Xudong Zhu|MAUD|Harvard GSD|2021|Application Portfolio|Internship by Zhu Xudong

Xudong ZHU Address: 24 Peabody Terrace, Cambridge, MA Mobile: 8572650452 / E-mail: xudongzhu@gsds.harvard.edu EDUCATION Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), Cambridge Master of Architecture in Urban Design

Tongji University (TJU), Shanghai

09. 2019 - 05. 2021 (Expected)

09. 2016 - 04. 2019

Master of Science in Architecture, GPA 4.73/5 (90/100), Graduate with Distinction

Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), Milan

09. 2017 - 10. 2018

Master of Science in Architecture, Double Degree Program, GPA 110/110

Tongji University (TJU), Shanghai

09. 2012 - 07. 2016

Bachelor of Engineering, Major in Architecture, GPA 4.57/5.0 (90.69/100), Graduate with Distinction

WORK EXPERIENCE Intern Architect | Prof. Yiru Huang Studio, Tongji Architectural Design Co. Ltd, Shanghai

09. 2016 - 04. 2019

• Taoyuan Teaching Building, Yangzhong, China (schematic design and drafting) • Kunming Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Kunming, China (conceptual design and drafting) • Urban Design of Culture Center of Yangzhong, Yangzhong, China (master plan design, schematic design of radio and television center, developing design of central plaza, computer modeling and drafting) • Conservation Planning of Historical Area, Qianjin Street, Yining, China (drafting)

Intern Architect | Scenic Architecture Office, Shanghai

08. 2015 - 11. 2015

• Boao Resort Hotel, Hainan, China (concept design, facade design and computer modeling) • Huaxin Architectural Exhibition (exhibition plan layout design and contacted withexhibitors)

WORKSHOP International Workshop of Urban and Architectural Design Hosted by POLIMI, Milan Milan International Architecture Workshop Hosted by POLIMI, Milan

08. 2015 - 05. 2018 08. 2015 - 01. 2018

• Group Leader, Advisor: Neven Fuchs, Assistant Professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design

Graduate Collaborative Design Workshop, Tokyo

08. 2015 - 11. 2016

• Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tongji University, Tianjin University, Southeast University, South China University of Technology

International Workshop Hosted by Köln University, Köln Asia Architecture and Urbanism Alliance (AAUA) International Workshop, Shanghai

08. 2015 - 07. 2016 08. 2015 - 01. 2016

• Rural Design (made a summary speech at the graduation ceremony)

International Workshop Hosted by Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo

08. 2015 - 08. 2015

• City Complex Design (focused on vernacular Japanese “Antenna Shops” and completed a group project)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE AESOP Annual Congress 2018 with the Theme of “Making Space for Hope”, Goteborg

08. 2015 - 07. 2018

• Paper: The Transformation of an Urban Heritage in Shenzhen -The Urban Institute along the Secondary Borderline, First Author • Paper: Do Small Bicycles Promote Big Cities?-Research on Urban Publicity under the Background of Sharing Era, Second Author

ENHR 2018 Conference with the Theme of “More Together, More Apart: Migration, Densification, Segregation”, Uppsala

08. 2015 - 06. 2018

• Paper: Research on the Difficulties and Solutions to the Installations of Elevators in Muti-story Residential Building in Shanghai, First Author • Paper: Function Replacement Provides a Way for Traditional Residence Area (Hutong) to Survive in High-density Urban Development, Second Author

The 106th ACSA Annual Meeting with the theme of “The Ethical Imperative”, Denver

08. 2015 - 03. 2018

• Project: Flexible Landscape-An Urban Natural Installation, First Author

The 3rd United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Quito • Attended the conference and prepared for a lecture as a representative of TJU

08. 2015 - 10. 2016

2018 Solar Decathlon, Dezhou

03. 2016 - 08. 2018

• TJU-TU Darmstadt Team (attended the competition as a core member of Tongji University)

RESEARCH & EXHIBITION Research on Reformation Design for Ageing-in-Place in Big Cities-Field Survey in New Worker’s 08. 2015 - 06. 2017 Village, Shanghai • Investigator, supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China

Urban Installation, Flexible Landscape, Shanghai

08. 2015 - 11. 2015

• Attended a series of public cultural activities with the theme of “Gravitational Field-interconnections between architecture and public culture”, Shanghai / 08. 2015 • Attended the Shanghai Art Fair and Shanghai Urban Space Art Season 2015 / 09. 2015 - 11. 2015

