PORTFOLIO OF CUI Bowen |
B.LA TONGJI UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CHINA cbw816amy@163.com
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Bowen Cui Email: Cell phone: Tel: Mail address:
cbw816amy@163.com (86) 15901613015 86-029-88310279 Room2701, Unit2, NO.8 Building Summer View, Keji 3rd Road Yanta District, Xi'an, China
To bring nature into the limited urban area.
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To keep the memory of the city. To bring new life to the site.
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To vitalize the district and to meet the needs of different users.
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To balance the conflict between local development and environment protection.
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To shape the unique features of the city image.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE GARDEN IN URBAN AREA
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TO KEEP & TO CHANGE
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URBAN PLAZA DESIGN
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HUISHAN SCENIC AREA MASTERPLAN
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GREEN CULTURAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT SITE PLAN
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Rain-zither House
雨瑟合鸣
泉亭 Spring Pavilion
Bird's Eye View of the Garden
The Naiad's House
Water-moon Pavilion
潇湘斋
水月亭
藕香榭
影廊
The Shadow Gallery
The Lotus Pavilion
Type: Academic, Independent Work Semester: Year 3/ Spring(03/2011) Duration: 4 weeks Instructor: Wang Min
TRADITIONAL CHINESE GARDEN IN URBAN AREA To bring nature into the limited urban area.
大观堂
Prospect Hall
Project Description
Traditional Chinese Garden is the treasure in chinese culture, which is quite different from modern design principles and techniques. This project is to explore the possibility between Human and Nature in the traditional garden.
PART 1 BACKGROUND STUDY
PART 2 STRATEGIES
User
Bring in 3 Main Elements Tao Yuanming
My project took Mr. Tao as the presumptive owner. Tao is one of the most famous pastoral poet in Chinese history. He was an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty but was tired of political conflicts in government. He was longing for living in nature but have to stay in the urban area, which is also the problem of a lot of morden people in china. So this garden is aiming to provide him a peaceful place to enjoy nature in the city .
Site
Inspiration from the Chinese traditional painting
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2.
The site is located in Luoyang, where was rich and developed in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The climate there was moderate so it was suitable for plants to grow. The site is 15m*45m, in the center of the city.
3. How to bring the URBAN area
NATURE
into the limited
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N 45M 15M
The essence of classical garden is the simulation of nature.
SECTION A-A
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Prospect Hall
The distant hills in imagination Hills(Rocks) Bring the hills in
SITE
In Chinese gardens the rocks are supposed to be viewed as the mountains in the nature.They simulate the corner of the mountain and let people imagine the whole mountain.
SITE
Water is an important element in the Chinese garden and itimates all natural forms of water body, such as ponds, streams, springs and waterfalls .
Water Bring the water in
Bring the plants in
Plants SITE
Plants decorate the garden with vivid colors, while bring in euphoric sounds and smells through wind and rain. Besides, different plants indicate certain human virtuous qualities.
Hills(Rocks) stream
pond spring
waterfall
Water
Deciduous Tree Bush Evergreen Tree Water-moon Pavilion
The Naiad's House
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PART 2 STRATEGIES
PART 3 GARDEN DESIGN
Add the View Spots
Design Analysis Add the view spots to creat spaces for the user to experience the nature - to view, to listen, to smell and to think. Creating different scences for each changing pace. With the perfect balance of man-made and natural, the nature is no longer out of reach.
Semi-closed Closed
Closed
Structure
Closed
View Spot Line of Sight
SPATIAL ANALYSIS Spring Pavilion
• The Lotus Pavilion
Water-moon Pavilion Bird watching
Open
Semi-open
Semi-open Open
Semi-open
Closed
Semi-closed
Moon-gazing Wind Sounds
Sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance
compose poetry
Enjoy the lotus Moisture
ROUTE ANALYSIS Spring Sound
The Naiad's House
Feeding Fish
The Lotus Pavilion
The Shadow Gallery
Prospect Hall
Entrance Bridge Path
Cave trail Mountain trail Covered-corridor
Spring Pavilion
SECTION B-B
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Perspectives
Plans Rain-zither House
Water-moon Pavilion
study
Water-moon Pavilion bedroom
PLAN
Spring Pavilion
Prospect Hall
The Shadow Gallery
The Lotus Pavilion
The Naiad's House
Plantains and Rain-zither House
The Shadow Gallery
ROOF PLAN
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Bird's Eye View
Type: Academic, Group Work Semester: Year 3/ Summer(08/2011) Duration: 2 weeks Instructor: Zhou Xiangpin Role: Site Analysis, Concept, Strategy, Site Design
TO KEEP & TO CHANGE To keep the memory of the city. To bring new life to the site.
