SHELLEY LUO

“SHE’D MAKE A BAD WIFE 
FOR AN OLD HUSBAND”

THE REPORT OF 
A RARE SIGHTING

A FIELDWORK

FOR TRACING LA

“SHE’D MAKE A BAD WIFE FOR AN OLD HUSBAND”
UG THESIS / 2022-2023 / SCI-ARC 
ADVISOR: KAREL KLEIN
HISTORY & THEORY ADVISOR: ERIK GHENOIU, MARCELYN GOW
SITE RESEARCH
WEISSENHOF SIEDLUNG, STUTTGART, GERMANY, 1927
IMAGE MAPPING
SITE RESEARCH
WEISSENHOF SIEDLUNG, STUTTGART, GERMANY, 1927
IMAGE COLLECTION / SOURCES: INTERNET
SITE RESEARCH
WEISSENHOF SIEDLUNG, STUTTGART, GERMANY, 1927
IMAGE COLLECTION / SOURCES: GOOGLE EARTH
SITE RESEARCH
WEISSENHOF SIEDLUNG, STUTTGART, GERMANY, 1927 
IMAGE MAPPING
MEMORY ASSEMBLY BOX C
DETAILS / IMAGES AND TEXTS COLLECTION / 2023
PHOTO CREDIT: OLIVER HU
MEMORY ASSEMBLY BOX A
DETAILS / MODEL FRAGMENT / 2023
PHOTO CREDIT: OLIVER HU
“THE FOLD” & “THE SPILL”
BEHIND THE SCENE DOCUMENT / 2023
PHOTO CREDIT: OLIVER HU
EXHIBITION PRINTS
FRAGMENTS COLLECTION, SCI-ARC, 2023
PHOTO CREDIT: OLIVER HU
DELAMINATED SKIN - DETAILS
TECTONIC / RENDERED IMAGE, / 2023
“WE JUST SAW THE TRUTHFUL REPRESENTATION OF THE WHOLE, 
THAT WAS NOW EXHAUSTED...AND ERASED.”
MEMORY ASSEMBLY BOX C
EXHIBITION INSTALLATION, SCI-ARC, 2023
“WEISSENHOF IS THE EXCESS WHEN INFINITE AMOUNT OF POSSIBILITIES ARE EXHAUSTED; 
YOU THEN RECOLLECT THE IMAGERY, AND READ ARCHITECTURE.”
EXHIBITION INSTALLATION
SCI-ARC, LA, CA, 2023
“THIS IS NOT AN ENDEAVOR TO SEEK FOR WHAT IS LOST IN TRANSLATION --- 
IT IS AN CELEBRATION FOR THE MERE FACT THAT SOMETHING IS LOST,  AND THEREFORE NEVER KNOWN, REMEMBERED, NOR FORGOTTEN.”
THE COLLECTION OF BEHAVIORS
4A STUDIO / FL2021 / SCI-ARC / DESIGN PROJECT
CRITIC: KAREL KLEIN
“THE COLLECTION OF BEHAVIORS”
SHORT FILM  / 2021
“THE PUSH”
FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2021
“THE PULL”
FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2021
“THE ORGANS”
FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2021
“THE HIDDEN”
FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2021
“THE RECOGNIZABLE”
FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2021
“THE RECOGNIZABLE”
FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2021
4TH FLOOR PLAN
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING / 2021
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING / 2021
“THE COLLECTION OF BEHAVIORS”
STILL IMAGE FROM FILM/ 2021
“THE COLLECTION OF BEHAVIORS”
STILL IMAGE FROM FILM/ 2021
“THE COLLECTION OF BEHAVIORS”
STILL IMAGE FROM FILM/ 2021
THE CURIOSITY OF ATTENTION
DTP STUDIO I / FL2023 / SCI-ARC / PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT
CRITIC: MASHA HUPALO
CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
CURRICULUM ELEMENT / 2023
THE REPORT OF A RARE SIGHTING
VERTICAL STUDIO / SP2022 / SCI-ARC / DESIGN PROJECT
IN COLLABORATION WITH WENHAO HUANG
CRITIC: DAVID RUY
SITE RESEARCH
PALISADES DEL RAY  - SURFRIDGE , LA, CA, 1930S
