Yian Liu_Portfolio_2023 by Yian Liu

Portfolio Yian Liu Selected Work 2018-2023

MS.AAD’ 24 Columbia University Syracuse University B’Arch 23 yl5428@columbia.edu 315-750-5668

Yian Liu

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Phone: 315-750-5668 Email: yl5428@columbia.edu

Education

Awards & Recognition

Columbia University GSAPP

King + King Integrated Design Competition

Master of Science. Advanced Architectural Design

May 2024

Syracuse University School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture -GPA: 3.61/4.0 -Minor in Philosophy

May 2023

Syracuse University Abroad | Beijing & London Spring 2021 - Fall 2021 -Surveyed and sketched the typical hutong typology in Beijing -Completed and designed the Capital Map of Beijing. Renovated the existing Hutong building to revitalized the existing urban village in Beijing. -Surveyed and sketched the historic architecture across the United Kingdom. -Designed am international exchange student center in Kentish Town. London to accommodate and reactivated the existing area.

Professional Experience Syracuse University School of Architecture Teaching Assistant | Syracuse, NY Jan 2023 - May 2023 Collaborate with the faculty members to setup the course materials and providing in-person tutorials for the Second-Year Design studio course.

Finalist | Syracuse, NY May 2022 Selected to participate in final election in Comprehensive Studio held by SOA Syracuse University. The project reflects urban conflicts between high-rise buildings and urban leisure spaces

Syracuse University School of Architecture Dean’s List Syracuse, NY Jan 2020 - 2023 Entered Dean’s List since Spring 2020 for continuous efforts in academics.

AIAS Student Member of Columbia University New York, United States

CIOB Student Member London, United Kingdom

Third Prize | Hebei, China Aug 2019 Won the Third Prize with an urban renewal proposal for Xingtai’s development potential issued by Hebei Provincial People’s Government.

Press Coverage Archdaily

Assistant | Syracuse, NY Sept 2022 - Dec 2022 Assisted Professor Leen Katrib to research, design, model, experiment, and build the exhibition on the counter history behind Mies van der Rohe’s master plan of IIT campus.

Dezeen

Team Member | Beijing, China Sept 2022 - Dec 2022 Collaborated with team members and Drawing Architecture Studio in “The Complete Map of Capital Beijing” and design a series of architectural models as replicas of the history of Beijing and contemporary modern-era buildings in foreign countries. The Project was acquired by Wind H Art Center as collection in Beijing, China

July 2021

Q-City International Student Design Competition

Less is... 2021-22 Harry der Boghosian Fellow Exhibition

“To Be the Better One – The Methodology of the New Generation” Wind H Exhibition

May 2023

Nov 2021 “The Methodology of the New Generation: They Are Architects, and They Are Not Architects.” by Xiaohang Hou via Internet. Aug 2021 “Syracuse University presents eight models based on a Qing dynasty map of Beijing.” by Dezeen staffs via Internet.

World-Architects

Aug 2021 “The Completed Map of Capital Beijing” was archived in World- Architects Projects.

Skills Digital Software

Master plan of Urban Village | Research Project of O-Office Architect Researcher | Guangzhou, China May 2021 - Aug 2021 Completed field investigations under the supervision of O-Office architect and generated drawings and models as the study of Urban Village in Shenzhen, China.

-Modeling: Rhino + Grasshopper, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Revit, ArcGIS Pro, Climate Studio, Diva, T-Spline. -Representation: Vray, Enscape, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro, Microsoft 365.

O-Office Architect Architectural Intern | Guangzhou, China May 2021 - Aug 2021 Worked on a design competition for a stadium in Shenzhen. Contributed to photography, physical modeling and architectural representation.

Woodshop/ Fabrication

Sanshui Second Construction Group Co. LTD

Language

Architectural Intern | Foshan, China May 2020 - Aug 2020 Work with Runbin Guo as an architecture designer for an urban apartment in Foshan, China.

