JINGYAN ZHANG
jzhang05@risd.edu • 401-368-8577 • 12 B,110 First Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
EDUCATION Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) | Providence, RI Master of Landscape Architecture | 2014-2016
Beijing Forestry University (BFU) | Beijing, China Bachelor of Landscape Architecture | 2010-2014
DESIGN EXPERIENCE AECOM | Internship| Beijing, China | 2015 summer
-Conducted research for inspirations and design concept for the Universal Studios in Beijing; Contributed with detail drawings, models and renderings to project teams like Calatrava’s Huashan public project and Tianfang residential design. ORIENT • LIHO | Internship| Beijing, China | 2013 summer -Prepaired presentation for company meeting; Worked on rendering and other graphic support. LDAR Thesis Studio | Teaching Assistant | RISD | 02/2016-05/2016 LDAR Theory 2 | Teaching Assistant | RISD | 09/2015-12/2015 -Being the overall thesis TA to help with general administration for the whole studio and organizing the thesis shows; Helped with documentation and management. RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition | RI Convention Center | 2016 LAND / MARK Exhibition | BEB Gallery | 2016 -Worked with the faculty coordinators and other TAs to curate the thesis exhibitions.
SKILLS Computer Software
Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Lumion, GIS, Microsoft Office Landscape Architecture Site research, Grading, Drainage and Stormwater treatment, Model making, Laser cutting, Slip casting, Sketching Other Skills Drawing, Photography, Print making, Pottery
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DESIGN WORKS
Paint Pink Further Farm Rain Ring Capillary Circulation Dig Deep Clock Crown Technical Touch Pottery
LIGHT URBANISM
paint pink DURATION Fall 2015 LOCATION South Providence, RI GROUP WORK
The project is located in South Providence where the community is not always safe and active, and the ‘cold’ center of it is a cemetery that is hardly crossed because of the unsafe condition especially at night. Through our proposal of placing light and paint on the ground, the Trinity Square that is right next to the cemetery can become more pedestrian friendly and connect the bus stops, the Cultural Center and the community. Together with various programs like the farmer’s market, theater and storytelling, the planting strategy inside the cemetery that follows the same color pattern as Trinity Square, can create a better vision of South Providence and attract more residences.
Contributing designer: Jingyan Zhang
SITE RESEARCH Interviews and Light study
Southside Cultural Center
Trinity Church
TRINITY SQUARE TODAY
# 20,
, #22
McDonalds
Trinity Church Southside Cultural Center
Salvation Army
Shell Station Grace Church Cemetery Cottage KFC
Las Gigantes Meat Market U-Haul
500 Broad
R-LINE
COMMUNITY LANDMARK
Contributing designer: Natasha Ruiz, Jingyan Zhang SITE RESEARCH Pedestrian Circulation The traffic islands are the most problematic spots. Not pedestrain friendly but highly used for crossing the street, especially for the bus stops. Not ADA accessible.
Contributing designer: Tianyu Xu, Jingyan Zhang SITE RESEARCH Vehicle Flow The traffic can be very busy in rush hour. The car lanes are complicated at the crossing. Car speed can be really high. The most heavy bus line.
PROPOSAL FOR THE FUTURE Putting pedestrians first
BUMP OUTS
RUMBLE STRIPS
Contributing designer: Robert Sugar, Jing Li, Jingyan Zhang
NEW LANDSCAPE
PAINT
PROPOSAL FOR THE FUTURE A vividly changing landscape with new uses
Community Garden Canopy Market
Outdoor Movie Theater
Contributing designer: Jing Li, Jingyan Zhang
Contributing designer: Jingyan Zhang
PROPOSAL FOR THE FUTURE Integrated with lighting
Contributing designer: William Gant, Alexander
Contributing designer: William Gant, Jing Li, Yin Fu
r Kim, Senbo Yang
TEAM MEMBERS:
Contributing designer: Jing Li, Senbo Yang, Jingyan Zhang
Sarp Arditi Yin Fu William Gant Chole Renee Jensen Alexander Kim Peter Kim Jing Li Nandi Lu Genevieve Marsh Natasha Ruiz Robert Sugar Tianyu Xu Senbo Yang Saba Yazdjerdi Jingyan Zhang
Contributing designer: William Gant
DESIGN PRINCIPLE
further farm DURATION 2014 Fall LOCATION Tillinghast farm, RI
Tillinghast farm is the start for all the Landscape Architecture students in RISD. This project has a very inspiring and fundamental process, which teach me how to experience the landscape and how to represent it with my hand. It transforms the perception into a design of a classroom that is far from RISD main campus where the perception is enhanced and isolated. It all started with a 20'x20' dig in the Tillinghast Farm, and then gradually extended from this point to a linear section and the whole site.
SOIL PROFILE Charcoal On Bristol
20‘X20' DIG IN TILLINGHAST FARM 35mm Film Camera
The phenomenon is a reflection of the physical world in which people would experience and perceive with different sensation. To me, it’s like the rhythm of the site and we should always listen before adding notes.
SITE PLAN
One fascinating part is how to represent without digital support but with physical models or hand drawings. Although the computer has become the most popular tool, it's essential to know how to design by hand.
TOPOGRAPHY
PLANTS+ARRIVAL
URBAN DESIGN
rain ring DURATION 2015 Spring LOCATION South Boston, MA
In order to achieve it, I would use a green belt to create the connection between different areas and concentrate them. For the residences in South Boston, they will participate more into the district by growing and selling the vegetable and bring more energy and enthusiasm.
