PORTFOLIO
YIFU KANG
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | 2018 yk725@cornell.edu | (541) 579-6538
CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION
Yifu Kang 08/2016 Present
Cornell University GPA: 3.86
09/2012 06/2016
University of Oregon GPA: 3.92
MLA II - Master of Landscape Architecture BLA - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Magna Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE 440 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853 (541) 579-6538 yk725@cornell.edu
REFERENCES Brian Davis
Professor of the Built Environment | PLA Cornell University brd63@cornell.edu | (347) 633-6530
Xiaowei Ma
Founder and Principal | PLA AGER Group mxw@ager.com.cn
06/2017 08/2017
Intern - AGER GROUP (Shanghai)
06/2015 08/2015
Intern - GENESIS Property (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
04/2015 06/2016
Art Editor - HuaFeng Magazine
06/2014 07/2014
Study Abroad - Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
06/2006 07/2006
Animator - Chengdu Wind’s Valley Animation Art Co. Ltd
Participated in the schematic design of the waterfront landscape and the National Games Venue in Xi’an International Trade & Logistics Park, China. Also participated in the landscape design of the Majestic Mansion Hotel in Qingdao, China. Created digital model for the key areas to test design. Other works involved including site analysis, research, conceptual site rendering, and client negotiating. Evaluated design ideas; Created diagrams and renderings; Designed layout for the whole landscape construction guidebook. Graphic and layout design for University of Oregon’s bilingual magazine. Designed the waterfront of the biggest inner lake in Japan - Lake Biwa, and worked with Kyoto City Waterworks Bureau to improve the historic Lake Biwa Canal.
Worked on successive animation frames; participaed in a designing project with an American animation series.
HONORS & AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Graphic Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Hand-drawing
Modeling Sketchup, Rhino, 3ds Max, Unity CAD AutoCAD
08/2017
2017 Best Trainee of the Year - AGER GROUP
06/2015
2015 SLANT International Landscape Design Competition ‘ Testing The Water ‘ Short List
This competition asks participants to design a “virtual space” which will have water as its central theme. There are 11 projects that finally made it to the Short List.
Rendering Twinmotion, Lumion, Visualizer Sound Adobe Audition, GarageBand Video Premiere, iMovie
06/2015
2015-2016 Arthur and Flora Erfeldt Scholarship University of Oregon
Recognizes landscape architecture students who have achieved outstanding performance in their studies.
Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint GIS ArcGIS
Recognizes the year’s trainee who has the best work performance during his/her internship at AGER GROUP.
09/2013
2013 #1 Tech 1 Undergraduate - University of Oregon
Recognizes student who had the best academic performance in Technology 1 class.
·Project Experience
·Work Experience
CONTENT DESIGN PROJECTS 1
ACTIPELAGO - Active & Archipelago - Riverfront Recreational Park Design
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New Bed - Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Material in Neighborhood Park
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Blending - Connection & Transition - Brooklyn Museum Parking Lot Design
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A Harmonious Balance in Tao Hua Yuan - Bank Headquarter Landscape Design
17-20
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Testing the Water - Public Water Park Design
21-24
Professional Works
25-26
1-6 7-12
OTHER WORKS Other Studio Works
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Analytical Drawings
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Technical Drawings & Models
31-32
Sketches & Renderings
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- ACTIVE & ARCHIPELAGO 01 ACTIPELAGO RIVERFRONT PARK, KINGSTON, NY, USA
Resilient Landscape Design | Cornell MLA Spring Studio | 2017
Situated at the mouth of the Rondout River waterfront as it enters the Hudson River, this 75-acre site has historically been a major public recreational destination for the region. However, while the city is expanding toward the waterfront, the water will be expanding back toward the city along with issues including sea level rise, storm surge, and marsh migration caused by climate change. This project seeks new ways to combine the fundamentals of urban park design with opportunities for climate adaptation and urban ecological design, and stakeholder capacity building to envision a new open space for the city and its community. “ACTIPELAGO” comes from the combination of active and archipelago. Inspired by the form and functions of the archipelago, the project’s goal is to utilize its advantages in connectivity, cohesiveness and resilience to create unique terrestrial and aquatic places that have high recreational and ecological values for Kingston Point.