English: Native Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin): Native French: Conversational

Laser-Cut, CNC Milling, 3D Printing, Wood fabrication, Rockite casting, Plexglass, Foam Cutting,

Table of Content 1.Harlem Revival

The Disjunction and Olvidados Space in New York City Pg. 4-15

2.Urban Shade

Conflict: Cityscape and Latent Landscape Pg. 16-29

3.Scaffodia

Tropical High Rise in Auroville, India Pg. 30-39

4.Countryside

Conflict: Rural and Urban Pg. 40-51

5.The CourTyard

International Student Center in London Pg. 52-61

6.The Last Oasis

Mangrove Swamp Seed Bank in Panama City Pg. 62-71

7.Copied in Beijing

The Complete Map of Beijing Pg. 72-79

8.Other Work Reviving Intimacy

Pg. 80-83 Less is ... Pg. 84-87 3

Harlem Revival

The Disjunction and Olvidados Space in New York City 2020 Fall ARC_307 Architectural Design V Studio Group Work with Wilcox Hallahan Instructor Professor Daekwon Park Individually Redesigned 2022.08 Throughout Harlem’s troubled history, the neighborhood and the people that inhabit it have experienced their fair share of historical events. These rich memories and experiences have slowly shaped and altered Harlem creating the area we recognize today. However, Harlem today seems left in the past compared to Manhattan’s surrounding neighborhoods. As New York City’s most prominent Black neighborhood and community, Harlem has always been the site of protest and civil unrest in the name of equality. In general, Harlem has considered the lower-income neighborhood among the others in New York City, which causes the chain effects of increasing crime rates and decreasing school acceptance rates. Therefore, African Americans were forced to leave the area where they had lived for a hundred years. Drawing upon this problematic situation, this project uses education as the keystone to regenerate Harlem on the famous Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. The design intention is to renovate Hotel Theresa from an empty shell to an active educational resource in Harlem. Through speculation, the design changed one-third of the façade and interiors to rebuild Hotel Theresa as a landmark in Harlem like its glory 50 years ago.

Speculative Past, Present, Future of Harlem The past, present, and future are vague concepts and when they are flattened and superimposed together, they become syncretic. The project addresses such a complex set of information and attempt to deal with it by theoretically rewriting our past. Analyzing the past to see when the neighborhood was in its prime and what programs or other factors led to the area functioning so well. The project has found that the programs provoking since 1930s. Harlem was the site of some of the most powerful educational crusades during Black resident’s quest for equality and it was these schools that educated and provided them with a sense of self-identity as well as a platform to voice their opinions.

Hotel Theresa: The Historic Gem of Harlem The Hotel Theresa is considered a genuine Harlem gem. But it seems to lose its identity throughout time. During the Black Lives Matter movement, there is no permanent place to hold these civil events. This project urge to create a stable, permanent platform for the activist to present and speak out as well as educate other members of their community. This project despite the traditional speared or isolated hotel section. It becomes more unified from the top to bottom. The vertical space is connected with each other. The design is not only about re-inserting this once successful program into the site but also reprising the spirit of the community and giving its members a platform to educate themselves and those around them.

Arch Diagram

Exploded Axonometric

I. Activity Diagram Left: Activity diagram illustrates the daily interactions of students in the space from morning until night. The Education Center is open to the public and hosts various public events. Right Top: Axonometric diagram reveals original Hotel Theresa was divided into three parts. The education center was oriented towards Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. Right Bottom: Arch diagram shows the evolution of the arch. Throughout history, the meaning of the arch has transformed from a structural element in architecture to a spiritual element that brings people together.

Arch Progression from Structural to Social Norm

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Exploded Axonometric 10

Section Perspective of Atrium in Hotel Theresa 11

Student Dormitory

Office Space

Long Section 12

Education Center

Atrium

Education Center 2 p.m.

Recreation Space & Lobby 10 a.m. 14

Entrance at the Recreation Space 15

Urban Shade

Conflict: Cityscape and Latent Landscape 2022 Spring ARC_409 Comprehensive Studio Group Work with Xinqi Meng Instructor Professor Joel Kerner The Urban Shade Field House is located at the upper left corner of Dusable Park, which is connected to the famous flyover in Chicago. There have been numerous debates and design proposals for the renovation of Dusable Park throughout its troubled history, but these ideas have never been implemented. Chicago is a city known for its skyscrapers along the Chicago River, which have contributed to its growth as one of the largest cities in the United States. However, this rapid urban development has also led to a decline in green space in the city, leaving parks to serve as the “carpets” of the city, as described by architect Rem Koolhaas. The Urban Shade Field House serves as a counter-thesis to the skyscrapers, using landscape to define the city’s skyline and bring the focus back to the natural landscape. The Field House is almost translucent, blending in with the surrounding nature and reminding people of the latent landscape in Chicago. This project aims to bring harmony between the urban environment, nature, and humanity.

