Henry Ding
fish lover – goodreads fanatic – eating hobbyist – wikipedia explorer – aspiring nation builder –
A student at the Rhode Island School of Design pursuing a dual Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) with concentrations in History, Politics, and the Social Sciences & Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies.
(︎︎︎MORE INFO)
︎︎︎︎ Architecture
Fall 2023
Scaffold Housing
Pushing agency and temporality in housing.
Pushing agency and temporality in housing.
Fall 2022
Wrapping Classroom
An outdoor classroom built for movement.
An outdoor classroom built for movement.
Fall 2022
Architectural Projections
An exploration of form in as many ways as possible.
An exploration of form in as many ways as possible.
Continuous
︎︎︎︎ Play
Winter 2023
Archiving Queer Spaces
Contextualizing displacement and queerness
Fall 2021
Little Theater
Papermaking, lasercutting, and light.
Papermaking, lasercutting, and light.
Fall 2021
Ryan In Good Fortune Supermarket
Addressing queerness in the Asian diaspora.
Addressing queerness in the Asian diaspora.
Continuous
Fine Arts Archive
Collection of works over the years.
Collection of works over the years.
Continuous
Photography Archive
Moments in life.
Moments in life.
a
︎︎︎︎ Publishing
Spring 2022
The Death of The Queen and the Legacy of the British Empire
Brown Political Review
Brown Political Review
Spring 2022
Spring 2022
A Question of Vulnerability: Shanghai & China’s Other Favorite Children
Brown Political Review
Brown Political Review
Summer 2022
Fall 2022
Watching the Hourglass: Japanese Politics in the Midst of a Disappearing Population
Brown Political Review
Brown Political Review
Fall 2021
Under The Sea
Visions Magazine
Visions Magazine
︎︎︎︎ News
Winter 2023
Summer 2023
︎ Friends
Wrapping Classroom
Fall 2022
Professor Amelyn Ng
Professor Amelyn Ng
Skills
Lasercutting · Rhinoceros 7 · Photoshop · Illustrator
Lasercutting · Rhinoceros 7 · Photoshop · Illustrator
This studio was based on the architectural principles of shade, shelter, and shadow. Provided a site in College Hill, Providence, RI. The project aimed to create an outdoor learning center for local residents. I devised a structure that would house studio, exhibition, and classroom spaces for visitors.
(Above) Regulating Lines Diagram / First Floor Plan / Second Floor Plan / Site Plan
The project was concieved from a strategy of placing walls and barriers along circular regulating lines designed in plan. All entrances and openings are simply extensions of interior walls curving in/outwards. The objective was to have the walls guide visitors into free-flowing corridors and interconnected spaces. Educational programming is thought of as gentle and flexible and the structure’s sutble nooks and pockets are designed to reflect that philosophy.
(Above) South Elevation / West Elevation / Section A / Section B
Once extruded upwards I began the process of translating the design into section. The structure holds a mix of two-story lightwells, a mezzanine, and several mixed-use classrooms and hallways. To strategize optimal natural light and sight lines towards Downtown Providence, the roof plates and outdoor classrooms slants towards the South West.
(Above) 2 Views of Full Model on Site / 2 Views of Full Model Isolated / Partial Model Interior View
Unwrapped View of Exterior Walls