Personal Website: https://alexxuzj.wixsite.com/personal-projects
Portfolio
Selected Works 2020-2024
zx327@cornell.edu
ZIJIAN XU
Xu Alex
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PROFILE
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I specialize in strategic analysis with a focus on public spaces, community governance, and urban economics, grounded in a successful competition track record. My approach blends human-centered design with deep insights into political, social, financial, and technical domains to solve complex challenges effectively.
EDUCATION
Cornell University
New York, United States
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Architect Guangzhou Yichuang Architecture Firm | Guangdong, China
June 2021 – August 2022
01-PLASTIC REVOLUTION
Instructor: Dan Li
Team Work 2021 SITE: Machong Town, DongGuan City, CHINA
02-INFRASTRUCTURE MULTIPLICITY
Instructor: Jesse LeCavalier
August 2023 – August 2024 ( expected
Harvard University
Virtual Post-Professional Master of Advanced Urban Design (M.S.AUD)
GSD Design Discovery Program
June 2022 – July 2022
Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, China
Bachelor of Science in Urban Region Studies (URS)
September 2018 – June 2022
GPA: 3.5/5.0 (Weighted Average Mark: 85/100)
LANGUAGES
- Mandarin (Native)
- Cantonese (Native)
- Chaoshanese (Native)
- English (Fluency)
SKILLS
- CAD
- Revit
- ArcGIS
- Python - Photograph
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Creative Suite
- 3D (Rhino, Grasshopper)
- Digital Collaboration Tools (Miro, Google Tools, etc.)
- Collaboration
- Effective Communication
- Strategic Design
- Problem-solving
- Project Management
Collaboratively managed diverse architectural projects, including the design and construction oversight of a 500-acre cultural tourism site. Contributed to project completion 10% under budget and 15% ahead of schedule.
Utilized digital tools like AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper and Adobe Creative Suite for detailed 2D and 3D design visualizations and prototypes, demonstrating advanced software proficiency.
Strategic Project Coordinator Juncong Tea Co. Ltd | Guangdong, China
April 2020 – June 2023
Directed comprehensive market research and competitive analysis, informing strategic investments and cultural tourism development. Analyzed data from over 50 competitors , leading to a 30% increase in project funding by identifying and leveraging niche market opportunities.
Led a cross-functional team of 15+ using Design Thinking to innovate and drive a 20% increase in cultural tourism visitors.
Architect Assistant (intern)
July 2020 – September 2020
Guangzhou Panyu Architecture & Design Co., Ltd | Guangdong, China
Joined senior architects for site inspections , gaining insights into construction complexities and the critical nature of precise project execution.
ACTIVITIES
“Gongbei Classic” Community Participatory Planning Competition
Participant & Team leader
February 2021 - February 2022
Worked as a team leader and Chief Manager of the two projects, assigned tasks to team members, and led the team to win the Recognition Award.
Project Yin Chao Ju Bao was executed by the government and inaugurated
'URBAN 2024' - International Urban Photography Exhibition
Photographer
August 2022– November 2023
Photographs accepted by the Glasgow Gallery for the future exhibition
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Exploring the Community Elderly Service Facility System in Zhuhai
Participant & Team leader
February 2021 - February 2022
The Research finding and report recently published in 'China Residential Facilities' (August 2023, pg. 191-194)
Team Work 2023
03-VILLAGE RECONSTRUCTION
Individual Work 2021
SITE: Long Island City, NY, USA
Instructor: Finn Lin
SITE: LIFTA Village, Jerusalem, Palestine
STREET OBSERVATION AND PRACTICE
URBAN SYSTEM
Individual Work 2023
INFRASTRUCTURE RITUAL
Team Work 2023
Instructor: Jesse LeCavalier
SITE:Chinatown, NY, USA
Instructor: Jesse LeCavalier
SITE: Long Island City, NY, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND OTHER WORKS
A: COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION WORKS
-Tea Hill Homestay
Architectural Design Practice
-Huaping Community Baozhu Garden Center Renovation
Urban Community Design Practice
B: SKETCH
CONTENTS
PROJECT 01 PLASTIC REVOLUTION
Based on the plastic recycling system design of Ma Chung Town, Dongguan City
Collaborator: LuLu Zhang, Zhiyang Guo
Research & Concept Design: 35%, Design Development: 40%, Rendering and Drawings: 30%
Instructor: Dan Li
Site: Machong Town, DongGuan City, CHINA 2021.07-2021.08
Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans, of which the majority spills out from rivers.