Site Analysis

Urban and Landscape Dilemma There has been a longstanding debate about the potential conflict between the development of skyscrapers in Chicago and the preservation of green space in the city. Developers and businessman, may prioritize economic, therefore advocate for the development of skyscrapers, even if it comes at the expense of green spaces. On the other hand, ordinary citizens may value green spaces for the recreational and health benefits they provide. The urban green space in Chicago has been pushed to the edges of the cityand the Fieldhouse, an activity center for citizens in the park, has also declined significantly as the city has developed over time. Finding a balance between the desire for development and the need to preserve green spaces has proven to be a challenging and ongoing issue.

Site Analysis

Dusable Park: The Forgotten Land in Chicago DuSable Park is a former commercial and industrial site, at the mouth of the Chicago River that has been the subject of environmental remediation and is awaiting redevelopment into a park. The project, first announced in 1987 by Mayor Harold Washington, is named in honor Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, who settled nearby in the 1780s and is known as the “Founder of Chicago”. DuSable migrated from Haiti to what’s now Chicago in the late 1700s, established a trading post, and embraced the native people already occupying the land. DuSable Park remains undeveloped more than 30 years. It’s progress on the 3.4acre site, has been plagued nearly from the start, be it from a lack of political will following the death of Washington.

Section A-A’ 1/8” = 1’-0’’

Section B-B’ 1/8” = 1”-0” 22

Protrusion & Depression

Spatial Projection

Overall Spatial Organization 23

Axonometric Drawing of Dusable Park

Site Entrance of Dusable Park 24

Circulation Connecting Flyover and Dusable Park

Routine Activity Storyboard The storyboard illustrates the flow of movement within the building at two different elevations. At the ground level, people can enter the building and access the multipurpose hall, as well as the roof garden via the stairs. When people enter from the flyover, they will be able to experience the roof garden and the skyline of Chicago, and access the DuSable park through the grand staircase located on the exterior of the building

The transparency diagram reveals the connection between the field house and the latent landscape of the DuSable Park. The design intentionally frames the green space with the large opening of the field house, allowing the citizens to immerse in the natural landscape of the DuSable Park.

Transparency between Greenary and Interior Space 25

Physical Model

1/8” = 1’-0”

Detail of Multipurpose Hall 26

[Museum Board and Wood ]

Call-out Structure of Multipurpose Hall

Call-out Structure of Kayak Storage

Detail of Kayak Room 27

Sunset at the Roof Garden 5 p.m.

Events in the Multipurpose Hall 10 a.m. 28

Daily Activity at the field house 29

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Scaffoldia

Tropical High Rise in Auroville India 2023 Summer Advanced Architectural Design Studio Group Work with Nuo Lyu Instructor Professor Anupama Kundoo Human settlements need to reorganize themselves in the interest of reducing resource consumption while enhancing the human potential to propel human society forward. Taking note of the growing imbalances in current urbanisation, the studio will use integral thinking thereby addressing environmental, social and economic impacts of development. Given the growing population on the given available land in India, it is urgent that new models be found for compact cities with a greater sense of community. The need of the hour is to design self-reliant urban communities where people can live together in a relatively small area and yet find the diversity and all the useful services that can be accessed by foot. Built environments would be primarily be built out of local materials and local skills improving thereby local economy, while reducing the environmental impact. It can be imagined that such settlements would manage water and waste water integrally and efficiently where water thus saved can be directed to growing food within the urban areas; that renewable sources of energy can reduce reliance on fossil fuels and perhaps the urban areas can be generators of energy; that air quality would improve through keeping motorized vehicles at bay, while achieving silent and healthy environments where residents feel nurtured, happier, healthier and more peaceful.

Auroville, A City in the Making Auroville, a ‘city-in-the-making’ in South India was founded in 1968, inspired by the vision of Aurobindo Ghose, as a model city for the future where all aspects of city life could be radically rethought as an integral experiment. This project falls under the Indian Ministry of Education and is supported by UNESCO. The context of Auroville is radical in its relationship to land as a non-ownable resource belonging to the ‘commons’. Alongside new ideas of mobility, circular economy and green infrastructure, non-ownership of land allows the development of collective living models that are not restricted by plot definitions but by land use definitions. The site lies within a compact residential area designed to house 8000 inhabitants and their related services. Thumbnail of the Line of GoodWill

The Manufacturing and Erection of Living Units The process of manufacturing living units commences with sourcing raw materials from diverse villages surrounding Auroville. These materials are then skillfully assembled within local factories, effectively contributing to the economy of the region. Following the manufacturing phase, the completed living units are transported to the Line of Goodwill via railway systems, subsequently hoisted into position through the use of cranes onto meticulously designed scaffolding systems. These scaffolding structures boast unique locking mechanisms, ensuring the secure placement of the living units. Ultimately, this process establishes an environment conducive to harmonious living and flourishing within the newfound community. Thumbnail of the Village Connections

Typical Plan

Circulation System The circulation system is divided into two separate routes. The slower route runs outside the structure, maximizing residents’ views of the surrounding context. Meanwhile, the faster route is designed for efficient internal movement within the building, meeting the need for swift travel between different areas of the structure.

