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 | |
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 |