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Aiyou Zhu Te x a s Te c h U n i v e r s i t y Landscape Architecture 2012 Graduate Portfolio
AIYOU ZHU + Education 2511 70th Street Lubbock, TX 79413 (225) 993-1647 aiyou.zhu@gmail.com
MLA- Texas Tech University. 2012 BLA- Xuzhou Institute of Technology, China. 2010
+ Experience Internship- Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, Austin, TX. Summer 2011 Qiu He Landscape Consulting Co., Beijing, China. Spring 2010 Additional Training- GIS Summer Program Texas Tech University Center at Junction, Junction, TX. Summer 2012 Graphic Workshop Mount Lu Art Training Camp, Jiujiang, China. Summer 2009
+ Skills Free Hand Rendering Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, AutoCAD, SketchUp, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office Chinese (native), English (fluent)
Contents + Shopping Mall Redevelopment + Philadelphia Waterfront + West Texas African-American Museum + Water Resources Along the Silk Road + SketchUp Modeling
Shopping Mall Redevelopment
Semester Type Location Skills Summary
Spring 2012 Academic Lubbock, TX AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Adobe CS
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his greyfield redevelopment tried to transform dying enclosed malls into a mixed-use community. Considering urban Lubbock is suburbanized, the ultimate goal of this development was to demonstrate a compact and sustainable urban lifestyle to encourage walking, biking and public transportation. The mixed-use community included retail stores, offices, apartments, open spaces and public facilities, and provided multiple transit options.
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Approaches + Smaller Blocks Block size comparison- T5 general urban zone
“1 to 4” Strategy
Pedestrian Shopping Street Lubbock (on site)
Dallas
Austin
Driveway
+ Urban Trail System
+ Stormwater Management Cycle
Expanded the existing bicycle lanes to connect open spaces, school zones and neighborhoods.
Water collection, bio-filtration, retention and drip irrigation.
Street Bioswale
Drip Irrigation
Water Retention Pond Rainfall
Roof Rainwater Harvesting
Underground Tank
Community Garden
Tank Farmer’s Market
+ Mixed-Use Development Total Site Area 39.6 Acres Retail Housing Offices Civic Space Open Space Others (Roads)
7.5 Acres 11.8 Acres 8.1 Acres 1.0 Acre 5.4 Acres 5.8 Acres
Retail Stores & Offices Housing & Retail Stores Civic Space Open Space Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Master Plan + Programs 01 02 03 04 05
Retail & Offices Courtyard Bio-Retention Pond Street Bioswale Windmill
06 Multi-Family Housing 07 Community Garden 08 Texas Prairie Landscape 09 Transit Stop 10 Event Lawn
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11 Public Library & Parking Garage 12 Shaded Plaza 13 Bio-Retention Pond & Water Play Plaza 14 Hotel 15 Retail Stores & Apartments
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16 Civic Use Building 17 Paved Pedestrian Crossing 18 Urban Trail (Biking & Running)
+ Mixed-Use Pedestrian Street Shopping, living, working, and recreation
Details + Stormwater Management Taking advantage of the green infrastructure, stormwater was collected, bio-filtrated, and bio-retained on-site.
Green Infrastructure Stormwater Flow Bio-Filtration Flow Bio-Retention Pond (With Underground Water Tank)
+ Transit Stop & Urban Grove
+ Boston Avenue Improvement
After
Widening sidewalks and adding bioswales created a safe and pleasant environment. The food sold at the farmer’s market came from the community gardens inside the living units.
Before
+ Bringing Nature Into the Pedestrian Shopping Street
The multi-use plaza next to the stormwater collection pond could be used as a fountain to play during the summer months and a skating rink in the winter.
Philadelphia Waterfront
Semester Type Location Skills Summary
Fall 2011 Team Competition Philadelphia, PA AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Adobe CS
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he intent of this design is to reconnect the citizens of Philadelphia with the waterfront and each other. The scheduled renovation of Interstate 95 presented a great opportunity to rethink the relationship between local residents and the urban waterfront, and create a healthy growth model for Philadelphia’s waterfront. Urban agriculture and agricultural research could become the future industry of Philadelphia’s waterfront. For example, using biomass from switchgrass and hybrid poplars for biofuel would lower the demand for foreign oil and create a green source of energy. Taking advantage of the vacant land, this plan will help citizens gain easy access to healthy food, create jobs and eventually stimulate economic growth. This design also includes plans for concrete recycling after the demolition of I-95 and a stormwater management system for the waterfront areas. This design was completed through a collaborative process with the other two team members, where I served as the team leader. The following pages feature my individual deliverables for the project, unless noted otherwise.
