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Meng Wang University of Texas at Austin| School of Architecture Master of Landscape Architecture | AP Candidate 2017 2009-2017

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EDUCATION MLA, University of Texas at Austin Nanjing Forestry University (NFU.), Nanjing, China

May 2017 June 2013

Bachelor of Agriculture Major in Landscape Architecture Rank: 2/27 Students Leader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TBG Partners (Austin, TX)

Summer Intern May.2016-Aug.2016 • Hand-sketching conceptual plans/sections and produced design development drawings in AutoCAD. • Modeling(Rhino/Sketchup) and creating perspective renderings and illustrative plans.

• Diagraming for site relationships and case studying.

China Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute(CSCEC) Landscape Intern • Produced design development drawings in AutoCAD. • created perspective renderings and illustrative plans(Lumion).

CONTENTS

Feb.2015-May.2015

Suzhou Industrial Park Design & Research Institute Co.,Ltd.(SIPDRI) (Suzhou, China)

Landscape Architect Jun.2013-Oct.2014 • Hand-sketch conceptual plans/sections and produced design development drawings in AutoCAD. •Created perspective renderings and illustrative plans and performing background analysis diagrams and maps.

• Drew construction details in AutoCAD, modeling complex exteriors and logo designs in Sketchup/Rhino.

• Editing firm annual publication.

2016-2017 Review Jury ISSUE* Publication(UT Austin, TX)

ULI Competition: First Place among UT Submissions Honorable Mention in the national round Design Excellence Nominee

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May. 2016

The Best Execution Design Award of Yuan Ye Award

Sep. 2013

Graduate with Hornor of Nanjing Forestry University

Jun. 2013

Qianjing Landscape Scholarships(First Prize)

Dec. 2012

Outstanding League Cadres

Mar. 2012

NFU.(awarded to 3% students leaders in L.A. Department)

Excellent Members of Design Star Club

2011

Model Student of Academic Records

2011

L.A. Department (awarded to 10% members) NFU.(awarded to 10% students in undergraduate program)

SKILLS Visualization: Handrawings, Sketchup, Rhino, 3Ds Max, AutoCAD Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Premiere, AfterEffects Rendering:Lumion, Vary, Grasshopper Geological Information Analysis: ArcGIS

PUBLICATION ISSUE 13

Mar. 2017

ULI Competition: 24h Tech Town Midtown Atlanta Revolution Urban Design

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Landfill Revival Landscape Architecture Design /Urban Design

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Ningbo Airport Highway Transformation

06.

Suqian Hotel Entrance Practice Work

NFU. (30% of graduates being awarded)

NFU. (awarded to Top 3% students in L.A. Department)

Growing Together Dallas Elementary School playground Landscape Architecture Core Studio

Feb. 2016

Growing Together UTSOA

Pilgrimage: Mt. Everest Advanced Studio: Landscape architecture& Architecture joint studio

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AWARDS

International Landscape Architecture Graduate Student Design/Thesis Competion(top 3 in design performing)

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Urban Design/ Landscape Design/Urban Planning

Landscape Design/Urban Plaza

01 PILGRIMAGE: MT. EVEREST Joint Studio with Architecture Instructor: Hope Hasbrouck, David Heymann Team work Fall 2016

Since its first recorded summit in 1953, the pilgrimage to Mt Everest has consistently outgrown its means of supporting both the sheer number of those seeking the mountain, as well as the diversity of desired experiences within that growing population. Nested within this empirical problem lies the need to protect what it means to reach the summit of Everest, all the while serving the experiential, emotional, and spiritual needs of the burgeoning number of Everest pilgrims. With this responsibility, architectural and landscape architectural outcomes must respond to the constant tension between the towering glory of the world’s highest mountain, the everpresent specter of loss, and the shared reverence that binds them together.

Nepal Glacial Melt Flow

Five Day Trek to Everest in Sagarmatha National Park Region

Territory Analysis

Trek to Base Camp and Summit Route

Base Camp

Everest Summit

Existing Pilgrimage Route

Blackrock Analysis

Base Camp Everest Peak

MT. EVEREST, NEPAL

7.1 Miles 40 days 800 attempts / year

Nepal Glacial Melt Flow

Five Day Trek to Everest in Sagarmatha National Park Region

Five Day Trek to Everest in Sagarmatha National Park Region

Trek to Base Camp and Summit Route

Trek to Base Camp and Summit Route

Site Discovery

Site Discovery

19.8 Miles 5 Days 30,000 + Visitors / year

Base Camp

Namche

Base Camp

Territory Analysis

Territory Analysis

Everest Summit

Everest Summit

Base Camp

Base Camp

Everest Peak

MT. EVEREST, NEPAL

Everest Peak

Five Day Trek to Everest in Sagarmatha National Park Region

29,000 ft

7.1 Miles 40 days 800 attempts / year

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Climb to Everest Summit

Everest Summit 19.8 Miles 5 Days 30,000 + Visitors / year

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Site Plan

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Site Plan

Celestial Viewing

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Praying Memorial

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Gorak Shep (16942feet)

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1st night: Peak Hotel

Gorak Shep (16942feet)

People(tourists or climber) arrived at the first night and spend the rest of the day here, where you can see Mt. Everest directly.