This project focuses on South Boston waterfront and the residential community, which develops different strategical options for the city. Although sea level rise is a big problem to Boston, the uneven development in South Boston also creates a difficult challenge that is more relevant to our present day life. Now the developments of the south Boston waterfront seem to be separated into three different areas. With the strategy of creating a ‘Rain Ring’, the storm water can be better controlled and South Boston can become more inviting and fuse these fragments into a cohesive whole.
I woud like to have each park to be developed with different use, so they are adapted to the adjacent areas like urban farms, local market and community park.
COMMERCIAL
GREEN BELT
VOID
MIXED USED INDUSTRIAL RESIDENCIAL
Although there are lots of new developments in south boston waterfront, most of them are grouped which leaves a large void.
SPOT-ZONED DEVELOPMENT----PRESENT
If we utilize the green belt as a activity chain, we can bring the spot-zoned development togather.
The center area can be better developed to a mixed used area which can create lots of new opportunities.
GREEN BELT
PROTECTED
100 YEARS FLOOD South boston waterfront is under the risk of sea level rise, a large portionof the land is likely to be under water in 100 years flood.
SEA LEVEL RISD----FUTURE
FILL CUT To protect the land to its most value, we can create a green belt with cut & fill.
PROTECTED So the center and the residencialarea can be safer from the flood danger.
ABANDONED WAREHOUSE & PARKING LOT
GREEN BELT
NEW OPEN SPACE
NEW ARCHITECTURES
FOOD PR OCESSIN G
COMMUNITY PARK
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FARMER MARKET
With the absorbent street and the floodable park , water can be reserved for the farm and be released fast when storm come.
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
capillary circulation DURATION 2013 Fall LOCATION Daqing, Heilongjiang
The Self-repair mechanism is found not only in the human body, but also in nature. Through the push of capillary force and gravity, the contaminated water can be cleaned with no additional energy use. This project located in Daqing province where a lot of groundwater pollution and soil contamination can be found due to the oil extraction. In order to cut the transportation process and save external energy consume, a new cleaning system is created.
SOIL DEGRADATION GROUND RAW OIL HABITAT DESTRUCTION SOIL CONTAMINATION LAKE SHRINKAGE GROUNDWATER POLLUTION
with a better cleaning system, the containminated lake would be turned into a great pubic space as while as natural habitat.
CONSTRUCTED GROUND
dig deep DURATION 2015 Winter LOCATION Providence, RI
A fine and gentle touch can also dig deep into the earth. This project focuses on construction techniques like grading and material use. It startes with building skills like "cut" and "peel", and then gradually applies it to the landscape. The enclosures intensify the entering experience which creates the dynamic after revealing the broad view. It is critical for a Landscape Architect to know how to build landscape and how to turn a design into a real project.
Waterfront Walkway Wet Land
Lawn
CUT
PEEL
CIRCULATION
MATERIAL
Boulevard Wood Playground Curb Planting Wall
Dog park
SET DESIGN
clock crown
DURATION 2016 Winter LOCATION Trinity Repertory, RI A set designed for three plays "Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V" by William Shakespeare. Designed for the Trinity Repertory Theater, the idea originated from an hourglass later transformed into an aged clock tower. I would like to articulate the theme of history and give the director more possible options.
Image found online
As for a history play, the sense of distance and coldness can be a strong theme for the passage of time. Both the death of Richard ii and the reign of Henry v, are made by what appears to be the accumulation of little things, like every grain of sand in an hourglass. The clock tower's cold mechanical feeling is able to interpret these points. When put under maintenance the flexible scaffoldings already provide more choice for the director, it can further more express the sense of vicissitudes .
The Turret Clock Keeper's Handbook
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
Technical touch DURATION 2010-2016
I have been developing technical drawing skill by hand and by Softwares like Auto CAD since undergraduate study and through internships.
PLANT SCHEDULE - L1.1 RAIN GARDEN QTY KEY 3 1
AP NS
QTY KEY BOTANICAL NAME
27 40 23
COMMON NAME
JAPANESE MAPLE BLACK GUM
ACER PALMATUM NYSSA SYLVATICA
GRASSES
PERENNIALS
TREES
BA IV RS
BOTANICAL NAME BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS IRIS VERSICOLOR RUDBECKIA SUBTOMENTOSA
COMMON NAME
QTY KEY
BLUE FALSE INDIGO BLUE FLAG SWEET CONEFLOWER
36 58
AG JE
BOTANICAL NAME
COMMON NAME
BIG BLUE STEM COMMON RUSH
ANDROPOGON GERARDII JUNCUS EFFUSES
O.C. = ON-CENTER SPACING (N) = NATIVE SPECIES
SHRUBS 3 8 8
CA IV RV
CLETHRA ALNIFOLIA ILEX VERTICILLATA RHODODENDRON VISCOSUM
SWEET PEPPERBUSH WINTERBERRY SWAMP AZALEA
8 IV
AP 3
8 IV
1 NS
27 BA
58 JE
40 IV
36 AG
AP 3
23 RS
8 RV
8 RV
2 L1.2
URBAN STREETSCAPE Somerville, Massachusetts
3 CA
1 L1.2
8 RV
8 IV
8 IV
3 AP
8 RV
8 IV
8 RV
3 CA
Sheet Name: RAIN GARDEN ENLARGEMENT PLAN Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0" Drawn By:
JINGYAN ZHANG
Date: 2015/11/19 Project #: LDAR 2254
NORTH
Drawing Number:
L1.1
River side space design from Fenhe Project (AECOM Beijing) Designed a nd rendered w it h Au t o CAD, Skechup And Photoshop.
pottery DURATION 2014-2016
Clay is an amazing substance, especially when placed on a wheel. It takes your full body to communicate with. Doing pottery is like meditation, it not only involves my full body, but also my full mind.