joint Landscape
Urbanism
Architecture
a design portfolio by bin yan
I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE NO BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE ART OF SPACE MANIPULATION. ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM AND DATA SCIENCE CAN BE IMMORTAL ONLY WHEN EACH OF THEM, UNDERSTAND, RESPECT AND DISCOVER THE WHOLE POTENTIAL OF THE OTHERS.
SELF EVALUATION
BIN YAN
AIA Associate, LEED® AP BD+C, Revit® Certified Professional (ACP)
EDUCATION Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), USA
08.2014-01.2017
Master of Urban Design & Master of Landscape Architecture Dual Degree Owner, GPA: 3.6/4.0 Professional Experience Skills and Proficiency Innovation and Team Working
COMPUTER SKILLS 2D Graphic: AutoCAD, ArcGIS, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
3D Modeling: Rhinoceros, 3Dmax, SketchUp, Ecotect Analysis, Revit Architecture
Rendering: V-ray, Maxwell, keyshot
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
09.2009-06.2014
Bachelor of Architecture & Bachelor of Business Administration Dual Degree Owner, GPA: 87.12/100; 3.58/4.0, ranked 2nd among 46 students;
EXERIENCE Architectural Associate, Urban Designer | Clayco, USA
03.2017 - (Present)
Project: The Moody Bible Institude, Chicage, USA Type: Architecture Design(SD), Facade Design Project: Cortext Parking Garage, St. Louis, USA Type: Architecture Design(SD&DD), Facade Design Architecture Facade Design Database (grasshopper scripting)
Teaching Assistant | ALBERTI Program, WUSTL, USA
09.2014 - 12.2014
Teaching seven to nine grade students in a a problem-solving studio workshop about architecture, community, environment and sustainable design.
Assistant Interior Designer | Atelier Lin Minghong, Shanghai
03.2014 - 05.2014
Project: Interior design of Taichung Opera House Type: Physical model making; graphic design; construction and tectonic proposition
Intern Designer | One Design Inc., Shanghai, China Programming: Grasshopper, Dynamo,VB, C#, C++, Processing
07.2013-10.2013
Project: The East Town of Anlong Garden, Qiandao Lake, Zhejiang Type: Planning & Architectural Design; Villa design Project: Seascape Club of Qiuyue Lake, Weifang, Shandong Type: Landscape & Architectural Design; Produce diagram; study model. Project: Zijing High-tech Zone, Nanjing, Jiangsu Type: Urban Design & Architectural Design; Urban condition research;
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Film Editing: Adobe After Effect, Moviemaker
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS Application: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat Professional
NUCLEAR International Design Competition, Second Place
10.2017
Landmarker Design for a nuclear waste isolation site Organizer: Archoutloud Group
2015 Outstanding Student Project Award, APA - MO
10.2015
Member of the urban public life survey team at Braamfontein, Johannesburg; Responsibility: survey methodology design and statistic analysis.
CONTACT ME
Dean’s Scholarship, WUSTL, MO
e: binyan@wustl.edu
Shanghai 2040 Workshop Design Competition, Third Prize
c: (+1) 314-287-9850 a: 730 Heman Ave. St. Louis MO 63110 w: ovtipb.wix.com/yanbinarchi
08.2014
The most prestigious scholarship for academic strength for graduate students
03.2012
Urban Planning Society of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Outstanding Volunteer Contribution Award for Expo 2010 Expo organization and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
10.2010
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
A CRYSTALLINE FUNERA "Nuclear" International Design Competition Runner-Up, Second Prize Partner: Jiahui Guo Date: Oct. 2017
The salt crystal, which constantly seals and absorb the nuclear substance underground, will be regarded as a metaphoric connection between the funeral above the ground and the ones under it. The extra salt crystals in or around the site will be collected to build series of crystalline coffins above the ground, to seal the species which ever existed on the earth, one for each year, an ongoing funeral which lasts for 10,000 years or until the day, when the central church seals the last human being‌
How can an isolated landmark reveal itself as a coffin to seal the radioactive nuclear wastes with crystalline substance hidden 2000 feet under the ground? On the other hand, how can the crystalline funeral, reveal and warn the considerable influence of human power, superimposed into the ecosystem of the planet, to the future generation throughout the 10,000 duration of decay of nuclear substance, and probably, the human being as well?
