LIFE IS A JOURNEY JOURNEY, JOU RNEY, AN EXPERIENCE, RNEY, A CHALLENGE... IN 2008, I DECIDED TO STUDY ABOARD AND PREPARED FOR ONLY THREE MONTHS, I LEFT MY COLLEGE AND FLIED TO ISU AT NEW YEAR EVE; ONE DAY BEFORE MY FIRST SEMESTER AT ISU, I MADE MY FIRST UNPREPARED PRESENTATION TO MY FUTURE ADVISER AND STRIVED FOR FINISHING MY DEGREE IN FOUR YEAR INSTAND OF FIVE.
THANKS FOR THE DECISION, I HAD MORE CHANCES TO TRAVEL WITH STUDIO AROU AROUND U.S. .S. AND MEET FRIENDS AROUND ND THE WORLD. I COULD EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE TRADITIONS AND CUL CULTURES OF COUNTRIES, OBSERVE VARIES FORMS AND SPIRITS CULTU OF URBANS RBANS, AND ENJOY DIFFERENT LANDSCAPES OF THE WORLD. ALL OF THESE JOURNEYS ARE PRECIOUS EXPERIENCES IN MY DESIGN CAREER AND LIFE. TRAVEL BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ANT COMPONENTS OF MY LIFE.
LIFE IS A JOURNEY. EACH STEP IS A CHALLENGE, I WILL NEVER KNOW WHA WHAT T IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IF I DARE TO TAKE AKE A STEP, THERE WILL BE HALF CHANCE TO SEE GREA GREAT LANDSCAPE. STUDY TUD IN UNIVERSITY NIVERSITY IS ONE OF MY BEST EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE. IT IS TOO BRIGHT, PURE PU , AND FREE TO TAKE AKE NEXT STEP. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL LANDSCAPES FOR ME TO EXPERIENCE, AND I KNOW THE PROFESSIONAL CAREER IS WAITING AITING IN FRONT OF ME. AND I CAN NOT WAIT AIT TO START ART MY NEW JOU JOURNEY RNEY IN MY VERY FIRST FIRM...
NIJIA JI
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
SHANGHAI
REFERENCES HOHMANN, HEIDI M Associate Prof Professor, Dept of Landscape Architecture 146 Design Ames, IA 50011-3094 515-294-8938 515-294-2348 fax hhohmann@iast hhohmann@iastate.edu hhohm ann@iastate ann@iast ate.edu .edu
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Know Kno w for for four our years, years, my advisor and mentor of my my two studios and several several major ajor required course
ROGERS, CARL A Associate Professor Professor, Prof essor,, Dept of Landscape Architecture 380 Design Ames, IA 50011-3094 515-294-2197 515-294-2348 fax rogersc@iastate.edu rogersc@iast rogersc@iastate.edu Know for Know for three years, ears, myy mentor of m my two studios and se several eral major major required course
GORDY, MATTHEW TTHEW R Associate Professor, Professor essor,, Dept of Landscape Architecture 492 Design Ames, IA 50011-3094 515-294-6149 515-294-2725 fax mgordy@iastate.edu .edu Know for or two years, years, my my mentor of my m urban studio and se several eral major major required course
NIJIA JI EDUCATION
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE BLA(ASLA ACCREDITED)
RELATED COURSES
STUDIOS: SITE DESIGN, ECOLOGICAL DESIGN AT THE REGIONAL SCALE, URBAN DESIGN, COMMUNITY DESIGN, INNOVATION DESIGN. LA REQUIRED: THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL LANDSCAPE, PLANTS OF THE MIDWEST, SITE ENGINEERING, INTRODUCED PLANTS, SITE ENGINEERING, HISTORY OF MODERN LANDSCAPES, LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION
WORK EXPERIENCE SUZHOU ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN CO.,LTD SUZHOU ACADEMY OF BUILDING RESEARCH CO., LTD COMMUNICATION SKILLS
SPEAKING AND WRITING: ENGLISH AND CHINESE (MANDARIN) UNDERSTANDING: ENGLISH AND CHINESE (MANDARIN)
SOFTWARE
PHOTOSHOP CS6
ILLUSTRATOR CS6
INDESIGN CS6
AUTOCAD 2013
SKETCHUP
RHINOCEROS 4.0
GOOGLE EARTH
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STUDIO PROJECT -SITE DESIGN ALL GRAPHICS ARE THE WORK OF NIJIA JI UNLESS NOTED IN GRAPHIC CAPTION
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The project had been re-worked by Nijia Ji f the grahics are the re-work of Nijia Ji unless noted in graphic caption.
