Shixiao Qi

Msdaad @Upenn 25‘| Architectural Designer| 3-year full-time working experience
Mainly focused on educational, civic, and office buildings.
Have experience in every stage of the process, from programming to construction administration.

Degrees

Master of Science in Design: Advanced Architectural Design

Websites

Two spatial states: above, the theater opens and concentrates attention inward, transforming into a focused space of performance. Below, when closed, it disperses activity outward — becoming a public surface that engages the city. A single form mediates between performance and urban participation.

Andrea Machado Romero, Shixiao Qi

Early study model exploring a kinematic mechanism inspired by the Hoberman sphere — here reconfigured as a tetrahedral geometry with cladding panels. The geometry enables controlled expansion and contraction, forming the basis of the theater’s transformation

Andrea Machado Romero, Shixiao Qi

The site plan situates the theater as both anchor and threshold — embedded within East Boston’s urban fabric yet capable of transformation. Its shifting geometry organizes public circulation, creating zones of focused assembly and open gathering.

Andrea Machado Romero, Shixiao Qi