CHESTERFIELD LAKE MASTER PLAN Location: Chesterfield, MO, USA GSF: 1,000,00, sf + 1,200,000 sf parking Building Type: Office + Commerce Date: April, 2017
BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE SITE PLAN
VIEW OF THE CHESTERFIELD LAKE
CORTEXT PARKING GARAGE BUILDING FACADE Location: St. Louis, MO, USA GSF: 332,520 sf, 652 Parking space Facade Area: 132,000 sf. Date: June, 2017
NORTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
PFIZER CAMPUS OFFICE BUILDING Location: Chesterfield, MO, USA GSF: 128,400 SF Building Type: Office + Lab Date: Sep, 2017
PROGRAM AXO
SITE PLAN
MOODY BIBLE INSTITUDE COMPLEX BUILDING Location: Chicago, IL, USA GSF: 550,000 sf + 220,000 sf parking Height: 564 Feet, 47 Floors Date: May, 2017 90% Transparency 75% Transparency
95% Transparency 80% Transparency
CURTAIN WALL DESIGN STRATEGY
VIEW FROM THE STREET
AMAZON HEADQUATER MASTER PLAN
Martin Luther King Bridge
Railway Square LLC
Eads Bridge
Arch-Laclede’s Landing
1M Office / 47 Floors
MISS
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IPP
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Railway Exchange Building 1M Office / 47 Floors
Convention Center
Amazon Tower
1.2M Office / 42 Floors
Location: St. Louis, MO, USA GSF: 10,000,00, sf + 10,200,000 sf parking Building Type: Office + Commerce Date: Oct, 2017
8th & Pine
Stadium
Future Metro
1-DOWN TOWN
Stadium 8th & Pine
MacArthur Bridge Convention Center Arch-Laclede’s Landing
Eads Bridge
Sky Tram Martin Luther King Bridge East Riverfront
3-EAST CITY
BUILDING SKIN DESIGN & SCRIPTING Research Design Projects Grasshopper + Dynamo Parametric Design and Fabrication Group Clayco, Forum Studio Inc.
BASIC CURTAIN WALL WITH SPANDREL
CURTAIN WALL WITH RANDOM GLAZING
BASIC CURVE CURTAIN WALL WITH SPANDREL
CURTAIN WALL WITH IRREGULAR MULLION AND GLAZING
CONCEALED FRAME CURTAIN WALL
CURTAIN WALL WITH DENSE DECO MULLION
METAL PANEL TYPE-1
METAL PANEL TYPE-2
CORRUGATED METAL PANEL
METAL PANEL TYPE-3
METAL PANEL TYPE-4
PERFORATED METAL PANEL
CURVE METAL PANEL TYPE
METAL PANEL TYPE-5
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his ongoing project intends to create a database of scripts for common used building skins. Noticing the high efficiency and flexibility of scripting as a way to generate parametric forms, we believe that the research will contribute to the conceptual representation of the building form in the SD period as well as detail and fabrication design in DD period.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
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Central commercial areas with the highest density in the city, expending outwards for more space and connections.
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LAND USE
REBUILDING THE JMZ LINE OF NEW YORK MUD 713 Studio, Spring, 2015, Instructor: Susannah Drake Washington University in St. Louis Location: JMZ Metrl LIne, New York
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his project focuses on the redevelopment of JMZ Metro Line in New York. Our research reveals that in 2065, the sea level will be six feet higher than its average in 2015, moreover, there will be a one-million population growth that happen around this area, which means that development should be reconsidered vertically for the integration of public and private space. Acknowledging that the metro line will direct the decentralization of Manhattan in the next 50 years, the project proposed a systematic but gradually-implemented strategy based on the infrastructure renovation and building evolution. The concept of the scaffolding structures was implemented into the elements of different scales ranging from buildings to street facilities.
