LIU QIAOCHEN HEIDI
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO
QIAOCHEN HEIDI LIU 1250th 14St. Denver, CO.
720-485-2525
RESUME
QIAOCHEN.LIU@UCDENVER.EDU
OBJECTIVE: Summer/ Fall Internship
EXPERIENCE
SUMMARY QUALIFICATIONS
COLORADO CENTER OF COMMUNITY DESIGN, Denver, CO.
• Ability to possess a strength to develop abstract concepts into tangible design interventions. • Open to the evolving roles developed from working autonomously and within a group setting, with minimal direction from supervisor. • Ability to work in fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines. • Flexibility by proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Autocad, Sketchup, Rhino. • Creative thinking with all aspects of design enhanced by positive lifestyle, self-discipline and efficient time management. • Certified Mandarin speaker and fluency in English.
01/2015 - Present Research Assistant • Design and plan community engagement activities that support social, economic, and environmental resilience or rural communities. • Transformed design concept to special and spiritual experience. • Developed proposal written skill and verbal communication skills. • Collaborate with architects, surveyors, communities and stockholders. SHENYANG UNIVERSITY, Liaoning, China
09/2012 - 06/2013
Academic Advisor • Established relationships through communicating across the 2010 Grand and the Departments.
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, Denver, CO MLA, Landscape Architecture
Expected 12/2016 GPA: 3.80
SHENYANG UNIVERISITY, Shenyang, Liaoning, China B.A, Environment Art Design
• Motivated and advised freshmen to grow in their professional skills, vision, and social ability. • Strengthen digital and physical drawing skill through teaching. PERSONAL DRAWING EXHIBITION, Liaoning, China
08/2010 - 06/2014 GPA: 3.67
HONOR AWARDS • 2015 UCD Global Study Scholarship Architecture Design.
01/2015
06/2012
Exhibitor • Presented personal design projects and drawings in the Museum of Shenyang University. • Practiced project planning management through arranging the exhibition.
• 2014 Excellent Undergraduate Student of Liaoning Province. 06/2014
VOLUNTEER
• 2012 Silver, Zero Point Bar Design -1st National Architect Design, Jiangsu, China. 12/2012
Bookstore Volunteer at EXPO
ASLA ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO, Denver, CO
11/2014
• Develop marketing tactics through brand management and effective communication. • Created professional relationships with authors and panel speakers.
CONTENT
PROJECT
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REIMAGINING LANDSCAPE
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—— ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PROJECT
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FOOD SHAPES THE FUTURE
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—— THE IMPACT GARDEN PROJECT
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A CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE METROPOLITAN
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—— THE TILE PARK PROJECT
IV THE ALLUE OF ZEN
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—— THE MEDITATION PARK DESIGN INSPIRATION
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CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS
PROJECT I REIMAGINING LANDSCAPE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL WILDELIFE REFUGE The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,988-acre space located adjacent to Commerce City, and approximately 8 miles northeast of downtown Denver. Hardly can its location help to activate itself, due to the manufacturing of chemical weapons in WWII. Even after the clean-up, the contaminations, through infiltration flowing within ground water, still isolates this area from surrounding communities and endangers the habitats on site. Water, therefore, becomes a critical issue. The three nodes highlighted for improvement consist of a canal, a dam and a lake. To preserve the ecology and promote human interaction, the proposal differentiates the areas based on each function through reshaping the topography. Community garden would involve neighborhood efforts along the canal; the recreational programs would diversify the lakeside area; wildlife observation spots would provide educational opportunities around the dam. The proposed solution enhances the critical habitat and minimizes human impact. Imaging these water elements as a connector in this system supports interactions and serves to educate visitors about these pieces and their larger context. The refuge becomes a reimagined public space near the city, where the lives of human and ecological habitat revives together.
Oct. 2014 Commerce City, CO.
