TaNYA CHEN

Designer

tanyac@duncanwisniewski.com  ā€¢  (802) 864-6693 ext. TBD

I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada and moved to Vermont in 2020 to attend Middlebury College. With my lifelong interests in design, the built environment, and making things, I came in knowing I wanted to study Architecture, but along the way also ended up majoring in German while taking classes in anthropology and literature as well.

In school, I had the chance to work on an affordable housing project in the heart of Middlebury in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. This invaluable experience taught me a lot about the architectural design process and I loved getting to work so closely with the clients, builders, and architects on a project that would have such a direct positive impact in the local community.

Toronto and Vermont could not be more different, and though four years ago I would never have expected to stay in Vermont after graduating, a year spent studying abroad made me realize just how much I had fallen in love with the mountains and rural environment. While I do plan on pursuing an M.Arch in the future, Iā€™m super excited to be living in Burlington and working at DWA!

In my free time, I like to crochet and knit, cook with friends, spend time outside, and read.

EDUCATION  

  • Middlebury College; Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and German, 2024.

EXPERIENCE

  • Intern, Nelson Wilmotte Architectes, Paris, France, Fall 2022

INTERESTS    

  • Fiber Arts, Hiking, Yoga, Reading, Language Learning, Farming

TRAVEL    

  • Spain: Granada, Sevilla, Barcelona, Madrid

  • Italy: Rome

  • Cuba: Havana