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Yunru Chen

Instructor Adjunct

Yunru (Daisy) Chen is a designer and a recent graduate of Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture. She is enthusiastic and has experience working with multiple media and methods of representation, drawing, and fabrication. 

She participated in the 6th Tallin Architecture Biennial installation Everything’s on the Table; recently completed a Benjamin Menschel exhibition that involved designing inflatable, transportable structures to address homelessness in New York City; and received the Arthur Thomson Thesis Fellowship to support material behavior and digital fabrication research for her thesis project. She also received The Cooper Union’s Irma Giustino Weiss Prize, presented for exceptional creative potential in architecture or art.

As a recent graduate, she looks forward to providing more accessible and relatable feedback that will help guide young designers and students through their learning process. 

Her CV is available here, and her portfolio can be viewed here. 
 

 

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