IMAGE SOURCE: INTERNET
SITE RESEARCH
PALISADES DEL RAY  - SURFRIDGE , LA, CA, 1930S
IMAGE SOURCE: INTERNET
WILD SPECIES
AI (STYLEGAN) - TRAINED IMAGES / 2022
“THE REPORT OF A RARE SIGHTING”
RENDERED LANDSCAPE / 2022
“THE REPORT OF A RARE SIGHTING”
RENDERED LANDSCAPE / 2022
“THE REPORT OF A RARE SIGHTING”
RENDERED LANDSCAPE / 2022
“THE REPORT OF A RARE SIGHTING”
RENDERED LANDSCAPE / 2022
“SUPPOSE I WERE TO ERASE WHAT YOU SAW”
DTP STUDIO III / SU2024 / SCI-ARC / PEDAGOGICAL PROJECT
ADVISOR: MARCELYN GOW
SITE RESEARCH
BARBICAN CENTRE,  SILK ST., LONDON, EC2Y 8DS, UK
IMAGE SOURCE: BARBICAN DIGITALARCHIVE
SITE RESEARCH
BARBICAN CENTRE, SILK ST., LONDON, EC2Y 8DS, UK
IMAGE SOURCE: BARBICAN DIGITALARCHIVE
PHOTOGRAPH, RACHEL WHITEREAD
TROWDBRIDGE ESTATE, LONDON 3E9, UK, JUNE 1995
IMAGE SOURCE: TATE MODERN
METROPOLITAN TIMELINE
DIAGRAM / 2024
EXHIBITION DOCUMENT
INSTALLATION, SCI-ARC, 2024
PHOTO CREDIT: OLIVER HU
EXHIBITION DOCUMENT
INSTALLATION, SCI-ARC, 2024
PHOTO CREDIT: OLIVER HU
EXHIBITION STAGED SET
TAG DETAIL, SCI-ARC, 2024
EXHIBITION STAGED SET
INSTALLATION, SCI-ARC, 2024
ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE
VERTICAL STUDIO / FL2022 / SCI-ARC / DESIGN PROJECT
IN COLLABORATION WITH WENHAO HUANG
CRITIC: MARCELYN GOW
PHOTOGRAPH, TOSHIO SHIBATA
KAMI VILLAGE, NAGANO PREF., JAPAN
IMAGE SOURCE:  “TOSHIO SHIBATA:  JAPAN”
“ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE”
SHORT FILM / 2022
HYBRID OBJECTS , SITE SCALE & ARCHITECTURAL SCALE
STAGED 3D-SCANS / 2022
“ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE”
SITE MAP / RENDERED IMAGE / 2022
“ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE”
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2022

“ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE”
RENDERED IMAGE / 2022

“ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE”
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2022
“ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE”
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2022
“ALTHOUGH IT DRIFTS DOWN THE MEMORY LANE”
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT / RENDERED IMAGE / 2022
UG THESIS 2025 EXHIBITION
2025 / SCI-ARC / PROFESSIONAL WORK
(PROJECT SHOWN IN THE IMAGE: JUAN PABLO GARCIA & EMILIANO PEREZ GARRIDO)
ROLE: ASSISTANT TEACHER
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
EXCEL SPREADSHEET / 2025
A FIELDWORK FOR TRACING LA
2025 / SCI-ARC / PROFESSIONAL WORK
ROLE: TEACHING FELLOW




Based in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Trained in architecture. 
She occasionally designs and writes. 



Contact:
shelleyluo0924@hotmail.com




Education

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
M.S. Design Theory and Pedagogy
2023-2024

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
B.Arch 
2020-2023









“SUPPOSE I WERE TO
ERASE WHAT YOU SAW”