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Author: Crystal Yung

Hello! My name is Crystal Yung and I am an undergraduate student studying architecture at the University of Waterloo. Please feel free to check our my online portfolio of my works: https://issuu.com/crystalyung/docs/portfolio_2017
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The Psychology Of A Designers’ Workspace

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

Hello readers! My name is Crystal Yung and I am a new contributor to the…

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The Essential Library Of An Architecture Student

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on March 21, 2017October 10, 2017

Gone are the days where picture books were fun. These days, being preoccupied with picture…

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The Birds And The Bees (No, Not That!) And The Design Of The Natural Landscape

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on February 21, 2017July 28, 2017

Spring (dramatic pause) is almost here. There’s even a spring in my step as the…

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Started From The Bottom, Now We’re Here

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on January 31, 2017July 21, 2017

These days, the idea of graduation is looming over my head- will I go back…

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For You, To Be More Daring

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on January 26, 2017July 21, 2017

It’s still January, and for those of us who are keeping with their resolutions- congratulations!…

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Year In Review for Design of 2016 – Fashion, Architecture, and Graphics!

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on January 10, 2017July 28, 2017

Just like last year it’s nice to reflect on what was trendy for the design…

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Hello 2017 – Starting Excited, Organized and Ready!

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on January 3, 2017July 21, 2017

  Happy New Year! It’s the beginning of a fresh start and I know I…

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3 Things I Learned in a Day in Rome

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on November 8, 2016July 21, 2017

“I am still learning.” Michelangelo, an Italian polymath, who painted the famous “Creation Of Adam” …

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How I Lived In Sweden vs. How I live In Rome

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on October 25, 2016October 24, 2016

Travel the world. If that was the one advice I could give to anyone, it…

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Guide To Purposeful Wandering

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on October 4, 2016July 28, 2017

There are days when I am stuck in my school studio, listening to my professor…

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“La Dolce Vita” – Student Version

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on September 20, 2016September 20, 2016

It has officially been 2 weeks since I’ve arrived to Rome- to read more about…

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The Art Of Social Gatherings

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on August 30, 2016July 21, 2017

Previously on “The Art Of People Watching“, we identified that, one, we all do it,…

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3 Design Strategies I Learned From Losing a Global Domination Boardgame

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on August 18, 2016September 12, 2017

I could have ruled the world. Alas, I lost. So I want to help YOU…

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Being A Tourist In My Own City – Doors Open Toronto

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on June 27, 2016July 21, 2017

Recently I’ve realized I take my city for granted because I forget that people from…

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Modern Day Survival Of the Fittest

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on June 20, 2016July 21, 2017

I was crossing the street and just as I stepped off the curb, a car…

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Interior Designer Turned Quirky Jewellery Crafter – Ania Trica

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on May 27, 2016July 21, 2017

Thinking of famous polymaths, I always wondered how someone could know and do so much…

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Architect’s Guide To Working On (Mostly Reducing) A Construction Budget

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on May 24, 2016July 21, 2017

Often, when someone realizes I am an architect, their first reaction is to immediately ask…

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The Ace (AKA The Tree) In The Hole

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on May 21, 2016July 21, 2017

Previously featured is Studio Jonah’s residential project, Herman Avenue. If you haven’t read it yet,…

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Year Of Design In Review : Geometry, Fabrication and Colours, Oh My!

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on May 9, 2016September 21, 2020

Four months into the New Year, I’d like to reflect on last year’s interior design…

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Designing For The Ambiguous: Everyone & Anything

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on May 4, 2016July 21, 2017

What is the meaning of design if not to cater to a specific client? But…

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