A portion of this plastic travels to ocean garbage patches, getting caught in a vortex of circulating currenats. If no action is taken, the plastic will increasingly impact our ecosystems, health, and economies.
The extent of oceaning plastic contamination is rapidly approaching a critical level where there will soon be more plastic in the ocean by mass than fish.
Plastic waste is the common enemy of all mankind. We need to build up a sense of community of human destiny, take joint measures. the United States. As a percentage of the world's population, the United States accounts for only 4% of the world's plastic waste, but produces 17% of the world's plastic waste. Plastic waste production (ten thousand tons) in DongGuang,CHINA In 2014, the UK recycled 38% of its packaging plastic waste, or 842,000 tonnes. Across Europe, plastic packaging accounts for only around 19% of Europe's total packaging waste. LEGEND 7.1% Styrene 6.9% Polyester 4% Urethane 10.4% Ethylene System Design Source Data: 1. https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/detail.aspx?dbcode=CMFD&dbname=CMFD202001&filename=1019238483.nh&v=rZRI2%25mmd2FZ9XCU2OOVk5uLj56ZSBlq1SayHy7zpDK070vJTnfZOxFP%25mmd2BvkFM%25mmd2Ft3K4HfD 2.Stephanie B． Borrellea，Chelsea M． Ｒochmanb，Max Liboironc，Alexander L． Bond，Amy Lusher，Hillary Bradshaw and Jennifer F． Provencher，“Why We Need an International Agreement on Marine Plas- tic Pollution”，PNAS，Vol．114，No．38，2017，pp．9994－9997． 3. China National Light Industry Council,198-2007;China Plastics Processing Industry Association,2001-2018 Research Plastic waste accounts for 85.7% of floating waste on the sea surface Plastics Europe also highlighted that since 2016, the post-consumer plastic packaging for recycling has increased by 92%. The 10 most common single-use plastic products found on Europe's oceans and beaches, which account for about 70% of Europe's marine litter. With the rapid development of China's economy and the continuous improvement of people's consumption level, the production of plastic waste is increasing. According to Plastics Europe, in 2018 there were 60,000 companies involved in the plastics industry in Europe, providing 1.6 million jobs and generating annual turnover of over €360 billion. 37% increase in marine dumping by 2020 China's contribution rate to floating waste in the North Pacific is 58% to 65%. Amount of plastic waste in China accounts for about 80% of the total amount of garbage Polypropylene 18.9% Polyethylene 39.6% Paper waste 1.2% Rubber waste 3.5% Wood products waste 13.2% Plastic waste 84.5%
Design Research River Plastic Wastic Feedback Rubber Waste Metal Waste Paper Waste Shipping Aquaculture Ecological Environment Harbor Wood Products Waste Intercept Factory Feedback SYSTEM PROBLEM 28% TRANSFORM LOCATE Fishery Industry Tourism Extractive Industry Factory Plastic waste recycled into Plastic waste recycled into Plastic waste recycled into Waterfront Space Industry Coal Storage Base Coal Renewable Fuel products PERSONALIZATION PRODUCT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CLEAN OIL Construction materials External sales Environmental Protect Multiple Functions Generate Electricity Local Management Other Waste Poor Management of Plastic Waste Coal Storage Base Old Industrial Area Plastic Waste Environment Finance Plastic Recycle Flow of Plastic Renew Function Analysis Clean Coal Storage Finacial Income The coefficient of socio-economic impact of marine litter is formulated as 0-10 Glass Waste Fabric Waste Processing Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Product Port Industrial Tourism Coal Storage Economy Clean Fuel Plastic Custom Artifact Use Sell Built Promote Mutually PlasticRecycled Recycled Plastic Brick System
System Design Research
Research Design System
Perspective
Port
System Research Design Port Perspective Plant Perspective
Smash and Clean Melt and Cool Down Tourists Sightseeing
Condensation Refining
PROJECT 02 INFRASTRUCTURE MULTIPLICITY
From network to district: infrastructure and multiplicity
Scenario: Economy Instability
Collaborator: Chu Han Tarn, Leah Carpenter
Research & Concept Design: 40%, Design Development: 50%, Rendering and Drawings: 65%
Instructor: Jesse LeCavalier
Site: Long Island City (LICIBZ), NY, USA 2023.10-2023.12
Can cities serve as testing grounds for renewal? Instead of being bloated with a single form of business, can it become a soil for experimentation, smoothly adapting to a variety of changes?
