CHUN PORTFOLIO
CHUN ZHENG PhD Researcher in Design, Urban Designer, Landscape Architect School of Design, Carnegie Mellon University Email: czheng1@andrew.cmu.edu; purecz92@gmail.com Phone: +1 412-880-7945 Address: 138 Horseshoe Dr, Oakdale PA, 15071, USA
PROLOGUE
The right to the city is far more than the individual liberty to access urban resources: it is a right to change ourselves by changing the city. It is, moreover, a common rather than an individual right since this transformation inevitably depends upon the exercise of a collective power to reshape the processes of urbanization. The freedom to make and remake our cities and ourselves is, I want to argue, one of the most precious yet most neglected of our human rights.
David Harvey Rebel Cities, 2013, p.4
CONTENTS BACK TO BLUE
URBAN STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
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URBANISM
TAKE A PEEK
KINDERGARTEN DESIGN
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ARCHITECTURE
CROSS THE BORDER WITH JOY CONCEPTUAL DEWELLING
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ARCHITECTURE
EXPLORE THE UNIQUENESS
WORLD HERITAGE AND NATIOANL PARK
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PLANNING
REIMAGING THE BOROUGH URBAN SYSTEMS
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URBANISM
DODO + NAP MAP CAMPUS INNOVATION
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PLACEMAKING
ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD WICKED PROBLEM
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TRANSITION DESIGN
SUPPLEMENT
DESIGN, CURATION, AND PHOTOGRAPHY
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BACK TO BLUE [Type] Urban stormwater Management Design [Location] Brussels, Belgium [Duration] 2 weeks, 2013.07 [Contribution] Team work refined to individual work [Collaborator] Benoît Suzanne (ULB), WU HUI(TJU) [Instructor]Marco Ranzato, Olivia Adamska
INTRODUCTION This was a 2-week international exchange summer school project refined into a personal work with deeper analysis and representation. We aim to enhance Brussels transition towards an integrated urban water management city. How to reduce the dependence of water input from external resources and the discharge of exceeding and polluted waters to downstream sinks? Is it really possible to create the conditions that allow absorbing the pressure and requirements of the water system within Brussels urban region? Those are all questions waiting for anwers.
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BACKGROUND Brussels initially had a complete water system, it was abundant of water. Until the early 20th century, the water of Brussels system was only one fifth of that in 1556. The city was under the threat of flood, which brought the rainwater management to emergency. While stormwater managements have been implemented to restore part of the river, the progress is very slow, and we hope to make Brussels rivers to get most of the restoration in 2040.
global flood affacted area
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million people
Belgium
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Population Water consumption per person
existing water max existing water disappeared water max disappeared water 1556
1930
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1858
1997
2013
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summer
street used to be river
Marie Louise Park
The Canal
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CURRENT SITUATION
CATC
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BUILT-UP
Built-up area are composed by real estate development and construction industries. Brussels has a high degree of urbanization, so the water is in great demand, meanwhile, it produce more wastewater and the soil’s infiltration ability is declining.
SPACE
As the surface water is declining, the green spaces of the city are reducing. There are countable public green spaces left in city centre. And in the south, there remains a large area of forest. More green spaces will help the natural infiltrtion process.
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A catchment basin is the area of land where surface water from rain or melting snow to a single point at a lower elevation and join another water body. Brussels has many catchments to easily drain the water but it also means easily become floods.
Now, water in Brussels can’t form a complete system, which limits the trasportation and drainage system. The Great Canal plays the main role of water transportation, but it needs to carry more responsibility for receiving treated water in the future.
WATER
GREEN
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Roads, public squares and parks are considered public spaces. Brussels has a large number of roads and squares connecting the buildings. The incorrect material of the hard ground greatly reduces the permeability of surface.
SCALE1 - CITY The existing municipal water treatment facilities can solve part of the water problems. But when the rainy season comes, they still are not enough to withstand floods. So the distribution of drinking water receivers, water tower and purify station is re-arranged.
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basic needs
personal
marine
agriculture
economics
industry
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richness index courtyard
impermeable surface
drinking water receivers water tower flood points
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purify station
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SCALE2 - AREA The case study is located near the Canal where the Maelbeek sewer collector is connected to the Senne river. A new development plan for the bank of the Canal promotes a mixture of small industries, residences and services. The new regulations will provide opportunities for an urbanity where surface water, green areas, industry and residential quarters can live together.
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The Maelbeek Valley is the most urbanized and transformed watershed in Brussels. The lakes that followed the river helped to regulate its course and to keep a buffer zone from the residential lots. Between 1844 and 1854 most of the lakes in the upper part of the Valley, due to a bad maintenance, disappeared.
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100% Impermeable run off index 1
water
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tank
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STRATEGY SCENARIO In the valley, we want to create more rain gardens, constructed wetlands and rooftop gardens for collecting and purifying waste water. And part of the half-clean water can be sent back to public plazas, used in daily washing, or released to the canal and the rest will be transfered to the water plant. The scenario is aimed to alleviate the pressure of urban pipeline system.
＋19km
Maelbeek Valley = 96000 + 10% growth + 5km potential water ＋3km² wetland
02_PATTERN HIGH DENSITY
03_PATTERN LOW DENSITY
Rain Garden
Constructed Wetland
Roof
Simple Purification
Surface Wetland
Public Plaza Daily Waste
Tank
Clean Water 50% Clean Water
Water Plant
Unpolluted Waste Water
Traffic
Private Garden Grey Water 50% Grey Water Waste Water
The Canal
Ground Water
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Tranformation of block
1.clean up the centre garden
2.gradually creat several roof gardens
Plantation Growing M Filter Drainage Roof Barr Insulation Water Pro Roof Struc
3.most roofs become gardens and some remain as the collectors.
TO NEARBY RIVER
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SECTION
SCALE3 - BLOCK
The transformation in every block can make a self-circulation water system inside the residence, combining recreation with urban stormwater management.