SITE INTRODUCTION
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SITE ANALYSIS MAPS WERE RECREATED IN GOOGLE EARTH & ILLUSTRATOR OUR SITE IS LOCATED BESIDE THE MISSOURI RIVER, AND FACE TO THE KANSAS CITY AIRPORT. OUR SITE IS CONNECTED TO RIVER MARKET, COLUMBIA GARDEN, RIVERFRONT, AND DOWNTOWN AREA. THE RAILWAY IS GOING ACROSS OUR SITE, AND THE PRIMARY ROADS CONNECT EACH PLACES. THE RIVER MARKET BRING THE MOST VISITORS INTO OUR SITE AREA. HOWEVER, THE VISITORS FROM DOWNTOWN ALWAYS STOP AT THE RIVER MARKET. MOST OF THE VISITORS WILL NOT GO TO OUR SITE. THE PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE A COMMUNITY CENTER, INTRODUCE VISITORS INTO OUR SITE, AND ALSO SERVE THE RIVER MARKET, RIVERFRONT AND COLUMBIA GARDEN.
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Viewing Platform
Sculpture Garden Board Walk
Sunken Stage Maple Plaza
Reflection Pool
Plaza
Indoor&Outdoor St Stage age - Door Structure
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THE GRAPHICS WERE RECREATED IN AUTOCAD & ILLUSTRATOR
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SECTION: SU SUNKEN ST STAGE AND PLAZA Water Management Step 1: Each grass channel collect water from local precipitation. Step 2: Water flow to the Clear Column around stage.
Red Maple Grey Wood
Kentuckyy Bluegrass
Kentucky Bluegrass
Red Maple
Silver Maple
Step 3: Use as fountain water
White Mable
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SECTION WAS CREATED IN ILLUSTRATOR Outdoor Stage
Clear Column
Sunken Seating
Maple Plaze
Grass Channel
Slope Lawn
Elevated Wooden Path
A Sunken Stage The Sunken Stage is combined by indoor stage, outdoor stage, sunken seating and clear column. Indoor and outdoor stage are connected by a designed stage door. The stage door provide several status to meet different needs of performances. The sunken seating provides seats to people. And in the same time, the sunken space also helps storm water flow and infiltration. The clear column will collect and storage the storm water. And become fountains as needed.
Plaza
Reflection Pool
Kentucky Bluegrass
White Mable
Kentucky Bluegrass
Red Maple
Silver Maple
The Maple Plaza is around the sunken stage. Several grass channels are designed to improve infiltration of the whole site and represent the railways beside the site. Red Maple and Silver Maple are chose to be the main vegetation of the plaza. Red maple and silver maple can provide colorful landscape to the site during fall. Another plaza beside the street will provide an open view to the whole site and the community center.
SECTION WAS CREATED IN ILLUSTRATOR Slope Lawn
Maple Plaza
Sunken Seating
Clear Column
Outdoor Stage
Clear Column
Sunken Seating
Reflection Pool
Plaza
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SCULPTURE GARDEN
SCULPTURE GARDEN INSPIRED BY THE RAILWAY BESIDE OUR SITE.
THE SCULPTURE GARDEN IS THE FORMS OF SCULPTURES ARE DESIGNED AS THE RAILWAY. SCULPTURES ARE GOING INTO THE LAWN AND CREATE INVISIBLE CONNECTION BETWEEN EACH OTHER. EACH SCULPTURE COULD ALSO BE THE SEAT FOR PEOPLE. THE SCULPTURES ARE COLORED IN RED TO STAND OUT OF THE LANDSCAPE. LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
EARLY CONCEPTS ON THE RIGHT WERE MADE BY RAILWAY PHOTO AND PHOTOSHOP SCULPTURE MODELS WERE RECREATED IN SKETCHUP, AND RENDERING IN PHOTOSHOP
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ORIGINAL WORKS
STUDY MODEL OF KANSAS CITY URBAN FABRIC
STUDY MODEL OF DESIGNED SITE
STUDY MODEL OF RIVER MARKET FLOWRATE
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RESIDENTIAL
COMMERICAL
OFFICE
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
MIX USED
Mix Used
Multi-family
Single family
Parking
LEGEND
Commercial Office
Residential 2,148,882 SQ. FT.
Commercial 716,294 SQ. FT.
Office 409,720 SQ. FT.
ZONING PLAN
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Mix Used Commercial
Multi-family Resident
Mix Used
Commercial
Multi-family Resident
Mix Used Commercial
Multi-family Resident
Mix Used
Multi-family Resident
Office
Mix Used
Office Commercial Multi-family Residential Manufacturing
MODELS WERE BUILT AND RENDERED IN ILLUSTRATOR Multi-family Resident
Single-family Resident
BUILDING TYPOLOGY
Mix Used Multi-family Resident
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PARTI DRAWINGS WERE BUILT IN ILLUSTRATOR
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SECTIONS AND PLANS WERE BUILT IN AUTOCAD AND RENDERED IN PHOTOSHOP
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
SINGLE FAMILY & MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL&MULTI-FAMILY Y RESIDENTIAL
STREET TYPOLOGY
COMMERCIAL STREET
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The station is facing to the main street. And a pick-up and drop-off area are designed for the station. Along the axis street, low-rise mixed used buildings are being planned to serve the whole community. The mixed used “L� shape buildings in front of station are designed to serve the station. Along the axis, the plaza has one reflection pool. Both sides are designed as checkerboard pattern combined by grass and marble. The plaza provide walking and sitting space for the visitors and local residents.
