Adib Z.

About

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Adib Zailan is an architecture student passionate about human-centered design and narrative-driven architecture.
 
Outside academia, he volunteers in healthcare and social enablement, deepening his understanding of the human condition. His participation in a Jump_ and Polygon accelerator, developing tools for digital asset landscapes, sparked his interest in programming. This led him to explore compiling assemblies, bridging his architectural vision with technology. In his free time, he enjoys cycling adventures and getting lost with friends.
 
 

Certifications

WELL AP
2021 – Present
EDAC
Candidate
LEED Green Associate
Candidate
 

Affiliations

Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design
2019 – Present
Center for Health Design
2019 – Present
 

Awards

BCA Chairman Award
2021
BCA Gold Medal Award
2021
BCA Built Environment Scholarship
2018 – 2021
 

Education

National University of Singapore BArch. Architecture
2022 – 2026
BCA Academy Diploma in Architecture (Technology)
2018 – 2021
Temasek Polytechnic Diploma in Product & Industrial Design
2011 – 2014
 

Work Experiences

DP Architects Technical Officer Jun 2022 – Present Part-Time
Assisting teams with concept, schematic and detailed design for redacted mixed-typology projects in Mecca, Dubai and Morocco, using a mix of manual and research-driven, computational co-authorship methodologies.
Polygon x Jump Trading Accelerator Feb – May 2023 Participant / SSI
China State Construction Engineering BIM Specialist Jun 2021 – Feb 2022 Full Time
Supporting design, technical and construction teams with regulatory compliances and BIM authoring & coordination for the Singapore Institute of Technology, Punggol Campus project.
THORChain Market-Making/Liquidity-Provision (MM/LP) May 2022 – Present Remote / SSI
Supporting TC NodeOps with leads and treasuries to reduce risks and intelligently deploy paired and asymmetric liquidity.
THORChain Quantitative Researcher Oct 2020 – May 2022 Remote / SSI
Supporting 9R DevSec with ecosystem education and partnership outreach.
B+H Architects Architectural Trainee Jun 2019–2020 Part-Time
B+H Architects Junior Designer May–Oct 2018 Full Time
Under the direction of principals from various disciplines, the junior designer role included authoring and supporting tasks in regional and global studio's print, digital, and experiential design projects.
Banyan Tree Holdings Design Intern Oct 2017 – May 2018 Internship
Internship with a focus in product design, spatial design and digital marketing endeavours for the Banyan Tree Holdings and Matter Prints portfolios.
Fonsen Ventures Design Intern Apr–Oct 2017 Internship
Internship with a focus on the design, production and deployment of print & digital materials and websites as marketing deliverables.
Singapore Civil Defence Force Fire & Rescue OPS Specialist Feb 2015–2017 Conscription
Emergency response for fire & rescue and hazardous cases with tasks in incident & mass casualty management, on-scene command structuring and decontamination support.
 

Volunteering Experiences

Singapore Civil Defence Force Rescue Engineer 2022 – Present
Understudy and deployment to support local and overseas missions with roles in assessing structural stability, recommending and implementing stabilisation mitigation plans and managing a collapsed structure incident.
Accessible Ubin Volunteer 2019 – Present
Adhoc volunteering stints with the Accessible Ubin team to make (Pulau) Ubin more inclusive and accessible to the elderly, families and wheelchair users.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Kaizen Office Design Innovation Volunteer 2019 – Present
Clinical shadowing and design innovation with the Centre for Healthcare Innovation of TTSH to study and optimise various touchpoints of the Healthcity Novena Masterplan.
Youth Corps Singapore Volunteer Coordinator 2018 – 2021
Administration and support of various eldercare-related projects and an initial lead for the palliative care project with Assisi Hospice.
 

Software Proficiencies

BIM
• Revit
Authoring
• Rhino / Grasshopper • FormIt • SketchUp • 3DS Max
Analysis
• Rhino / Ladybug • Insight • IESVE
Coordination
• Navisworks • Revizto
Visualization
• Corona Renderer for 3DS Max • VRay for Revit, Rhino, 3DS Max • Enscape • Lumion • Twinmotion
Adobe Suite
• InDesign • Illustrator • Photoshop • Fresco
Sketch Development
• Morpholio Trace • Concepts
Programming
• HTML • CSS • Python 3 • GPT-3
 

Press

BuildSG Magazinea
2022
BeThe1 Build Tech LLP
2021
Archaitizer One Drawing Challenge
2020
 
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