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.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Copenhagen (København) - 16-17th Sept
Haha paiseh, seems abit outdated but hey I'll catch up soon. And yes, this time round will consist of photos of people, including myself inside :) ehehe
When we first arrived, we were greeted warmly by activities around the city. yesh, more ppl! More life! And so... I spotted this building across the road of Radhus (huge open space of the city). Can u spot my NAME!? Yes! MY NAME is up there!! muahaha~ amusing. A shop with such a 'common' name? hmm...
So we started walking along the streets and passed by interesting shops and places... We saw Guinness World of Records! And this tall statue stood at the entrance. Yingyi, Jiajuan and me posed with the statue and you can gauge how tall this guy is...
And we came across this circular garden with pretty flowers and there were panels of photography exhibits surrounding this park, kenna interesting ...
We visited The Royal Palace and took abit of walk around.... It has a garden in front ... and there are huge granite/stone balls on the lawn.... and I was forced under peer pressure to pose beside one of them.... What's with the ball? Ask cw and yh... cause they said I come from Mars (to them i dun behave like an earthling...) and so this is a miniature of my home planet.... and somewhere else we spotted a tree with huge splitting gap that was meant to be my spacecraft.... see cheewee's post on Copenhagen if u wanna see and know what I mean....haiz, think they are juz bored la...
We proceeded to Amalienborg Palace to see changing of the guard ceremony. Everyime The Royal Guard will leave Rosenborg Castle at 11:30pm and reach this palace at noon. Their furry hats are cute... hehe
We started to walk along the sea where the winds were chilly and strong. We saw the Copenhagen Opera House at the other side, yea the one with cantilevered roof in the photo. I would like to go in there to take a look but didnt expect it to be across the sea...
And how can we miss out the statue of Little Mermaid! Yea we walked a long way and finally saw this bronze (or is it brass?) statue. Actually nothing much, but it's one of the major tourist attractions. And everyone would crowd ard the area trying to pose with the Mermaid... hmm... Well, the writer of this story (the original one and not the Disney one k) came from this country mah.
We continued and see this Gefion fountain in front of Skt. Alban church. It features a large-scale group of animal figures being driven by the legenday Norse goddess, Gefyon. It is said to be the largest monument in Copenhagen, and is used as a wishing well, donated to Copenhagen by the Carlsberg Foundation on the occasion of the brewery’s 50 year anniversary.
We went back to the city centre where the shops are and we stood at the entrance of Museum Erotica... If you havent know, this is a s*x museum. I think alot of photos inside showing.... anyway, we didnt go in k... anyway it's expensive to go in.
We went in Louis Tussaude's Wax Museum where it showcases alot of political figures and famous celebrities like The Beatles etc. They also have Disney figures like Snow White and sleeping Beauty. The bottom floor showcases some horror stuff that the guys ended up laughing at them instead ...
Hey I am standing next to Bush and Tony Blaire! Or do I look like one of the wax figures haha~
Another one~ Which one is fake? hehe. The guy sitting on the chair reading the newspaper is pretty realistic from afar and we all didnt realise until one of us looked closely. The only thing that is not so realistic would be the hair.... look too fake le. let's peek into what he's reading...
I love to see buskers around and along the streets and these people got standard one k~ darn pro and almost each of them have their own CD albums! Pro. And I like this new age tribal music (by the red-indian looking ppl) that I mentioned long ago that I felt like being absorbed into a imagery world with clear blue sky set on boundless greenery while doves fly by. It is really nice and I was almost tempted to buy their Cd...
Ok this one is interesting too. This old man dressed in clothings that seemed to have some wires inside so that they could 'stand up' at corners or folded in a way as if they are flying like what u see in this picture. Realistically looking as though some strong winds were blowing against him. He placed a tag on the floor that said "Gone with the Wind".
Another famous tourist attraction - Tvoli Gardens. It is a huge amusement park and garden with roller coasters, arcades etc. We went in at night, paying freaking 75DKK 1-day entrance ticket. We didnt play anything but watched the guys play some jackpot machines and 'horse racing' game. We get to see a performance played out with huge puppets, displaying characters from many fairytales.
Night shots were taken by cw here: This is one of the buildings within the park... beautifully lit up.
One of the huge puppets. Recognise this character? This is the King from The King's New Clothes (did I get the title right?)
Well that's all for Copenhagen~ next will be Germany ones... haha :p