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Circulation
Constraints
Opportunities
Drainage Issue
Entry Entry
Underused Trolley Access
Potential Recreational Area
Scattered Facilities Create Sense of Arrival
Landfill Area
Pedestrian Friendly Causeway High Marsh (2080)
High Marsh (2060) Low Marsh (2020) High Marsh (2020)
Low Marsh (2060)
Low Marsh (2080)
SITE ANALYSIS
ADAPTIVE
ACTIVE
COHESIVE
Erosion Protection Add Riprap
Multi-accessible Causeway Become Walk/Bike Friendly
Create View Point Enhance Visual Connection
Rebuild Wetland Create Back Wildlife Habitat
Elevated Boardwalk Bring People to Water
Improve Playground Layout Layout Pattern to Be Cohesive
DESIGN INTENTS
ACTIPELAGO - ACTIVE & ARCHIPELAGO
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FLOODABLE PLAYGROUND
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PARKING LOT
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UPPER ACTIPELAGO (SPORTS FIELD)
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WATER CHANNEL
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ARCHIPELAGO WETLAND
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OVERLOOK
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ROTARY PARK
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REUSE OIL FACILITY
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LAUNCHING DOCK
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MULTI-ACCESS CAUSEWAY
FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY: Main Islands Remain
WATER MOVEMENT CONTROL: Alleviate Wate
WATER DEPTH VARIATION: Provide Diverse Ha
Floodable Playgroun
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Recreational Fields
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MASTER PLAN
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METRICS
PHASING 2020
n Connected When Water Level Change
er Movement When Flood Event Happens
Build Elevated Actipelago
abitats for a Variety of Aquatic Plant Species
2020
nd
Multi-access Causeway
Parking Area
2050
Build Floodable Playground
Bridge
Wider Water Channel
Scattered archipelago is laid out to provide pleasing visual access and to mitigate flood Invasive Species Gone (Start Rebuilding Wetland)
2050
2080
Use Elevated Area to Build Access
Become Park or Dock
Become Water Channel in 2050
Build Wetland and Water Access
2080
ACTIPELAGO - ACTIVE & ARCHIPELAGO
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PERSPECTIVE OF WETLAND ARCHIPELAGO
Viewshed Vehicle Circulation Pedestrian Circulation Trolley Water Movement
SYSTEM DIAGRAM
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Section
PLAYGROUND DURING 20-YEAR FLOOD NORMAL CONDITION
5 YEAR FLOOD
10 YEAR FLOOD
PLAYGROUND FLOOD DIAGRAM (2050)
Floodable Playground
Deadwood Reuse
Rock Reuse
PLAYGROUND SECTION
ACTIPELAGO - ACTIVE & ARCHIPELAGO
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BED 02 NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, BALTIMORE, MD, USA
Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Material | Cornell MLA Fall Studio | 2017
Situated at the water’s edge in former wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay, the Port of Baltimore is part of a complex estuarine environment where legacies of labor, innovation, and ecological justice overlap with contemporary issues of public health, rising seas, and industry. Every year in this dynamic environment, natural and anthropogenic sedimentation processes infill waterways and navigation channels critical to the operation of the port, creating an economic and cultural imperative to remove 1.5 million cubic yards of sediment from the Baltimore Harbor. But this material is also the building blocks for restored wetlands, living shorelines, and community space at the water’s edge. This project explores new ways of reusing the dredged material to create a system of purification wetlands that mitigates local contamination and erosion problem while enhancing visitors’ experiences for one of Baltimore’s neighborhood waterfront park.
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Project Site
MAPPING THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN BALTIMORE, MD
NEW BED
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PARK CONDITION
SITE ISSUES
Contamination
Public Park
Water (Depth > 4’)
Transmission Line
CIRCULATION
Phragmites Major Road
Entry
Private Road
Walk Path
Stanbrook Neighborhood
Eastfield Neighborhood
COMBINED
School
Bank Erosion
Inverness Neighborhood
Steep Slope
Industrial Area
TOPOGRAPHY
Summer Algae
MULTIRACE ASIAN
7% 7%
BLACK 8%
POPULATION: 4,361 AVERAGE INCOME: $47,500/yr AVERAGE AGE: 37 (STANBROOK: 58; INVERNESS: 26) UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 15.3% (BALTIMORE: 5.2%)
78%
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REGIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS
WHITE
PRECIPITATION
HIGH TEMP.
REGIONAL CLIMATE
LOW TEMP.