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system rier n oofing cture
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TAKE A PEEK [Type] Kindergarten KindergartenArchitecture ARCHITECTURE [Type] Design Design [Location] Virtual VirtualSite Site [Location] [Duration] 66weeks, weeks,2013.05 2014.05 [Duration] [Contribution]Individual IndividualWork work [Contribution] [Instructor] QIGUANGPING GUANGPING [Instructor]QI
INTRODUCTION For residential neighborhoods, the scale of the kindergarden is limited to six classes with 24 children INTRODUCTION
each, and no more than two floors. Kindergarten must organize a reasonable passage route and functional Because studio of thein the large A 6-weekpartitions. work for architecture 4thnumbers semester. of outdoor activities, low-rise kindergarten can facilitate children’s interactions with nature. If the spatial composition of the kindergarten is too monotonous, children are easily bored by the In is addition, of staffs teachers For the residential neighborhoods, the scale of environment. the kindergarten limited toneeds six classes withand 24 children each, than two Kindergarten must organize a reasonable passage and functional function shouldand alsofewer be taken intofloors. consideration as they are important users of the space.route Various partition. Because of the huge outdoor activities, buildings can facilitate children’s full spaces such as security room,quantity offices of and kitchen need tolow-rise be arranged. contact with nature. If the space composition of the kindergarten is too monotonous and straight, children are easily bored and depressed by environment. In addition, staffs and teachers are another important factor that also affect the design. Many functional spaces such as guard room, office and kitchen need to be arranged.
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BACKGROUND On the one hand, children's perception of the outside world is not fully developed, pure and regular architectural forms can protect them. On the other hand, children has strong curiosity, interesting and introductory space can meet their needs.Children’s daily activity follows a pattern. From the children's perspective, they are curious about different aspects of the world. The very curiosity makes me think that we should provide children with a window to the world for their prying eyes.
EXCRETION EAT
SLEEP
PLAY play together
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play alone watch hide rest
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CHILDREN’S 24HOURS ACTIVENESS
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t floor CHILDREN’S CURIOSITY ASPECTS
ASPECT
MORPHOLOGY
ANIMALS & PLANTS MEDIA
UNIVERSE & MYSTERY
Tangram is used as a pattern to enhance the integrity and interests. Round edges are for security reasons.
SPACE EXPERIENCE
COMMUNICATION OTHER PEOPLE
& INTERACTION LAYER OF PUBLIC SPACE
HISTORY & ART
PHYSICAL MATERIAL
TOYS
OBSERVATION
HUMAN EVOLUTION
LAYER OF FUNCTIONAL UNIT
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1.MAIN ENTRANCE 2.HALL 3.CHECK ROOM 4.GUARD ROOM 5.PARENTS WAITING ZONE 6.GENERAL ACTIVITY ROOM 7.OFFICE 8.KITCHEN & CANTEEN 9.SERVICE ENTRANCE 10.CLASS UNIT 11.PLAYGROUND 12.POOL INDOOR CLASS PLAYGROUND
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2 STAIRS
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ACTIVITY ROOM
2 BEDROOM
STAIRS
STORAGE ROOM
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UNIT ENTRANCE
LAVATORY
CLASS UNIT
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MURMUR PLAY
PLAY INTERACTION
LEARNING
SLEEP
WAITING PLAY
WATCHING EAT
SLEEP
W-E SECTION
W ELEVATION
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CROSS ACROSSTHE THEBORDER BORDERWITH WITHJOY JOY [Competition] 2015 The Architect Magazine / TEAMZERO Award Architecture Design Competition [Type] Environment description & Architecture Design [Location] Xinjiang Province, China [Duration] 2 weeks, 2015.08 [Collaborator] PENG HUANYU
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The requirement of the work competition to describe unforgettable excerpt of the participant’s hometown A 2-week competiton after theis6th semester,anwith deeper analysis later. without bias. The chosen area must involve the span of different social conditions, water, animals, plants, Thehumans. requirement of the competition to describe fairly an unforgettable the participant’s homeand People can sense theis temperature, humidity, wind, andexcerpt light ofoftheir living environment. town project without aims any bias. The chosen area must theofspan of different social conditions, water, animal, The to reflect the beauty and involve freedom the hometown in memory and catalyze social plants and human in We which can feel temperature, wind light. In the description, the a needs in the space. try people to follow the organic changehumidity, of the site andand connect different people with participants don’t in have think of the problems, instead, we only need to see beauty and freedom. small innovation thetocourtyard. How to use the space to inspire potential communication needs is the critical problem. We try to follow the nature change of the space and connect different people with a small innovation of the yard.
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[CHAPTER 1] DESCRIPTION The space we have described is located in Tianshan District, Xinjiang, Urumqi, which is a gathering area of the Muslims near a natural forest. The construction began in the 1980s and the brick buildings are basicly centred within a small courtyard with vintages, well, planting pots in it. Elders took a rest or worked in the courtyard while the kids played around in the yard or went to the woods accompanyed by sheeps and cows. In the past, this place was bathed in the natural atmosphere and followed a traditional way of lifestyle.
Elapsed time
TEMPERATURE
“The best way to miss someone is to think of the time spent with him.”
outdoor:snow summer
indoor:fire wall
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LOCATION Xinjiang is China’s largest gathering area of the Minority people, where Uygur, Kazak and Hui people have the largest population. Ethnic diversity has created a rich social background.
Xinjiang Province - Urumqi
Urumqi - Tian shan District
Xincui community
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society The pattern of this area is regular. One family lived within the same space with rooms sorrounding a yard. There are only walls between the neighbours. Eighty percent of this area are Hui people.
ANIMAL
WATER
SPACE
in the woods
well
yard&aisle
Moo! Baa!
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SPACE We try to rebuild the scenes in the past according to the old photos, internet information and the restatement of the family members.
bedroom
yard
VEGETATION in the yard
in the woods
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Populus tomentosa Carr
Vitis vinifera L.
Rosa chinensis Jacq.
Ulmus pumila L.
Lagenaria siceraria
P. grandiflora Hook.
Elaeagnus angustifolia Linn.
Malus pumila Mill.
Clivia miniata
inhabitants
function
property
1984
family members 1985
A UNIT Since 1983, the family members have constantly moved out, leaving only the grand parents. The west side of the outer room which belonged to grandfather, lent to relatives in 1993, and later rent out. Interior room on the west side has been rent out, the tenants are not fixed. The east room which belonged to aunt rent out too. The inhabitants are changing all the time, so are the functions of the space.
1990
1993
1994
1997
legend
family use area
move out
family use
lease
lent
public
bedroom
kitchen
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[CHAPTER 2] CREATION As time passes by, the need of the indoor space is reducing. Reduction of construction area brings more public space, breaking the original neighborhood frame which was limited by the wall. Based on the grape shelf, we make some new changes to improve the shelf. In the newly created public spaces, the unit itself can be transformed according to needs, between the units, they can combine and extend freely accroding to the neighborhood relationship and space scale.
original pattern
construction area reduction
extract public spaces
reformed original shelves
expanding freely
shelter the public spaces
4.horizontal support
5.basic frame
6.secondary joints
UNIT CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
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1.simple,easily accessible materials
2.vertical support
3.collecting pot on one side
PLAN OF LAYOUT (A FAMILY)
Due to the special climatic conditions in Xinjiang Province, the shelf plays an important role in daily life in different seasons, we hope it works not only within the family, but also to become a tool to connect several families.
semi-open
summer:semi-open storage space
semi-open winter:snow fight in the yard
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Future memory “The best way to love someone is to release the burden on his shoulder.” winter:remove snow Use the slope slide to reduce the resistance when push the snow falling down so that winter work becomes easier. The collected snow can be used as a natural refrigerator.
