kunran zhao
selected works
about me...

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architecture  
- horizontal home
- fern quarter
- public interest design fellowship
new orleans public space project
- prediction
- intervention

fabrication  
- sukkah 15.0-17.0
- playground
advanced digital media
- terrain push & pull
- stressed vault
- parametric facade
advanced digital fabrication
- fit check
- pedestal possibilities
- assemblage options

    miscellaneous  

      - urban series
      - other miscellaneous



      work completed independently unless otherwise noted

        sukkah 15.0-17.0


        special thanks to Jesse Toohey

        Every fall for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, a group of Tulane architecture students builds a Sukkah to celebrate the fall harvest. This temporary structure serves as a mini hub for students, faculty, and visitors to gather, enjoy a meal, and bond.



        sukkah 17.0


        fall 2025 / student-led
        in collaboration with Sophia Atkins, Eddie Torres, Harmon Kerrison, Dahlia Crane, Kat Rausch, Taluhla Levin & Elle Aferiat


        In my third and final year on the project, I served as a fabrication consultant, handling things from calculating the width of each Sukkah module to setting up the notching system on the table saw. Eddie and I completed most of the build over Fall Break, ensuring on-time delivery just two days after.



        sukkah 16.0/16.1


        fall 2024 / student-led
        in collaboration with Chester Griffiths, Cole Schwabacher, Zach Rich & Sigurd Peterson on 16.0; with Sophia Atkins, Eddie Torres, Harmon Kerrison, Dahlia Crane, Kat Rausch, Taluhla Levin & Ronen Lavi on 16.1


        During my second year on the project, in addition to producing structural diagrams and assisting with wood processing for the 16.1 installation in Pocket Park, I also participated in constructing the 16.0 pavilion on the rooftop of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience.

        https://news.tulane.edu/news/architecture-students-add-sculpture-annual-sukkah-build



        sukkah 15.0


        fall 2023 / student-led
        in collaboration with Cole Schwabacher, Lauren Liroff, Eric Chesebrough, Hudson Meyn, Carson James, Minh Hoang Huan Dang, Sophia Atkins, Eddie Torres & Ronen Lavi


        I started at Sukkah 15.0, focusing on processing freshly CNC-machined wood, determining which piece goes where, and helping with the final assembly.

        https://news.tulane.edu/news/tulane-students-showcase-creativity-and-tradition-sukkah-build



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