LYNCH COVE PARK
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EMALA LAKE (LAGOON)
4 7 BEAR CREEK
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STANSBURY PARK
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FRESHWATER MARSH
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FISHING DECK
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BRACKISH MEADOW
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VIEWING DECK
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SALTWATER MARSH
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RAISED PLANTING BED
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POROUS STONE WALL
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AERATING FOUNTAIN
MASTER PLAN
0’
Disturb Phragmites Occupation Areas
Enhance Sediment Accretion
View Connection
Dumping Piles of Dredged Material
Accommodate with Natural Water Flow
Constructed Wetlands
DESIGN INTENTS
30’
60’
NEW BED
120’
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Constructed Wetland Viewing/Fishing Deck Raised Planting Bed REGIONAL APPLICABLE AREAS
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Decks
Planting Beds and Seating Area
NEW BED
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BLENDING - CONNECTION & TRANSITION BROOKLYN MUSEUM PARKING LOT, BROOKLYN, NY, USA Open Space Design | Cornell MLA Fall Studio | 2016
The project site Brooklyn Museum is located at a point where residential area, cultural area and historic landscape meet in Brooklyn, NYC. However, the surrounding busy avenues, complicated city grid systems and compacted inner properties have created a strong sense of separation and isolation for the site both inside and outside. More importantly, it is the strong edges and property boundaries that hinder people from going in. The main intention of this project is to create better connections and transitions between institutions, especially along boundary edges by designing a new parking lot for Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The driving concept is to utilize different ways of blending to create better circulation and visual connection between the project site and its surrounding entities — the Mt. Prospect Park at West, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden at South, and Residential Area at East. Eventually, this blending method will increase attraction and cohesiveness for the whole site.
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Project Site
Complicated city grids
Isolated by avenues
Compacted properties
Base map
SITE ANALYSIS
Blend Topography
Blend Tree Canopies
Blend Historical Footprint
Blend Vehicle Circulation
DESIGN INTENTIONS
Enclosed Entry Fence
Open Entry
No Access
Single Path
Fence
Open
Connect to Lower Ground
Retaining Wall
CONCEPTUAL BEFORE/AFTER DRAWINGS
BLENDING - CONNECTION & TRANSITION
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SITE PLAN
Plaza
Slope Park Mid Garden
SITE SECTION Aa
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Plaza
Mid Garden
Slope Park
Plaza
Mid Garden
Slope Park
BLENDING - CONNECTION & TRANSITION
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HARMONIOUS BALANCE IN TAO HUA YUAN 04 ABANK HEADQUARTER, CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA
Urban Open Space Design | University of Oregon BLA Comp Studio | 2016
This project is located in the Hi-tech District in Chengdu, the most important central city in South-western China. For last two decades, Chengdu is experiencing rapid development, and currently has a population of 14 million people. However, we are focusing too much on economic growth and start to ignore the basic enjoyment of life. The image and memory of the city are shifting from peaceful tiles, green trees to cold steels and glass. It is time to change. This project is focusing on creating an urban landscape that satisfies human uses, brings identity to the city of Chengdu, and is simultaneously aesthetic and sustainable. The term “Tao Hua Yuan� is a metaphor for Chinese Utopia. It is literally translated as Peach Blossom Land, which refers to a fable about a chance discovery of an ethereal utopia. My intention is not to create a representation of utopia or an interpretation of pastoral scene, but an urban space where people can interact and play, escape from the city hustle, and enjoy peace of life.
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Japan
Public Space China
+ Social Space
+ Private Space
City of Chengdu
Space Use
Project Site LOCATION
PROPOSED ON-SITE SPACE USE DIAGRAM
ACTIVITY & SPACE-NEED ANALYSIS
A HARMONIOUS BALANCE IN TAO HUA YUAN
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a
MASTER PLAN
Central Island Sunken Garden
COURTYARD SECTION Aa
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Dining Plaza
= 15 Citizens
= 15 Employees
= 15 Travelers
USER AMOUNT ESTIMATION DIAGRAM
PLAZA SEATING AREA
A HARMONIOUS BALANCE IN TAO HUA YUAN 20
THE WATER 05 TESTING PUBLIC PARK, PORTLAND, OR, USA
SLANT International Landscape Design Competition | 2015
70% of our planet surface is covered with water, and only 2.5% of it is freshwater. More seriously, 69% of our freshwater is stored in polar ice and cannot be directly used by people. The amount of usable water is very little. What’s worse, in most of the contemporary cities, people rarely have a chance to engage with natural water (water from river/spring etc.). Also, due to the loss of natural habitat, biodiversity in urban areas has been dramatically decreased in recent decades. It is critical to let people directly experience this precious natural resource, and let them judge whether it is polluted. We purposed to build a public park with public access that provides opportunities for people to experience natural water, test the water and see the purification process. As intended to choose a site with general conditions so that this park can be built in numerous places, we finally picked a riverfront area that is adjunct to Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, the United States.