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THE CONCEPT
Site Plan
Water Feature
Water Table
Water Shed E E E
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Topography E E E
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Legend E E E E Legend E Access_Transportation Legend Existing_Habitat_Types
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The Three Key Nodes
Existing Habitats
E Access_Transportation E Access_Transportation <all other values> Existing_Habitat_Types Existing_Habitat_Types VegType <all other values> <all Material other values> Fill Legend VegType VegType Mixed-grass Legend Fill Material Prairie E Access_Transportation Fill Material Short Grass Prairie Mixed-grass Prairie Existing_Habitat_Types E Access_Transportation Mixed-grass Prairie Shrubland Short Grass Prairie <all other values> Existing_Habitat_Types Short Grass Prairie Wetland, Riparian, Shrubland VegType <all other values> and Lacustrine Shrubland Legend Woodland Wetland, Riparian, and Lacustrine Fill Material VegType Wetland, Riparian, and Lacustrine Legend Woodland Mixed-grass Fill Material Prairie Legend Woodland Short Grass Prairie Mixed-grass Prairie Legend Shrubland Short Grass Prairie E Access_Transportation Wetland, ShrublandRiparian, and Lacustrine Existing_Habitat_Types Legend Woodland Wetland, and Lacustrine <all otherRiparian, values> Legend Woodland VegType
Fill Material Mixed-grass Short-grass Praire Shrubland Wetland
Roparian
Fill Material Mixed-grass Prairie Short Grass Prairie Shrubland Wetland, Riparian, and Lacustrine Legend Woodland
Lacustrine Woodland
Walking Distance 1/2 mile 1 mile
Inactive Canal
Uninhabited Dam
Rampant Lakeside
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION Water Related Activities
Inter - connections Wildlifes
Nodes
Endangered Species
Critical Habitats
Human Activity
1937
Forest Blue Grama
Canal
Grasses
Plains Cottonwood
Praire Grasses
1969
Shrublands Needle & Thread Grass
Wetland Riparian Habitat
Cattail Marsh
Existing Condition
1948
Wheatgrass
Lake Dam
Perebbuak
1979
Mixed Vegetation
1986
Canal
Dominated Habitats
1996
Lake 2013
Mixed Habitats Dam
Endangered Habitats
2014
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PLANNING APPROACH
2030
2020
2015
Havana Ponds Wildlife Blind 1986
Existing Topography
Proposed Topography Water Table
THE COMMUNITY GARDEN
Circulation Phasing Diagram 2015
Programs Phasing Diagram Community gardens
Short Grass Habit Phasing Diagram 2015
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THE PROGRAMS ZONE
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Water Table
Dam Pipe 1968
2020
Circulation
Educational Programs
Proposed Topography
2030
Short Grass Habit
Electric Box
History exploration
2020
2015
1987 Historical
2030 Circulation
Existing Topography
Short Grass Habit
2015
2020
2030
TEAM WORK Personal work: perspective
PROJECT II
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SITE PLAN
Collaborated work : site plan
FOOD PANTRY ENTRANCE Personal work: perspective
Production Garden Elevation - collabrative work C-C1
Benches with Planter Boxes
Planter Boxes
Vertical Gardens to Screen unwanted storage views
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COMMUNITY SPACE
Community Patio Elevation A-A1 Ornamental & Vegetable Plantings
Side Walk
Covered Seating
Vertical Gardens
Production Garden Elevation B-B1 String Lights
Walk Way
Greenhouse
Planter Boxes
Vertical Gardens
Beets Corn ornamentals
Planter Box Requirements Vegetable
Plant Spacing "
Broccoli Carrot Collards Cucumber Kale Lettuce Pepper Spinach Tomato Turnip greens Turnip roots Beans, Snap/Green Pole Beets Corn ornamentals
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4 3
0.2 0.4 0.5 1 0 0 Indicates row crops calculated in plants per linear foot Indicates planter crops calculated in plants per square foot
Plants/ ft2
10 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 12 Row Space " 12 12 30 12 12
4 24 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 Plants/ ft 6 4 4 4 3
Low
lbs/Plant lbs/ft2 Med High Low Med High 0.3 0.5 1 1.2 2 4 0.09 0.125 0.25 2.16 3 6 1 1.5 2 9 13.5 18 0.6 1.95 2.3 5.4 17.55 20.7 0.7 1.2 2 6.3 10.8 18 0.5 1 1.5 4.5 9 13.5 0.2 0.6 1 1.8 5.4 9 0.5 1 1.5 4.5 9 13.5 8 12 20 8 12 20
