LU ZHANG community planner + placemaker
929.249.6088 | r e b e c c zg @ g m ail . c o m 3231 Bishop St. Cincinnati, OH 45220
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
INTERN
MASTER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING
City of Cincinnati August, 2014 - current Expanded my knowledge of construction technique and event organization.
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP), University of Cincinnati August, 2013 - May, 2015 Continually expanded the scope of my knowledge and gained professional experience.
Visited construction sites twice a week, recorded progress, attended construction meetings and drafted monthly streetcar construction report.
Current GPA: 3.78/4.0 I 2013- 2015 scholarship and assistantship recipient
Organized, budgeted, designed posters and flyers, and promoted through Facebook for a citywide exhibition of Art and Creativity in the Urban Environment.
Applied Geographic Information System (GIS) methods to complete a Greenbelt town land analysis and a suitability analysis for future development.
GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Led a team to reimagine the park experience and propose an associated park management committee that connects stakeholders for a future Burnet Woods redevelopment.
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP), University of Cincinnati August, 2013 - current Developed skills in teaching, communication and creativity. Assisted with AutoCAD and the site planning studio. Created infographic diagrams (Illustrator) and a booklet of summer studio outcomes (lnDesign) for future planning department promotion. Coordinated the student exchange program between DAAP and Beijing Jiaotong University (Beijing, China).
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER/COORDINATOR S.P.I LANDSCAPE GROUP, Shanghai A top 10 Chinese landscape architecture team specializing in luxury residential complexes July, 2012 - July, 2013 Assisted in starting a branch office and coordinated internationally, successfully marketed concepts. Helped establish a new branch office that grew from 3 to 15 employees in one year. Integrated the marketing goals and architectural designs into the corresponding landscape architecture concepts. Reported to the office executive, made work plans and assigned tasks to teammates. Coordinated with U.S. Element Design, S.P.I and the local developer for the Harbin Wetland Project. Projects Conceptual design of Wanke Guiyang shopping street (commercial); Schematic design of Nanjing Shimao Bond New City (residential); Conceptual Plan of Harbin Wetland Development (resort); Design of Nanjing Baixia Municipal Green Belt (park)
DESIGN ASSISTANT Turenscape, Beijing An award-winning international team specializing in sustainable planning July, 201 - March, 2012 Trained professionally, worked in teams, and established an international perspective. Led a team to brainstorm alternatives for a hotel redevelopment and was awarded an internship. Assisted in conceptual expression, including artistic sketches, 3D modeling and renderings, illustration diagrams and PowerPoint presentations. Projects Plan of Baotou Ecological Park Preservation; Comprehensive Plan of Hong Qi Canal Region
Worked with Mayor's Immigration Task Force to seek an additional funding source-immigrant investment (EB-5) for Over-the-Rhine urban revitalization.
[IN]LAND SUMMER SESSION (LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE) University of California, Berkeley July - August, 2014 Enhanced my overall design skills and pushed myself to think outside of the box. Created and installed an interactive public art display made from a used shower head to emphasize depersonalization. Conceptualized a post-industrial brownfield in Oakland Waterfront Estuary Park that centered on a large scale gear connecting various public amenities. Designed urban picnic areas, meandering walks and an express bus station to Berkeley BART subway station.
BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL ART DESIGN Hubei Institute of Fine Arts Within a Top 8 China Art and Design School August, 2008 - June, 2012 Excelled academically, studied abroad, and participated in various extra-curricular activities. GPA: 3.68/4.0 I 2008-2012 Hubei Institute of Fine Arts scholarship Won an Award of Excellence in the 8th Chinese Landscape Architecture Graduate Works Exhibition put on by top Chinese university, Peking University. Presented on Children and Elder Care as one of eight selected student speakers in a National Symposium. Elected as one of six city student representatives in a 2012 cultural exchange between Germany and China.
SKILLS
ArcGIS AutoCAD Photoshop English
Sketch-Up Illustrator Chinese
3ds Max InDesign
Premiere
REFERENCE Danilo Palazzo - Director of Planning Department, DAAP I (513)226-4677 palazzdo@uc.mail.uc.edu John Deatrick - Project Executive of Streetcar Department I (513)502-7416 John.Deatrick@cincinnati-oh.gov Mark Arnold - Principal of U.S. Element Design I (859)619-7517 mark@element-site.com