About Me
As a second-year B.Arch student at USC, I explore how progressive material strategies and walkable urban design can reshape our cities. My work focuses on environmental performance, site-specific materiality, and public-realm integration to foster sustainable, pedestrian-centered urban environments.

---

Education

---

University of Southern California B.Arch
2030
GPA: 3.7
Studio GPA: 3.9

Design Tech High School
2025
GPA: 4.32

---

Employment

---

Autodesk
Campus Leader | Aug 2026 - Present
Student Ambassador | Jan 2026 - Aug 2026

MAAN Global Development
Project/Construction Management Intern | 
Jun 2026 - Aug 2026

Silicon Valley Clean Water
Engineering Intern | Apr 2024 - May 2024

D.Scheme Studio
Architecture Intern | Apr 2024 - May 2024

Noodelist
Marketing Intern | Oct 2023 - Nov 2023

---

Organizations

---

Alpha Rho Chi, Andronicus Chapter
Professional Architecture Fraternity

Descent Magazine
Multimedia Creative

---

Skills

---

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere Pro
Architectural Drawings
Davinci Resolve
Excel
Grasshopper
Marketing
Model Making
Sketchup
Rhino 3D

Zachary Wu
Architecture Works

---

Creative Works

---

wuzachar@usc.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-a-wu/

USTA Design Competition
Summer 2026 Authors: Donovan Ranta, Jaeia Pangalinan, Jude Horn, Zachary Wu

Submitted for the UTSA Tennis Complex Design Competition, our proposal was centered on spatial height and integrated shading. Our goal was to provide the best experience for players. Prioritizing both performance and hospitality, we acoustically isolate court layouts to shield players from distractions, while elevated viewing platforms provide shaded, clear sightlines for the audience. In this project, I contributed to early ideas, renders, and elevation drawings.

ARCH102B Final
Spring 2026
Instructor: Julia Gallagher
Location: Mercado La PalomaWeave explores the act of interlacing masses to form a continuous structure. The project stemmed from the idea of terraforming the site and carving out the center, connected by a series of overlapping paths. Instead of terraforming the site, I used my object massings to create a central courtyard. 

ARCH102B A1
Spring 2026
Instructor: Julia Gallagher


Transforming everyday objects into abstract geometry, this project uses a parametric Grasshopper script to scramble and merge four forms: a camera lens, an octopus fidget, the Golden Gate Bridge, and an ice cream cone. The model pairs a 3D-printed core massing with integrated slots for the bridge, made of museum board.

ARCH102A Final
Fall 2025
Instructor: Tobi Ashiru
Location: Exposition Park


For the ARCH 102a final project, this design transforms a previous cube model into a site-specific pavilion within Exposition Park, a prospective site for the 2028 Summer Olympics. The project explores scale and color integration. Strategic green accents establish clear directional pathways throughout the structure, while a targeted green wall physically and visually connects the architectural form to the surrounding lawn.

Top Zachary Wu’s Portfolio