Unfolding Section

Scene 1: Individual Living Unit Connects to Public Garden

Scene 2: Sharing Living Community

Structure Dynamic Growing The structure is continuously evolving and designed for ongoing growth, ensuring high adaptability to new materials and advancements over the next few decades.

Daytime Activities at Interior Garden 38

The Map of LongZhou Village, Foshan, China 40

Countryside

Conflict: Rural and Urban 2022 Fall ARC 505_Thesis Research Individual Research Instructor Professor Jiong (Abingo) Wu

Countryside, an epitome of urbanization in modern China, is descending rapidly through the growth of city population. Since the political and economic reform in the 1980s, farmlands turn into factories and high-rise buildings overnight. The economic boost changes the living condition across the country and attract the farmers to drop down their farming utensil and become the blue collar in the city. Whilst more and more young age moves to the city, most of the elders are left in the countryside with their farmlands that without taking care of. However, farmland in China is in a juxtaposition with the 1.8-billion-acre farmland policy. Once the countryside is situated under the policy, the farmland should only be used as farmland rather than any purposes to generate profit. Because the farmland cannot make enough profit for the living of the younger generation, more and more people leave the village, and the lands turn into wasteland. Therefore, it is critical to revitalize these lands through architecture in some sense to bring back the community to where they belong. Using the scraps from the farmlands to revive the traditional rituals, architecture could become the social gathering norm that make closer contact within the community.

Urban and Rural Dilemma Interview Video Link:

Interview with the Longzhou Village’s local residents

https://youtu.be/SqQPZjZUKcM

During the interview with the locals, the village’s current and needed facilities will be evaluated. By comparing the village to the city, its current state, and its state from 20 years ago, a bottom-up perspective on urban and rural conflicts will be gained. It is common for the countryside to be affected by the challenges of urbanization and city expansion. This Interview aims to address these issues and find solutions to improve the village’s facilities and address the conflicts between urban and rural areas. All interviews were conducted with the consent of the interviewees.

One Story Residential Unit Unit Area: 20 m² Purpose: Housing and Storage

NX Living in the city has had a significant impact on the my life and required a period of adjustment. I contact with society has also changed significantly, allowing them to meet many different people in the Pearl River Delta. One key difference between life in the city and life in the countryside is the amount of time available for work and rest. In the countryside, work was

Re-Directing Sunlight, Preserving stable room temperature.

structured in a way that allowed for more leisure time, with set work hours and a lunch break. In the city, however, I must take on more responsibility for organizing my own time and schedules, which leaves less time for rest and relaxation. Overall, life in the city can be more fast-paced and demanding than life in the countryside.

JX The countryside should not be too urbanized, and

I hope to maintain a rural atmosphere when returning to the village. The feeling of being in the countryside to be distinct from the feeling of being in the city, and value the preservation of the original rural appearance of the village. I do not want the village to become too commercialized or urbanized, with problems like difficulty finding parking. Overall, I value the rural character of the village and hopes to maintain a sense of tradition and authenticity in the countryside. I wish the countryside would become more and more beauty eventually. This could be my ultimate dream to live in this countryside.

Multi Stories Residential Unit Unit Area: 40-60 m² Purpose: Housing

Re-Directing Sunlight, Extending Balcony serves for household need.

YP I belong to millennial generation, which tends to value the opportunities and experiences available in urban areas. However, my family commitments have led them to settle in the countryside instead.

JY I was happy to return to the village when I am young. However, as people have more choices available to them, returning to the countryside has become a less attractive option. Many people are no longer willing to leave the city and return to the village, even for short visits. As a result, the village becomes less crowded and active over time, as people are less inclined to visit or move back permanently. I realize that the village is particularly quiet during the Spring Festival, when many people return home to be with their families and nobody want to go out talk to their friend which haven’t seen for a long time. Overall, the village is experiencing a decline in population as people opt for city life over rural living.