2nd day: Circled Walk It is a long upward walk. It offers people opportunity to explore the large landscape after staying one night at hotel.

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It is the location where you are facing a choice: either go to the burning platform or go to the celestial view platform

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2nd day: Ascending March

2nd night:Burning& Celestial Platform

3rd day:Back Channel

It is a stone pier connecting the two platforms. The material and linear direction suggests 'every step counts'.

It is the place that you can burn belongings from your love or watch the sky during night.

It is a narrowed channel going down, where you can see the footprint wall as witness of your pilgrimage.

1 Peak Hotel 3 Burning Platform 4 Celestial Platform 5 Footprint Wall 6 Back Channel Field Entrance

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Field Entrance

Models

Burning Platform

Cross Sections

Celestial View

02 GROWING TOGETHER Comprehensive Landscape Studio School Playground Instructor: Jason Sowell Team work with Jason Melling Spring. 2016

This design sought to answer the question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can we redefine the relationship between learn and play by designing a playground of elementary school?â&#x20AC;? We are inspired by the fact that the school is an urban plot located within a larger natural contaxt-close to trinity river and forest. Therefore, we decided to use natural rolling landforms as a respond to the environment.

Kids are usually separated into different grades in school.

We want to break this age barrier and let them play together, grow together. The idea behind it is a new exploration of Montessori education philosophy: allow kids to learn from other older or younder kids through playing.

Study Models

Sections

Site Plan

Site Analysis

Movement Study of Kids obstacle

obstacle

high speed

slow down

speed up

slow down

obstacle

obstacle

speed up

slow down

speed up

Space Transition

Site Model

From Wooden deck to Open Field G1-G6 Classroom (2nd flloor)

Education Green Roof

K1-K3 classroom (1st floor)

Library

From Blue path to Chamber P.E. Classroom

logs&balance

open field

Dinning

From Outdoor Reading to Outdoor Classroom

main entrance

Administration street

From Balancing zone to Outdoor Lab

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Learn while Playing

Play while learning

03 TECH TOWN ATLANTA ULI Competition Team work Jan. 2016

The site is located at Midtown Atlanta, Geogia. It is a transition zone between northern art&industrial district and southern medical district. The concentration of young professional nearby and Geogia Tech implies its high potential of transforming into a high-tech district. Therefore, we developed three nucleus to develop this district into a high-tech district.

The hub, the gatway, the edge. We believe this combination of mixed use high-rises and information hub will activate the district and formed a new urban typology.

Urban Context

Site Plan

The Gateway

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Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea

Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis

BOA PLAZA Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata

Shumard Oak Shumard Quercus shumardii Willow Oak Quercus phellos

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South Bridge Section

04 Landfill Revival Landscape ecological planning studio Instructor: Rui Yang Inidividual work Fall 2012

According to a survey of 2010. 67% of cities in China are facing a severe waste problem, producing nearly 1.6 tons of waste per year. Each person annual produce 44okg waste, which keeps growing 10% per year. Only 40% of the waste will be disposed naturally. The common way to dispose waste is burning and natural degradation. But it also cause the problem of air pollution and time-consuming.

In this design, waste was dealt through being buried in the existing pits and disposed by biodegradation. It will dispose estimated 0.5 tons of waste per year. The planting-covered landfill could also become public space for residence to enhance social engament.

Regional Map

Landfill Cycle

Existing Sections

Site Programs

Analysis

Phasing

Landfill Section

Perspectives

05 NINGBO AIRPORT HIGHWAY TRANSFORMATION Practical Work/ Individual Synthesize Instructor: Rui Yang Inidividual work Summer 2012

The site is located on the northwest of Ningbo, China. There were a few villages before 1880s. The main life-supporting water source is the mother river - Yuyao River. Ningbo Airport Highway started to being built since 2008. It is the main connection between downtown and suburbs. The city starts to show fragmentation due to the high-speed urbanization especially fly-over system. It is no longer walkable for people like that small village. Streets are flooded during rainy seasons because of the impermeable surface. Space under highway become horriable during night. A lot of questions are spinning on poeple's heads, they are seeking for solution to live a better life to balance the developement of fly-overs.

The design solution here is to think in system. Using two basic systems to solve problems: propose green infrastructure system including rain gardens, greenway and pocket parks to deal with stormwater issue; propose bicycle system to engage the fly-over.

Existing Analysis

Proposed Spatial Relationship

Proposed System

Rain Garden & Pocket Park System

Bicycle & Tourist System

Pocket Park: engaging the river

Rain Garden: stormwater management

06 SUQIAN HOTEL PLAZA Built Work/ Practice Work Inidividual work Summer 2013

Traditional middle-east style gardens focus a lot on the symmetry. There are several typical elements that could represent this kind of garden: palm trees, rectangle ponds, diamond shape pavements. Cross is one of those elements that could represent rebirth and peace.

This cross fountain design is trying to echo middle-east style architecture. The whole plaza could be activated by the flow of water and reflection of surface. Also the order of palm trees create a feeling of welcoming and form of elegant.

Traditional Chinese Garden Sketch

Handrawing Sketches

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Meng Wang Master of Landscape Architecture Candidate 2017 University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture Apt 202, 914 W 26th, Austin, TX 78705 Email:mengwang@utexas.edu Tel: 512-550-0928