Based on this thinking, I pay more attention to the "changeability" of the area in my design, and what is needed for the "possibility of urban change"?
What are the possibilities of future changes?
Tram System
Transporting people, materials, and waste via trams across existing rail and street networks, supported by grant funding and material transport payments.
Local Currency for Manufacturers
Establishing a local currency to encourage flexible material movement among participating entities, stimulating economic growth and connecting private and public interests.
Strengthening Squatter’s Rights
Encouraging residence on-site to foster responsibility and belonging, prioritizing housing for factory workers, potentially linking communities via a transit hub.
Eminent Domain for Waterfront
Using eminent domain for acquiring waterfront property, transforming it into floodable plains, parks, and plazas while promoting communal bioremediation in exchange for housing.
Resource Support for WorkerOwned Factories
Providing resources to worker-owned factories on neglected sites in exchange for contributions toward various urban renewal initiatives.
PUBLIC SPACE
2025 2030 2045
Commercial Government Worker Worker Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Government Government Commercial Commercial Startup Start-up Community Community Residential Artist Skill Training Tax
Funding Skill Training Transportation Tax Funding Skill Training Transportation Tax Funding Skill Training Transportation Tax MOBILITY
Long
Residential Newtown Creek Railroad/Bridge Waterfont Park Community Public Space Mobility Hub Factory Renovation (Govern Owner) Factory Renovation (Worker Owner) Vertical footpath Railroad Architecture Parking Lot
Island
Park Newtown Creek Abandon Railroad Site Boundry
Islanad Expy
Long
Expy
Mobility: Tangible System
Public Space: Bottom-up community governance
Mobility: Intangible System
Inspired by similar systems in Germany and using decommissioned tracks, trams may transfer people, materials, and waste around the site. As the system is pressured to grow, it may expand to rail lines currently in use for co-current transit options. To accomadate an increased number of residents and laborers on the site, the tram can use lines from Queen’s formerly extensive street car network, currently buried under Hunters Point Ave. Inviting people to live on site will help create a sense of belonging and responsibility for the land. May offer tax incentivization structure for absent property owners to allow squatting provided minimum liveable conditions by owners. Factory and other laborers may receive first priority for housing. Community may connect to Flex Factory via Sunnyside Yards Transit Hub. Use eminent domain to acquire waterfront property, prioritizing abandoned or dilapidated parcels Land along waterfront will be used as floodable plain, including parks and plazas Activities in these areas can encourage communal bioremediation and cleanup, maybe in exchange for housing elsewhere on site Abandoned railroad reuse: Vertical pedestrian transportation system & material transportation system Strengthen Squatters Rights Publicly Accessable Waterfront 5Years 5Years 5Years 20Years 20Years 20Years Montauk Cutoff Active rail expansion Streetcar network 5 Years 10 Years 20 Years The future of freight is small and to adapt to those trends manufacturers must explore new options for transit. This system will increase access to site for their labor force as well. There is a complete lack of public open space in Long Island City including on the site. Residents from both areas will seek out and use these spaces as they become available. Factory workers are essential to this transit system. They will decide where it needs to go, when it runs, and what/who it will transport. Almost all buildings on the waterfront of the site are in the floodplain. These properties may quickly loss value as sea levels rise, and using these land for public good will benefit all. Freight suppliers tend to rely on trucks for most shipments. As they become more climate consious, this system will be a feasible alternative. Returning the waterfront to more natural state will protect development further inland and help remediate the damages of past industries. Laborers Suppliers Manufacturers Public & Private Mobility Adaptive Reuse Policy Impacts and Users Policy Impacts and Users Policy Impacts and Users Economic Stimulus Government bids for private parcels on waterfront, conversion into parks, plazas Squatters move onto city owned parcels, private parking lots First parks, plazas complete, use of eminent domain to acquire remaining parcels. Begin