ZHANG JUNLIANG Portfolio Sample
Education Background Master Degree in Landscape Architecture Ball State University
Sep2014-May 2017
Bachelor Degree in Landscape Architecture Nanjing Forestry University
Sep2009-June 2013
Experience Brazil Summer Study Iracambi Nature Center Landscape and Grey Water Treatment System Design
2015 June-August
Graduate Assistant of Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning 2016-2017 Certification: Certificated Education Project Engineer, National Information Technology Application Training (ITAT)
Content ROSS Community Center Medora Brick Plant
3-10 11-20
ROSS COMMUNITY CENTER Project Location:
Ross Community Center Muncie Indiana
Team Member:
Junliang Zhang, Shenyuan Chen, Rotina Tian
Project Overview:
On a regular afternoon, the Ross Center is bustling with students and volunteers, playing, doing homework, and practicing judo. Once each week, a group of older friends gathers for euchre like they have been for years. This modest building is the heart of a community that has faced several major stressors in recent history, including the closing of the adjacent Chevy plant that employed many people in the neighborhood. Despite these challenges, the community at the Ross Center has ambitious plans for its future, such as state-of-the-art athletic fields. In addition to these plans, the Ross Center would like to redesign its landscape for community recreation, restoration and revitalization. Landscape architecture students from Ball State interviewed members of the Ross Center’s community, including staff, students, volunteers, and seniors in order to develop a conceptual landscape design.
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PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY WITH A BEAUTIFUL DESTINATION AT THE COMMUNITY CORE About half of the people who use the Ross Center come from the Avondale/Thomas Park neighborhood. Staff indicated that they wanted nearby residents to feel like the Ross Center belonged to them. A sign made from old Chevy car parts (above) might reflect the neighborhood’s history. FURTHER THE CENTER'S ROLE AS A "SAFE HAVEN" WHERE RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE, SECURE AND WELCOME One staff member said that community members no longer feel safe to sit on their porches. She desired to restore the community’s sense of safety by offering it a safe, accessible place to"hang out"at the Ross Center.
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FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY Many of the seniors who play euchre at the Ross Center said they would enjoy coming together for others reasons, such as cook outs. One staff member envisioned the Ross Center as a lively place for social events, such as birthday parties, weddings, and live music. PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH WITH ACTIVE RECREATION AND MENTALRESTORATION The landscape at the Ross Center could help community members to "reconnect with the beauty of life," according to Jacqueline Hanoman, Executive Director. In addition to areas for passive recreation, the center could offer opportunities for physical activity, such as chair exercises for seniors and the occasional outdoor Judo lesson.
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MEDORA BRICK PLANT Project Location:
Medora Brick Plant, Medora, Indiana
Team Member:
Junliang Zhang, Katie Klug, Jin Xing, Runlin Tian
Project Overview:
Medora is looking to enhance it’s existing smalltown, historic tourist industry while creating a renewed identity for the community by restoring the once-thriving brick kiln plant. After interviewing community members and listening to the fantastic stories and ideas about the potential of the brick plant, students identified major themes and subsequently developed a set of goals for the project based on the collective information.
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