Transportation transit center, it combines different layers of infrastructure together.
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FROM COLLECTIVE FORM TO URBAN TECTONIC
BROADWAY JUNCTION
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2065 SEA LEVEL RISE
Riverfront areas of Brooklyn, mixing texture of industrial, residential and commercial areas.
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BUILDING HEIGHT
MIDDLE HOUSE INCOME
PHASE-1 POP UP PROJECT
PHASE-2 PILOT PROJECT
INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATION
JMZ LINE MAIN TRAFFIC ROAD
EXISTING STRUCTURE BROADWAY B-Q EXPY
20-60 MIN
JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY
HIGH LINE PARK SUSPENDED JMZ LINE BICYCLE HIGHWAY SECONDARY ROAD HIGH WAY
PROPOSED RENOVATION BROADWAY B-Q EXPY
4-6 MIN
JACKIE ROBINSON PKWY
PREMENANT
RESIDENCE
PREMENANT
TEMPORARY
GREEN SPACE
COMMERCE
BUFFER ZONE TEMPORARY
RECREATION
COMMERCE INSTITUTION
AXONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
WATER COLLECTION STRATEGY The basement of the new buildings will work as the water collecting tanks in dry seasons. Storm water from roof gardens and streets will be conveyed through pipes into the basement before pouring into the combined sewage system.
SCENARIO-1: WATER RECYCLING
FLOOD-RESISTANT STRATEGY When facing big flood or sea level rise, the basement will be evacuated and contribute to the floating of the movable layers constructed by scaffolds.
6' SEA LEVEL RISE: FLOATING
VIEW FROM THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
THE FOLDING INFORMALIT REBUILDING THE TIAN'AN MEN SQUARE
2017 ELOVO SKYSCRAPER DESIGN COMPETITION PARTNER: JIAHUI GUO
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e believe that people will live alternatively in future cities to maximize the spatial capacity and efficiency to sustain the vast population. Therefore, the question for us, the designers and builders of the future city, is to think about the new architecture prototypes which contribute to the alternation while maintain the quality and humanity of life, especially for the minority who reverse days and nights working for us. Infilled with the concept of folding, both spatially and chronologically, the new skyscraper will be a compensation for the losing shanty houses and informal neighborhoods in Beijing. We choose the Tiananmen Square as our site not only because of its political and symbolic particularity, but also for the adjacency to the working place of most night workers. These units are landed into the underground space during the day time, retaining the political function of the square while providing green space with rooftop gardens for the bare ground. During the night time, these units adjust their position and unfold themselves into a highsense informal city. This strategy of spatial alternation and transformation, retain the multi-functional quality, both public space and high-density housing in this project, and protect those groups of people from being disturbed in the urbanization and gentrification process.
VIEW OF THE NEW SQUARE
CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS
I-SITE CONDITION
II-EXTRUSION
III-EXCAVATION
IV-GREEN ROOF
V-STRUCTURE SYSTEM
VI-TRANSFORMATION
DAYTIME 120M PLAN
DAYTIME -30M PLAN
SECTION AT DAYTIME
THE FOLDING INFORMAL CITY The folding and unfolding process of the architecture enables the alternative use of urban space, or even the dimensional transition between different users. It is enabled by a movable structure system and modular spacing strategy which synthesizes high density housing, expandable circulation system and necessary open space. We do not value segregation, no matter as a political square, an informal city, or underground green space, by integrating them together, we want to make them visible, functional, and interactive, this is also how the concept of “folding� is interpreted in this project.
The ground glass panels make the underground roof gardens visible, and can be rolled down for the movement of the building units and the transformation of the vertical informal city during the night time.
