Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Merit Scholarship (Graduate) in the year of 2021

  • 2016-2017 Science and Technology Innovation Scholarship

  • 2016-2017 Outstanding Individual in Technological Innovation

Competition

  • Britain Internation Creative Competition (BICC)-Sliver Award

  • The 9th IDEA-KING International Landscape Planning and Design Competition-International Sliver Award

  • Mirco Housing 2019 Architecture Competition-Top 50

  • 2019 China Architecture Newcomers Competition-Top 100

  • The 12th China University Student Computer Design Competition-National First Prize & First Prize of Central South Division

  • MOONCEPTION 2019 Global Architecture Competition-Special Mention

  • The 3rd "Tianhua Cup" National Architectural Design Competition-National Excellence Award

Social Activities

  • MIT CEO Outreach Membership

  • The 3rd National Campus Construction Alliance (Peking University)

  • Excellent Volunteer of Jianghanguan Museum

  • International Conference on Health Architecture

  • The first members of Hikvision Club in HUST

  • Love Teaching Activities for Children with Alzheimer's Disease

  • Debate Team in School of Architecture and Urban Planning, HUST

  • Department of Materials in School of Architecture and Urban Planning, HUST