Yusong Li
|(416)705-2159|LxOct70906@gmail.com
//Education
2014~2017 Master of Landscape Architecture Univerisity of Toronto 2010~2013 Master of Urban Planning and Design Chongqing Univerisity
//Work Experience
2019~now WSP Canada Associate Landscape Planner 2017~2019 WAA Montreal Junior Landscape Architect Landscape Summer Internship 2016 Station One Architects, BC 2015 Sander Design, Toronto
//Software Skills
//Other Qualifications
//Links
AutoCAD,Rhino 3D, Lumion, Premiere, Animation Making, Sketch Up, 3D Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, ArcGIS, Revit Modelling, Microsoft Office OALA Landscape Architectural Intern (Associate) Valid Ontario “G” license (have my own vehicle)
Video work for HBP park redesign: https://youtu.be/mgZnDSD0kks Portfolio: https://issuu.com/kevinl.72
//Featured Projects WSP Canada 2022 Vaughan Metropolitan Centre streetscape design, Vaughan, ON 2022 Holland Street streetscape design, Brantford, ON 2022 Port Hope Waterfront Master Plan and Riverwalk, Port Hope, ON 2022 Hardwood Ave streetscape, Ajax, ON 2022 Heritage Heights Urban Design Guildlines, Brampton, ON 2021~2022 Trent University riverbank erosion protection, Peterborough, ON 2021 Bronte St- Main St to Steeles Ave, Milton, ON 2020~2022 Adelaide Rd streetscape design, London, ON 2021 Sarnia Cando Terminal landscape design, Sarnia, ON 2021 Reesor Road severance, Toronto, ON WAA Montreal 2019 Route Gravel-Neuville, Neuville, Quebec 2019 Shanghai Bund Courtyard Competition, Shanghai, China 2017~2019 Taiyuan Jinyang Lake, Taiyuan, China 2017 La Tour des Canadiens 3, Montreal, QC, Canada Summer Internship 2015~2016 Residential Landscapes in Toronto and BC(see portfolio)
Contents Professional practice
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2020~2022 Projects at WSP Canada
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2017~2019 Projects at WAA Montreal
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2015~2016 Other works from Internships
Academic works
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GREEN AXIS Allen Road Urban Design
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TRI PARK Humber bay park transformation
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TRANSITION NODE Art site urbanism
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Professional Practice
2022 Holland Street Streetscape design, Brantford, ON Resiponsibility: Conceptual design and revisions, design panel layouts, renderings Holland Street is a main street crossing downtown Brantford. We designed three street typologies for different parts of the street: green way, hybrid, and main street / urban.
Brantford Site
Newmarket
Aurora
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2022 Port Hope Waterfront Master Plan and Riverwalk, Port Hope, ON Resiponsibility: Conceptual design sketch and discussion, rendered master plan We are working on the conceptual design for the waterfront areas in Port Hope. Several new programs and amenities are proposed at the central lakefront areas, the rest of lakefront areas are preserved as natural habitats and recreational zones. We maintain the existing landscape features in downtown Porthope. Additional trails and platforms are provided to the inland creek areas.
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2020~2021Adelaide Rd streetscape design, London, ON
Resiponsibility: CAD planting plan and layout edits, modelling, rendered plan and perspectives, site furniture selection The Adelaide Rd in London will experince a series of changes: the original ground level railway will be elevated as a bridge and the Adelaid Rd will be sunken. We are asked to design a new streetcape for the transformed Adelaide Rd. Besides, we redesigned the entrances of MacMahen Park to make it fit with the new road design.
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2021~Ongoing Trent University riverbank erosion protection, Peterborough, ON Resiponsibility: Renderings, modelling, construction details, grading Our work on the riverfront areas at Trent University includes addtional path, a cantilever dock, and amour stone walls along the river. At the first stage, I worked on modelling and renderings. Now we are working on details like grading and construction details for the design.