Site Photograph

Ancestral Hall Unit Area: 200-450m² Purpose: Tribal Ceremony

Tradition three house and two colonnade spatial orientation.

I. Typical Housing

Expectations for Local Residents JL Improving the infrastructure of the village, including the bridges and the area in front of the ancestral hall, could have a number of benefits for the community. Transforming the area in front of the ancestral hall into a fitness area would provide a place for the community to exercise and stay active, which could have positive impacts on their health and well-being.

NX I wish that there were more recreational facilities in the new village, particularly on the large plot of land near the village that has not been developed due to lack of funds. The vast empty land, which belongs to the collective and is about ten acre size, could be used for leisure and recreation purposes. In contrast, the old village has a beautiful fish pond and other recreational facilities. The person also notes. Overall, investing in recreational facilities and infrastructure could enhance the quality of life in the village and bring the community closer together.

JY I wishes that there were more facilities in the village specifically designed for children to play and socialize. Currently, there are more options available to adults, such as card games, than there are for children. The person notes that in the city, children often have access to community facilities where they can interact with other children. There is a lot of potential for creating more opportunities for children to play and socialize. This could improve the quality of life for children in the village and encourage a sense of community among young people.

II. Exploded Axon

JH The old village has many empty houses, as most of the villagers have moved to the new village. These houses are occupied by elderly people who may not be able to take care of themselves. I hope these vacant houses can be renovated and transformed to provide better living conditions for the elderly. Adding new functions to the empty rooms to give them a sense of purpose and usefulness. By improving the accommodation environment for the elderly and finding new ways to utilize the empty houses, the village can better support its older residents and ensure that they have a comfortable and fulfilling life. I. Typical Housing Unit show the tradition housing type in the village and how they adapt the local weather. II. Exploded Axon reveals the interior space of the housing unit. III: Interest of Revitalization Diagram show the interest revitalization among the local resident and citizen.

III. Interest of Revitalization Diagram

Rural Agricultural Economic Ecology The diagram encapsulates the interconnectedness of economic activities, environmental factors, and agricultural practices within a rural setting.

Rural Revitalization Planning for Longzhou Village Rural revitalization planning involves the creation and implementation of strategies to revitalize economic, social, and environmental conditions in rural areas through the transformation of unique local resources into high-value products that enhance the income and well-being of the community.

Housing Typology Study The Housing Typology study conducted an in-depth investigation of the various housing typologies found in the countryside. The initial step involved identifying the essential characteristics of traditional rural housing. By bringing these key elements to the forefront, new design proposals were formulated that incorporated these crucial features. The study strives to shed light on the specific housing needs and challenges faced by rural communities, and to provide design solutions that address these issues while also respecting the cultural and historical context of the region. By studying the various housing typologies present in the countryside, the study aims to gain a greater understanding of the unique characteristics of rural communities and to develop designs that are both functional and culturally sensitive.

Unit A

Unit B

Unit C

Unit D Unit Types

Manual of Construction The Manual of Construction provides guidelines for adapting and modernizing traditional rural dewllings, transforming them into residences that honor cultural venue.

Structural Dissection

Structural Modification

Adaptive Infrastructure

Scene 1: Ancestral Hall as Rural Civic Center

Long Section of Rural Revitalized Zone

Scene 2: Rural Dwellings as Ru

ural Revitalization Components

Scene 3: Rural Dewllings celebrate Cultural Venue

Countryside Revitalization The revitalization axonometric shows that there are two main areas for renovation. In the old village, the focus of the design is on renovating empty old houses and turning them into public spaces for the villagers. In the new village area, the design aims to transform traditional rural housing units and partially open them to the public by adding new functions to the buildings.

Scene 1: Citizens visiting dwellings re-purposed as a photo gallery

Scene 2: Citizens visiting mix-used apartments re-purposed as a theater

The CourTyard

International Student Center in London 2021 Spring ARC 408_Study Abroad Studio in London Group Work with Yi Zhang Instructor Professor Davide Sacconi and João Ruivo

The surrounding area around the Kentish town is mainly a new high-rise educational building with a church and a high-rise residential building sitting on the opposite side of the street. The existing site of Kentish Town was not an enclosed site in which the street corner is open and has not been fully facilitated in real life. To fully activate the Kentish town, we proposed an international centre in response to Kentish Town’s Diverse background. Bringing the T-shape toward the existing site is a significant move to enclose the area and connect these two arbitrary programs. The building is split into three different structures by a T-shape dormitory whilst they also maintain circulation through the T-shape Dormitory. The T is a significant element in this building, bringing three separate buildings into one enclosed system, like the mid-temple hall in London. Within this building, the students can co-live in this private space and maintain their connection to the new environment in London. The Dormitory is titled at a specific angle to maximize the sunlight and extend the view of the city. This project aims to encourage international students to explore the new environment whilst they are still able to maintain a homelike private space.