1.accumulated snow on the net
2.use a stick
3.bunt the net
4.snow naturally falls along the slope
5.snow fall into the collection pot
summer:activities The shelf can still be used to grow the grapes. Meanwhile, it creats a sheltered area and generate variety of activities.
swing
pick grapes
take a rest
play cards
dry clothes
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EXPLORE THE UNIQUENESS [Type] Shibing Karst World Heritage/National Park Master Planning [Location] Guizhou Province, China [Duration] 10 weeks, 2015.09 [Contribution] Team work, Team leader [Individual Part] Evaluation System, drawing of all images & report presenter [Collaborator] PENG HUANYU, ZHANG CHUJUN, TANG XIAOXUAN [Instructor]CHEN WEIZHEN
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Shingbing Karst Park isplanning to protect precious karst natural resources especially in the world A 10-week workNational for landscape andthe design studio in the 7th semester. heritage area. Meanwhile areas of lower needs of preservation and be developed with the consideration Karst National Park ispark to protect andpeople develop precious karst natural especially in of Shibing sustainability. The national inspires to the discover and explore theresources pristine natural spirits thekarst Worldlandscape Heritage area, to inspire people discover explore pristine nature spirit and are to experiin and experience localtoculture in and Shibing. Thethe indigenous communities valued ence culture. The original communities are included the natural nationaland parkcultural development. Commonis in thelocal planning process. Balancing the development of inboth sustainabilities sustainabiityWhile of development of natural and community is being pursued. Whileofemphasizing the value and of prioritized. emphasizing the value of natural resources, high level tourism experience natural resource, high level geospatial of tourism experience andcultural acknowledge of the geology resources and acknowledgement of local resources and heritages arelocal critical. ethnic cultural understanding are critical.
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BACKGROUND
Shibing Karst is located in eastern Guizhou Province and lies in the slope transition area from the eastern edge of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the low mountains and hills of western Hunan Province. This is the transition zone between the second and third stage of Chinese terrain. The nominated property has a long geological history – over one thousand million years. SHIBING KARST WORLD HERITAGE
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Among 53 World Heritage Sites which have karst feature, only The Dolomites, Italy, represents temperate regions of dolomite karst, but, because it’s in the alpine region, Karst basically has no geological development, which makes Shibing Karst’s worldwide uniqueness.
GLOBAL KARST DISTRIBUTION KARST WORLD HERITAGE
YUQING COUNTY
CORE PROTECTION AREA(NO TOURISM) AREA：13000ha
CORE AREA OF WORLD HERITAGE AREA：10280ha
NATIONAL PARK OF CHINA
THE SITE-SHIBING KARST NATIONAL PARK AREA：23000ha
METROPOLIS
SHIBING COUNTY
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NATIONAL SCIENIC SITES OF GUIZHOU PROVINCE PLANNING SITE-SHIBING KARST NATIONAL PARK
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YANGQIAO RIVER
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SHANMU RIVER
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dolomite limestone
sandstone
shale
clay
PERSPECTIVE TOURIST GROWTH IN CHINA
NATURE VILLAGES IN THE SITE
NATURE VILLAGES IN THE SITE DISTINGUISHED GEOLOGICAL SITE
NATURE VILLAGES
2009
FENGCONG VALLEY
DISTINGUISHED VILLAGES OF NATURE VILLAGES
DOLOMITE FENGCONG GORGE CARBONATE FENGCONG GORGE
2010
CARBONATE FENGCONG LOW LIMESTONE FENGCONG VALLEY
2011
CLAY FENGLIN VALLEY
2012 2013 2014
TRADITIONAL ATTRACTIONAL SITES In China, most national parks’ recreational experience still remains at a low level, and the local communities are isolated from the natioanl park area.
LOCAL COMMUNITY
DOLOMITE KARST CORE VALUE
We investigated more than 80 villages within the site, there is no barren land and several villages are especially worthy. The ancient farming texture and traditional folk culture of these original villages should be protected and inherited.
Rejuvenation & Vertical distribution of Shibing Karst normal evolution order
decrepit age
1.low level tourism experience
fenglin depression
middle age fenglin valley
airport
geomorphology maturity
early age
fengcong valley
fengcong gorge
village+farmland
forest
within the site
evolution order of Shibing karst
2.enviornment damage
Top of mountain fengcong landscape in terms of tufted, columnar, blade-shape& cone-like top Upper mountain bush belt in naked grey rock (horizontal grike in the cliff) Mid-mountain forest view
3.empty original villages
Below the valley arboret view, deep & quiet in green Bottom water view in form of brook, bench land & waterfall
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WORK FLOW DIAGRAM
CURRENT SITUATION
STEP
CURRENT SITUATION
CHAR SENSITIVITY
WATER ROAD
SUB-STEP & LAYER
ER WAT
COMMUNITY
VEGETATION COMMUNITY
KARST CORE VALUE
GEOMORPHOLOGY TOPOGRAPHY D ROA
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CHARACTER UNITS Each unit has similar natural, cultural and geological characteristics. All the evaluation and planning following are based on the 62 character units.
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RACTER ZONING
ZONING
VALUATION
PROTECTION
SENSITIVITY +
PLANNING
MANAGEMENT ZONES
MANAGEMENT POLICIES & MEASURES
DOLOMITEKARST CORE VALUE
CHARACTER UNITS
UTILIZATION
TRADITIONAL ATTRACTIONAL SITES
VALUE RING 1
PLAN OF PERSPECTIVE 1
LOCAL COMMUNITY
VALUE RING 2
PLAN OF PERSPECTIVE 2
DOLOMITE KARST CORE VALUE
VALUE RING 3
PLAN OF PERSPECTIVE 3
MANAGEMENT POLICIES & MEASURES
PROTECTION
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MANAGEMENT ZONING REFERENCE DOLOMITE KARST CORE VALUE SENSITIVITY
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STRICT PROTECTION AREA
25.57
10.89
ZONE II
KEY PROTECTION AREA
158.04
67.31
ZONE III
GENERAL PROTECTION AREA
51.17
21.79
OVERALL
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strict protection oriented protection oriented protection
UTILIZATION
almost forbidden partial minor utilization partial utilization
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ZONE I
KEY PROTECTION AREA
ZONE II
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Protection zoning is based on the protection of karst ecosystem integrity and core values. It’s the rule and reference to protect, manage and use the resources within the park.