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2021 Sarnia Cando Terminal Landscape Design, Sarnia, ON Resiponsibility: Planting plan, SWM pond and vernal pond design, CAD layouts In 2021, we worked on the landscape design of a railway back yard in Sarnia, which mainly includes the design for a vernal pond and a SWM pond.
ANTICIPATED PERIMETER OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
BERM TO BE SEEDED AFTER PHRAGMITES REMOVAL ACTIVITIES ARE COMPLETE
MARSH CREEK CONSTRAINT
ANTICIPATED LOCATION OF EXCESS TOPSOIL STOCKPILE TO BE SEEDED FOLLOWING PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION OVERFLOW FROM VERNAL POOL DRAINS TO SOUTHWEST
DISTURBED AREAS ADJACENT TO NATURAL AREA WHICH ARE NOT SURFACED WITH BALLAST ARE TO BE TERRASEEDED WITH PRAIRIE SEED MIX
PROPERTY LINE EDGE OF EXISTING WOODLAND
ALL NEW DRAINAGE DITCHES TO BE SEEDED (TYP). APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF NATURAL FENCE COMPRISED OF CLOSELY SPACED NATIVE TREE AND SHRUB SPECIES TO PROVIDE PERMEABLE BARRIER ADJACENT TO NATURAL AREA. NEW TREES AND SHRUBS TO BE FIELD FIT AROUND EXISTING TREES.
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REFER TO VISUAL BARRIER ENLARGEMENT, SHEET 100
REFER TO SWM POND ENLARGEMENT SHEET 099
REFER TO VERNAL POOL ENLARGEMENT, SHEET 098
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PROPOSED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT POND 184.50m
PROPOSED ROCK/BRUSH PILES
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EXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE TO REMAIN
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ANTICIPATED PERIMETER OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. REFER TO ESC PLANS FOR SNAKE EXCLUSION FENCING MEASURES
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PROPOSED SOUTH YARD TRACKS (PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION)
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HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN THIS AREA TO BE COMPLETED BY OTHERS.
LEGEND EXISTING TREES
PROPOSED TREES
EDGE OF EXISTING WOODLAND
GRASSLAND SEED MIX
PROPERTY LINE
CUSTOM WETLAND MEADOW MARSH SEED MIX
PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD (REFER TO ENGINEERING DRAWINGS)
FILENAME: SCT-LND-DWG 20220131.dwg PLOTDATE: Jan 26, 2022 - 4:29pm, CAKL072590
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD (REFER TO ENGINEERING DRAWINGS)
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PROPOSED SHRUBS
PRAIRIE SEED MIX
ANTICIPATED PERIMETER OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES (REFER TO ESC PLANS FOR SNAKE EXCLUSION FENCING MEASURES)
DITCH SEED MIX
PLANT LIST
NOTES: CORNUS RACEMOSA SHALL BE PLANTED IN CLUMPS, 500MM OFFSET FROM CENTRES OF THUJA OCCIDENTALIS.
VALLEYLAND SEED MIX
HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN THIS AREA TO BE COMPLETED BY OTHERS.
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ISSUE / REVISIONS
NATURAL FENCE AT WEST WOODLAND EDGE ENLARGEMENT PLAN
NTS DRAWN BY:
KEY PLAN
NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
DESIGNED BY:
K. LI CHECKED BY:
M. POULIN / J. SISSON
K. LI / M. POULIN
CANDO RAIL & TERMINALS LTD. SARNIA MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL
APPROVED BY:
LANDSCAPE PLAN VERNAL POOL ENLARGEMENT
M. POULIN
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2021 Bronte St- Main St to Steeles Ave, Milton, ON Resiponsibility: Tree preservation plan, planting plan, SWM pond design, CAD layouts
PERU ROAD
Working ar WSP, I worked a number of boulevard streetscape design. Our transportaion team provides road design, we are in charge of street trees, seeding and sodding, swm pond planting design, and riparian restoration.