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Waterwheel
Conduit Elevated Boardwalk
Wetland Aquatic Plants Water-testing Spot
Area: 1900 Square Meters
SITE PLAN
Clay Soil
Water-testing Spot
Aquatic Plants
Overflow Control
ELEVATED BOARDWALK AXONS
TESTING THE WATER
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VIEW ON BOARDWALK
VIEW OF THE SITE
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PLANTING PLAN
Water Purification Stages
Self-irrigation Areas
TESTING THE WATER
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HUA DU URBAN COMPLEX URBAN COMPLEX, BEIJING, CHINA Internship | 2015
In the summer of 2015, I had an internship in Genesis Property (Beijing) Co. Ltd, a top real estate enterprise who has a project with Pritzker-winning architect Tadao Ando , Italian architect Antonio Citterio, and well-known landscape design company ENEA. As an assistant to landscape designers in the company, I observed and learned about what landscape designers’ work is involved with in real career.
HUADU BVLGARI HOTEL ENTRANCE 11” × 8.5”, Pen, Color pencil, Summer 2015, Internship
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TYPE OF BUSINESS DIAGRAM Digital, Summer 2015, Internship
XI’AN INTERNATIONAL TRADE & LOGISTICS PARK URBAN WATERFRONT PARK, XI’AN, CHINA Internship | 2017
In 2017, I spent my summer as an intern landscape architect in AGER Group, an international multidisciplinary design firm in Shanghai. During the intense two months, I mainly participated in the design and detailing of the urban waterfront landscape and the National Games Venue in Xi’an, China. My primary work was to create a Sketchup model for the key areas, finalizing design concepts, and contribute concept design for the Phoenix Bridges.
VENUE ENTRY CENTRAL AXIS Sketchup Model, Summer 2017, Internship
PHOENIX BRIDGE CONCEPT DESIGN Digital, Summer 2017, Internship
PROFESSIONAL WORKS 26
OTHER WORKS
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CURRENT
20-YEAR DEVELOPMENT
PHOTO-REALISTIC STIMULATIONS OF HWY 97 REDESIGN IN REDMOND, OR Digital, Nov 2015, Academic
REDESIGNED HWY 97 SECTION
OTHER STUDIO WORKS 28
BALTIMORE
VEGETATION
1 CHESAPEAKE BAY
DREDGED FROM CHANNELS
AUTHORIZED CHANNELS FOR DREDGING
TRANSPORTED BY BARGE
NA VIG
ATI O
NC
HA
NN
EL
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4
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PUMPED INTO CELLS
POPLAR ISLAND UNLOADED TO SITE
TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS OF DREDGED MATERIAL FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY TO POPLAR ISLAND, MD
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DIKE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
WETLAND SUCCESSION
ROCK GRAB
ARMOR STONE (EROSION PREVENTION)
MAY
FINE SAND AND SILT
6” DREDGED MATERIAL AND SEEDING
JUNE
JULY GEOTEXTILE
SAND
AUGUST
GEOTEXTILE UNDER LAYER BEDDING STONE STONE
CRUSHED STONE ROADWAY
SEPTEMBER
DREDGE FILL AREA
OCTOBER UNDER LAYER STONE ARMOR STONE
STOCKPILE
SPILLWAY WETLAND HABITAT ISLAND
UPLAND
COMPLETED WETLAND
POPLAR ISLAND CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS
ANALYTICAL DRAWINGS 30
POOL DETAIL - PNCA PLAZA, PORTLAND, OR, USA
GRADING PLAN - PNCA PLAZA, PORTLAND, OR, USA
PLANTING PLAN - TOWER ROAD, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY
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TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
WALLED GARDEN MODEL Wood, Hot glue, Foam board, Watercolor, Gravel, Lichen, 24” × 24”, Nov. 2012, Academic
RYOAN-JI DRY GARDEN MODEL Foam board, Gravel, 24” × 24”, Oct. 2016, Academic
GARDEN OF VILLA NOAILLESS MODEL Foam board, 12” × 6”, Sep. 2016, Academic
MODELS
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FREEHAND SKETCHES & JOURNALS
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OPEN PUBLIC SPACE RENDERING - URBAN PLAZA DESIGN FOR SPATIAL PREFERENCE TEST IN VR Rhino + Twinmotion + Photoshop, March 2018, Academic
SEMI-OPEN PUBLIC SPACE RENDERING - URBAN PLAZA DESIGN FOR SPATIAL PREFERENCE TEST IN VR Rhino + Twinmotion + Photoshop, March 2018, Academic
SKETCHES & RENDERINGS
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