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MASTER PLAN
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EVALUATION
UTILIZATION POTENTIAL RECREATION TYPE
TRADITIONAL ATTRACTIONAL SITES
LOCAL COMMUNITY
DOLOMITE KARST CORE VALUE
EVALUATION FACTORS
PROPORTION
quality
60%
quantity
40%
human-nature pattern
35%
culture and customs
35%
historic sites or events
30%
rejuvenation
5%
Fengcong gorge
15%
waterfall and river
25%
forest coverage
30%
underground water system
10%
spine-like mountain
5%
columnar Fencong
5%
cloud and mist scenery
5%
We build a unique evaluation system connected with 3 p distribution. After excel statistical scoring, the scores of 62 Accroding to the ring, the intensity of use of each unit can be
SENSITIVITY
1 2 3 4 5
TRADITIONAL ATTRACTIONAL SITES TRADITIONAL ATTRACTIONAL SITES
1 2 3
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LOCAL COMMUNITY
1 2 3 4 5
EVALUATION INVENTORY - EXAMPLES
perspectives. We select evaluation factors and give weight 2 character units will be each presented as a tri-color ring. be easily decided in order to carry out futher planning step. POTENTIAL RECREATION TYPE
ZONE NUMBER & VALUE RING
TRADITIONAL ATTRACTIONAL SITES
LOCAL COMMUNITY
DOLOMITE KARST CORE VALUE
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LOCAL COMMUNITY
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MATER PLAN FROM 3 PERSPECTIVES TRADITIONAL ATTRACTIONAL SITES LEGEND
LEGEND
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL ATTRACTIONAL SITE
REGENERATE VILLAGE
TRADITIONAL NATURAL ATTRACTIONAL SITE
SERVICE VILLAGE
ENTRANCE/EXIT
ORIGINAL VILLAGE
SERVICE STATION
REGENERATE SERVICE COMMUNITY CIRCLE
TOURISM TRAIN TOURISM CABLE CAR
CULTURAL TOURISM RELATED CIRCLE
BAMBOO RAFT JOURNEY
NATURE TOURISM RELATED CIRCLE
DRIFTING RAFT JOURNEY
CORE ZONE OF WORLD HERITAGE
CORE ZONE OF WORLD HERITAGE
UTILIZATION STAKEHOLDER UTILIZATION TYPE
STAKEHOLDER & APPEALS LOCAL INHABITANT & COMMUNITY create jobs increase income
MASTER PLAN SUB-PLANNING
improve living environment maintain / improve living standards
TOURISM
commercial accommodation recreation tourist service
increase educational opportunities inheritance&protection of heritage
NATURE PROTECTION PLANNING
increase inhabitants’sense of pride
CONSERVATOR & ADMINISTRATOR protect various resources
COMMUNITY PLANNING
promotion of the national park
SCIENCE EDUCATION science research community education tourist education
promote appreciation of heritage increase employment & income establish contact with the local community provide satisfactory travel experience for tourists
ECONOMIC USE agricultural production hunting&harvest etc.
TOURISM PLANNING
develop long-term profitable economic activity
SCIENCE INSTITUTION & ENVIRONMENTAL
CULTURE PROTECTION PLANNING
explore nature pattern improve resource protection technology conduct science education in local community popularize world heritage knowledge
INFRASTRUACTURE PLANNING
protect rare species
RESOURCE PROTECTION culture protection nature protection
protect nature heritage TOURIST&EXPERIENC obtain aesthetic experience connect with nature escape from city life obtain physical & mental health explore local folklore & life
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learn from natural and cultural resources
INTERPRETATION SYSTEM PLANNING
LOCAL COMMUNITY
DOLOMITE KARST CORE VALUE LEGEND RESEARCH STATION HELICOPTER JOURNEY GEOLOGICAL ATTRACTIONAL SITE EXPLORE TRAIL GEOLOGICAL FAULT LINE RARE ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION AREA RARE PLANT DISTRIBUTION AREA
LEGEND
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RIDE STATION
ARTERIAL ROAD
HELICOPTER JOURNEY
MIAN ENTRANCE
SECONDARY ROAD
TOURISM TRAIN
SECONDARY ENTRANCE
TOURISM TRAIL
TOURISM CABLE CAR
TO CERTAIN DESTINATION
EXPLORATION TRAIL
BAMBOO RAFT JOURNEY
MAIN SERVICE CIRCLE
WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE AREA
DRIFTING RAFT JOURNEY
SECONDARY SERVICE CIRCLE
WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE AREA(DOLOMITE KARST)
EXTERNAL ROAD
ATTRACTIONAL SITE
TOURISM FACILITY
SERVICE FACILITY
TRADITIONAL NATURAL ATTRACTIONAL SITE
HELIPAD
PARKING
DRIFTING RAFT DOCK
TOURIST CENTER
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL ATTRACTIONAL SITE
CABLE CAR STATION
START/STOP
TOURISM TRAIN STOP
FOOD
GEOLOGICAL ATTRACTIONAL SITE(CORE VALUE)
BAMBOO RAFT DOCK
ACCOMMODATION
BICYCLE RENT SCIENCE MUSEUM
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REIMAGING THE BOROUGH [Type] Urban Systems_Urban Design [Location] Wilkinsburg, PA, USA [Duration] 14 weeks, 2017.01 [Contribution] Team Work, Team Leader [Collaborator] Paul Moscoso Riofrio, LU ZHU, YIDAN GONG [Instructor] Stephen Quick, Stefan Gruber
INTRODUCTION The project began with the premise of envisioning Penn Avenue, the local main street corridor of Wilkinsburg, as the catalyst for regenerating this independent borough of 15,000 residents located at the edge of the City of Pittsburgh. Wilkinsburg has been undergoing a continuous disinvestment since 1960 and today is one-half the population of its heyday. The scale of the project quickly expanded to include the full Borough to understand the Avenue’s broader context as well as the effects and causes of the disinvestment process. Through analysis of the Borough’s attributes and present-day situation, the studio began to see that the problems were not merely physical, but also a combination of social, economic, and environmental factors that led to the Borough’s current condition. From this basis, the studio envisioned a robust series of actions to bring back this community. Rather than starting from the typical streetscape beautification scenario, we developed a four-sequence strategy that begins with building the sense of community for all of its stakeholders before introducing strategic and catalytic actions that range from placemaking to create identity to a network of resident-led programs that strengthen community relationships.
