Selected Works by Mengting Ye

Selected Works of Mengting Ye Master of Landscape Architecture

“I do not know which to prefer The beauty of inflections or the beauty of innuendos, The blackbird whistling or just after” - Wallace Stevens

The passion for landscape architecture stems from my observation of public space and nature environment since I was a small child. I particularly interested in inspired and resilient outdoor public spaces that enhance communities and enrich people’s lives.

Front Page: Associative Painting of Wuzhishan in Sichuan, China Charcoal pencil, 2016

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

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AFRICAN MANUEL LOPES

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CHINESE

1930

EUROPEAN

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NEW YORK

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1905

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VIETNAMESE SOUTHEAST ASIAN

1886

PERSECUTION OF JEWS IN CZARIST RUSSIA

1864

The removal of over 200 Chinese

1851

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SHORTAGE OF MARRIAGEABLE WOMAN

1980

MERCER GIRLS

DANNY PARTY

The removal of 110,000 Japanese immigrants from the West Coast to internment camps inland, relocating 7,000 in Seattle.

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Seattle Pier 48 nearby Pioneer Square and International District. Homeless is one of the leading issue in this area. Stormwater runoff and vessel caused water pollution in Elliot Bay. In history, Pier 48 was a Ballast island, the Duhamish people used it as temporary housing space. After railroad construction, it became a port for good delivery.

MASSIVE IMMIRGATIONS

NEED JOB AFTER GOLD RUSH

RUSSIAN JEWS

AFRICAN JAPANESE

WORLD WAR I +Approximately 5,000

ETHIOPIANS ERITREANS

WORK FORCE FOR WORLD WAR II

CLIMATE REFUGEE, HIGH-TECH...

POLITICAL REGIMES,DROUG HT,AND WAR

Seattle’s black population grew 413 percent, from 3,789 to 15,666

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Ocean Farming as Purifier: We are trying to use kelp and shellfish cultivation to eliminate water pollution in Phase I (2020-2035), at the same time, providing jobs and services for the homeless. Ocean Farming as Habitate for Salmon: Elliot Bay is the migration route of salmon. The kelp forest is an ideal habitat for salmon, providing foods and refuge. Ocean Farming for Productions: In Phase II (after 2035), once the water pollution is solved, kelp and shellfish can be productive. The economic benefit can support public service in Pier 48. An Alternative Future: Both the Seattle government and NGOs are contributing a lot to solve homeless issues. Once it is resolved. Pier 48 will be more dynamic and

IMMIGRANTS MOVE OUT

EUROPEAN AFRICAN CHINESE JAPANESE SOUTHEAST ASIAN (PHILIPPINES, VIETNAMESE) RUSSIAN JEWS ETHIOPIANSERITREANS

Tallest building west of Ohio at the time.

Edwin H. Gaggin & T. Walker Gaggin

SMITH TOWER 1914 Celebrate Seattle’s Pioneer

Elmer Fisher & Emil DeNeuf The Wa Chong company imported or manufactured goods including sugar, tea, rice, cigars, opium (legal at the time), and fireworks.

The founders of Seattle settled here.

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PIONEER SQUARE 1853

WA CHONG COMPANY 1868

The Panama Hotel is known for the rich Japanese American history before and during World War II. The hotel is known for housing the belongings of the Japanese families in Seattle once Executive Order 9066 was enacted and the evacuation of Japanese to internment camps.

Sabro Ozasa

SROs and Transportation Hubs: they looked at this as people were coming into the city and a lot of these people were transient laborers. That as long as you could provide the transportation hub, these were individuals that would need a place to live, so anything that had transportation, through waterfronts, docks, train stations.

ALASKA SQUARE

PIER 48

Back in the 1850s, when logs began streaming down Skid Road to Henry Yesler's sawmill, this area was part of the heart of a young and rowdy Seattle

WASHINGTON STREET BOAT LANDING

The Great Seattle Fire broke out and destroyed over 64 acres of the city. As a result, the Seattle Fire Department was officially established.

PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION DISTRCIT HISTORIC SHORELINE

Volunteers formed the nonprofit Historic Chinatown Gate Foundation and began serious planning.

INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT - CHINATOWN

1 Tree Plaza 2 Fountain Plaza 3 Service Area 4 Daycare Center 5 Ocean Farming Center 6 Shelter 7 Kelp Drying Area 8 View-seeing Platform 9 Ocean Farming Area

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High Tide: MHHW 9.02 ft

Inspired by flow of nearby river through different types of topography, from mountain to reservoir, then across plain, and flow into sea in estuary. The experience of river flow just like the dynamic and richness of art. By imitating the nature landforms, the courtyard can support various kind of functions. Through the organization of the elements -terrain, water, planting, and material, creating a dynamic space with seasonal interests, teachers and students can get the sense of changing nature when they are in the courtyard or in the classroom.

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"RESERVOIR" - SEMI PUBLIC

"RIFFLE" - PUBLIC

"ESTUARY"

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02 MATERIAL FLOW

03 PLANTING FLOW

05 WATER FLOW FILTER & CISTERN

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DRAINAGE PIPE

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Set in the heart of Shanghaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coveted Jingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;An District, Park Avenue Central is setting a new standard in mixed-use developments â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and giving tenants and visitors a one-of-a-kind experience. Visitors have the unparalleled opportunity to transition from civic to natural landscape in a matter of minutes.

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PREVIOUS PAVING

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landscape architects bring different and often competing interests together so as to give artistic physical form and integrated function to the ideals of equity, sustainability, resiliency and democracy. â&#x20AC;? The New Landscape Declaration of LAF