0.13 0.25 1.3 1.9 0.75 1 0.2 0.4 0.5 1 0 0 Indicates row crops calculated in plants per linear foot Indicates planter crops calculated in plants per square foot
0.5 2.2 1.75 0.6 1.5 0
0.78 5.2 3 0.8 1.5 0
1.5 7.6 4 1.6 3 0
3 8.8 7 2.4 4.5 0
0.6 1.5 0
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1.6 3 0
2.4 4.5 0
PRODUCTION ANALYSIS
Production Calculations & Estimates
Row Space "
10 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 12 Plant Spacing " 2 3 3 3 4
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Lbs Produced on Percent of Sqaure Footage Total Planter box Space in Ft2 1347.00 Lbs Produced Total ft2 Percent of ft2 Low Med High Broccoli 10% 134.70 161.6 269.4 538.8 Carrot 10% 134.70 291.0 404.1 808.2 Collards 10% 134.70 1212.3 1818.5 2424.6 Cucumber 10% 134.70 727.4 2364.0 2788.3 Kale 10% 134.70 848.6 1454.8 2424.6 Lettuce 10% 134.70 606.2 1212.3 1818.5 Pepper 10% 134.70 242.5 727.4 1212.3 Spinach 10% 134.70 606.2 1212.3 1818.5 Tomato 10% 134.70 1077.6 1616.4 2694.0 Total Row Crop Space in Ft2 Turnip greens Turnip roots Beans, Snap/Green Pole Beets Corn Ornamentals
20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
2940.00 588.00 588.00 588.00 588.00 588.00 588.00
458.64 3057.6 1764 470.4 882 0
882 4468.8 2352 940.8 1764 0
1764 5174.4 4116 1411.2 2646 0
Vertical Pallet Garden Visual Concept
Planter Box Dimensions & Visual Concept
Materials Needed For Box Construction Box Planting Space 1/2" ‐ 4x8 Plywood (sf) 2x4 (ft) 2x6 (ft) Filter Fabric (sf) Box Size Lbs Produced on Percent of Sqaure Footage Square Feet 10x3 28 27 78 48 10x3 30 2 Total Planter box Space in Ft 1347.00 Lbs Produced 6x3 18 24 72 41.25 6x3 18 2 2 3x3 9 16 60 25 Total ft Low Med High 3x3 9 Percent of ft Total 1 set 210 114.25 Broccoli 10% 134.70 161.6 55 269.4 538.8 67 Total Boxes Boards & Sheets Sheet (4x8) Boards 10' Boards 10' 10x3 26 Carrot 10% 134.70 291.0 404.1 808.2 10x3 0.9 2.7 7.8 6X3 24 Collards 10% 1212.3 0.61818.5 2424.62.4 6x3134.70 7.2 3x3 15 Cucumber 10% 727.4 0.32364.0 2788.31.6 3x3134.70 6 Total Planting Space Per Box Type (sf) 1 Set 21 Kale 10% 134.70 848.6 1.71454.8 2424.66.7 10x3 780 Lettuce 10% 134.70 606.2 1212.3 1818.5 6x3 432 Soil Volume Pepper 10% 134.70 242.5 727.4 1212.3 3) 3 3x3 135 Total Volume (ft # of Boxes Soil (ft ) Box Type length' width' depth' SpinachTotal Box Planting Space (sf) 10% 134.70 606.2 1212.3 1818.5 10x3 10 3 1.5 45 26 1170 Tomato 10% 134.70 1077.6 3 1616.4 22694.0 Total 1347 6x3 6 36 24 864 2 Row Crop Planting space Total Row Crop Space in Ft 3x3 2940.00 3 3 2.6 23.4 15 351 Total 2940 Turnip greens 20% 588.00 458.64 882 1764 Total 2385
3057.6 4468.8 1764 2352 470.4 940.8 Autumn 882 1764 0 0
5174.4 4116 1411.2 2646 0
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Turnip roots Beans, Snap/Green Pole Beets Spring Corn Ornamentals
Build up Impact Garden’s facilities and features over time. Continuously adding more features that increase production and facilitate community engagement.
Jul. 2015
Oct. 2015
Mar. 2016
Jun. 2016
Aug. 2016
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COURSEWORK Cultral Context
Design Concept
Concept Subway Station Performance
Elevated Walkway
PROJECT III A CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE METROPOLITAN THE TILE PARK At the southern city of Beijing, I conducted 200 surveys to gauge local public understanding of their culture. The most obvious concern was about the decreasing recoganization of local culture along with the growth of the city. At the south part of the city, three places along the moat were highlighted as culture identities. Deshengmen was the only one historical Gate, Zhonggulou used to be a clock for the entire city, and Andingmen metaphorizes the happiness of the citizens’ life. The proposal serves as a long term strategy, enhancing the local identity of the Forbidden City and promoting its position in today’s urban expansion. A sequence of sections was designed to reveal the local cultural heritage by activating the moat-side spaces. Therefore, the two kilometer ( 78,740 inchses) long moat should reinforce the culture of the old city and encourage modern people to mingle.
Jul. 2014 Beijing, China.