communal bioremediation of Newtown and Dutch Kills Absent landlords fix up their building in exchange for tax break, factory workers move in rent free Completely floodable and publicly accessible waterfront Network across multiple occupied factory buildings, tenets association acquires building, each parcel around building are under care of residents 5 Years 5 Years 10 Years 10 Years 20 Years 20 Years Land Owners Earth Residents As the price of housing becomes increasingly unaffordable for blue collar laborers, housing on site are important. This retains a labor forces and creates belonging on the site Many immigrants and their families are entering NYC, and these numbers may increase. Establishing an informmal community will be important for setting down their roots As a temporary population, students may be the ideal residents for living in temporary and informal spaces. As young and expressive people, this will be a place for them to flourish. Immigrants Students Factory Workers and Family
Public: Accessable Waterfront
Establishing a local currency among manufacturers, similar to IthacaHours or BayBucks, aims to spark economic activity and exchange. Using this type of currency, manufacturers are encouraged to move their supplies as needed to other factories, firms, or institutions participating in this economy. An increased flow in materials across the site will create new connections between private firms as well as public and non-profit organizations. Local Currency for Industrial Sites Factory Factory Factory Local Company Local Company Local Community Local Community LIC Credit Union Storage Surplus Material Surplus Material Surplus Material Active Public Space Active Public Space Support Support Build Housing Build Housing Local Currency Local Currency Licensing Technology Funding Aggrement Organizational Structure 5 Years 10 Years 20 Years
Local Currency for Manufacturers
Strengthening
Eminent Domain for Waterfront
Squatter’s Rights Tram System
Resource Support for Worker-Owned Factories RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC SPACE PUBLIC SPACE WATERFONT LANDSCAPE TANGIBLE MOBILITY
PROJECT 03 VILLAGE RECONSTRUCTION
Village Rescue Plan of LIFTA Individual Work
Instructor: Finn Lam Site: LIFTA Village, Jerusalem, Palestine 2021.08-2021.09
1948 was a catastrophe (al-nakba) for the Palestinian people, which constituted their common traumatic memory.
This project translates into architectural forms through the extraction of Individual memories and Collective memories of indigenous peoples in the diaspora. And through the technique of architectural narrative, each theme group is organized to recreate the village in the memory of the lifta villagers. The aim is to create an open, free, outdoor museum where there are no more territorial disputes, and at the same time remind everyone of the cruelty of war.
Border
Palestine Israel
Checkpoint
LIFTA Indigenous Villager
LIFTA in 1948
LIFTA in 2022
Source Data: https://www.zochrot.org/
The lifta villages are historically constructed in such a way that people interact with the architecture and environment and form individual memories. As time progresses, individual memories evolve into a unique collective memory.
Oral Memories of LIFTA Indigenous Villager
Collective Memories of LIFTA
TOUR IN LIFTA
A Villager Returns to The Village Of Lifta
Across the border, villagers board buses and follow the highway to the village of Lifta. The scenery changed from barren gravel to sparse houses on both sides of the highway, and on the right side of the bus appeared a patch of yellow-brown stone houses, and the villagers clutched the keys in their hands, and she knew that she had returned to the lifta in her parents' mouth.
On foot Gallery Pond Plant Gallery Exhibit Workshop Ruins Media Theatre Exhitbit Pray Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Walks into the promenade, where gentle light is scattered from the top of the corridor, flanked by old village scenes Weave Observatory Unique flower History story Pond in history anticipation joy peace surprise sadness Mountain climbing Monument Tour Points Mood Change Plant experience Tree and animal Weave experience Enter Gallery Historical Pond Plant Experience Plant Exhibition Workshop Exhibition Pray Weave Experience Observatory Theatre Media show Tourist workshop Exhibition Olive tree Tourist route PROCESS MoodChangeCurve Mood Change Flow
- Bird View of SITE -
With the development of technology, the rise of assembly design and the promotion of standardized construction, architects do not design a building from the inside out, but habitually become an organizer of standardized components.