Kentish Town: Diverse, Historic, Vibrant Kentish Town is a residential area located in the London Borough of Camden. It is known for its diverse population, historic architecture, and vibrant arts and cultural scene. The area is home to a number of landmarks, such as the Kentish Town City Farm, the Kentish Town Health Centre, and the Kentish Town Community Centre. Furthermore, the designated site located in the heart of the Kentish Town, formally a complex of education Center and a storage space. In order to activated this historic zone, the project aim to inject new elements in the site and connected these two space together with a shape of T.

Spatial and Program Analysis This series of diagram firstly address the spatial condition of the existing site. Because the two building on site have entirely different program, instead of take both building down and redesigned a new building on top. We study the formal relationship between these two buildings and decide to offset both of the building to its core and giving the space to the existing site and connect the building together. After Placing the T-shape structure inside the building, the entire circulation path and zoning of the building has changed and divided by the T. The T has connected different program within and divided different program in different location accordingly.

Typical Upper Level Plan

Ground Level Plan 57

Exhibition in Gallery Space

Section Perspective 58

Dormitory

Street Scene

Axonometric 60

The T-Shape design divides the former storage space into two halves and connects them with a central structure. This improves internal circulation within the site, as the T-Shape serves as a hub for movement. In addition, the T-Shape splits the building into a quadrilateral plan, with the education space located at the front and the private space at the rear. The courtyard space is formed by the enclosing of the three buildings on the site.

The Last Oasis

Mangrove Swamp Seed Bank in Panama City 2020 Spring Studio ARC 208 Group Work with Yaqi Zhang Instructor Professor Julie Larsen In Civilizations without boats, dreams dry up, espionage takes the place of adventure, and the police take the place of pirates... ...the boat has not only been for our civilization, from the sixteenth century until the present, the great instrument of economic development... but has been simultaneously the greatest reserve of the imagination. The ship is the heterotopia par excellence. -Michel Foucault, Of Other Spaces: Utopia + Heterotopias This project reconsiders the relationship between the modern city and the landscape. Architecture, especially most modern structures, seem to erode nature in response to rapid development. Our project locates at the estuary of Panama City, which surrounded by a bizarre highway. Panama City used to have the most mangroves in Central America. However, due to the rapid urban development, buildings have taken the place of mangroves and claimed themselves as “landmarks”. Therefore, our project is archiving mainly mangroves and the species that relays on mangroves ecological systems. We challenged our project to have three different phases through times and eventually tighten together as an oasis. Our aim of this project is it could replace the bizarre highway gradually. Therefore, the mangroves can take back the place they used to live in. The mangroves can protect the city from both sea and land erosions. Eventually, the project can become what Kisho Kurokawa and Kenzo Tange’s ideal city, A city flow above the water, which grows and dies like a cell in our bodies.

Mangrove Swamp Eco System

Tsunami

Present Day

Geography

Paroxysmal Eruption

50 Years Later 2070

Temperature & Weather Condition

Doomsday

100 Years Later 2120

Phase 1: Site Research in Panama City 64

Phase 2: Geologic Hazard due to Sea Level Rising

Phase 3: The Seed Bank

Seed Bank Ship Phase 1: The project’s initial research focuses on the unique Mangrove Swamp Eco System in Panama City. Panama is home to the most extensive mangrove forests in Central America. The mangrove forest effectively prevents and controls soil erosion from sea level rising and tsunamis. The mangrove forest provides abundant microorganisms and nutrition for thousands of species. Furthermore, the mangrove forest is considered a green lung for Panama City, producing the majority of oxygen in the city. Despite the significant contribution of the mangrove forest, port development and land speculation in Panama is turning some of the Caribbean’s most productive mangrove forests into landfill.