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PROPOSED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY DUCT FOR LIGHT POST
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EXISTING UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY DUCT FOR LIGHT POST
PROPOSED LIGHT POST
UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE
GRADING FILL LIMIT
GRADING CUT LIMIT
WILDLIFE WALL PROPERTY LINE
EXISTING HYDRO POLE
FUTURE GASMAIN (BY OTHERS) PROPOSED HYDRO UNDERGROUND DUCT
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TREMAINE RD.
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old tremaine rd (reg 22)
STEELES AV.
2020~2022 Site Inspection Tremain Road Extenstion Tremain Watermain Motatek Highway 427 Six Points Master Plan
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2017~2018 La Tour des Canadiens 3
Resiponsibility: Conceptual design, modeling, rendering The Tour des Canadiens is a condominium skyscraper complex in Montreal, Quebec. We were in charge of the design of all outside environments of new two towers. The main landscape is a pocket park bewteen two towers. Site photos
*Renderings finished by other companies
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2019 Shanghai Bund Courtyard Competition
Resiponsibility: Conceptual design, site analysis, diagrams, rendering, final presentation booklet The architectural transformation of old Shanghai municipal building is designed by David Chipperfield Architects. They expand the existing building and make it as an intact courtyard. We are in charge of the design of this courtyard and other outdoor environments.
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2017~2019Taiyuan Jinyang Lake Resiponsibility: Conceptual design, modeling, rendering, detail construction drawings,paper layout Jinyang Lake is a huge lake in Taiyuan, China, the area of its water body can be almost 5.5 km2. AECOM was in charge of the overall master plan as well as the south bank and east bank of the lake. In the past two years, we finished the design of west bank and north bank from overal plan to detailed construction drawing.
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Construction Details: The Northern West Entrance and Gate
Resiponsibility:Modeling, construction drawings, rendering
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Construction Details: Interpretation Centre
Resiponsibility:Environmental design, construction details
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Construction Details: Forest Lounge
Resiponsibility:Modeling, construction drawings, rendering
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This structure contains three parts: elevated benches, nets and lower deck. We designed two groups of umbrellas to provide shady spaces to elevated benches. people can lie on the nets in the middle comfortably. As we designed two islands for birds’ sanctury, people can sit or stand on the lower deck to get closer to wild animals and beautiful landscapes. In addition, people can see the forest on a mound behind the structure.
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2015~2016 Residential Landscape Design Single Houses Landscape Design in Toronto
Resiponsibility: Conceptual design, modeling, site survey, construction drawings
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Chilliwack Midtown Site Plan
Resiponsibility: Landscape design, Planting design, detailed construction drawings, paper layout
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Academic works
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Green Axis Allen Road Urban Design
According to the existing conditions and future development of Allen Rd areas, the site will be defined as three villages connected by a green axis and seperated by two central parks. Village one: commerical hub A perdestrian commercial system (indoor and outdoor) will be created to connect the existing Yorkdale shopping centre as well as subway station. These new commercials are different from those in Yorkdale shopping centre: ther are designed for the use of perdestrians and local residents. Also, they serve for new condos and office buildings. Village two: green community The Allen Rd in this part will be transformed to be a greenway for cyclists and perdestrians. The new greenway will be enjoyed by new communities which are organized in a way of courtyard. Different forms of residential buildings are included in these communities include tower, multi-story and townhouse. Village three: new town centre The third village is powered by the exsiting subway line and new lrt line in the future. The greenway mentioned in the last paragraph will go through in this part and finally connect to the ravine on the south of the site.
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Design Structure Public Transit
Zone Division
Road System
Public Space
Commercial Hub Commericial street, hotel,condos,office tower... ...
Green Community
Residential buildings with courtyards
Central Parkv
New Town
Shopping centre, office towers, condos,hotel... ...
