Effie Jia

Bio

I am a recent graduate from MIT who loves to make things, travel, draw, read, hike, and listen to music. I studied design and architecture, but am curious about everything. My interests range from fabrication to sustainability to literature and more. I am passionate in exploring ways in which design can help create a healthier individual, community, and earth. My areas of focus are fabrication, digital design, creative ideation, and human-centered innovation. Fun fact: my spirit plant is a cactus.

I am most looking forward to engaging with the faculty and my peers, since the program involves such a wide variety of backgrounds and areas of expertise. Coming from an architecture and product/visual design background, I am excited to learn more about the technology and programming side to design!

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Art and Design, 2016-2020

Academic Experience

Architecture Student Council Representative

Undergraduate Association Committee on Sustainability

Undergraduate Researcher for Digital Design Fabrication Group and Fluid Interfaces at Media Laboratory

Publication Editor for Rune Art and Literary Magazine

MIT Women’s Varsity Tennis Team

MIT Women’s Club Ice Hockey

Professional Experience

Creatives Editor, Dronegenuity, 2020-Present

Design Fellow, MIT Office of Sustainability, 2017-2020

Instructor, The Ecological Greenhouse, 2019-2019

Architecture Intern, Perkins+Will, 2018-2018

Architecture Researcher, Universite Catholique de Louvain, 2017-2017

Design@Large Experience (Summer 2021)

Projects