UNFOLDING PROCESS OF THE VERTICAL CITY
NIGHTTIME -30M PLAN
NIGHTTIME 120M PLAN
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
NIGHT VIEW OF THE BUILDING
THE PLATES
REBUILDING THE SUBURBAN TEXTURE OF PARIS 2017 International BIM Design Contest Washington University in St. Louis Location: Saint Prix, Paris, France
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his design is tr ying to explore a prevailing but significant question: how can we change a suburban segregated and monotonous area to an open and comfortable, nature-closed living environment? Considering the loose suburban texture, we design a lifted platform for an open first floor space. Meanwhile, its roof gardens provide the residents with relatively private green space—much-needed distance from the activities in the first floor. The curved form of the buildings is meant to preserve the existing canopy trees to the greatest extend on the one hand, and to create a new suburban texture with fluent and flexible form language and space quality on the other. The staggered floors generate fluent and diverse communicating space for residences.
BIRD'S EYE VIEW
DETAILS OF THE CURTAIN WALLS
FLOOR PLAN_3
FLOOR PLAN_2
FLOOR PLAN_1
SECTION 1-1
VIEW OF THE NEW STREET
THE FLOATING MOON
A SUSTAINABLE TSUNAMI-RESISTANT LANDSCAPE Land 601 Studio, Fall, 2016, Instructor: Jacqueline Margetts Washington University in St. Louis Location: Auki, Solomon Islands
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his project is an investigation of new prototypes of disaster-resistant landscape in Solomon Islands, which is under the risk of tsunami and sea level rise. This project proposes a floating intervention to mitigate the tsunami waves while provides self-sufficient agriculture land and mangrove habitat. The design’s form derives from the acoustic wedges, which can significantly absorb the sound waves because of their shapes. By calculating the ability to resist shock waves among different methods of connection, the moon shape was chosen with additional contribution to fishing, farming, disaster protection and ecology.
ACOUSTIC WEDGE
VIBRATION ABSORBING
MOMENTUM OFFSET
DUMPING CONNECTIONS
When t h e re a re n o b a r r iers o r protections on the sur face, the amplitude of waves tends to be higher by natural forces such as earthquake waves and hurricanes.
When t wo wedges are putting besides each other, the concave shape will absorb the waves which are mitigated by the movement of the wedges and water.
The mutual movement of the wedges will be offset because of the irregular placement of wedges which will vibrate in different directions when hit by waves.
The seaweed will connec t the wedges with the shallow sea beds and will works as flexible dumping connections to mitigate the shock waves and wedges’ movement.
GENERATING PROCESS
EXISTING CONDITION
RECONSTRUCTION
COURTYARD ENCLOSURE
LANDSCAPE SYSTEM
FUNCTION ARRANGEMENT
CIRCULATION DIVISION
STREET COMMUNICATION
COURTYARD SELF-RENEWAL
CIRCULATION NARRATIVE
THE OPERATION ON SHAPES SELF-RENEWAL RONOVATIONFOR HUTONGS IN BEIJING Urban Renewal Research and Design Competition Washington University in St. Louis Baita Neighborhood, Beijing, China
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his design is originated from reshaping the space and texture of Beijing courtyards. Taking the “pitched roof” as the fundamental formal language, the complexity and silence of the traditional Chinese courtyards are created by the reconstruction of buildings, landscape and other elements. On the one hand, the courtyard is arranged inner-oriented, on the other hand, however, the entrance, windows and corridors maintain a close relationship with the context. The use of steel, wood and prefabricated elements makes construction easy and replicable. The new courtyard will also serve as a restaurant for the neighborhood and living space for a family, while they are separated for the sense of privacy. This design is considered as the catalyst in the architecture scale for a self-driven urban renewal in this neighborhood.