Project Description
The site is located along the Huangpu River, Shanghai. Here is a place that bred the recent industries of China and was a part of the 2010 Shanghai World EXPO site. This project aims to preserve as well as to renovate, keeping the memory of the city and bringing new life to the site, coordinating the structures, green space and the waterfront.
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PART 1 SITE STUDY Location
History TIME
EVENT
HERITAGE
Thousands of years ago:
FISHING VILLAGE The village growing naturally along the river side.
Harmony of man with nature. Natural elements.
CITY CENTRE CBD
140 years ago:
PROJECT SITE
EXPO SITE
The site is located along the Huangpu River, used to be a part of the 2010 Shanghai World EXPO site. It covers an area of 30 hectares and is 5 kilometres away from the city centre.
Photograph
RESIDENCE
YEAR 2010:
FUTURE:
RESIDENCE
JIANGNAN SHIPYARD The birthplace of China's national industry. Business boomed. SHANGHAI WORLD EXPO The big event of morden Shanghai. Landuse changed.
What will happen on this site ?
OFFICE
Unique Industry heritage for China. Docks, Steel Structures, etc.
EXPO memory. Pavillions, Stuctures, etc.
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Lujiazui CBD Huangpu River
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SITE
PART 1 SITE STUDY Post-EXPO Landuse
Site Problems
Site Layers
EXPO Pavilion
Site Boundary
×
Historic Building
Office
× No connection to the city. No connection to the river. Mess circulation.
Commercial Residential
×
EXPO Bridge
Culture & Exhibition Green Space Reserved Land
Docks
Circulation
No attractions. Too much hard pavements. Large scale spaces. No shade/ trees.
Waterfront
Hard Pavements Road system
EXPO bridge No practical application. A blot on the landscape
Subway line and subway station
Green Space
Ferry
Bus stops
Site
Dull Waterfront. River not visiable. No recreation.
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PART 2 CONCEPT & STRATEGIES Concept
Ideas
GREEN CULTURAL DOCKING STATION
• Keeping the industry memory
• Keeping the Expo-spirit
the ship building place=origin of the modern chinese industry
nations can exhibit themselves to locals china/shanghai can present their culture
preservation of the cultural heritage save the memory of the industrial history
fullfilling the ideas of the "after-use plan of the EXPO site"- creating a cultural exhibition area
keeping the docks keeping the factory building open a ship building museum use industrial design language use matching materials
keeping the pavilions and bridge
Realisation
• A New City Landmark • A Cultural Exhibition Area • A Cultural Exchange Harbor • A Recreational Eco-landscape Zone
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use the pavilions as "mini" EXPO nations have space to presentate themselves they can help the travelers from their countries to get a good and easy start in shanghai also become a medium of cultural exchange between the locals and foreigners
PART 2 CONCEPT & STRATEGIES • Connecting the city to the waterfront
• Attracting the locals
• Getting a splendid waterfront
urban waterfront is most valuable resource
vitalize the whole site
generating a green belt on the waterside
to make full use of the urban waterfront let more people getting into the site and break down the barriers easier to reach the waterfront
attracting the locals with specials attracting the tourists fill the area with life - day and night
fullfilling the ideas of the "after-use plan of the EXPO site" - the waterfront recreational eco-landscape zone
reform the open space system creat four green recreation corridors space interpenetrate guiding people to the waterfront reform the circulation
offering specials to the locals sports, leisure, recreation, event… cultural exhibition cultural exchange reform the bridge as a commercial corridor
flat and elevated pathes along the river many trees and plants green zones getting close to the water
city
green recreation corridors waterfront
keeping the bridge using the bridge as a roof commercial functions located under the bridge green zones on the top
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PART 3 DESIGN DRAWINGS Sections
SECTION A-A
green service & commercial bridge sight-seeing corridor
event hall
lawn bridge climbing wall
serving space
green
swimming pool
waterfront
signt-seeing platform
SECTION B-B
commercial bridge sports square
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lawn
commercial bridge climbing wall swimming pool
fountain
lawn
bridge
sight-seeing corridor
boating
lawn
enchanted forest
PART 3 DESIGN DRAWINGS Site Plan Mini EXPO
Ferry Terminal 0
25
50
Sports & Leisure
Green Service & Commercial bridge
Shipyard
Management office
Sight-seeing Corridor
Enchanted Forest
Event Hall
Green Waterfront
100m
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Bird's Eye View of the Plaza
Type: Academic, Independent Work Semester: Year 3/ Autumu(09/2010-10/2010) Instructor: Lui Lili Duration: 8 weeks
URBAN PLAZA DESIGN To vitalize the district and to meet the needs of different users.