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ISSUE IDENTIFICATION
Deshengmen
North 2nd Ring Road
The Moat at Beijing Zhonggulou
Andingmen
Forbidden CIty
THE CONCEPT
Deshengmen
Hutong area
Issue 1 - Deshengmen Plaza :
Zhonggulou
Absence of Relaxing Spaces Issue 2 - Walkway : Disconnected Section Issue 3. 4 - Nature Slope : Rampant Plants, Fences Issue 5 - Platform & Subway Station : Uneffeciency Issue 6 - Riverside Walk : The Desfunctional Platform, Lack of Maintenance
Andingmen
The Forbidden CIty
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ISSUE 2 - CONNECTED WALKWAY
Hutong Pattern
- Engineering Infrastructure - Rainfall-runoff - Seperate Road - Semi-grounf Perspective
Cohere with Nature
Siheyuan Pattern
- Erosion Management - Preserve Native plants - Open Access
ISSUE 3.4 -REVIVING RIVERSIDE
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ISSUE 5 -MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUBWAY STATION
A —
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Axiom
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A` —
Plan View
North Section
South Section
Facade Cafe platform First floor Underground walkway
Constructural Pattern
A-A` Elevation
Trail
Cafe Platform
ISSUE 6 - ELEVATED SIDEWALK
Hutong Constructural Pattern
Perspectives
Section
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PROJECT IV THE ALLURE OF ZEN THE MEDITATION PARK The meditation park was shaped as a rectangle surrounded with walls. It aims to buffer the disturbances from the booming city, and cool people down in the park. More than a simple rectangular park, the Meditation Park is a new prototype for public open space in the hustle and bustle of Sanlitun, Beijing. The wall introduces the passage and creates a round trip made up of linear texture and pockets. The wall also increases visitors’ interaction by its pockets. Rather than a rectangular like park, the Meditation Park was a new prototype for public open space in the hustle and bustle Sanlitun, Beijing. The wall introduces the passage and creates a round trip made up of linear texture and pockets. Walking along the passage you are able to leave and take elements in the pockets.
Sep. 2013 Beijing, China
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Mind Over Matter Figure. 1
Integrating meditation in landscape provides the opportunity of “de-fragmenting” our minds. One of the literal meanings of the word “sati” (usually translated as “mindfulness”) is “recollection.”
De-fragment
In Zen, meditation is a process of developing stonger awareness for making changes to our consciousness. This practive serves people to be more deeply fulfilled, and have a better understanding of life. It is the essence of relieving.
Figure. 1 (P21): This picture protrays the10th century mural of Mount Wutai. From Cave 61 of Mogao Caves in Dunhuang. Chinese artist(s) from the 10th century - Scanned from Patricia Ebrey’s Cambridge Illustrated History of China (1999)
THE WALKING MEDITATION
Relieve
Experiences
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ISSUE IDENTIFICATION
2,870,000 suicide Mental Stress 100,000,000 16,000,000 people
per year,
63% of them had
and 40% of them had depression, reported by Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention
Center.
China have more than
psychopaths, including at least heavier psychopaths, data was published by Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009.
Calm Mind
Studies show that for children and adults, a can help lead to a healthy body portrait by Paige P. Parvin, published on Emory University Magazine, Winter 2011. Today, people living in fast-paced cities feel stressful. The essence to relieve stress relies on meditation. Meditation develops greater awareness to change our consciousness, so to be deeper fulfilled, and to a better understanding life.
Healing Process
Meditationreduce
Data show that people who practice their inflammatory and behavioral responses to , which are linked to serious illnesses including cancer, depression, and heart disease, by The Compassion and Attention Longitudinal Meditation Study (CALM)
stress
Agents of Interaction
The walls, with texture and pockets, lead to a circuit walking into the park. Through walking, the former visitors left trinkets in the pockets of walls, the latter can touch or take. In this process, interacting on the wall relieve the stresses of visitors.
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Process
Final Work
Details
Texture on the wall
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THE LIGHTING SYSTEM
Blue
Nurturing Inner Mind
Peace, Calmness, Oeace, Love, Honesty, Increases, Kindness, Truth, Emotional Devotion. I Speak I See
Violet Stimulate,
Intuition,
Imagination,
Meditation, Artistic Quality.
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Universal
Flow,
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John Diamond, The Diamond Color Meditation: Color Pathway to the Soul (Diamonds for the Mind Series), Square One Publishers (April 25, 2006).
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Subject: The Flow of Energy_3 Cherry Creek, Denver, CO. Date: Sep. 2014 Technique: Charcoal & Transfier
DESIGN INSPIVRATION
Subject: Thai architecture Langbang, Thailand Wherever you go, go with all your heart.—— Confucius
Date: Jan. 2015 Technique: Water Color
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STILL WATER RUNS DEEP.
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