Research on Accessible Elevators Used in Shanghai Metro Stations, Shanghai

11. 2013 - 11. 2015

• Project Leader, Shanghai Innovation Program for College Students

A Community Library Architectural Design at Liyang Road, Coursework Exhibition, TJU Research on the Vitality of Public Space in Community Complex, Shanghai

08. 2015 - 07. 2015 11. 2013 - 05. 2014

• Investigator, Project Leader: Prof. Xiahong Hua

Community Market and Residential Complex, Coursework Exhibition, TJU The Bund Hotel Design, Coursework Exhibition, Shanghai Design Centre

08. 2015 - 12. 2014 08. 2015 - 07. 2014

AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP The Excellent Graduation Thesis, TJU & The Excellent Graduate, Shanghai 2018 Annual National Scholarship (Top 2%) 2016-2017 Aedas-TJU Architectural Scholarship (Top 3%) Second Prize (Photography), Third Prize (Graphic Design), Art Competition, The 14th Academy Award of TJU Best Performance Award, 2017 CAUP International Design Summer Camp, TJU 2017-2018 Italian Government Scholarship Outstanding Award, TEAM20 Award for New Talent in Architecture and Urban Planning The Excellent Graduation Design & The Excellent Graduate, TJU Professional Learning Award (Design Class), The 13th Academy Award of TJU The Excellent Student, Excellent League Member and Excellent Student Cadre, TJU First Prize/Second Prize/Third Prize (twice), Learning Scholarship of TJU 2015 Annual National Scholarship (Top 2%) Silver Award, Crossing Boundaries CIID 2015 Open Show Second Prize, 2015 Asian Design Annual Award, Young Architects Growth Plan Second Prize, 2013 International Cardboard Architectural Design and Construction Competition

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LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITY Student Member, Architectural Society of China Monitor, The Echelon of Residential Design and Residential Development, TJU Class League Secretary, TJU Class Monitor, TJU Journalist, Student Press Corps of News Publicity Department, TJU Part-time Instructor, TJU

01. 2018 - 05. 2019 09. 2016 - 04. 2019 09. 2012 - 02. 2014 09. 2011 - 07. 2012 09. 2016 - 09. 2017 04. 2014 - 07. 2015

SKILL & LANGUAGE Rhino, AutoCAD, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, V-ray Renderer, Revit, ArcGIS, Chinese (native), English (proficient), German (level A1)

* Selected Personal Experiece from 2012 to present

CONTENTS 01 WYNWOOD LANDING

Urban Design of TOD commnuity | 2020 Spring | Miami

02 BEIJING DANWEI COMPOUND 2.0

Urban Research & Design Test of Beijing Danwei (Work Unit) Compound | 2018 Fall | Beijing

03 FLEXIBLE LANDSCAPE

Architectural Design of The Urban Installation | 2015 Fall | Shanghai

04 DYNAMIC THRESHOLD

Urban Design of The Massport Site in South Boston | 2019 Fall | Boston

05 ABOVE THE STATION & BELOW THE TRACK

Architectural Design of Urban Abandoned Space along Shanghai Metro Line 3 | 2019 Fall | Shanghai

06 HIGH-TECH WING

Urban Design of Suburburban Context in Westwood, MA | 2019 Fall | Boston

07 NEW WALL

Architectural Design of Museum of Dule Temple in Jixian | 2017 Spring | Tianjin

08 SHENZHEN URBAN CAMPUS

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Urban Research & Design Test along The Secondary Borderline | 2016 Spring | Shenzhen

09 OTHER WORKS

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Academic Works & Photography

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to appreciate the continous support from all my family memebers, advisors, instructors and friends, especially my parents, Prof. Yiru Huang, Prof. Shilin Zheng, Prof. Qing Chang, Prof. Stephen Gray, Prof. Rahul Mehrotra, Prof. Peter Rowe, Prof. Xiahong Hua, Prof. Kan Liu, Mr. Yan Wang, Mr. Xiaofeng Zhu, Prof. Fangji Wang, Prof. Hongjun Wang, Prof. Kai Wang, Mrs. Ying Wang, Mr Bin Zhang, Mr Yanfei Shui, Prof. Luca Fabris ... Your valuable instruction and support help me understand myself better and provide me confidence to pursue my goal. Selected Works 2014 - Present | Special Edition in Dec. 2019 | Copyright 2019 by Xudong Zhu | All Rights Reser ved

