Robin Song

About

Portrait of Robin Song

I’m Robin Song, a computational designer and developer. My interests span architecture and landscape, with a particular focus on combining algorithms with design and on the relationship between form and mechanics.

Currently a Design System Analyst at Foster + Partners; previously an AI product manager at ByteDance. I hold an MSc in Architectural Computation from UCL and a degree in landscape architecture from Beijing Forestry University.

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Experience

  1. Current

    Design System Analyst

    Foster + Partners · London

  2. AI Product Manager

    ByteDance

  3. Mar 2024 – Jul 2024

    Intern Architect

    dEEP Architects · Beijing

    • Architectural design for the Huairou Villa project: floor plan development and elevation and section design.
    • Parametric optimization and facade development for a high-rise office complex in Dingzhou, Hebei.

  4. Jul 2020 – Sep 2020

    Intern Landscape Architect

    Meidao Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning Design Institute · Shenzhen

    • Planning and design development of the Shenzhen Orchidaceae Center.
    • Used computer-vision semantic segmentation to identify building outlines on site, speeding up design work.
    • Research and writing for a published paper on prefabricated construction in landscape architecture.

Education

  1. Sep 2024 – Sep 2025

    MSc Architectural Computation

    University College London, Bartlett School of Architecture · London

  2. Sep 2019 – Jun 2023

    Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

    Beijing Forestry University · Beijing

Toolkit

Computational design

  • Rhino & GrasshopperParametric design and algorithmic modeling for complex geometry and form analysis.
  • Plugin developmentCustom Rhino and Grasshopper components that extend design software.
  • HoudiniProcedural 3D modeling.
  • RevitBuilding information modeling (BIM).

Code

  • C#Core language for Rhino and Grasshopper plugins, design tools and automation.
  • PythonMachine learning and automated processes.
  • HTML, CSS & JavaScriptInteractive web platforms, front to back.

Real-time & visualization

  • UnityInteractive 3D experiences and visualization.
  • Unreal EngineHigh-quality rendering and real-time interaction.
  • Photoshop & IllustratorImage editing and diagram making.

Recognition

  1. Jul 2024

    Research group member, Tectonism via AI

    Zaha Hadid Architects · Tongji University Digital Futures Workshop · Shanghai

  2. Jun 2023

    Outstanding Joint Graduation Design Award

    Beijing Forestry University

  3. 2020 – 2021

    Outstanding Student Cadre

    Beijing Forestry University

Contact

Email
songqizhen006@gmail.com
Phone
+44 7726 437631
+86 185 6583 5262
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Shenzhen, China
Languages
Mandarin Chinese (native)English (fluent)Japanese (fluent, JLPT N2)
Elsewhere

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