Project Description
The site is located in a newly planned area and surrounded by a primary school, a youth activity centre, a library, a museum and a culture centre. Also it's right beside a lake and a cruise terminal, near to the residential area. The potential users from all these places should be taken account into the design, considering their behaviors and schedules.
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PART 1 DESIGN ANALYSIS Site Analysis
User Analysis
• NEARBY FUNCTIONS museum
USERS
ACTIVE TIME
ACTIVITIES
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
youth activity center
SITE
yacht harbor
primary school
cultural center
library
residence
Pupil
skating,rolling,jumping,playing balls, etc
Parents
walking,chatting,rest,sightseeing, etc
Youngster
gathering,picnic,running,rest, etc
Intellectual
reading,chatting,gathering,rest, etc
Resident
stretching,jogging,chatting,dancing, etc
Tourist
sightseeing,photograph,rest, picnic, etc
The functions near the site make the plaza an event hub, requring high accessability and good amount of active space.
• FLOW OF PEOPLE
Ideas Generation Semi-open
Semi-closed Closed
SITE
Semi-open
1. set the centural open space
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2. leave the passing corridor
3. set the semi-open, semiclosed & closed space
Resident Parents Pupil Youngsters Intellectual Resident Tourist
4.different spaces for different users
PART 2 PLAZA DESIGN Activities & Spaces
Site Plan
ACTIVITIES
SPACE PATTERNS
PUBLIC
hard ground
hard slope
grass slope
corridor
elevated ground PRIVATE
seats & shelter
Active Spaces & Time
6:00
9:00
10M
12:00
14:00
17:00
20:00
25M
50M
22:00
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PART 2 PLAZA DESIGN Sections skating ground
seats
sports ground
slope
corridor
jumping into nature Density of Field low high
Users Pupil
SECTION A-A
Parents Youngster Intellectual Resident Tourist
road
brush
Highland
central square
corridor
road
Density of Field low high
Users Pupil
SECTION B-B
Parents Youngster Intellectual Resident Tourist
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PART 3 NODE DESIGN Jump into nature
Activities & Spaces
pergola
J U M P
monument
Creating a space for children and youngsters to get close to nature. The higher they jump, the closer they up to nature.
trampoline
corridor & seat
Activity pool
sand pool
corridor
skating ground
activity pool
grass slope The play ground is sank with a pleasant scale, provideing spaces for children to skate, playing with sands, playing footbal, etc. Meanwhile parents are easy to look after thier kids.
seats & shelter
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Overlooking the Xiuhu Lake
Type: Academic, Group Work (8 Students) Semester: Year 4/ Autumu(10/2011-01/2012) Duration: 13 weeks Instructor: Luo Tianqing Role: Site Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Strategy, Consevation Planning, Overall Masterplan
HUISHAN SCENIC AREA MASTERPLAN To balance the conflict between local development and environment protection.
Project Description
A new tourism plan is initiated by the government of Huishan as an effort of boost local development. However, the town's growth ambion is confronting conservation principles. So in this project, we seek a solution that integrates local industry, tourism and conservation. With the support of GIS technology, we address the conflict between development and environment protection.
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PART 1 PLANNING FRAMEWORK
PART 2 SITE ANALYSIS Location
City Development Context
Landuse Condition
Transportation System Plan
SWOT Analysis
I took part in the Field work, Site Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Strategy, Consevation Planning and Overall Masterplan (the red frame ).
Overall Development Goals Development Strategy
Overall Masterplan
Designed Function of the Scenic Area
Scenic Resources Evaluation
Analysis and Evaluation of Resources
Conservation Plan
Tourism Development Plan
The working process is based on the Code for Scenic Area Planning.
