Shou Jie Eng is a writer and
architectural designer, whose work addresses the spatial and embodied narratives
that are present in histories of labour and cultures of craft. Originally from
Singapore, he runs Left Field Projects, a multi-disciplinary design practice
located in Hartford, Connecticut. He received his MArch from the Rhode Island
School of Design.
His writing has appeared or
is forthcoming in The Los Angeles Review, Posit, SOFTBLOW, Tupelo Quarterly,
The Westchester Review, the anthologies New Singapore Poetries (Gaudy
Boy), Ritual and Capital (Wendy’s Subway and Bard Graduate Centre), and
elsewhere. In 2024, he was a finalist for the Kenyon Review Poetry Contest, and
his chapbook, We Carry These Bones to Market, was
selected as a finalist for the Helena Whitehill Book Award by Tupelo Press.
Alongside his practice, Shou
Jie is a Critic at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he teaches courses
on architectural drawing and other representational topics.
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Left Field Projects
RISD Architecture
Shou Jie Eng
Shou Jie Eng is a writer and
architectural designer, whose work addresses the spatial and embodied narratives
that are present in histories of labour and cultures of craft. Originally from
Singapore, he runs Left Field Projects, a multi-disciplinary design practice
located in Hartford, Connecticut. He received his MArch from the Rhode Island
School of Design.
His writing has appeared or
is forthcoming in The Los Angeles Review, Posit, SOFTBLOW, Tupelo Quarterly,
The Westchester Review, the anthologies New Singapore Poetries (Gaudy
Boy), Ritual and Capital (Wendy’s Subway and Bard Graduate Centre), and
elsewhere. In 2024, he was a finalist for the Kenyon Review Poetry Contest, and
his chapbook, We Carry These Bones to Market, was
selected as a finalist for the Helena Whitehill Book Award by Tupelo Press.
Alongside his practice, Shou
Jie is a Critic at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he teaches courses
on architectural drawing and other representational topics.
Email
Instagram
Left Field Projects
RISD Architecture