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BACKGROUND The borough’s decline After the completion of the Parkway East, a limited-access freeway,the area’s commuters began taking the new, faster artery into and out of the city, significantly reducing the traffic flow on Penn Avenue through Wilkinsburg. With better transportation and access and relatively new and inexpensive real estate development catering to the middle class began to occur in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. At this same time Wilkinsburg’s white working class also began buying new homes in the suburbs, this marked the beginning of Wilkinsburg’s population decline which continues today. The population of Wilkinsburg was hit harder than most communities as its residential population decreased by more than a half. And along with the flight to the suburbs, Wilkinsburg’s demographics changed from majority white to 2/3 Black. Vacancy Due to impacts of freeway construction and suburbanization, depopulation within the Borough led to the lack of commercial investment. This process of commercial disinvestment paired with population loss compounded to leave many vacant commercial properties, residential lots, and homes in the borough.
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Auto-Centric Uses Wilkinsburg’s newer commercial developments on Penn Avenue are more auto-centric and less vibrant with respect to creating an active street life on many weekdays, with the exception of the 700 block of Penn Avenue. As the photographs tell, many auto-oriented businesses, such as the fast food drive-through businesses, face this regional corridor having replaced former street and pedestrian-oriented storefronts. Unlike the vibrant street life of the 1960s, today’s Penn Avenue main street corridor is now marked with many vacant lots and long blocks that are much less attractive for pedestrian foot traffic.
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE ANALYSIS
Property Value
Informal Businesses
Regional Competition
Property values east of the Busway are relatively low compared to the Busway’s west side and the borough’s central business core has a high rate of tax delinquency. This shows a very unhealthy property value downward spiral: foreclosures and abandonment decrease nearby property values, with each instance fueling the spiraling effect and a greater number of tax delinquencies.
When traditional businesses have difficulty keeping their doors open, the economic situation often leads to development of an Informal economy and the studio found this to true in Wilkinsburg.
The borough’s strategic employment and business location along the East Busway has not resulted in enough economic development and job opportunities for the community to become selfsustaining. The borough’s two most dominant ethnic groups are blacks and whites. These two groups are disassociated with one another due to physical boundaries such as the busway, and economic disparities.
Amenities
Commuter Flow
Impervious Surface
Wilkinsburg possess rich assets ranging from local food businesses and schools anchoring different sections of the borough. The abundance of neighborhood churches, an asset of “the City of Churches,” provide many programs for young children and seniors.
The Wilkinsburg Busway Station has the highest ridership of all Busway stops, and a high volume of commuter traffic continues to use Penn Avenue in both directions. However, these groups of people are just passing through the neighborhood.
Impervious surfaces are abundant due to the many downtown parking lots, including the 700+ space Busway commuter parking lot, and the tree canopy and landscaping coverage in the Main Street District is sparse and not well maintained.
•Past Life Regression •Sunday Services
Christian Science Church
•Healing Service •Sunday Services •Wednesday Night •New Members Class •Family Camp Meeting •Work and Witness •Nazarene Youth International •Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries
•KidZone •Women's Bible Study •Sunday School •Community Bible Study
Covenant Church of Pittsburgh - Worship Center
•Healing Service •Sunday Services •Wednesday Night •New Members Class
Homewood Church of Christ New Grace Missionary Baptist Church Bethany Baptist Church
•Sunday School •Read Science and Health •The Mother Church Reading Room
Jerusalem Church of God in Christ
Church In Pittsburgh
First Spiritualist Church
Mulberry Community Church Wilkinsburg Church Of-Nazarene •Mission of the month •Food of the month •Sanctuary Project(Youth) •Ministry to shut-ins(Seniors)
Christian Church-Wilkinsburg
St Stephen's Episcopal Church Waverly Presbyterian Church
•Wilkinsburg Vigil/Environmental Group •Donut Sunday •Sacred Conversations(Race/Action) •Working For a Future •AA Co-ed •Adult Sunday School •Mifflin Madness (sports) •Toys For Tots Donations •Ash Wednesday
Covenant Church Pittsburgh
St Mark Ame Church Covenant Fellowship Reformed Eternal City Church
The Bible Chapel Redeemed Christian in Wilkinsburg Church of God South Avenue United St Mark Ame Zion Church Methodist St. James Catholic Church
Beulah Presbyterian Church
Mt Calvary Baptist Church
Ethnan Temple SDA Church
•Gathering for ladies •Ladies Bible Study •Marriage Conference •Porterbrook Learning
•Men’s Weekend •Sunday Services (different themes)
Deliverance Baptist Church
23 churches in total Legend Church
Second United Presbyterian Church of Wilkinsburg
Program for the Youth/Kids Program for Middle Age
Mifflin Avenue United Methodist Church
Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf
•Bishop Golphin on Periscope •DBC Voices of Praise Choir •Discipleship Classes •Narcotics Anonymous (N/A) Meeting •Cleaning Ministry •Men's Choir Rehearsal
Program for the Senior Program for Men Program for Women Program for Special Group
First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood •Favorite Films Program •Bethlehem Haven(homeless) •The Program(crime, drug)
•Faith and Fitness Fusion •Connect Class(South Hills Campus) •Understanding Today's Youth Culture •Extravagant Love(women) •Big Daddy Weave
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Building the Community
Strategic Interventions
While existing assets within the borough are robust, they have been underutilized for decades resulting in a decreasing of quality of life. Beginning with these assets as the foundation for eventual revitalization, the first intervention begins by capturing and developing the nearby social services to create synergies among them as the means to accentuate the vibrancy of the borough. Vacant Buildings and Lots already cleared of derelict buildings will fall into the ownership of the newly minted Wilkinsburg community Lank Bank & Trust, a dual agency capable of preserving lands and offering lands for development With these agencies in place current residents can have the ability to claim ownership of vacant parcels adjacent to their lot, adding equity to their home, and neighborhood by having the power to maintain or develop more land.
Diverse housing strategies will be introduced during this sequence. With a focus on an overall reuse of existing assets, a focus on strengthening the businesses along the 800 block of Penn Avenue will occur through incentivizing new businesses to enter the borough while also offering tax breaks to those small business owners from the borough, to make informal business activities formal with a storefront shop. The Port Authority starts to get engaged in the renewed measures in the borough And works with the Borough Parking Authority to strategically relocate parking to existing borough lots, allowing for the development of the Port Authority’s park and ride lot.
