WHO AM I
01 / PERSON · PLACE · PLAYBeyond
Beyond
the work.
You’ve seen what I make. This part is about the person making it.
Where I’m from, the story behind my name, the work that got noticed, and the things that keep me curious.
Hello.
I’m Zihe (Alobi) Huang, studying Human-Computer Interaction and Architecture @ Carnegie Mellon University. I design across the physical and digital worlds, shaping experiences that make a meaningful difference.
- Product Designer CMUsed, BTG Product Studio
- Project Designer Sankofa Bamboo Greenhouse
- Fabrication Team Lead Carnegie Mellon
WORK
SPACE / STUDY 01SCROLL TO WALK ↓
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WHAT I DO
02 / ARCHITECTURE · HCI · AII design
I design
connections.
I design places, interfaces, and systems around how people actually move, meet, and make decisions.
WHERE I’M FROM
03 / SHENZHEN · PITTSBURGH · BEYONDBetween
Between
places.
I’m from Shenzhen and now study in Pittsburgh. Travel keeps widening the way I understand place.
AWARDS
04 / RECOGNITIONWork that
Work that
got noticed.
- AIA COTE Top Ten for StudentsRE.SERV.OIR · AIA Committee on the Environment & ACSA↗
- Dean’s List ×3Carnegie Mellon University · School of Architecture
00.7 / A NAME FROM A DREAMThe secret life of my name.
小A
My parents call me “Little A.” The A became the beginning of another name.
ALOBI
I remembered hearing it in a dream. Strange, specific, and somehow mine.
SNOOPY?
Maybe that was the sound I heard. But Alobi was the version that stayed.
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WHAT I WORK ON
05 / COMMUNITY · SPACE · INTERACTIONIdeas made
Ideas made
visible.
My projects move between community building, spatial research, digital products, and visual experiments.
WHAT I LIKE
06 / MUSIC · TRAVEL · PEOPLEMoved by
Moved by
curiosity.
Music, movement, photography, food, and the people close to me keep life playful and my work grounded.
ME
MY?
00.8 / OFF THE CLOCKFragments of
Fragments of
a life in motion.
Forty-seven moments from home, travel and the people around me. Keep scrolling, or drag the wall to wander.
One practice
Three ways to read the work.
The same way of thinking at three scales: the building, the product, and the team that ships it.