Mangrove Seed Pod

Curated Section of Seed Bank Ship

Ship sails to Panama City

Phase 2: Panama City lies outside the hurricane belt around the Atlantic Sea. The Atlantic mangrove forest in Panama City is vibrant, serving as a nursery for marine life, including species important to local fisheries. Mangroves and associated seagrass beds also ensure a range of local ecological services, including buffering against storm surge and flooding, water filtration to reduce sedimentation, and anchoring coastal areas from erosion. Under this notion, the mangrove forest serves as the coastline frontier to protect the city’s coastline from sea erosion. However, in the last three decades, the country’s mangrove surface has declined from 5000 square kilometres to 3,500 square kilometres, causing the canal’s thickness from 15 meters to 3 meters. Phase 3: The seed bank ship carried the seeds across the world on its mission to find the permanent dock. Through this spatial odyssey, the mangrove swamp becomes the primary plant structure as the ship travels across the ocean over the equator. The Mangrove inhabit its nature, starting to grow around the ship structure. As the vessels get closer to the dock, the Mangrove becomes the ship’s main body. Over a hundred years, the boat eroded and became part of Panama City’s landscape. During this process, the mangroves start to grow and become part of the urban landmark of Panama City.

Massing Study of the Seed Bank Ship 65

Bird Nest Structure Habitat for Birds

Site Plan in Year 2045

Ground Plane/Sponge Preserving the Mangrove Seeds Habitat for Insects

Site Plan in Year 2070

Seed Bank Museum Occupied space for human Structure for Mangrove roots Habitat for Marine Organism

Underground Structure Supporting Structure Coast Line Protecting Structure

Site Plan in Year 2120

Phase 4: Site Plan of Mangrove Swamp Seed Bank 66

Form Diagram

Underground Level Plan

Ground Level Plan

1. Underground Mangrove Plaza 2. Auditorium 3. Mangrove Lab 4. Seed Bank Storage 5. Atrium 6. Mangrove Observatory 7. Terrestrial and Marine Nature Reserve Center 8. Observation Tower & Lighthouse

1. Entrance 2. Auditorium 3. Outdoor Garden 4. Atrium 5. Terrestrial and Marine Nature Reserve Center 6. Lighthouse

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Lower Level Plan

Ground Level Plan 67

Locating at the Mirador de Cinta Costera in Panama City, The section shows the dynamic space of the Mangrove Seed Bank. At ground level, it is a reserved area for mangroves, with the mangrove structure extending down to the sea and serving as structural elements for the building. The underwater space serves as a multi-functional area where people can visit and participate in activities. This unique design not only preserves the mangroves, but also incorporates them into the building itself, creating a connection between the natural environment and the built environment. The Mangrove Seed Bank not only serves as a place for conservation and education, but also offers a unique and immersive experience for visitors.

Short Section 68

Sight Seeing

Lighthouse

The lighthouse is essential in providing guidance to sailing ships, securing a path for human to dock and directing them to explore further into the ocean realm.

Reserve Center

Terrestrial and Marine Nature Reserve Center

The Terrestrial and Marine Nature Reserve Center provides safe and stable environment for all species from the land and ocean.

Mangrove O

The Mangrove Obse as an atrium and a g for visitor to have a the mangrove

Highway

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Lighthouse

Long Section 70

Highway

Terrestrial and Marine Nature Reserve Center

Mangrove Observatory

Exhibition

Entrance

Observatory

Plant Cultivation Room

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The Plant Cultivation Room provides stable temperature and environment for plants to grow.

Outdoor Garden

The Outdoor Garden marks the entrance of the building from the city center. It extends the existing civil space from the city to the coastline

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Plant Cultivation Room

Atrium

Outdoor Garden

Entrance

Installation in EPark Office Building, Beijing, China, 2021

Copied in Beijing

The Complete Map of Beijing 2021 Spring ARC 407_Visiting Critic Studio in Beijing Group Work Team Member: Yian Liu, Xintong Zhang, Yuanbo Zhang, Yaqi Zhang, Kexin Wang, Zhexu Yang, Chenhao Luo, Zhi Zheng, Xinqi Meng, Haihui Zhu, Junye Zhong, Deqiang Huang,Kaicheng Zhuang, Wenting Feng, Yiqun Feng, Xinyu Tang, Yuxuan Wang, Yi Zhang Instructor Professors Drawing Architecture Studio (Li Han & Hu Yan) The Complete Map of Beijing is a contemporary replica of an original Qing Dynasty era map of the city. Some iconic Beijing architecture from different times are collaged and mixed in the drawing. There are also some new buildings designed by using style transfer algorithms to collage building sources drawn from both contemporary Western architecture and Beijing vernacular constructions, coming to Capital Beijing in a strange yet familiar form. The creation process of this piece is a self-organized “game”. Drawing Architecture Studio provides the framework of Capital Beijing and creative path. Students from Syracuse University School of Architecture freely fill in the framework while being regulated by a series of provisos on “style and language”. Architecture drawing become independent “selves” and have constructed the memory, wander, and imagination about Beijing. The outcome of the studio includes drawings, models, and exhibition setup, which exhibited in the EPARK office building and the Wind H Art Center in 798 Art Zone in Beijing, China.