Building Workshop Agricultural Exhibition LIFTA Village Renovation Status Quo Weaving Workshop Spring Water Prey Space Memory Museum Central TheaterBEFORE RECONSTRUCTION
AFTER CONSTRUCTION
BEFORE AND AFTER THE MAIN AXIS OF THE VILLAGE
The village is located in a narrow area, designed to maintain the original texture of the village, continuing the topographic contours and preserving the landscape axis in the collective memory of the villagers.
Relying on the newly built village walkway, visiting nodes are set up along both sides of the walking path, and the collective memories of the indigenous people of Lifta village are connected in series through the visiting streamline.
Agricultural Exhibition Building Workshop Central Theater Pray Area Heritage Conservation Village Memory Museum Spring Water Status Quo
LANSCAPE AXIS
VISIT AXIS
STORY BOARD AND NARRATIVE SPACE
The descendants of the indigenous people of the village of LIFTA have overcome their hardships and returned to the village to see what their parents said about the good memories. The following plots and renderings tell the story of a descendant of a village's aborigines who return to the old village site with curiosity and reminisce about the past.
Continuous terraces beside the ramp were filled with different kinds of crops in separate areas, and there were some small squares in the center of the terraces where people were resting and doing yoga.
Circular spring, which was blown by the wind in ripples after ripples, and look back at the whole village, which was radiating life from its olive trees in early spring.
People with tools and stones everywhere were building the dwellings they remembered, and some arches around the area that were destroyed because of the war were painted in bright colors.
Scattered monuments seemed to be silently expressing the accusation of war.
The walls were inscribed with photos of the village's history, the 1948 nakba massacre, the truck carrying the villagers fleeing, the lifta villagers running at gunpoint.
PLOT Agricultural Viewing Deck Workshop Prey Exhibition Theater PLOT Scene 6 Scene 5 Scene 4 Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 PLOT PLOT PLOT PLOT
Walked out of the complex and the sunken theater played the past of the lifta villagers, showing the Palestinians' nostalgia for their country and homeland.
STREET OBSERVATION AND PRACTICE
URBAN SYSTEM
Individual Work
Instructor: Jesse LeCavalier
Site: Chinatown, NY, USA
2023.08-2023.09
For New Yorkers living in this fast-growing city, newsstands were a place to get information and connect with the world, as well as providing low-barrier employment opportunities for the less fortunate.
The project seeks to analyze the current state of newsstands in New York City through multi-media documentation, observation and interviews, and to analyze and visualize the urban infrastructure system using the example of the newsstands in New York City's Chinatown.
PAPER AGE
HOW HAS THE DIGITAL AGE CHANGED OUR LIVES?
The Newsstand, originally a kiosk mainly for the sales of newspaper, used to be an essential element of the city street scape. Especially for the New Yorkers who were living in the fastgrowing city, the kiosk was the place to get information and connected to the rest of world.
Newsstand, once beloved by New Yorkers, are now in danger of losing their existence. They were contributors for New York City’s growth and provided lowthreshold opportunities for vulnerable population.
Most of the Newsstands owners and employees have been in the business for ages and may have little chance to find another job. Urgent policy change and action are needed from city council to help these small businesses to survive and to perserve this landmark of New York City.
TUESDAY,
- 2023 OBSERVATION&NEWS INDRASTRUCTURE THE NYC NEWSSTANDS, A VANISHING LANDMARK 徐梓健 Alex $ 8.88 SITE Chinatown New York City Urban Design Urban Space MSAUD
SEPTEMBER 4
DIGTAL AGE
Data Resource: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/04/photos-of-90s-newsstands-capture-nyc-nostalgia.html https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4130b04c607a45ef8fc5ba0ac935decc
URBAN ZINE URBAN ZINE
INFRASTRUCTURAL RITUALS | EXEMPLARY PUBLIC SPACES CHINATOWN CANAL ST, NY CHINATOWN CANAL ST, NY PAGE 2 PAGE 3 NEWSPAPER CIGARETTE PHONE CALL SERVICE LOTTERY TICKET SNACK NYC SUBWAY TOKENS Advertisement display monitor Indoor Storage Space Sales Counter 1979 2000S 2023 about 400 newsstands remained, and their numbers late 1990s: a little more than 280 more than 300 newsstands still operate in the city, Most are in Manhattan, plus a smattering in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.