Items performed during this time
- Land Trust - Churches and Schools use vacant lots as urban farms, and educational agriculture training - Penn Avenue new businesses (via subsidized measures) - 800 block bldg. renovation - Community Center (former Wilkinsburg H.S.), re-programming for more social service - Churches - Job Training, After school care - Port Authority Parking Lot reduction - CBD Parking Lot Incentive - New Busway Station Construction - Co-Housing
- Borough pauses vacant buildings demolition - Community Center (former Wilkinsburg H.S.) - Daycare - Community Schools - Commence evening adult education classes - Church/School coalitions on vacant lot programming - Land Bank/Trust - Retention & development of vacant lots - Side lot program begins
Items performed during this time
Building New
Market Established
With the repositioning of resources and growing identities taking foot, new investment in the vision forward commences with new construction and programming. Within the neighborhoods of the Borough Co-Housing pilot projects begin across a demonstrative blocks, infilling blocks primed for redevelopment with affordable and market rate homes. Valuable development land for mixed use and diverse residential homes, commences around the TOD development. Further development of lands happen as the market finds them suitable. The creation of a secondary daycare and constructing a parking garage to service all the new destinations within the TOD area happen as relationships with the existing co-working and light manufacturing spaces begin to be created.
As the market begins to understand the catalyst effect and the borough starts to grow by itself, the business climate starts to re-engage the borough, redevelopment of other open parcels will commence. With lands head in the stewardship of the Land Bank and Trust start to attract development attention, further infilling of homes via Co-Housing takes off across the borough. The last portions of the Port Authority lands infill with new development as a defined industrial/ office corridor takes shape in and around the TOD.
Items performed during this time - Co-Housing - Pilot Blocks across 3 blocks - Subsidized Senior Living - Busway Station - Parking Lot TOD Development continues - TOD Preschool/ commuter daycare opens - Underpass connecting west industrial corridor with Susquehanna project - Strengthen industrial “maker-space” identity West of Busway to Susquehanna form community connections with surrounding neighborhoods
Items performed during this time - Infilling vacant lots/renovating vacant homes - Bike lanes & trail network - Allison School residential conversion - 900 block mixed-use development - 700 Penn Ave + Westside of Busway - Co-Housing spreads throughout borough - Community Farming - Fully develop urban farm system (ripple effect) - Partly renovation of the watershed with green infrastructure - Preserve green pockets along Penn Ave - Identify & promote entrepreneurs to infill vacant bldgs/lots
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CIVIC CENTER The section from Hosanna House to the South Avenue United Methodist Church (South Ave UMC) has the most gathering spaces and has the best visibility of the Civic Center area along Penn Avenue north and south. The tactical changes begin within this space. The streets are painted and temporary planter boxes are placed along new bike lanes. As a result of the added amenities more residents start to use low-cost materials and tools to make subtle interventions. People acquire all kinds of information and share resources by engaging in community events hosted in newly activated vacant lots. Civic center begins using spaces in unique ways to create more flexible program space, and improving civic presence. The community and social programs housed within the former Wilkinsburg High School complement the array housed in Hosanna House. Both centers work in hand with the adjacent religious institutions to provide safe indoor activity spaces to kids and adequate outdoor space by using the vacant lots, with flexible programming such as outdoor classrooms, playgrounds, basketball fields and street chess games. The existing schools expand their service to support the whole person and engage a broader audience. With the story of Jennifer, who is a single mother living in the neighborhood, we can have a sense of the life experienced by residents utilizing the City Center. Jennifer’s morning starts from dropping off her oldest son, Kevin, at Turner Elementary School. She then drives down to the former high school which is now repurposed and programmed with a daycare center on the first floor. Her youngest son, Chris, spends the day here with other kids and the church next to the high school serves as indoor playground for kids so the younger kids won’t need to cross the busy street for playgrounds. Jennifer parks for free in the parking lot in front of the high school, then walks through the pocket garden cleaned and greened from it’s former disuse as a vacant lot. She grabs her breakfast at the restaurant next to the garden and walks along Penn Avenue to the bus station to take the bus to downtown. Later in the afternoon, after dismissal Kevin leaves Turner School and takes the bus circulator to Hosanna House for after-school programs. Jennifer comes back from work to either co-teach the kids or take further education courses via adult education classes . With the knowledge gain within the borough’s expanded educational offerings, Jennifer is able to apply new skills first hand managing the community kitchen and farm next to the South Ave UMC. By attending the events in the church, Jennifer has the chance to meet another single mom and they makes an agreement to rotate babysitting their kids so that they both have free time to run errands and shop at the new Market along Penn Avenue.
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STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT The new mixed-income residential section within the strategic development area is a place where new residents, families, and existing Wilkinsburgers can engage with the borough. Taking advantage of the location of the station, and the services and amenities that the station has to offer, residents in the new areas of the strategic development can benefit from living within walking distance of multiple options for commuting to work. The new iconic station with it’s accentuated canopy, will heighten the highly used station and signify a new plaza surrounding it. The plaza will help facilitate the capacity for increased ridership as the neighborhood grows. Within the plaza will be support services like a daycare, and breakout space for food trucks and cafes to service the scores of people crossing paths from business to home. Working with developers, the acquisition and repurposing of the 401 Penn Avenue building, adjacent to the busway, into a mixed industries building with a new market as its anchor tenant will create a destination point along the busway to travel to, for those in search for fresh food options within the East End. Within the Plaza space for the TOD station, the opening up of the viaduct of the busway and rail line allows for more visual and physical spatial connections to other sides of the busway feel more natural. Thanks to the porousness, the plaza will inspire an atmosphere that invites commuters and locals to linger and interact. The renovated historic train station and the western edge of the CBD become capable of blending seamlessly with the new busway station, ensuring the sites are connected with several points of attractions and serves as a model for the development of the whole area. With the story of Thomas, who is a younger adult living with his family in one of the new residential developments we have a sense of the typical life of a resident within the strategic development site. Thomas works nearby and usually walks his kids to school before continuing on to work, while his wife commutes downtown from the station. The busway station becomes the final gathering point for the family as they grab breakfast before continuing on their daily routines. During the afternoon or weekend, the station is again the spot of interactions where ones can meet friends, or make new connections.