01 WYNWOOD LANDING Urban Design of TOD Community | Miami Project: 2020 ULI Hines Student Competition Instructor: Alex Krieger, Stephen Gray Collaborator: Hua Zheng, Yujing Cao, Weiyi Cao, Patrick Braga Team Leader, Design (50%) & Drawing (50%), 2020 Spring Wynwood Landing will establish a new civic node and precedent for Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transit-oriented future. The proposal better connects the socioeconomically divided neighborhoods of Edgewater, Overtown, and Wynwood Norte across the tracks. A neighborhood center in the form of a generous public space, Manatee Place, extends above the tracks, establishing the rail station as an attractor and destination rather than a divider. Manatee Place reaches out with four linear extensions, supporting neighborhood accessibility and social interaction. Development at this new commuter rail and local activity node will promote equitable development by reserving 30% of housing units as affordable. We will include community organizations to meet housing needs of veterans, seniors, LGBT seniors, homeless youth, and others who have been unfairly denied housing. To avoid artist displacement, existing businesses and studios will be considered from the start, with new studio and live-work spaces reserved for them.Although the site faces minimal stormwater and sea level rise risk, the adjacent lots face a tenuous future. We therefore propose an open space network of several resilient, sponge-like parks which absorb rainwater during storms but otherwise act as unstructured playspaces. Brownfield parcels north of NE 29th St will be part of the network. These crucial landscape features extend the surrounding neighborhoods and thereby offer surrounding residents equitable access to Manatee Place.

- 2020 ULI Hines Student Competition | 01. 2020

02 BEIJING DANWEI COMPOUND 2.0 Urban Research & Design Test of Beijing Danwei (Work Unit) Compound | Beijing Project: Graduation Project of TJU & POLIMI Instructor: Yiru Huang, Luca Fabris Individual Work, 2018 Fall Danwei, the communist work-life urban unit, into today’s Chinese cities was usually an enclosed community, built by government or state-owned corporations, to provide jobs, housing and other welfare facilities to their employees. It then represented a unique vision of constructing city in China under Planned Economy. However, the physical walls of these outdated superblock compound units became problematic nowadays. They caused traffic congestions, inefficient urban space utilization, and ultimately the privatization of public facilities. To solve the problem, I transformed the solemn walls in Danwei to a more nuanced boundary, so to encourage collaborations between different parties in the city. In this way, a clear boundary was created between the street level public space and the new “second level” private residential space, in order to protect the property rights, and in the meantime, maximize the denizens’ uses of public space. Therefore, a more porous interface between Danwei dwellers and the urban public replaced the existing solemn walls.

- The Excellent Graduation Thesis of TJU & POLIMI, Master of Architecture | 04. 2019

03 FLEXIBLE LANDSCAPE Architectural Design of The Urban Installation | Shanghai Project: Urban Public Cultural Activity & Shanghai Art Fair & Shanghai Urban Space Art Season Collaborator: Yan Wang, Weile Huang, Yibo Wang Schematic Design (50%) & Diagram (100%), 2015 Fall During the period of Aug/2015 and Sep/2015, there were a series of public cultural activities named “Gravitational Field——interconnections between architecture and public culture” helding in the Jing’an Temple Square, which is the most prosperous site in Shanghai. And one architectural installation — 《Flexible Landscape》was born, which is both artistic and practical. Jing’an Temple Square is relatively 7m lower than West Nanjing Road, so the installation is understood as a set of open landscape in this site, and looks like a bonsai of the city, getting involved with a soft and light profile. Two arc-shaped ridges scattered, as if mountains in the basin, cleverly responding to the open stage and the crowded metro exit. Due to the square stone material ground does not allow any damage, the whole installation was impossible to has basis or ground fixation. And considering of the powerful typhoon damage, the designers eventually decided to adopt 50 pieces of streamline 20-meter long wooden bamboo forming a fluctuating body. In the August of Shanghai, the temperature was scorching, this “arc-mountain ” provided space for abundant public activities in the square with the two shaded space. The water mist sprays hidden in the gap of frame continuing cooled the square. Meanwhile, mist-shrouded scene enhanced the sight of the visual impression of urban landscape bonsai. Under the summer sun, and occasionally appeared a rainbow on top of the mountain, which maked people feel relaxing. The installation itself was a work of art, as well as a space for other activities. A series of public events happened in this “Landscape Bonsai” one after another, here was the experimental field, theater, exhibition, market, playground. It inspires the vitality and creativity of the city, and displayed the open spirit of the city by an architectural way.