(Photography by Paris)
Existing Poorly Connected Waterfront Site Proposed Waterfront Connection
WATER EDGE Auto-Dominated streets
+ Center City District
Communities
I-95 Barrier
Boulevard
Mono-functional Penn’s Landing
Linear parks & Underground parking
Waterfront Parks & Plaza Outdoor Fitness Center
Boulevard
WATER EDGE Vacant lots
+ South Philadelphia District
Vacant lots
Boulevard
Communities
Vacant lots
Linear Parks
Fences
Boulevard
Inner Wetland & Urban Agricultural Fields
WATER EDGE I-95 Barrier
+ Big Box Retail & Industrial District
Communities
Fences
Boulevard
Linear Parks
Greyfields
Mixed-use Development
Boulevard
Abandoned businesses and vacant lots Inner Wetland & Urban Agricultural Fields
Ferry Terminal Inner Wetland
(Diagram by Tugce Ulvan & Aiyou Zhu)
Master Plan Benjam
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Waterfront Parks & Plaza Linear Parks Multi-Functional Sports Field Demonstration Wetlands
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Inner Wetlands Ferry Terminal
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Urban Agricultural and Agricultural Research Institutes Transportation (Boulevards & Ferry) Linear Parks & Urban Agriculture Fields Small Businesses, FarmHouses and Agricultural Research Institutes Inner Wetlands
Walt W hitman Bridge
Redevelopment Strategies + Reconnecting to Waterfront
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+ Shaping Future Waterfront Industry--Urban Agriculture and Research Urban Agriculture and Agricultural Research Industry Plan
Urban Agriculture and Agricultural Research Fields Inner Wetlands
Irrigation Food and Biomass Consumption Organic Waste Urban Agricultural Fields
Small Businesses, Farmhouses and Agricultural Research Institutes
Small Businesses, Farmhouses and Agricultural Research Institutes
Community Access to Local Grocery Stores
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Industry Cycle--Water, Energy, Materials
+ I-95 Salvage Concrete Concrete Recycling Segments of I-95
Building Materials Recycle
Mural Art Walls In Parks
Infill Material To Create Inner Wetlands
Elevated Parks
The proposed sports field in t temporary water retention re
+ Stormwater Management
Stormwater from streets is prevented from entering the Delaware River directly and instead treated on-site by inner wetlands.
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The demonstration wetland is composed of a series of small wetlands. As the site slopes down, the water flows by gravity and is treated by each small wetland.
Flow Back to City Sewer System & Wetlands
Multi-functional Sports Field Section (Rendering by Jared Chase & Aiyou Zhu)
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Perspective 2
+ Elevated Park
West Texas African-American Museum
Semester Type Location Skills Summary
Fall 2011 Academic Lubbock, TX AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Adobe CS
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his project is intended to transform a historic East Lubbock pharmacy into a landmark African-American museum. The design requires a strong understanding of both the historical significance of the site, as well as its current responsibility to the local community, in an effort to create a meaningful and functional public space. For the local community, the development of the museum itself will have a positive impact on vacant spaces; in addition, the transformation of an abandoned railroad to linear parks will attract potential residents.
Exsiting Conditions
Vacant Lot
Vacant Cafe
Railroad
Tire Shop
I-27
St. Paul Historic Church
Based on an understanding of site history, two strategies are proposed to preserve African-American culture in West Texas. The first is to engrave historical events on red concrete strips chronologically throughout the site, and the second is to attach pieces of metal engraved with information about African-American art to the existing wooden light poles (see details).