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Liaoning province Beijing Shanghai
Infrastructure Condition
Cultural and Economic Conditions
Natural Analysis
Relationship with the City
Existing Condition
Scenic Resources Classification
Site Analysis
Planning Background
Locational Analysis
Regional Condition Analysis
Typical Landscape Plan Service Facility Plan
Shenyang Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning, is among the largest industrial cities in China.
Community Regulation Plan Infrastructure Plan Land Use Plan Economic Development Plan Phased Construction Plan
THE SITE Huishan Mountain, covering an area of 142 square kilometers, was named the provincial scenic area by the Liaoning provincial government in 1991.
Landuse Condition
Analysis and Evaluation of Resources Scenic Resources Classification
Scenic Resources Evaluation
1st Ranking Resource
Natural Landscape Resource
2nd Ranking Resource
Cultural Landscape Resource
LEGEND
LAND USE
AREA
Scenic land
2790496
1.631%
Tour facility land
3988318
2.332%
Residential land
10551460
6.170%
Transportation land
16932105
9.903%
Forest
72207815
42.227%
Nursery
497710
0.291%
Orchard
4731570
2.767%
Dry land
53374456
31.214%
Rice field
935695
0.547%
Grassland
33180
0.019%
River
13272
0.008%
Lake
3507198
2.051%
Intertidal zone
952285
0.557%
Reserved land
484440
Total
171000000
（㎡）
3rd Ranking Resource
PROPORTION （%）
0.283% 100.000%
Dragon Pavillion
Huishan Mountain Peak
Xiuhu Lake
Pu River Estuary
Chess Fairy Pool
Buddism Sculpture
Fairy Pavillion
Koguryo Ancient Ruins
Xiangyang Temple
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PART 3 SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths
72km² 36km² 15 8
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PART 4 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Weaknesses
• Pleasant Ecological Environment:
• Excessive Construction:
• Abundant in
• No Attraction:
• Ecological Protection
Destroy the environment
72km² forest 36km² water area
Resources:
No characteristics Not enough servicing facilities
• Location Strength:
• Messy Management:
15 natural landscapes 10 cultural landscapes
8 cities around 24 million people
• Inheriting Culture
The scenic area is managed by two dedifferent Administration Committees.
• Develop Tourism Industry
Opportunities • Weekend Travel Growth:
30%
30% growth in vacation visitors in Liaoning province
• Cooperate of Shenyang and Fushun:
The two cities came to an accord that cooperate in the context of tourism.
Threats • The Conflict between Development and Protection:the town is urged to develop
• Urban Sprawl:
Shenyang is expanding towards the scenic area
• Environmental
Protection Policy:
The government attaches importance to ecological construction.
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• Multiple of Expressway Pass Through: Traffic pressure Fragment the site
Sustainable Development Develop tourism industry
Inherit culture Ecological protection
PART 5 CONSERVATION PLANNING Evaluation Factors
Ecological Sensitivity Analysis
Conservation Zoning
ELEVATION
GRADIENT
High sensitivity
SLOPE-EXPOSURE
HYDROLOGY
NO.
FACTOR
Medium sensitivity
1
Elevation
WEIGHT 0.1
Low sensitivity
2
Gradient
0.05
3
Slope -exposure
0.1
4
Hydrology
0.25
5
Vegetation
0.5
Suitability Analysis of Construction
LEGEND
INFRASTRUCTURE
VEGETATION
LANDUSE
Construction prohibit area
NO.
FACTOR
WEIGHT
Construction restrict area
1
Elevation
0.25
Construction suitable area
2
Gradient
0.25
3
Slope -exposure
0.1
4
Infrastructure
0.1
5
Land use
0.25
DESCRIPTION
First-grade protection zone
Ecological unstable, should be preserved integrally, no construction.
Second-grade protection zone
Could be developed moderately. The scale, density, form of the constructions should be strictly controlled. Motor vehicle volume is restricted.
Third-grade protection zone
Control the construction and facilities, and coordinated with the environment.
Buffer zone
To prevent the spread of city, city construction is limited
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Bird's Eye View of the Zone of the Cultural and Creative Park
Type: Professional, Independent Work Time: 03/2012 - 06/2012 Duration: 12 weeks Instructor: Liu Binyi
Green Cultural Commercial District Site Plan To shape the unique features of the city image.