- Silver Award, Crossing Boundaries CIID 2015 Open Show | 10. 2015 - Archdaily: https://www.archdaily.com/775968/flexible-landscape-goa-architects | 10. 2015 -Gooood: https://www.gooood.cn/flexible-landscape-by-goa-and-caup.htm?lang=en | 10. 2015 - Shanghai Urban Space Art Season 2015 & Shanghai Art Fair | 08. 2015 - 11. 2015 - The 106th ACSA Annual Meeting with the theme of “The Ethical Imperative”, Denver | 03. 2018 - The SINGULAR POINT in 90s, Exhibition, Harvard GSD, Beijing / 01. 2020

04 DYNAMIC THRESHOLD Urban Design of The Massport Site in South Boston | Boston Project: Harvard GSD MAUD Core Studio - Elments of Urban Design Instructor: Stephen Gray, Rahul Mehrotra, Peter Rowe, Michael Manfredi Collaborator: Sai Joshi Design (50%) & Drawing (80%) & Model (50%), 2019 Fall The project’s strategy focused on the physical changes that the site has undergone over the last decades. The project derives its purpose from on site land changes and reclamation that the site underwent over the last few decades. We were interested to study the relationship of the three adjacent districts (Seaport, commercial and Industrial) on our site and what their relationship is to water. With high contamination levels on site and the duration that would take to revitalize the land + high land value of the existing site – we took a decision to shift our site’s focus to the three distinct districts – near seaport district and the seafood processing centers, near convention center and near the neighborhood. As we started designing and understanding these adjacencies, the parcel of water coinciding the three districts became our focus and driver for the design. We were interested to understand how water can be used as a dominant physical element for our design. This further led us to the question, ‘what are the repercussions of letting water as a physical element dominate our design?’ Hence, the project focused on studying sea level rise and flooding in our site area. This led us to a broader ecological thought that – water or the natural environment today is trying to claim back its land back from us that we reclaimed. What if we give this land back to the environment? What if we let nature take its course and start claiming its land from us? Our design evolved at the threshold of a man-made intervention and the environment’s natural course back into the land. The design aims to accommodate all the fluctuations from today to the earliest flooding threshold of 75 years when the sea level rises by 5 ft and more than 70% of our site will claimed back by water. Our project explores the idea of transient landscapes on site to cope with flooding and sea level rise projections. The design explores thresholds and intersections between the 'controlled’grid of the neighborhood fabric and the‘natural’transient flood lines by regenerating landscapes.

- High Pass in GSD MAUD Core Studio | 12. 2019

05 ABOVE THE STATION & BELOW THE TRACK Architectural Design of Urban Abandoned Space along Shanghai Metro Line 3 | Shanghai Project: HYP Cup 2019 International Student Competition in Architectural Design Instructor: Prof. Xiahong Hua, Mr. Shen Zhuang Collaborator: Hongbo Jiang Design (50%) & Drawing (60%) , 2019 Fall Functioning as the mega infrastructure, Shanghai Metro Line 3 greatly contributes to urban mobility, urban vitality, as well as the efficiency of civic operation. However, it has a negative impact on its neighborhood area, such as noise and segregation. When walking along the urban space around the Line 3, countless fragment space which has been broken by the Line 3 could be seen. As a result, users could only passively accept the impact of this kind of hetero-scale space on daily life and such non-benign interaction has been creating the marginal zone in plenty of city center area. We are sorting out the overall spatial form covered by Line 3, as well as exploring the characteristics, potentials and deficiencies of the place to explore the possibility of urban regeneration under the metro coverage, which was generally regarded as the marginal and negative space, thus creating a unique place spirit. Based on the field work, the northeast side of Baoshan Road Station was chosen as the design base for researching interaction happening between daily life of people and space to regenerate a new living space. The design is based on the concept of â&#x20AC;&#x153;under the light rail and above the stationâ&#x20AC;? to solve the problem, enhancing the complexity of area by various mixed functions of serving residents and commuters are concentrated in the space under the light rail coverage of the north base. On the other hand, it aims to alleviate urban problems and bring more vitality to the neighborhood "above the station". Two parts complement each other, forming a benign positive relationship. The diverse design will regenerate the urban space by reasonably arranging various functions such as transportation, commerce, office, community, greening, and residence, and by using the three-dimensional streamline to enhance efficiency to achieve the unique perception experience brought from the light rail, as the carrier.