Gas Station
Vacant Lot
Avenue A
The Cottonseed Oil Mills
Future African-American Museum
Caviel Pharmacy Building
Master Plan
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A. AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM B. COMMUNITY GARDEN
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C. BASKETBALL COURT
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D. SEATING
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G. PERGOLA
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H. TREE PLAZA I. LAWN
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J. WOODEN LIGHT POLE K. RAILROAD
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L. PARKING M. SOUP KITCHEN N. WHIRLIGIG SCALE: 1”=80’
A. AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
D. SEATING
+B. COMMUNITY Preserving History GARDEN African E.American ENTRANCE CONCRETE PAVING C. BASKETBALL COURT
F. HISTORY EVENTS CONCRETE STRIPE
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O. HEDGE
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P. HISTORY OF CAVIEL’S
G. PERGOLA
J. ELECTRIC POLE
M. KITCHEN
H. TREE PLAZA
K. RAILROAD
N. WHIRLIGIG
I. LAWN
L. PARKING
O. HEDGE
PHARMACY ENGRAVED ON THE “MEDICAL TABLET SHAPE” CONCRETE STRIPE
“ART LIGHT POLES”
ENGRAVED METAL SHEET ON LIGHT POLES
1948
ENGRAVED POINT
1946
ENGRAVED POINT
ENGRAVED POINT
1935
ENGRAVED POINT
ENGRAVED POINT
1923
1960 1920
THE YEAR OF EVENT FOR EXAMPLE
ENGRAVED POINT
ENGRAVED POINT
“HISTORY STRIPE”
FRICAN AMERICAN MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS ENGRAVED ON THE PAVING STRIPE CHRONOLOGICALLY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART SYMBOLS ENGRAVED ON THE METAL SHEETS (ATTACHED ON LIGHT POLES)
Negro built by black community with Saddie Taylor and Ella Winn Iles first teachers (paid$720 vs. $990 for white teachers)
RAILROAD COMMUNITY PARK
Lusk’s Boot Shop opened by Willie Lusk at 1706 Avenue A
SOUP KITCHEN & PERGOLA
LAWN
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PLAZA
(WEDDING PERFORMANCE ECT.)
CAVIEL’S PHARMACY OPEN
1954
SECTION 1 80
2009
SHADE TREE PLAZA
AVENUE A
(WITH SEATING AROUND)
16th May Caviel's Pharmacy closed
PLANTER BED
(WITH SEATING ON THE EDGE)
AIYOU ZHU TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY OCT. 2011 LARC 6401 PROF. CURRIE
RAILROAD COMMUNITY PARK
SOUP KITCHEN & PERGOLA
LAWN
ENGRAVED POINT
ENGRAVED POINT
1935
ENGRAVED POINT
ENGRAVED POINT
ENGRAVED POINT
1920 1923 Segregated one-room elementary school built by the African-American community
“HISTORY STRIPE”
MAJOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL EVENTS ENGRAVED ON THE PAVING STRIPE CHRONOLOGICALLY
1946 Lusk’s Boot Shop opened by Willie Lusk at 1706 Avenue A
(WEDDING PERFORMANCE ETC.)
PLAZA
1948
+ Museum Entrance Perspective 2
HISTORICAL EVENTS ENGRAVED ON CONCRETE STRIPE
ENGRAVED POINT
ENGRAVED POINT
1960
CAVIEL’S PHARMACY OPEN
1954
Section 1-1 0
80’
AVENUE A
2009
SHADE TREE PLAZA
(WITH SEATING AROUND)
16th May Caviel's Pharmacy closed
PLANTER BED
(WITH SEATING ON THE EDGE)
Water Resources Along the Silk Road
Semester Type Location Skills Summary
Spring 2012 Academic + Personal Eurasia, Northern Hemisphere GIS, Adobe CS
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he Silk Road is a historical network of interlinking trade routes connecting East, South, and West Asia with the Mediterranean and the European world. This GIS mapping project tries to examine fresh surface water resources within a buffer of 100 kilometers from the Silk Road. I restored routes of the historical Silk Road in a high resolution based on historical documents and aerial images, and incorporated the World Water Bodies (fresh surface water) data from ERIS online database to map the fresh surface water density along the Silk Road. It is interesting to find that, apart from a few places such as the west of Turpan, Samarkand and Baghdad, most areas along the Silk Road lack fresh surface water.
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500 MILES
100 Km Buffer From The Silk Road
The Silk Road
Areas of Water Scarcity To Areas of Abundant Water
SketchUp Modeling
Semester Type Location Skills Summary
Spring 2010 Internship China SketchUp
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he proposed central activity area of a residential village was modeled using SketchUp to facilitate communication with clients.
+ SketchUp Modeling 1
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Aiyou Zhu 2511 70th Street Lubbock, TX 79413 (225) 993-1647 aiyou.zhu@gmail.com