I’m Kaiwen Liu, an architecture student at Pratt Institute who started out building impossible cities in Minecraft — a hobby that grew into a studio of 150K+ followers and, eventually, a reason to study the real thing. My work lives where architectural representation, AI-augmented design, and urban housing meet.

我是刘铠闻,普瑞特艺术学院的建筑学生。最初只是在 Minecraft 里搭建“不可能的城市”,后来做成了 15 万+ 粉丝的工作室,也最终成了我学建筑的理由。我的作品关注建筑表现、AI 增强设计与城市住宅的交汇。

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Kaiwen Liu 刘铠闻

kliu15@pratt.edu
+1 332 276 8727
New York, NY 纽约

Research interests · 研究兴趣:
Architectural representation · AI-augmented design · Urban typology & housing
建筑表现 · AI 增强设计 · 城市类型学与住宅

Education 教育

Aug 2023 – Present · Expected May 2028 · 2023.8 至今 · 预计 2028.5 毕业

Pratt Institute, School of Architecture · 普瑞特艺术学院 建筑学院

  • Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch); Minor in Construction Management · 建筑学学士;施工管理辅修
  • GPA 3.80 / 4.00 · President’s List every semester · 历学期院长名单
2024 · 2026

Harvard GSD — Design Discovery · 哈佛设计学院 Design Discovery(线上 2024;在校 2026)

Teaching & Academic 教学与学术

Jan 2026 – Present · 2026.1 至今

Studio Mentor — ARCH 202 (Prof. Maria Vrdoljak) · 设计课助教

  • Supported intermediate design instruction; spatial systems & tectonic logic · 协助中级设计教学;空间系统与建构逻辑
  • Instructed Adobe Illustrator and D5 Render · 指导 Illustrator 与 D5 渲染
Sep 2025 – Present · 2025.9 至今

Structure Tutor · 结构课辅导

  • One-on-one and group tutoring; statics and steel structure · 一对一与小组辅导;静力学与钢结构
Jan 2025 – Present · 2025.1 至今

Studio Mentor — ARCH 101 & 102 (Prof. Meg Kalinowski) · 设计课助教

  • Model-making, Rhino modeling, drawing organization, review prep · 模型制作、Rhino 建模、图纸组织、评图准备

Professional Experience 职业经历

Apr 2026 – Jul 2026 · 2026.4–7

Design Collaborator (project-based) · line+ (Hangzhou) · 项目制设计合作 · 澜加(杭州)

  • Independent, project-based collaboration supporting line+ on US-facing work · 独立项目制合作,协助 line+ 的北美相关工作
  • Production drawings, 3D modeling, AI-assisted rendering & design research · 施工图、三维建模、AI 辅助渲染与设计研究
  • North American precedent & market research; bilingual coordination · 北美案例与市场研究;双语协调
May 2025 – Aug 2025 · 2025.5–8

Assistant Architect — CROSSBOUNDARIES, Beijing · 助理建筑师 · 北京

  • Yijing Clubhouse, Beijing Olympic Park — visualization & interior design · 奥林匹克公园易境会所 — 可视化与室内设计
Jun 2024 – Jul 2024 · 2024.6–7

Assistant Architect — COSMOS Design, Shanghai · 助理建筑师 · 上海

  • Hebei Wudang Resort — concept & visualization (Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI) · 河北武当度假区 — 概念与可视化

Awards & Honors 奖项与荣誉

May 2026

Michael Hollander Award — Honorable Mention in Drawing · 迈克尔·霍兰德绘图奖 荣誉提名

May 2025

Portugal Vez River SPA Competition — Shortlisted Finalist (Team Leader) · 葡萄牙 Vez 河 SPA 竞赛 入围(组长)

Jan 2025

The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial — Shortlisted Finalist (Team Leader) · 最后一颗核弹纪念馆 入围(组长)

Dec 2024

Roof–Ground Hybrid Integration Award — Harlem Bathhouse (Best Project) · 屋面—地面整合奖 · 哈林浴场(年级最佳)

May 2024

Michael Hollander Award for Excellence in Drawing · 迈克尔·霍兰德绘图卓越奖

  • Best drawing among all first-year students; selected for permanent School collection · 一年级最佳绘图;入选学院永久收藏
2023 · 2026

Studio Archive Prize ×2 — Technics & ARCH 302, Pratt · 课程档案奖 ×2

Research & Activities 研究与活动

May 2026

Exhibition Designer — “The Air We Breathe,” BronxArtSpace · 展览设计师

  • Two-week exhibition on locally sourced, low-carbon building materials (Mothers on the Move × Pratt) · 为期两周的低碳本地建材展
Aug 2023 – Present · 2023.8 至今

Typological Research on China’s Third-Line Industrial Heritage · 中国三线工业遗产类型学研究

  • Field documentation in Xi’an, Kunming, Chongqing; external interview (Prof. Christoph Kumpusch) · 西安、昆明、重庆田野记录;外部评审面谈
2018 – Present · 2018 至今

Founder & Lead Designer — Minecraft Architecture Studio · 创始人与主创

  • 150K+ followers · 3M+ downloads · architectural content, mods & maps · 15 万+ 粉丝 · 300 万+ 下载
Aug 2025 – Present · 2025.8 至今

Pratt Global Forum — President · ARTCSSA — Secretariat · 普瑞特全球论坛主席 · ARTCSSA 秘书处

Skills & Language 技能与语言

  • 3D / computational 三维与计算: Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, SketchUp
  • Documentation 制图: AutoCAD
  • Visualization & AI 可视化与 AI: Enscape, V-Ray, D5 Render, Stable Diffusion, Google Gemini (Nano Banana)
  • Graphic 平面: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
  • Fabrication 数字建造: laser cutting, CNC milling, 3D printing · 激光切割、CNC、3D 打印
  • Certification 认证: Procore Student Certification
  • Languages 语言: English (TOEFL 111) 英语 · Mandarin 中文