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.
Monday, November 07, 2005
Submission Over!!!
Whew finally!!!! rushed like mad for the past few days, leading an unhuman life then.... hohoho~(dun u dare say becos i am a birdie, so of cos unhuman life ar).
btw.
to mh & ed: hhaha got eggs~ now they smart, so they start ordering alot of eggs from taiwan etc so that there'll be no shortage of supply and increase in demand, (ops, econs...) at least not as jialat like last time. Erm.... erm, but i still like to eat eggs leh..... *guilty look*.... i wont endanger their species right? .....:p
:)
Wah i wanna say how i led my life for the past few days. very amazing. I am amazed at myself to go thru all these.... i think maybe other archi ppl oso ... but to my family, they are very very horrified at the way i did.
For the past 4-5 days... I have drank 1 day worth of water, and eaten 2 days worth of proper meals....only. And no fruits. The first part of my work is using computer, the second part is do the physical model of the design. So for the first part of digital work, I stared at the computer screen working away for 30 plus hours non-stop... den on sat, rushed to school at 2:30 am (a.m. leh) via taxi to print my panels. After i return to take a little nap, I continued to do the physical model. This is another amzing ordeal i went through.
For 24 hours, I was bending down over the table to cut boards, etc. And thus I gotten this rather bad backache.... and somemore using alot of strength to cut the thick cardboard from the back muscles besides the arms muscle, so my backache got very bad. So until now, whenever i bend down abit, it yells at me in pain... :(
Den another thing is i keep cutting and cutting with the penknives, til almost all my fingers are swollen and getting blisters. For a period of time they were so hurtful yet I cannot afford to stop, I juz grap a masking tape nearby (no time to take handiplast), to wrap abit ... but apparantly no use ... haha...
So now I look at my hands. I feel tattered and torn. Cuts and minor blisters.... I counted. At least 14 cuts on fingers. Lucky they are all surface cuts.... hmm i didnt know i got so many cuts on myself until they hurt when i wash hands. Then there is one major cut that slice the top layer of my nail, almost slicing off half of it away to expose the underneath flesh. Luckily I have such things call nails, otherwise this fingertip will have a deep cut.
Oh and there is one time during my cutting and gluing.... I felt this acute pain when uhu glue went into one of my cuts. but i heck care then. Now come to think about it.... hey, isnt it posionous?? glue into bloodstream?? erm... though it is a more servere skin cut and no blood, and i felt the pain... hmm i think wont die rite?? gosh....... am i posioned? haha..... aiyo
wah, i feel these days of mess and torture of no sleep, no rest, and constant working like robot... den somemore not much water and food.... hey only 1 day of water and 2 days of food for these period of time lor.... muahahaha~~ i have reached nirvana!!... my foot.
Then mum told me how she and the rest of my family worried like hell that i will die or go mad from the way i pia my work.... hey no choice lor... haha~~ hmm i left 5 more sems to go... so at least 5 more times... at least la, will have more i think, den when be completed for university~~ lol.
gosh now not only the bad backache, my back thigh muscles are hurting too.... becos i was standing up for 24 hours to bend down to cut... so i think i used my thigh muscles too i guess... aiyo... I felt myself 10 years older... pain everywhere... now my 10 red swollen fingers are much better now. no more reddish.... haha~~ wah... amazing me~~
ok, no time to slack still... wed and thurs have exams!!! darn... i better start piaing tomolo~ :( for 2 exams!! and design crit!!! on thurs too! oh my goodness....
hey mum~~ u have juz become wonder woman overnight!! (actually itz more like over a few yrs of training...)
And if u become 10 yrs older u'll be 31!! Older than evonne hsu liao... =P Danger danger!! Later no one want u den how?? =P
Anyway rest well b4 ur exams and crit!! Do your best~~ Ganbatte ne~~
Ouch. But sounds like not so much last min rush haha good for you! Good luck for crit.
oei ed!!!! how can u say that of ur mum!!! haha~~
yup, my ninja training paid off... the power to suvive on less food and water hehe~~
hey~ how can u say no one wans me! T_T...
hey lav, it is still a last min rush for my physical model that is~~~ :( it is not 100% complete... sob sob~