Project Description
The site is located in Baoji, an ancient city with a history of 2770 years, and was the birthplace of Zhou and Qin dynasty which were the source of Chinese civilization. The goal of this project is to create a new city landmark- Green Cultural Waterfront Commercial District, both to meet the growing recreation and entertainment demands of the modern consumers and to inherit the cultural memories of this city, forming the unique style and features of the cityscape.
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PART 1 GENERATIVE PROCESS Site Plan
Feature Research parking lot
First research into the form of urban planning in Zhou Dynasty. The ancient book "Kao Gong Ji" recorded the regulatory regimes, spatial forms and layout plans in that period.
bar street
the god of the land park snack street
The restored map of the mausoleum of Zhongshan King
The city plan standard of the Zhou Dynasty
shopping & entertainment center
land
grain
inn riverside celebration square
axis and symmetry
grid road and centre
the god of land/grain temple
Initial Plan
the god of the grain park
culture and art street
Then abstract the main spatial features of the layout plans in Zhou Dynasty.
axis Set the axis and creat the symmetrical form. Form the square grid blocks and set the centural block the celebration square.
celebration square
cultural and creative park
shelter forest
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the god of the land park the god of the grain park
Set the god of land/grain park respectively on the opposite sides of the axis.
PART 2 DRAWINGS Planning Drawings
Waterfront Strategy
• STEPS
bus stop pedestrian entrance vehicle entrance parking lot
（50m） arterial street
（12m） （6m） （4-6m）
主要步行线路
main pedestrian line 主要步行目的地
main activity node 主要交通节点
main traffic node
（50m） （12m） flood control road （6m） secondary road （4-6m）
courtyard greening
waterfront lanes
ecological greening
main road
pedestrian lanes
street greening
snack street
cultural and creative park culture and art street
waterfront greening
inn
shopping & entertainment center
municipal water supply pipe(DN600) 市政给水管（ DN 600） district water supply 园区给水管（ DNpipe(DN300) 300）
园区给水管（ DNpipe(DN200) 200） district water supply 园区给水管（ DNpipe(DN100) 100） district water supply
bar street
• NATURAL
• PATH
• HARD GROUND
• PLATFORM
• TRAIL
• COBBLE
• GRASS SLOPE
municipal sewage pipe main sewage pipe branch sewage pipe
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OTHER WORKS
HOUSING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Material: Cardboard Time: 24 hours | 2nd year Scale: 1 to 1 It is a building contest named Cardboard Fabricative Experimentation. It requires a group of students(10 persons) to work creatively and collaboratively to finish a temporary cardboard house in 24 hours. Our cardboard house won the award of excellence.
STRUCTUAL RECONSTRUCTION Material: Wood Time: 1 week | 1st year Scale: 1 to 40 Lounge Bridge is an ancient Chinese type of bridge with a roof.This type of bridge is built using a very special ancient technique,"woven"of straight wooden logs and constructed without even a rivet.We made the model to research the unique structure of the bridge.
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FINE ARTS
TRADITIONAL CHINESE PAINTING I started practicing traditional chinese painting since 1997. Apart from those skills in composition of a picture and sketching shapes, the aesthetic experiences are the most valuable acquisition to me. And the Chinese landscape painting inspired me a lot in the modern landscape design.
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CURRICULUM VITAE Bowen Cui Nationality: Date of Birth: Email: Mobile: Tel:
Chinese August 16, 1990 cbw816amy@163.com (86) 15901613015 86-029-88310279
Mail address:
Room2701, Unit2, NO.8 Building Summer View, Keji 3rd Road 710077 Yanta District, Xi'an, China
EDUCATION
Tongji University (TJU), Shanghai, China.
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Cumulative GPA 4.19/5.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
Liu Binyi Landscape Planning and Design Studio, Shanghai, China: Landscape Planner & Designer
09.2008 – 07.2012
08.2012 – 03.2013
Project: Conceptual Planning of Huangsipu Ecological and Cultural Core Area, Zhangjiagang, China - Role: Main Planner - Field Trip, Site Analysis, Case Study, Strategy, Land Use Planning Project: Design of national wetlands park, Longmen, Luoyang - Role: Designer - Plaza Design, Node Design
SKILLS
- Language skills: native in Mandarin, fluent in English, IELTS 7.0. - Computer skills: Skillful at Auto-CAD, Sketchup, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Arc GIS, Visual Basic, Microsoft Office. - Proficient at model-making, freehand drawing and photography.