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COURTYARD DETAIL
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Winner Solstice: 21 Degree
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The station is facing to the main street. And a pick-up and dropoff area are designed for the station. Along the axis street, lowrise mixed used buildings are being planned to serve the whole community. The mixed used “ L � shape buildings in front of station are designed to serve the station. Along the axis, the plaza has one reflection pool. Both sides are designed as checkerboard pattern combined by grass and marble. T he plaz a provide walking and sitting space for the visitors and local residents.
STUDIO PROJECT -IDEAL DESIGN ALL GRAPHICS ARE THE WORK OF NIJIA JI UNLESS NOTED IN GRAPHIC CAPTION
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SITE INTRODUCTION
Cleveland is a city famous for its diversity art performing. I t is home to Playhouse Square Center, the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York’s Lin co ln Ce n te r. An d it is a lso h o me to th e Cle ve la n d Orch e stra , wid e ly co n sid e re d o n e o f th e fi n e st o rch e stra s in th e wo rld , a n d a fte r re fe rre d to a s th e fi n e st in th e Un ite d Sta te s. It is o n e o f th e “Big Five ” ma jo r o rch e stra s in th e Un ite d Sta te s. Citize n s in Cle ve la n d lik e a rt wo rk s. Th e re a re la rg e n u mb e rs o f a rt wo rk sh o p s in d o wn to wn Cle ve la n d a n d Oh io City. An d th e n u mb e r is k e e p in g in cre a sin g e ve ry ye a r. Stre e t mu sica l co n ce rts a n d d a n ce p e rfo rma n ce s a re e ve ry wh e re in Cle ve la n d .
BIRD VIEW WAS BUILT IN SKETCHUP AND RENDERED IN PHOTOSHOP
IDEAL DESIGN - T R A N SF O R M I N G T H E BRIDGE
SITE MODEL
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Major art workshops in Cleveland
ANALYSIS MAP WAS BUILT AND RENDERING IN ILLUSTRATOR
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DESIGN CONCEPT
[ ART] CORRIDOR TROLLEY GALLERY
SCULPTURE CORRIDOR
PAINTING CORRIDOR
SCULPTURE CORRIDOR
TROLLEY GALLERY
[ART] CORRIDOR PEDESTRIAN FUNCTIONS
BIKE TRIAL Trolley GALLERY
Performing stage
EXHIBITION
CONCEPT DRAWING WERE BUILT AND RENDERING IN ILLUSTRATOR
DESIGN IDEA
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ENTRANCE GARDEN - Terrace Stages - Boardwalks - Reflection water pool
[ART] CORRIDOR -
Led Guide Ceiling Exhibition corridor Recreation Seats Pedestrian Bike Trial
BIKE TRAIL
The “Big Idea” of my design comes from Piet Mondrian’s painting “Broadway Boogie – Woogie”. The painting divided the canvas into a much larger number of squares, to represent the motion of the city. It is inspired by city gird of Manhattan. The painting clearly showed how the urban transportation system connects the city and represented the urban texture. So the “Big Idea” is to use the lower level of the bridge as a bike & pedestrian trial, and create liner space as an art gallery for art projects exhibitions. The bridge could become an “Art Corridor” to link downtown Cleveland and residential area on the west. LLUSTRATOR
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The lower level will be divided as three trails. Mid trail will be pedestrian with exhibition space on both sides. Two bike trails will be planned on two sides. To change the lightness and cold conditions in the lower level bridge, a designed ceiling will be as one of the most important elements in the design. Inspired by Mondrian’s painting, several liner patterns will be decorated on the ceiling. The patterns will be composed by square color LEDs. The whole liner patterns can create the vivid feeling of the lower level space, and build great night vision of the trails. On the east pool and west catacombs, the lower levels are underground. Two holes will be designed one the upper lower to let the sunlight get into the lower level space. The holes could be designed as islands of the upper level.