Subway
Highway
Green axis
Subway station
Urban artery
Perdestrian Street
Crosstown LRT
Secondary road
Plaza&Park
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1. Central plazas connected to the ravine onthe south 2. Transformed subway station 3. Landmark towers forming a gateway 4. Skywalk 5. Bike greenway transformed from Allen Rd 6. Community park with the boardwalk ring 7. TTC subway station 8. Courtyards for residential buildings 9. Community shopping centre with outdoor parking 10. Transformed subway station with sunken square
11. Freeway entrance and exit 12. Decked park for festival events 13. Outdoor parking 14. Shopping centre 15. Decked square 16. Bridge connection 17. Indoor shopping street 18. Outdoor shopping street 19. Parking building 20. Transformed subway station 22
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TRI PARK Humber Bay Park Transformation Video link: https://youtu.be/mgZnDSD0kks
Humber bay park, a lakeshore park located in the west of Toronto, is the intersection of two park systems: Mimico river’s ravine system and Toronto’s waterfront park system. This feature is strengthened in my design: a natural preservation belt is built as a outside ring to protect the urban park zones inside. As a result, people can see changes of the environment from naturalized park to urban plaza as well as citizens’ public spaces.
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Legend
1. Harbour Entrance
13. Amphitheatre
2. Spiral Garden&Observation Tower 14. Waterfront Commercials
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3. Joy Harbour
15. Amenity Centre
4. Harbour Club
16. Observation Tower
5. Sand Beach
17. Boating Channel
6. Birds Sanctury
18. Bike Lane
7. Swimming Pool
19. Boardwalk
8. Mounds
20. Parking Lot
9. Great Lawn
21. Mimico River Ravine
10. Sports Fields
22. Proposed Park
11. Landmark Bridge
23. Jean Augustine Park
12. Entrance Plazas
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Plant Distribution
Eurpean ash
Black cherry tree
Sugar maple
Poplar tree
Red maple
Common duckweed
Marsh bedstraw
Eastern cottonwood
Eastern cottonwood
Pussy willow
Scotch pine
Red osier dogwood
Ironwood
Sand Beach
Forest
Bike Lane
Boating Channel
Amphitheatre
Poplar Tree Rows
Entrance Plaza
Sectional Perspective
Urbanized Landscape
Natural Landscape
Landscape Typology Urban Plaza
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Urban Park
Natural Preservation Zone
Amphitheatre
Birds Sanctury&Great Lawn
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TRANSITION NODE Art Site Urbanism
There are two meanings of the title: the transition of time and the transition of circulation. In 2015, the tower automotive finished its own transition from a factory to MOCA museum. In terms of circulation, several programs on the west of railway are connected to the site by a new pedestrian bridge such as TTC stops on Dundas west, boutiques, art studios and cafe&restaurants. Also, the railpath is connected to the site tightly, which is fulfilled by the design of open space along the railpath: the new open space provides various activities to visitors like bicycle parking, beverage and snacks, skateboard play and outdoor dining. In the east of the site, the connection is finished by the same pattern that connects new buildings in the east and MOCA to the central node. In addition, an artwork can bring people on the Sterling Road to the site. Above all, the surrounding context is connected to the transition node in the centre of the site by design strategies mentioned above.
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Site Analysis Projects
Site
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TTC Stops Go Train Station Art Studio Supermarket Cafe&Restaurant Boutique Railpath TTC Routes Pedestrian flow
Timeline
Tower Automotive Building
Transition
The building was opened by Northern Aluminum Company and it was the tallest building in Canada.
Railway
A railway line was built in this area where the site was used for manufacturing and railway transportation.
Streetcar
Bloor streetcar line was opened by TTC in 1921.
Tower Automotive Building stopped working and related plans of transformation were made.
Subway
The TTC built Bloor-danforth subway and the streetcar line was replaced by the subway line.
MOCA
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto moved into the building and the site enters a new era.
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Master Plan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Circulation&Nodes
Patio Pedestrian Bridge Skateboard Square Entrance Garden Snack Booth Bike Parking Posts Rain Garden
Landform 9 Amphitheatre 10 Dry Fountain 11 Sunken Square&Fountain&Ice Rink 12 Tree Array 13 Sedum Garden 14 Signage 8
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Dry Fountain&Pedestrian Bridge
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