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Ge Jiean — Architecture Portfolio

Rows of white stadium seats facing the sea beneath a lighting truss, black and white

Preface

To me, architecture is a way of reading the world — and a means of writing my questions back into it.

I see it not as an end, but as a tool for observation, a medium for translation, and a space for conversation. Across these projects, I am not seeking final answers. I am practicing how to read closely, frame gently, and build in a way that lets life continue the story.

01ObservationReading the worldClose reading
02TranslationWriting backGentle framing
03EngagementHolding conversationBuilding for life

→ Practicing continuation of stories.

Selected Work

Four of 9 projects, 2021–2025

Full index ↓
Model of the chapel on its rocky cliff, against black
01

The Horizon Chapel

A Sequence of Return to the Primordial Pulse

Perched on the cliffs of Cape Espichel, the project transforms the ruins of Forte da Baralha into a memorial for the sea-buried.

Location
Cape Espichel, Portugal
Year
2024
Type
Individual, academic
Terraced ramp structure rising from the mangroves of Shenzhen Bay
02

Vers la Mer

A New Type of Environmental Infrastructure

Shenzhen, China — 2024

Pastel elevation of the stacked container housing above a meadow
04

Small Lots Big Impacts

Porous Stack: an Adaptable & Shared Vertical Lot

Los Angeles, United States — 2025

Sectional axonometric of the building cut into the West Lake hillside, in grey
06

Narrative Reconstruction

Reinterpretation of the Hagia Sophia

The spatial narrative of Hagia Sophia, transposed to a West Lake hillside in Hangzhou — with a companion novella.

Location
Hangzhou, China
Year
2023
Type
Group, academic

Index

All projects, 2021–2025

01The Horizon ChapelA Sequence of Return to the Primordial PulseMemorial chapel, heritageCape Espichel, Portugal202402Vers la MerA New Type of Environmental InfrastructureEcological infrastructureShenzhen, China202403The PhysiognomiesIn the Space Between Living and SightseeingRural regenerationLanxi, Zhejiang202504Small Lots Big ImpactsPorous Stack: an Adaptable & Shared Vertical LotCollective housingLos Angeles, US202505Mu Tea PavilionConcerto of Bird-Cloud MountainPavilion, builtAnji, Zhejiang202406Narrative ReconstructionReinterpretation of the Hagia SophiaNarrative designHangzhou, China202307Altadena AnchorsPutting Good Will on the MapCommunity mappingAltadena, Los Angeles202508Mental MappingA Diachronic Portrait of HangzhouMental mapHangzhou, China202509Guanyin PavilionStructural Analysis of the Guanyin PavilionTimber structure researchDule Temple, Tianjin2024

Journal

Notes are on their way.

About

I study architecture at Zhejiang University of Technology (B.Arch, five-year program, 2021–2026) and spent spring 2025 at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design. My work moves between heritage, ecology and the everyday — from a timber chapel on the cliffs of Cape Espichel to a scaffold tea pavilion built by hand in Anji.

Email
gja030816@163.com
Languages
English (IELTS 7.5), Mandarin

Education

  1. 2021–2026Zhejiang University of TechnologyB.Arch, five-year program — ranked 1/75
  2. 2025UCLA AUD & UCLA ExtensionSpring term coursework

Practice

  1. 2025Zhejiang Southeast Architectural Design GroupAssistant Architect — island masterplan and housing units
  2. 2024–2025ZJUT Engineering Design GroupAssistant Architect — construction drawings for a courthouse

Exhibitions & Awards

  1. 2025TIME SPACE EXISTENCE, European Cultural CentreThe Horizon Chapel
  2. 2025UCLA AUD RUMBLEAltadena Anchors
  3. 2025Anji White Tea TownMu Tea Pavilion, built
  4. 2024Sino-Italian Youth Urban Creative Design CompetitionNational Third Prize