Name : Juliana S.Y. Chan
Known as : North Swallow / Hoku Tsubameko. Currently renamed to NS Chan Studio
Occupation:
- Current: Architect
- Others: Freelance graphics designer and Illustrator
Societies:
- Alumni of NUS Students' Comics and Animation Society
- Artists Society of Singapore (ASOS)- Secretary
[Profile in ASOS can be view
here.]
Hobbies:
- Painting
- Drawing
[More Introduction can be viewed at my Official Website
here.]
: Achievements :
Year 2015
- Pencil Drawing “Young Memories” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 8”. Oil Painting “Simple. Happiness” exhibited at “SG50 National Day Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition 2015”, organized by Ngee Ann Cultural Centre Ngee Ann Kongsi. Oil Painting “Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, Singapore” selected for “Arising Star” FASS Artists Grand Art SG50 Exhibition, organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore). Oil Paintings "Her Family" and "Still Life No.3 - Together with Joy" selected for "Blossom and Flourish" Singapore National Women's Art Exhibition 2015 (in conjunction with the celebration of SG50), organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore).
Year 2014
- Pencil Drawing “Honesty of Time” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 7”.
Year 2012
- Assistant Treasurer of Artists Society of Singapore. Works featured in art publication of Artists Society of Singapore.
Year 2010
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2010 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 2010 at Suntec Hall, 14 Nov.
Year 2009
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2009 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 09 at Suntec Hall, 21 Nov.
- Thesis project selected for City Exhibition (NUS Architecture Graduation Exhibition- "How does your garden grow?") held at Iluma Urban Entertainment Centre, 13 Jun.
Year 2008
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Graphite 2008 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 08 at Suntec Hall, 22 Nov.
- Exhibited individual installation for team exhibition “Site, Situation, Spectator” collaborated among Department of Architecture, University Scholar Programme and NUS Museum. Installation is exhibited in NUS Museum.
Year 2006
- Selected for Student’s Exchange Programme (SEP) to Lund, Sweden.
- Design Projects (Year 3 semester 1 and semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2003-4
- Head of Manga Sub-Committee in NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- Pioneer as Head of 2004 “Graphite” Organising Committee to organise first TERTIARY manga drawing competition for 3 universities: NUS, NTU and SMU.
- Design Project (Year 1 semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2001-2
- Assistant Secretary and Head of Publicity of Hwa Chong Junior College Chinese Orchestra (HCCO).
- Won gold medal in team competition (HCCO) in Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2001.
- Performed duet in HCCO concert at Victoria Concert Hall 2002.
- Awarded First in comic illustration for competition organised by HCJC’s Comics Club 2002.
Year 1997-2000
- Awarded Best in Art Elective Programme (AEP) subject in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
- GCE O’ Levels: 9 distinctions, includes Higher Art Distinction in AEP, 1997-2000.
- Selected by school NYGH and Ministry of Education to represent Singapore in 1999 to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for overseas summer programme in Atlanta College of Fine Arts.
- 3rd prize winner in Singapore Story – Youth Edition Art competition organised by National Youth Council in 1998.
- Merit Prize winner in Care-for-Nature Spot-Art competition at Sungei Buloh Nature Park in 1998.
Year 1996
- Awarded 2nd position for Lions International Peace Poster Contest in Southeast Asia.
: Career History :
Associate at DP Architects, 2014-Current
Architectural Executive at DP Architects, 2012-2014
Architectural Assistant at DP Architects, 2009-2012
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2008-2011
Internship at K2LD Architects, 2007-2008
- Completed interior project for renovation of apartment at Hillington Green, Singapore.
- Completed interior project for creation of wedding banquet showroom at G-Hotel, Penang.
Internship at DP Architects Pte Ltd, 2006
- Participated in A&A works for Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore.
Internship at The Design Studio of Colin K. Okashimo and Associates, 2005
- Model-making
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2004 - Current
- T-shirt design for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- 2 Website Interface designs for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society, working with programmer.
- Poster Design for Graphite 2005 Competition.
- Costume designs for University Scholar Programme Rag Day 2004.
- Banner and nametag design for 3rd Great Asian Streets Symposium held in NUS, Department of Architecture.
- Logo and T-shirt design for Hall XI, FOC 2004 “Ignixion”, in Nanyang Technological University.
Multimedia Artist (contract-based), and Graphics Designer (freelance) at AsknLearn.com Pte Ltd, 2003-2004
- Participated in website competition.
- Developed illustrations and digital graphics for website layout or interface design, character design, stories illustrations, logos and icons, brochures, product covers, banners, posters, and simple computer-based animations.
- Participated in computer animated e-Learning softwares for educational uses.
: Qualifications/Education :
- Registered Architect - Qualified Person (QP) from 2012 - current.
- University Scholar's Programme, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Master Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2003-2007.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
First Day: Work work work... but a NICE start
Hmm... I woke up at 8:15am.... dilly dally abit but everything's in control. We were told to bring lotsa stuff like laptop, digicam, butter paper, sketchbook and other drawing materials...
I went to USP block for my first lesson of this year at 10am.
Like I said before, this is a ulu module... and seemed that those with art background or in the artistic field would take... so the class got 11 ppl in total. At first I dunno any of the people there and I sat alone... sad... while the rest all tokking at the other side of the seats.... more miserable. Suddenly a familiar face popped in! Shunjuan!!! She's another USP Archi student. We took alot of usp modules together before, but this time is really really coincidental and no planning beforehand. Yea! So happy! Den realised another USP Archi stud but he's Yr 1 was there too, so he came over and said hi to both of us. Ok, the first lesson was tokking alot abt
CULTURAL POLITICS and how Singapore wanna be a
Renaissance city, where cultural is needed for a
knowledge-based economy. Ok, so this lesson is geared towards art writing.... wah...
Later I went to meet up with my archi click for lunch in engine canteen. Haha, den few of the gals including me ended up eating sandwiches for lunch!!! muahaha~~ ops~ me bad gal. Anyway, the rest quickly proceed to lecture hall at 1pm for Professional Communication module, which I do not need to take!! The USP studs no need to take this as we did a Writing and Critical Thinking module in our USP course in Yr1. heehee~ But den since I got nothing to do, I clashed into this first lecture lor. Immdiately at 2pm, we went to another lecture hall, wah.... yr1 and 2 and some yr4 and post grads came together. So this is the plan called
"Vertical Studio": we will be separated into grps with the different years students mixed together and we'll
design the Student Lounge in SDE 3 Block Level 2. WOW~ We are talking abt the
REAL thing. They gave us only 1 week to come out with everything! And the winner grp will get $500! And the sch will build ur design! Omg..... die... stayover in sch for the first week liao.... Now we haf to complete some precedent studies of materials, detailings, furniture etc. And we haf to come out with
1:10 and 1:2 furniture models!! So BIG! OMG. Great.... Later we also had ice-breaking session. Each person had to go ard sch to take 4 photographs that say abt urself. Then ur partner haf to present ur photos to the rest of the grp to describe u, and vice versa. Ok lar.... crazy work all together but we really interacted well and had FUN! so.... everyone jiayou!
haha.. wow.. your first day seems exciting... :o)
Work and play hard! :o)
ur nick now reads "Juliana-(DND) at work...Lounge Design and model in a week? This is CRAZY!" guess that was so much for the initial enthusiasm sia... hahahhaa~~
and itz like almost 3am when i saw this... tsk tsk tsk... first week of school already like this...
yes this is absolute crazy, everyone is complaining abt it. I going sch later after I take a after-dinner nap. Tml is friday.... the day of submission. Sat is the day of presentation! haiz...