VIEW FROM THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN STREET
ECONOMIC INDEX FOOT PRINT: 91.53 M2 FLOOR AREA: 54.26 M2 BUILDING HEIGHT: 5.2 M DINING AREA: 31.64 M2 SEATS: 34 LIVING AREA: 10.24 M2 FAR: 0.593 GREEN SPACE: 9.76 M2 GREEN COVERAGE: 10.6%
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
MAIN SECTION THROUGH THE ATRIUM
VIEW OF THE ATRIUM
VIEW OF THE DINING ROOM
1-MEETING ROOM
2--LIVING ROOM
3-CENTRALIZATION
4-SKYLIGHT
GENERATING PROCESS
WANDER OF THE LIGHT HOUSE DESIGN FOR AN ASTROLOGER
Undergraduate Studio Work, October. 2011, Advisor: Dr. Fan Wenbing Shanghai Jiao Tong University Location: Minhang District, Shanghai, China
FROM LIFE TO STRUCTURE The house is ideal for a supposed astrologer, who is the chief man of an ancient tribe in the southwest of China. He has led a distinguished life where working by practicing ancient rites to show centrality and deity, and living only to find secrets of astrology. His different lifestyles have led to a distinguished structure system which is design for the possible activities in the different parts.
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he house design started from the narrative of space making, telling the story about the poem of the light which is specially designed for the owner--an astrologer. The wandering sequence of the house is enlightened by different quality of light, and on the other hand, this design investigates the possibility to integrate the structure as an indication of the narrative of space, whose systems are segregated because of the division of the public and private life of the astrologer.
VIEW FROM THE ‘TUBE’
INTERIOR OF THE BEDROOM
SPACE DESIGN CONCEPT The distinguished two parts of the building is because of its different functions. The regular structure of living room means to strengthen the light experience, while the bed room is designed to fulfill the host’s anxiety to observing stars.
FIRST FLOOR CIRCULATION
SECOND FLOOR CIRCULATION
AXONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
EDUCATION SECURITY
HEALTH
DESIGNER
WORK
MODEL OF URBANISM
DIVERSITY COMPACTNESS
CONNECTION
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION = HUMAN RIGHTS
EFFICIENCY
RESILIENCY
FREEDOM & EQUALITY
PROSPERITY FLEXIBILITY
MOBILITY HUMANITY
THEORY FRAMEWORK
EFFICIENT
COOPERATIVE
INDUSTRY 5.0 INTEGRATED
UNIQUE
TOWARDS THE CORRIDOR OF FREEDOM
BUILDING TYPE III - WAREHOUSE
BUILDING TYPE II - HOUSE (BIG)
BUILDING TYPE I- HOUSE (SMALL)
AREA: 6300 M2
AREA: 1750 M2
AREA: 1000 M2
A LIVE-WORK DISTRICT FOR INDUSTRY 5.0
90 M
GROUP SURVEY AT BRAAMFONTEIN
31%
OUTSTANDING STUDENT PROJECT APA(MO)
50 M
40 M
43%
23%
25 M
35 M
70 M
Urban Design Degree Project, Summer, 2015, Instructor: John Hoal Washington University in St. Louis Location: Louis Botha Avenue, Johannesburg, South Africa To Alex
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A HYBRID OF CONTEXT The Corlett St. includes a hybrid of land uses ranging from informal settlements to suburban housing, industrial areas, retail and other commercial stores.
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Urban Design is always a systematic practice. This project is a integration between the Top-Down urban planning strategy as the TOD development and a Bottom-Up strategy of the building prototypes evolution caused by a new lifestyle--a live-work combined, small studio based urban phenomenon, and this project proposed a new way of urbanism based on this phenomenon and thus a new urban space pattern which fits for it.
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he Louis Botha Avenue is proposed to bring a new prototype of urbanism by its connection of highly developed city center and informal settlements. The sustainability of the city lies in the mutual cooperation instead of segregation from each other. Thus, the Corridor of Freedom goes beyond a BRT line to a developing spine of the city.
