DESIGN BIOGRAPHY About myself

Before entering the Landscape Architecture field, I was interested in mystery novels and movies. During my undergraduate period, I came across a waterfront industrial waste venue, where abandoned ships have been polluting the port. I was attracted by modern ruins and inspired to recreate the industrial past of the place. During my first year studying at the University of Edinburgh, I was involved in the Granton Walled Garden studio (GWG). This project prompted me to reconsider the relationship between humans and nature. I once thought that humans are the subjects of the planet while landscaping is to restore and beautify the environment. However, in continuous learning and selfreflection, I recognised that non-humans and humans are equal communities in the ecosystem. As a landscape architect, I consider it my priority to get to know the site thoroughly and observe what has happened and is happening to discover its distinctive potential. My position is getting clearer gradually which is ‘Respect’: respect for the landscapes around me, for nature, for life. I have always kept sensitivity to the place, materiality and culture, giving my projects a genuine sense of place. My work is to condense and reorganise information, and then convey the spiritual core of the venue. In the future, I will continue to improve my analytical skills, which are the basis of ‘respect’. After graduation, I hope to work in design planning or consultation, especially in the concept generation phase. I am keen to work in a creative design studio and go further with 'respect' and 'sensitivity'.