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YIFU KANG
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | 2017 yk725@cornell.edu | (541) 579-6538
CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION
Yifu Kang 08/2016 Present
Cornell University GPA: 4.05 MLA II - Master of Landscape Architecture
09/2012 06/2016
University of Oregon GPA: 3.92 BLA - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
EXPERIENCE 440 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853 (541) 579-6538 yk725@cornell.edu
06/2006 07/2006
Animator - Chengdu Wind’s Valley Animation Art Co. Ltd
06/2014 07/2014
Study Abroad - Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
04/2015 06/2016
Art Editor - HuaFeng Magazine
06/2015 08/2015
Intern - GENESIS Property (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
Designing successive frames of animation between key frames; participating in a designing project with an American animation series.
Designing the waterfront of the biggest inner lake in Japan - Lake Biwa, and work with Kyoto City Waterworks Bureau to improve the historic Lake Biwa Canal.
Graphic and layout design for University of Oregon’s bilingual magazine.
Evaluating design ideas, diagram making, and rendering; Designing layout for the whole landscape construction guidebook.
HONORS & AWARDS 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. 06/2015
2015-2016 Arthur and Flora Erfeldt Scholarship University of Oregon
Recognizes landscape architecture students who have achieved outstanding performance in their studies. 09/2013
2013 #1 Tech 1 Undergraduate - University of Oregon
Recognizes student who had the best academic performance in Technology 1 class.
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Graphic Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Visualization Hand-drawing, Sketchup, Rhino Sound Adobe Audition, GarageBand Video Premiere, iMovie Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint CAD AutoCAD GIS ArcGIS
CONTENT DESIGN PROJECTS 1
Blending - Connection & Transition - Brooklyn Museum Parking Lot Design
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A Harmonious Balance in Tao Hua Yuan - Bank Headquarter Landscape Design
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Testing the Water - Public Water Park Design
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OTHER WORKS Other Studio Works
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Internship Works
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Sketches & Technical Drawings
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Models
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BLENDING - CONNECTION & TRANSITION BROOKLYN MUSEUM PARKING LOT, BROOKLYN, NY, USA Urban 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
Isolated by avenues
Complicated city grids
Compacted properties
Base map
SITE ISSUE 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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Plaza
Mid Garden
Slope Park
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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 02 ABANK HEADQUARTER, CHENGDU, SICHUAN, CHINA Urban 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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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 Aerial View
Courtyard Aerial View
Plaza Seating Area
Courtyard Sunken Garden
A HARMONIOUS BALANCE IN TAO HUA YUAN
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THE WATER 03 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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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
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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 Pritzkerwinning 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. Ophiopogon japonicus
Buxus sinica HUADU BVLGARI HOTEL ENTRANCE 11” × 8.5”, Pen, Color pencil, Summer 2015, Internship
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PLANT CHOICE COMPARISON Digital, Summer 2015, Internship
TYPE OF BUSINESS DIAGRAM
SITE VISIT WITH ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION GUIDEBOOK Master Layout design by Yifu Kang, Summer 2015, Internship
INTERNSHIP WORKS
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WATERFRONT OF LAKE BIWA, OTSU, JAPAN 6.56’ × 9.84’, Watercolor, July 2014, Academic
CHINESE LOCAL HOUSE 11.7” × 16.5”, Pen, Spring 2010, Personal
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FREEHAND SKETCHES & JOURNALS
SKETCHES
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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
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