Research Assistant Zimin Tan is a Research Assistant at the [S]Equilibrium Lab in the School of Architecture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She holds a Master of Architecture from Tongji University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Jilin University. With an interdisciplinary background in architectural design and structural engineering, her previous research investigated the space-structure collaborative design and structural system selection of stacked sports complexes, combining architectural case studies with finite-element analysis.
Prior to joining the lab, she worked in architectural practice and industrial automation, contributing to sports and large-scale public projects through parametric design, technical development, and multidisciplinary coordination. Her current research interests focus on computational design, structural reuse, and circular construction, particularly the application of parametric modelling and preliminary structural analysis to support the reuse of concrete structural components and the integration of architectural design with structural performance.