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DODO + NAP MAP [Type] Placemaking [Location] Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh campus [Duration] 2 weeks, 2017.08 [Contribution] Team Work [Collaborator] Stefan Gruber, YIDAN GONG
INTRODUCTION The Task Force on the CMU Experience invited students, faculty and staff to submit creative ideas to make common spaces on the Pittsburgh campus more engaging, collaborative and fun. The term UPLift refers to University Place-making, or the idea that the right kind of physical spaces can meaningfully influence community and culture. Proposals were encouraged to align with three overarching themes: Health and Wellness; Crossroads of the Mind; and Recognizably CMU. Inspired by the French children’s word for napping, “Dodo” consists of a cluster of hammocks installed in a common outdoor space for napping on CMU’s campus during the fall, summer and spring seasons, while promoting awareness for the benefits of sleeping on the campus. This project develops a corresponding Nap Map to highlight the best spaces on campus to catch some shut-eye.
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In a study by Harvard Medical School, Carnegie Mellon students are identified among the most sleep-deprived in the country. Walking across campus buildings, you can see students take a nap on library benches, classroom chairs, lab tables, and architectural model materials. While the university invests a lot into big infrastructure on the campus, the proposal of a napping space contributes to the day-today experience at a small scale. Nap Map is a crowdsourcing effort to map out sleeping spaces on Campus and help students to find their nap spots. On a site on the lawn “the beach” in front of the tennis court, we propose a combination of hammocks and recycled parachutes to form a quiet and comfortable nap space for faculty and students.
IDYLLWILD, CALIFORNIA
T‐10 PARACHUTE is a parachute used by the US armed forces since the 1950s. The T‐10D main parachute has a nominal diameter of 35 feet (11 m) with 30 suspension lines. The entire assembly weighs 31 pounds (14 kg).
T‐10 PARACHUTE
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TRANSITION DESIGN: ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD [Type] Wick problem research [Duration] 8 weeks, 2019.02 [Contribution] Team Work, Team Leader [Collaborator] Amrita Khoshoo, Cathryn Ploehn
INTRODUCTION The team is given the wicked problem of “lack of access to healthy food in the US”. The research uses the Transition Design approach for addressing the complex wicked problem and seeding/catalyzing systemslevel change and cover the following topics: 1) Mapping Wicked Problems; 2) Mapping Stakeholder Relations; 3) Mapping the Evolution of a Wicked Problem; 4) Identifying Systems Interventions and Designing for Transitions. Together, the systematic analysis and ideation frame a complex, wicked problem within a radically large spatio-temporal context in order to design an ‘ecology’ of systems interventions that simultaneously address the problem and ignite positive, systems-level change.
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MULTI-FACETED WICKED PROBLEM Transition Design works with post-its in a different way than most design-related disciplines do. Rather than using them as a brainstorming tool in which idea ‘fragments’ are captured in a rapid-paced, closed session for later synthesis, they are used to construct an artifact meant to be read/understood by an external audience. One of the primary objectives of the Transition Design seminar is to learn to think systemically and make connections across spatial and temporal scales. After conducting internet research on the wicked problem, we begin to populate the problem map with myriad issues (one issue per post-it) related to their wicked problem.
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During this phase, we collectively gathered, read, and synthesized as much information as we could around food insecurity. Our goals were to understand the social, political, economic, and historical aspects of the issue. Our research spanned policy papers by
international organizations, studies on food deserts in the United States, and reports about the state of food in education. Armed with a broad understanding of this issue, we collectively started mapping various causes. In our first attempt, we brainstormed unfiltered by writing out all possible causes on post-it notes. We then clustered these causes around specific, higher level themes. This approach helped us visualize the numerous lines of connection, dependency, and intersection within trends and between trends. We gained a better understanding of systemic positive feedback loops and how they are reinforced at global, federal, and local levels. Further, we realized that causes are not insulated. This wicked problem is reinforced and perpetuated by many different competing and aligned causes. There is no single source. As we begin thinking about intervention points, we’ll need to be mindful of the idea that one tiny change within this web of connections can have giant ripple effects throughout.
STAKEHOLDERS AND RELATIONSHIPS Skakeholder mapping undertakes a process to: 1) identify as many of the stakeholder groups connected to/affected by the wicked problem as possible; 2) list each group’s hopes and fears about the problem; 3) map the lines of agreement/affinity and conflict/ opposition between stakeholders. We made sense of this highly complex issue by dividing our causes into four major trends (high-level insights below): 1. Systemic inequality 2. Ecology 3. Dominant food production methods 4. Perception and culture around food Two important takeaways are: 1. Support of the government: To sway regulation in their favor, agribusinesses push for a greater voice in the government. This desire has a number of direct conflicts with eco-diversity and vulnerable populations. Agribusinesses’ domination in government leads to less strict environmental policies, which leads to habitat destruction. Further, it leads to fewer dollars appropriated to social/labor services, which may benefit vulnerable low income or labor populations. 2. Habitat destruction: Agribusinesses consume large spans of arable land in order to maximize profits. In the process, they destroy the natural ecosystem. Things like mono-crops and food production chemical degrade soil health, contaminate water, and disrupt food chains. This disturbs the intricate chain of interactions that evolution has been perfected over thousands of years. This has a number of conflicts with ecological diversity. Ecological diversity would need stronger environmental protection laws that aim to improve ecological and nutritional diversity and sustainability.