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Third Class Scholarship of TJU - Outstanding Award of Excellence in New Countryside Investigation - Award of Excellence in Cardboard Construction Experimentation - Received the Business Strategist Certificate from CGCC
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
- Volunteer for Shanghai Expo 2010 - Core member, EXPO Workstation, TJU - Department minister of Student Union, CAUP, TJU
INTERESTS
- Traditional Chinese Painting - Calligraphy - An excellent zither (Strings Instrument) achieved Grade 9. (Grade 10 is the highest)
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09.2009 04.2010 06.2010 10.2011 05.2010 10.2009 – 06.2010 09.2009 – 06.2010
LETTER OF MOTIVATION Dear Sir/Madam, I'm writing this letter with full hope of being a student of AHO in the Master of Landscape Architecture Program. It is usually the case that the deeper one delves into his area of specialty, the more one becomes aware of his inadequacies and the need to learn more advanced knowledge in that area. Now is the right time to go on with my studies, and I think AHO is just the right place for further study. When I was a primary school student, the enormous interest ignited my passion against traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. Nine years of engagement in such a beautiful area exerted a gradual and uplifting influence on me. Apart from those skills in composing and sketching shapes, the aesthetic experiences are the most valuable acquisition to me. And just because of the love of aesthetics, I chose the major of Landscape Architecture and successfully enrolled in CAUP, Tongji University ranking as top 200 amongst nearly 250000 college entrance exam candidates in Shannxi Province, China. Educated in Tongji University, where there is China’s top architecture and urban planning college, I have developed a keen interest in Landscape Architecture. The undergraduate education in Tongji provides a solid foundation for my professional skills, I have got 2 years’ training in Architecture Design, another 2 year in LA , and also courses in urban planning, which helped me have a comprehensive recognition of these fields. I’ve scored three A (top 10%) and four B in the seven semesters’ design & planning studios, which also reflected my strong academic ability and outstanding self-development. Besides, apart from the professional knowledge, the more important acquisition I’ve got from undergraduate education is about a designer and planner’s professional pursuit — to find the optimized solution to deal with the relationship between human and their surroundings. Every time thinking of what I am doing would change people’s lives or have influence on the development of a certain region, I would be so proud that I am a designer, and I feel the worth of myself. China is booming and the process of urbanization accelerated so rapidly, where planners and designers are playing a significant role in the process. It's quite an honor to be in such a marvelous era that I can contribute to the development of China. However, the step of urbanization brings a number of problems, such as destruction of the environment, the damage of historical context and the cities all becoming the same and lack of features, etc. Although planners one alone cannot execute on such complication, at least a certain range of problems can be solved through our professional efforts. And I dream to become one of the professionals
who deal with those problems by planning and design. Holding this dream, I began my career as a landscape designer and planner in Liu Binyi Landscape Planning and Design Studio, Shanghai, mainly responsible for the project of the Conceptual Planning of Huangsipu Ecological and Cultural Core Area, Zhangjiagang. During that, I gained a lot of practical work experience and refined my professional ability. Despite my satisfying performance, I started feeling encountered with more and more roadblocks due to my lack of certain professional training. Such a giant project has its connection to the humanities, to the culture, to the ecology, to urban development, to the world of business and government. The variety of issues we have to address forces me never to confine myself to current knowledge. It is the very project that hits me by exposing my flaws and shortages. I recognized that it was urgent for me to enhance my skills and capability to be more capable to fulfill my professional ideal, and thus motivate me to take advanced education in LA. An excellent designer and planner should have widened horizon. And to study in an international environment could definitely extend my scope, which is my urgently need. Meanwhile, I am always longing for multicultural education. Therefore to go abroad for further education is my first choice. After thorough consideration, I select AHO, which is a top Architecture and Design institution in Nordic countries, as my expected destination. The two well-setting MLA programs attracts me deeply. The one focused on design gives curriculums on urbanism, which is both what I really interested in and what is required in Chinese urbanization. Meanwhile, the newly opened Tromsø one gives knowledge and skills brand new to me and it fascinates me with its methoeds of research, concern in geology, ecology, sociology, and especially the issues of long-term sustainable land use and historical land rights versus global economy and short-term profit. These are just the problems graveled me in my former working experience which I am so eager to find the answer to. Hence I thin To sum up, I am a young person with an ambition for Landscape Architecture and strong learning ability to confront my challenges in the future. Your favorable consideration of my application will be expected and highly appreciated. Yours sencerely, Bowen Cui
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