ERSPECTIVE MAPS WERE BUILT AND RENDERING IN
PHOTOSHOP
PERFORMING GALLERY
UPPER LEVEL DRIVEWAY
HISTORICAL TROLLEY GALLERY
STREET ISLAND
[art] EXHIBITION CORRIDOR
UPPER LEVER PEDESTRIAN
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INTERNSHIP URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED BY TEAM: LEADER: HAO XU MEMBERS: NIJIA JI YUE WANG JIAYING XU ALL GRAPHICS ARE THE WORK OF NIJIA JI UNLESS NOTED IN GRAPHIC CAPTION THE COPYRIGHT OF PROJECT BELONGS TO SUZHOU ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN CO.,LTD
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SITE INTRODUCTION DIAGRAM WAS BUILT AND RENDERED IN ILLUSTRATOR
Stone/Jade Craft
Swan Lake
Pingtan
Embroidery
Seal
Literature Swan Lake
Site
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GOOGLE EARTH
Tea Culture
Chinese Painting
TaiHu
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Chinese Garden Swan Lake District is located on the Eastside of Taihu, and Southside of Mt. Qizi. As the central of Taihu lakeshore suburban, our site is the most important part of Suzhou urban development. Swan Lake District also is the member of Suzhou hydrographic net, connect to every district of Suzhou. Culture of Taihu is based on the natrual landscape, and combine with tradional Chinese art, historic architecture and town, Chinese garden, and local economy. As the most important part of Taihu lakeshore, our site will focus on connect and balance the values of ecology, culture, and scenic region. Respect the nature, then show the beautiful landscape and culture to the nation and the world.
Mountain View
Agriculture & Fisheries
Waterside Historic Town
Food Tradional Architecture
Flora Festival
LATEST ZONING Exsiting Riverbank
Swan Lake Av
Longxiang Road
Exsiting Circulation
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Swan Lake
East Taihu
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Legend
Legend
Primary Road
Taihu
Unartificial Riverbank
Secondary Road Artificial Riverbank Tertiary Road
Exsiting Land Use
Exsiting Hydrography
Legend Farm Land Hydrography
The Swan Lake district contained three primary roads: East Taihu Av., Swan Lake Av, and Longxiang Road. One secondary road: Youxiang Road. And one tertiary road: South Longxiang Road. The exsiting circulation connect downtown Suzhou, Swan Lake district, and Taihu together. The most area of our site are farm lands. And the exsiting water area is 39.09 hectares. Include open water area, creek, aqueduct, and pool. Swan Lake is the largest lake in our site. Swan Lake used to be birds’ habitat, especially for swans’. However, the environment had almost be destroied by human activity. Include Swan Lake and Yuelai Creek, most of the riverbanks are artificial riverbank. Only Based on the Latest Zoning map, the biggest problem of our site is that commerical blocks are seperated by the river. The problem will effect the interaction of each commerical block.
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URBAN PROPOSAL SKYLINE
Taihu Lakeshore new urban is one of the main project of Suzhou future development. The new urban will service new migration and local residents. And provide modern life for the residents. Our site is the most important part of Taihu Lakeshore new urban, and also combine the lakeshore skyline.
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MASTER PLAN
SITE CONDITION
SWAN HABITAT
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Lakeshore Ecological Area
Main Axis Greenway Waterway
ore & esh l Lak dentia al Area i s e tion R a e r Rec
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Boat Route Bike Trail Pedestrian Whraf Bike Rental
Bus station LRT station
ANALYSIS
LRT
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Bus Route
MAPS
ILLUSTRATOR
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Normal Water Level
Normal Flood Area
Flood Detention Area
Bike Trail Area
Safty Area
Normal Water Level Retaining Walls Riverbank
Retaining Walls with Boardwalk
Natural Vegetational Riverbank
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BIRDS WATCHING TOWER
TUDY MODEL WAS BUILT AND RENDERED IN ILLUSTRATOR
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Storm Water Managment The normal water level in our site is 1.3m, and flooding water level will be 1.8m. Design a Flooding managment system will help flood detention. Each terrace is designed to storage different duration of storm.
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Lakeshore Ecological Area Design Goals: - Build compelte water purification system, wetland, and birds habitat. - Create education field, tourism and recreation infrastructure. Connect education and ecological protection. - Make swan lake park as a transition of urban to nature. Plan business, culture servise, and residental areas around park.
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LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL & RECREATIONAL AREA
Gusu Water Street Moon Bend
MODEL WAS BUILT IN SKETCHUP BY NIJIA JI AND HAO XU RENDERED BY REDERING DEPARTMENT
Suzhou Impression
LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL AREA
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Lakeshore Residential & Commercial Area Design Goals: - Focus on creating recreational and social open space. Designed plaza should also be used as culture exhibition and festival performance. - Plan commercial blocks and business mixed residential blocks to enhance land value. - Connect plaza with Taihu Dam to introduce landscape of Taihu in site
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LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL AREA
水岸英华
MODEL WAS BUILT IN SKETCHUP BY NIJIA JI AND HAO XU RENDERED BY REDERING DEPARTMENT
水岸英华
Gusu Riverfront
时代舞台
时代舞台
Time Stadge 时代阶梯
Time Terrace
时代阶梯