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FROM PAST TO FUTURE Future Visions at Different Levels
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MLP mapping looks into the historical factors contributing to food insecurity. Because colonialism had an immense impact on systemic issues in existence today, we decided to track the development of food from the late 15th century to the present day. There are several major trends emerged from the MLP. For instance, in the 19th century, food commodities and prepared food started to enter a globalizing and growing food market. This meant that the branding of food products started to gain importance at the regime level. Branding becomes important with niche level developments (e.g., 1886 invention of Coca-Cola+bottling techniques). This also sparked additional innovation in food processing and food safety at the niche level. In the great depression peroid, an important societal consequence of WWII was the rise of women joining the workforce as the men got enlisted in the defense forces. Even after the war ended, women continued to be a part of the workforce. This implied that they were spending lesser time in the kitchen and meal preparation changed drastically. 1960s witnessed the McDonaldization of food. To able to meet the demands of providing fast food to the rising population, McDonald’s needed their food production to be more efficient. ‘Efficiency’, ‘Calculability’, ‘Predictability’ and ‘Controllability’ became valued benchmarks. For the average consumer that had a small amount of time to spend on food, this meant predictable, cheap and fast meals. These metrics
spread across the majority of the food industry. The post-war era saw a surge in consumerism and the industry responded innovations for cheap and convenient food. After understanding the past, we notice several intervention points for the future, including recommoning land for decentralized, community-driven, organic, food growth; leveraging the educational system to inculcate better health and nutrition awareness; community gardening/guerrilla gardening; and repurposing food waste. We envisioned a 2050 world in which these norms were flipped 180 degrees. Most of this worldview is related to decentralization, values of community/shared responsibility, and shifts back to ancestral foodways/knowledge: 1) Healthy food and access to healthy food is a fundamental human right. We believe in equal and shared access to food. 2)We live in a
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culture defined by communal values and the sharing of knowledge and resources. 3) Food production is decentralized. 4) We live in a society that has a shared responsibility and is committed to ecological awareness and thinking about long term effects of actions. 5) Food is an integral part of the identity of an individual, a community, a region, and the globe. 6) Food is valued for the nourishment it provides. 7) We take what the earth gives us when it gives it to us. 8) Labor is fairly distributed. 9) Organic and local foods are widely accessible. 10) Food cultivation is synergistic with the earth. 11) We live in a society that values diversity in cultural, ecological, and agricultural heritage. 12) We live in a society that understands and values the interconnectedness and interdependence of food, people, and systems. Based on these future paradigms, we came up with future envisioning ideas at different
levels of scale. Using these high-level visions at different levels of scale, we formulated an “everyday” scenario manifesting one possible vision and show it on the story-telling board. A day in 2050 — Small scale community farming becomes an viable business option in addition to being a sustainable organic food alternative due to regional food cooperatives that work together to negotiate food price with farmers bringing local, organic and fair-priced food the the community. Growing, processing and making one’s food is not seen as just a household chore but as community activity engaging all sections of the society. The elderly have played a big role in this transition by revitalizing traditional food rituals and organizing community kitchens.
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SUPPLEMENT DESIGN PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
Doctoral Dissertation｜School of Design｜Carnegie Mellon University
Design for the Sustainment of Urban Commoning Based on Multi-dimensional Scaling Processes
MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN THESIS
COMMONING THE CITY
Chun Zheng
PhD Thesis
Master Thesis
2018-2022 ADVISORS: STEFAN GRUBER, PETER SCUPELLI Full version is available on ISSUU: https://issuu.com/827070/docs/ phd_thesis_chun_zheng_final
2018 ADVISORS: STEFAN GRUBER, JONATHAN KLINE Full version is available on ISSUU: https://issuu.com/827070/docs/ thesis_book_pure_print
DESIGN FOR THE SUSTAINMENT OF URBAN COMMONING BASED ON MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SCALING PROCESSES
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MOBILE STREET ENCROACHMENT: SHARED LIVING SPACE IN LILONG, SHANGHAI
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In addition, stormwater can be purified by certain aquatic plants and also brings oxygen and minerals into the pond. Plants will grow very well due to abundant nutrition. Meanwhile, the indigenous plants carry special memories and adapt to the local environment very well.
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street art
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Daxue Road city plaza design
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Transition Design Workshops
Baptist Temple Church Garden
Bloomfield, Pittsburgh 2017.08 INTERN IN Design Center Pittsburgh TEAM WORK SUPERVISOR: CHRIS KOCH
Online 2021.09 INDIVIDUAL & TEAM WORK SUPERVISOR: TERRY IRWIN, GIDEON KOSSOFF
Yangpu, Shanghai 2014.06 INDIVIDUAL WORK INSTRUCTOR: DONG NAN NAN
Homewood, Pittsburgh 2017.08 INTERN IN Design Center Pittsburgh TEAM WORK SUPERVISOR: CHRIS KOCH
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SUPPLEMENT DESIGN PROJECTS
Children’s Playground The City with The City
International Gelao Culture and Eco Tourism Scenic Park
Rain Garden of Tongji University
Butterfly Wonderland
Yibin,Liberty, SichuanPittsburgh East 2015.08 2017.06 INTERN IN TJAD INDIVIDUAL & TEAM WORK INSTRUCTOR: TEAM WORK STEFANI DANES, STEFAN GRUBER SUPERVISOR: DAIXIN DAI
Jiading, Shanghai 2015.08 INTERN IN TJAD TEAM WORK SUPERVISOR: DAIXIN DAI
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Zuiyi, Guizhou 2015.01 INTERN IN Agence Ouvray TEAM WORK SUPERVISOR: Sarah Ouvray
Luzhou, Sichuan 2015.02 INTERN IN Agence Ouvray TEAM WORK SUPERVISOR: JIAJIA LIU
Urban Ecology Publication Tea House Design
Jiang Wetland Park PARK JIANGWan WAN WETLAND
Baptist Garden Bao en Temple Temple Church Plaza Design
Innovation of Jinan Botanical Garden
Based Urban Ecology Course Fictionalon base 2017.06 2012.09 TEAM WORK INDIVIDUAL WORK INSTRUCTOR: ELENIYIKATRINI INSTRUCTOR: DONG
Homewood, Pittsburgh Yangpu, Shanghai 2017.08 2013.09 INTERN IN Design INDIVIDUAL WORK Center Pittsburgh TEAM WORK DONG NANNAN INSTRUCTOR: SUPERVISOR: CHRIS KOCH
Yangpu, Shanghai 2014.03 INDIVIDUAL WORK INSTRUCTOR: WANG MIN
Jinan, Shandong 2014.09 LEADER IN TEAM WORK INSTRUCTOR: ZHANG DESHUN
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A Dialogue Must Take Place, Precisely Because We Don’t Speak the Same Language CO-CURATOR. Digital exhibition, Tbilisi Architecture Biennial 2020-2021 CO-CURATORS: STEFAN GRUBER, HELEN CHANG
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Exhibition website: https://adialoguemusttakeplace.org/. The project is realized in the context of the Tbilisi Architecture Biennial 2020 with the support of the Creative Europe program of the European Union. Website: https://biennial.ge/. It is also supported by the research fellowship M.A.P.P. (Methods, Affects, & Practical Pedagogies) program at the School of Commons, Zurich University of the Arts.
ROOFLESS AL FAWWAR, PALESTINE
STAD IN DE MAAK / CITY IN THE MAKING ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
R-URBAN COLOMBES, FRANCE
An Atlas of Commoning EXHIBITION ASSISTANT AND RESEARCH MEMBER. Traveling exhibition 2018-present CURATORS: STEFAN GRUBER et al. The exhibition premiered in Berlin, Germand in 2019 and had its international premiere in Pittsburgh, USA in 2019. It is a travelling exhibition with visual collections of bottom-up citizen initiatives supported by the ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen), in cooperation with ARCH+ Magazine. The exhibition will travel internationally for 10 years.
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Xiamen, China
Cannes, France
Zhoushan, China
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