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commerce residence institution industry recreation brt bus stop office green space
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY-II By remaking the urban code in the area, incremental transfortation is possible to change the streets parcel by parcel instead of vast construction projects that require huge amount of mone y and resource.
70,000 M2
RETAIL
10,500 M2
INSTITUTION 3,500 M2
4,000 People
RESIDENCE
31,500 M2
INDUSTRY
24,500 M2
BUILDING TYPE I The existing parcels are mainly single family houses with fences around. Views are blocked in the street with little communication.
NEW MODEL Ground floor is encouraged through policy to be transformed into mixing of retail on the front and workshop on the back.
STREET ACTIVATION By adding trees and amenities, streets are activated from blocking walls to increase to walkability and to inspire activities.
BUILDING TYPE II The existing parcels are mainly single family parcels with fences around. Views are blocked in the street with little communication.
NEW MODEL Mixing of collective housing, workshops and retail are designed to replace the suburban houses to increase efficiency and compactness.
STREET ACTIVATION By adding building front, trees and amenities, streets are activated from blocking walls to increase to walkability and to inspire activities.
EXISTING WAREHOUSE The existing abandoned warehouses occupied lots of space which can be taken used of collective housing and new industries.
TRANSFORMATION I The existing parcels are mainly single family parcels with fences around. Views are blocked in the street with little communication.
TRANSFORMATION II Small community can be intergrated into the building with open space and street landscape.
A MISUNDERSTOOD ICON REASSEMBLING PRUITT - IGOE
Land 501 Studio, Fall, 2015, Instructor: Natalie Yates Washington University in St. Louis Location: Pruitt-Igoe Site, St. Louis, USA
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he project is about reassembling the elements and new interventions of Pruitt-Igoe site, creating a new memorial of the famous and meaningful collective housing project while dealing with contamination issues of the site. Expressing the idea of revoking and representing, I used landscape elements (such as trees, water, soil, land forms, etc.) and new social and ecological functions (public accessibility, water collection, contaminants purification, etc.) to reassemble the image of Pruitt-Igoe and to redefine the modernist conception about social and environmental role of public space in urban areas.
A PILOT INTERVENTION ON SITE
SITE CONDITION
BIO-SWALE
EXCAVATING
WATER RETENTION
REMEDIATION STRATEGIES
SITE CONDITION
PILING
SITE CONDITION
PLANT TANK
NEW FILL
BIO-SWALE
EXCAVATING
WATER RETENTION
CORTEN STEEL CONCRETE STONE SOIL
CONCRETE
SOIL
SENTION A-A PROPOSED
A NEW PRUITT-IGOE BY PLATFORMS AND TREES
LIGHTING MODEL AND GENERATING PROCESS
REBUILDING CHINESE GARDENS ART INSTALLATION DESGIN
Undergraduate Research Art Work, April. 2011 Advisor: Dr. Xuan Huang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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he ancient Chinese regarded the garden as a small world. Typically mountains and water symbolize the nature, with water representing yin and the other yang. The surrounding walls are separating the gardens from outside world as well as providing a background for inner scenery. However, many windows and holes are still made to maintain a implict connection with different gardens and outside world.
GENERATION PROCESS
VOID AND ENTITY ART INSTALLATION DESGIN
Undergraduate Reaearch Work, April. 2010 Advisor: Dr. Liu Shixing Shanghai Jiao Tong University
SEPARATION
COMBINATION
INTERVENTION
DECONSTRUCTION
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n Chinese culture, the whole universe was nothing but chaos before it was separated into Yin and Yang. But the two are interactive, with one including and being included by the other. The positions and functions of void and entity are disorganized and interweaved to form a space model that confused the exact position and relation of the two aspects.
bin yan Multidisciplinary Designer, LEED AP BD+C e: binyan@wustl.edu c: (+1) 314-287-9850 a: 314 Clara Ave. Apt. 11N, St. Louis MO 63112 w: ovtipb.wix.com/yanbinarchi