Chia-Hsuan (Alma) was born in Taiwan. At school she was interested in mathematics and decided to study that at the NCKU university in the South of Taiwan. But she struggled imagining herself devoting her whole life to mathematics and after two years she switched to architecture. Her graduation project was on housing in harbor areas.
‘I thought it was more fun because architecture combines beauty and rational thinking’. She acquired her license as an architect and worked for four years in an architectural firm.
Her sense for adventure led her to move to Delft to do a master’s program in architecture. ‘I enjoyed the program and discovered that computational design comes quite naturally to me. While there’s still much to learn, I found it somewhat easier to understand new ideas.’
ZJA was a natural address to look for a job. The integration of sustainability and an innovative approach is exactly what she was looking for and she is interested in the cutting edge application of technology to streamline the design process. Living in Zoetermeer she enjoys her spare time indoors. As a wine lover she started a course in wine tasting, reading about grape varieties and terroir, and training her nose with an aroma set.