STREET OBSERVATION AND PRACTICE
INFRASTRUCTURE
RITUAL
Collaborators: Jishnu Murali, ChuHan Tarn
Research & Concept Design: 35%, Design
Development: 40%, Rendering and Drawings: 30%
TarnInstructor: Jesse LeCavalier
Site: Chinatown/Lower East Side, NY, USA
2023.08-2023.09
The local market offers an opportunity for affordable, highquality food directly sourced from producers and farmers. The informal markets in Chinatown suffer from poor sanitation and lack essential market facilities.
The project's emphasis lies in leveraging urban areas to create an organized market infrastructure while maintaining their public utility.
The infrastructure is designed to be flexible and adaptable, accommodating different activities, from hosting a market to serving as seating areas. Design of the infrastructure relies on fundamental components that can be adjusted and reconfigured based on the site's constraints.
City
Market Marrket Play Play City
Theatre
Theatre
Farms in various states of the United States
Temporary urban spaces (unauthorized space), while convenient, will always encounter uncontrollable factors.
We are thinking about how to provide a more secure space for the vendors around the LOWER EAST SIDE through spatial design?
They no longer need to create space by “utilizing waste”, they just need to bring their goods to our market.
update product list to wholesale food companies system
Local distributors of wholesale food companies in various states
Call for select Fruit/Vegetable
Local distributors in Chinatown
Fruit Basket Wood Panel Wood Panel Bowie Paper Skin
A: Completed Construction Works
A-1 TEA HILL HOMESTAY
2021 Winter
Instructor & Collaborator: Junhao Xu
Research & Concept Design: 50%, Design Development: 60%, Construction Process: 30%
Teamwork
The TEA HILL HOMESTAY was a new challenge for me and my first full involvement in an architectural project completion. As a fresh graduate from college, learned a lot from participating in the design, construction and final acceptance of this residential project.
The main design difficulty of this residence is the location of the residence. The location of this project is in the middle of a valley, surrounded by pristine trees and boulders on both sides of the building. How to deal with the height difference of the architectural design and how to adjust the layout of the interior space was the challenge of this project.My supervisor, junhao xu, and I made several trips to the site to survey the topography and conduct detailed mapping. This ensured the smooth running of the project.
As a planning student, my disciplinary background provided me with a macro background, and the project allowed me to gain insight into building construction and the practicalities of building construction, from which I learned a lot.
Render Perspective Realistic Imagery Render Perspective Realistic Imagery
Construction Recorded Construction Recorded
A: Completed Construction Works
A-2 HUAPING COMMUNITY BAOZHU GARDEN CENTER RENOVATION
2021 Summer
Instructor: Minling Zeng
Collaborator: Jintao Guan
Research & Concept Design: 50%, Design Development: 50%, Rendering and Drawings: 50% Construction Process: 50%
Teamwork
Construction Team: Gongbei Street Office, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai
After this project, we know that the landing of community design is not the end of the project, but the beginning of the project. The main users we are dealing with are the people who live in the community.
We sincerely hope that more residents' ideas and creativity will be reflected in the project site, so that they can truly treat the environment in the community as their own care space. We believe that "sustainable development" is best achieved when each user develops a sense of belonging to the design. Urban renewal does not only bring about physical changes in buildings, but also renews the relationship between people in the community.
Survey and interview process: Exchange actual needs with the elderly
BEFORE AFTER
I found that the three-dimensional spatial variation of architecture appealed to me so strongly that I was no longer satisfied with planning solutions on a two-dimensional plane.
I had a burning desire to explore the forms and spaces of buildings and cities that belong to our time, to create architectural and urban designs that serve today's society, and to make them carriers of the memory of this time in history. Like Chinese landscape paintings, in addition to realistic works of art, they are also cultures and memories that exist throughout history.
B: Drawings
Personal Website: https://alexxuzj.wixsite.com/personal-projects
Portfolio
Selected Works
Thank you! 2020-2024
zx327@cornell.edu
ZIJIAN XU