christopher leung

lecturer in architecture at the bartlett

About

Educated as an Architect at the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London (UK). Worked for over a decade in private Architectural practice. Including working as a design engineer in an environmental design consultancy and on two UK Government funded research projects. Gained experience and understanding of the design process in a commercial context through involvement in projects from initial design conception to handing the client the keys. Professionally committed to the delivery of the highest standard of built environment for occupants present and future that opportunity, resources, technology and commercial conditions can support. Currently working on research and development of innovative technology to provide low-operating energy technology for building environmental control. Specialties: Solid-modelling , design integration and design for fabrication, design for testing, instrumentation design for monitoring during observation studies, computer modelling, software simulation, firmware programming, thermography acquisition and analysis.

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

research

Skill

computer simulation, architectural design, design research, 3d modeling, patent specification, concept design, mathworks matlab, mathworks, architectures, rhino, modeling, autocad, bim, architectural drawings, 3d visualization, sustainability, architecture

Experience

design engineer

max fordham and partners

1999-1 - 1999-5 · 5 mos

Assistant to a senior design engineer. Gained experience of environmental design principles and the development of holistic design strategies that integrate services and architectural design. Experience on-site with detailed construction and services coordination issues between electrical, public health, lighting and mechanical services.

visiting lecturer

university of westminster

2014-2 - Present · 12 yrs 8 mos

Specialist tutoring in sustainability and the environmental design of buildings and technical systems.

research engineer

haque design + research

2007-1 - 2009-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Computer draughting of proposals for architectural competitions. Briefing work and literature review to support the development of an XML schema for the 'extended environmental mark-up' or 'eeml' language. Initially used by the Pachube start-up company as a protocol for sharing environmental data in the 'internet-of-things' (IoT). System design, firmware programming and prototype development of the 'Pachubox' technology demonstrator. An 'Pachube-ready' platform for autonomous data collection and sharing. Tools: Arizona Microchip Technologies MPLab (for firmware development), EasyPCB and Eagle (for PCB design and production), Oxygen XML (for schema development and validation).

architect

yrm architects

1999-10 - 2007-2 · 7 yrs 5 mos

Assistant and project Architect on variety of projects, both commerical and healthcare. Package Architect on serveral large projects with high technical content especially highly-integrated installations of mechanical/electrical systems with Architectural design. Involved in the briefing, design and delivery of buildings. Including the preparation of briefing documents and design proposals, tender documents, construction and detail drawings. Conduct site-visits and progress reviews including issues of detail construction and coordination of services.

lecturer in architecture at the bartlett

university college london

2014-9 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

Lecturer in Architecture at the Bartlett at University College London

visiting lecturer

university college london

2014-5 - Present · 12 yrs 5 mos

Architectural design tutor in Research Cluster 3 on the Bartlett's MArch programme. Specialist technical tutoring of passive environmental design principles and technology.

architect and research engineer

university college london

2005-1 - Present · 21 yrs 9 mos

Conduct applied research in the field of architecture. Specifically, to investigate the use of passive thermo-hydraulics in novel mechanisms that enable buildings to dynamically adapt to seasonal changes in weather conditions. Tools: AutoDesk Inventor (for 3D solid-modelling), MatLab (for numerical analysis, image processing), MicroSoft office (for general computing), Gimp (for image manipulation), Photomodeler Pro (4-dimensional photogrammetric analysis). Completing doctoral research project into the use of low-energy technologies for architectural applications. The research will contribute to the goal of zero-carbon buildings with very low operating costs. Tools: AutoDesk AutoCAD (for 2D draughting), LaTeX (for document preparation)

Education

ucl

architecture

2001-1 - 2001-1 · 1 mo

An interactive lighting installation staged in a public gallery in London. Task included exhibition, electronic system, mechanical and software design. Component fabrication, firmware programming, assembly, testing and installation in-situ. Activities and Societies: Volunteering for exhibition as part of School's A.V.A.T.A.R. group show 2002 Bartlett school of Architecture.

ucl

architecture

1997-1 - 1999-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

ucl

architecture

1991-1 - 1994-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

ucl

engineering

2005-1 - 2009-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

The development of novel technology for passive energy harvesting in buildings. Construction full-size prototypes for testing in-situ. Work in progress has been published in the professional press. Activities and Societies: Volunteering for exhibition's of Eng.D student group work 2007, 2009 and 2013.