Casa de Metallica The re-iteration of the Pink Pipe By Ludwig Leo in Beijing Designed By Yian Liu, Yaqi Zhang

Red Brick Museum The re-iteration of Red Brick Museum in Beijing Designed By Yian Liu

Traffic System The traffic system of Beijing is composed of ancient city walls, Highways and High-Speed train Designed By Yian Liu, Yaqi Zhang, Kaicheng Zhuang

The Complete Map of Capital Beijing The map is a contemporary replica of an original Qing Dynasty era map of the city. Each member from the team was responsible for designing a block on the map, which were then combined into a single drawing. Our group designed the frame of the map to represent the highways and highspeed rails in the city. The blocks were filled with traditional Beijing landmarks and also featured some classical modernist buildings from the western world, integrated with Beijing’s characteristic housing typology. Designed By Entire Group

The Complete Map of Capital Beijing

Prototype: The Pink Pipe Combined

Source Image: The Street Scene in Beijing

Ostagram Front Facade

Back Facade

Result: AI Recreational Drawings via Ostagram

Recreation

Result: Recreational Drawings via Hand Sketch

Casa de Metallica Drawn and Designed by Yian Liu and Yaqi Zhang The Casa de Metallica is the synthesis of the Pink Pipe, designed by Ludwig Leo in 1974 and the urban village scenes in Beijing. The design aims to combine the prototype and the daily scenes of Beijing through Ostagram, an artificial intelligence software that generates drawings. The authors use hand sketches and physical models as design approaches to re-interpret the Pink Pipe as part of Beijing Culture. The entire structure and drawing serve as part of the drawing of the Complete Map of Capital Beijing. The entire drawing and model were later archived by Wind H Art Center in Beijing.

Exhibition in the Wind H Art Center in 798 Art Zone in Beijing, China. 2021 78

Other Work

Reviving Intimacy

Cooper Hewitt Renovation 2023 Fall Advanced Architectural Design Studio V Invididual Work Instructor Professor Jing Liu (SO-IL)

For a long time, architecture’s infatuation with tabula rasa and newness – new forms, new media, new materials, new absolutes, has drawn a line between that which has passed and that which is to come. This divide however, is more conceptual than material. Everywhere around us, the old and new exist side by side or nest in each other for a myriad of reasons ranging from the pragmatic to the nostalgic; and ideas flow through time in a continuum. In fact, when we enter an environment conceived entirely of the new (or the old) and devoid of the other, it feels stifling. The old scribes history for the new; and the new thrusts the old into the present. In this studio we explore the impassioned love affair between the past and the coming. We take “disdained’’ architecture elements, whose “outdated forms”, “obsolete programs”, “(dis)functional parts”, “expiring materials”, and “antiquated systems” have fallen out of fashion with the time, and embed within, bond together, trace over and transform them anew.

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Other Work

Less is...

The Counter Story Behinds Mies’ IIT Plan 2021 Spring ARC 500_Debris Group Work Role: Researcher Instructor Professor Leen Katrib

Mies van der Rohe was an architect who fled Nazi Germany and became the head of the School of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. At IIT, he designed the first modernist campus in the US and Crown Hall, a well-known example of Miesian modernism. He also developed a new curriculum for the architecture program and a master plan for the expansion of IIT’s campus into the surrounding neighborhood of Bronzeville. However, there have been myths perpetuated about Mies and his work, including that he was apolitical, that his architecture was autonomous and free from social and political constraints, and that IIT’s expansion into Bronzeville was a positive development for the neighborhood and society. These myths have been adopted by practitioners, academics, and historians as the official history. The expansion of university campuses into neighborhoods has often had negative effects on those communities and has influenced the design and curriculum of schools of architecture. It is important to examine what has been suppressed and marginalized in the creation and maintenance of these myths.

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Yian Liu MS.AAD’ 24 Columbia University Syracuse University B’Arch 23 yl5428@columbia.edu 315-750-5668