Shanghai/Stony Brook · Design & photography

I observe spaces.Then I make them.

I'm Ethan Wang, a high school student exploring architecture, three-dimensional design, and photography.

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Selected work

Ideas, made visible.

Two completed studies, one photographic preview, and two investigations now taking shape.

Physical model of The HillSide micro-home

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Architecture · 2025

The HillSide

A compact home shaped as a sequence of half-levels—turning a strict footprint into an open, layered way of living.

Warm illuminated Chinese characters photographed in Chongqing

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Photography · 2026

Chongqing

A photographic walk through a city of steep streets, compressed horizons, quiet faces, and electric light.

Layered village roofs photographed in Dali

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Photography · Rough preview · 2026

Dali

An early, unfinished preview moving through quiet interiors, mountain weather, village edges, and the heat of a night gathering.

04In progress

Spatial research · Pingyao

平遥·票号

A study of Pingyao’s historic exchange shops and escort agencies, focusing on how courtyards, thresholds, routes, and atmosphere can carry a spatial narrative.

Research underway

05In progress

Software experiment

Tide.exe

A calm desktop standby and focus companion—a screen-friendly clock for study desks, OLED displays, second monitors, and quiet idle moments.

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About Ethan

Curious by default.

I use design to understand how people move through space, and photography to notice what would otherwise pass by. This site is an evolving record of both.

Currently

Studying at Stony Brook School and making the next project.