06 HIGH-TECH WING Urban Design of Suburburban Context in Westwood, MA | Boston Project: Harvard GSD MAUD Core Studio - Elments of Urban Design Instructor: Stephen Gray, Rahul Mehrotra, Peter Rowe, Michael Manfredi Collaborator: Harry Zheng Design (60%) & Drawing (90%) & Model (30%), 2019 Fall Suburban area used to have a challenge that is lacking connections within surrounding neighborhoods. Focused on the Westwood area, we found three main spots closes to our site, route 128 train station, the center of Westwood where there is the only stop for MBTA Bus transportation, and Norfolk County at southeast side of which is close to our site. As a part of the Amtrak train network, our site is isolated to surroundings. The only relationship among them is University Avenue, which plays a critic role in delivering the connection with each other while some industry and commercial developments are happening along the road. Based on this situation and analysis above, we find there is a new potential and possibility that our site could be a start point to become a sustainable high-tech corridor in a suburban environment. We name it High-tech Wing, which could form a secure spine connection with the center of Westwood and the Norfolk County. The University Avenue, as a leading infrastructure, provides an opportunity to create a public corridor. Most of the new and high dense developments would happen mainly along this street. Besides that, a proposed cultural corridor could connect with Norfolk county and form a complete suburban design, finally become a High -tech wing.

- High Pass in GSD MAUD Core Studio | 12. 2019

07 NEW WALL Architectural Design of Museum of Dule Temple in Jixian | Tianjin Project: Graduate Collaborative Design Workshop of TIT, Tokyo Instructor: Fangji Wang, Shinichi Okuyama Individual Work, 2017 Spring Dule Temple is a rare Liao Dynasty architecture, the city landmark and the most important historical relics of Jixian. Nowadays, the gradually revealed historical value of Dule Temple and the prosperous tourism industry bring more and more visitors to this city. The existing outbuildings and outer space of the temple are not capable of realizing its present cultural responsibility. Moreover, the surrounding urban areas of Dule Temple are facing the same problem. A contradiction between the condition of existing urban space and the daily needs of the people living here could be perceived. In addition, the colorful ancient architectural language of Dule Temple and its heritage identity make the monument be isolated from the public space outside. In order to solve out these problems, this design transformed the ancient eastern wall of temple into a New Wall, which was a overhead linear space,combined with a crevice underground. It served as the function of museum and public activity, in order to coalesce tourists & local residents, and religion & daily life.

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08 SHENZHEN URBAN CAMPUS Urban Research & Design Test along The Secondary Borderline in Shenzhen Project: Graduation Design of TJU Instructor: Jianlong Zhang, Chengyu Sun, Shiling Zheng, Qing Chang Individual Work, 2016 Spring In 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to China from Britain, the government retained the first boundary between Hong Kong and mainland China, but at the same time removed the second boundary to integrate the once isolated special economic zone into the city. After the physical separation was eliminated, however, the social segregation across the boundary did not come to rest. Therefore, this design aimed at restoring social unity in the city through architecture. I found that in Shenzhen, a melting pot of domestic migrants, education is not only advocated by the government but also valued by most immigrants climbing up the social ladder. Accordingly, I proposed an “urban campus” that ran through the entire city along the secondary physical boundary. It was an urban infrastructure that could be utilized for vocational training, general education and other leisure activities. In this way, the previous boundary for separation became the core region of the city, connecting people across the boundary through education, creating a vibrant public space.

- The Highest honor in CAUP, Professional Learning Award (Design Class), The 13th Academy Award of TJU | 07. 2016 - The Excellent Graduation Design of TJU, Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture | 07. 2016 - Outstanding Award, TEAM20 Award for New Talent in Architecture and Urban Planning | 08. 2016 - AESOP Annual Congress 2018 with the Theme of “Making Space for Hope”, Goteborg | 07. 2018

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