HAIYU ZHENG
3D Artist, Motion Designer and Director
She thrives in environments where innovation and experimentation are encouraged and loves to explore new concepts. Her solid architectural foundation has given rise to sensitivity to scale, materiality, and space atmosphere, helping her to create innovative 3d artworks and animations with strong visual impact. Haiyu is known for bringing more possibilities in experimentation where different disciplines collide, and uses the perceptions learned in architecture to create a new narrative model. Haiyu has worked in various international offices, including FUNPLUS and Aedas. She has participated in different types of projects, including Mercedes Benz EQ Night (dynamic installation design), the main title of Wuer Shan (乌尔善)'s "Yi Ren Zhi Xia (异人之下)", the "Wan Xiang Si Ling" virtual human, virtual gallery, the XR virtual music festival based on Unreal Engine, and the immersive audiovisual short film of Shanghai Media Group. etc. Some of her independent 3D artworks have been featured in VOGUE magazine and have also been shortlisted or won in international competitions.
HONORS & AWARDS
2023 - Officially Selected, Shanghai International Short Week
2023 - Finalists in Emerging SCI-TECH Artist Awards by RaidenINSThang
2023 - Best Creative Award in the World Metaverse Design Contest
2023 - Officially Selected, Hercules Independent Film Festival
2023 - Officially Selected, Animated Expressions Expo
2023 - Finalists in The 5th GLOBAL GAME ART CONTEST (GGAC)
2022 - Honored by Thesis Honor Nominees and exhibited in Taubman College Gallery
2022 - Won the 12th place in the "ZCOOL Creative Award", "Search for ZCOOL in Campus - College Design Competition"
2021 - Finalists in The 4th GLOBAL GAME ART CONTEST (GGAC)
2021 - Won 2nd Prize of TheOne.art NFT Digital Art Competition
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, Taubman College
Master of Architecture, 2019 - 2022
University of Liverpool
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Architecture, RIBA Part 1 Certificate, 2017 - 2019
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture, 2015 - 2017