SIJIA JIANG
Matser of Landscape Architecture Candidate, Harvard University Sijia_jiang@gsd.harvard.edu
MULTI-SPECIES CIVILIZATIONS OVER RUINS
Soil Treatment Modification of Landfills and Legal Identity Transformation of Waste Pickers
THE REGENERATION OF THE
YELLOW CROAKER
WINDSCAPE – FLOW OF WIND
Marine Community Planning and Recovery Plans for Marine Animals Using topography to shape wind corridors for a new energy park
WIND AS MEMORY
TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARCHITECTURE AND GARDEN DESIGN
WUDAOKOU URBAN OPEN SPACE DESIGN
MULTI-SPECIES CIVILIZATIONS OVER RUINS
Soil Treatment Modification of Landfills and Legal Identity Transformation of Waste Pickers
Site location: Kampala, Uganda, East Africa
Project type: Individual work (Private)
Duration: August 2022 - October 2023
The kiteezi landfill has been carrying the city's entire waste load for the past half century, and the land has become heavily contaminated. With the impending closure of the landfill, I proposed to transform it into an eco-park that would serve the residents of the surrounding community. For landfill management, I advocated waste consumption through a collaborative approach of artificial composting and bird consumption. Waste pickers, once a marginalized group, have been able to legitimately participate in the construction of the park. Through site preparation, composting, planting of cash crops, and management of waste transportation and disposal, waste pickers have gradually transformed themselves into important players in the maintenance of the area. The entire site will be renewed based on the metabolism of soil microorganisms, phytoremediation methods, bird habits, and human management to create a cooperative ecosystem.
THE REGENERATION OF THE YELLOW CROAKER
Marine Community Planning and Recovery Plans for Marine Animals
Site location: Fujian, China, Asia
Project type: Collaborative work
Duration: July-November 2023
Individual contribution: preliminary data collection, strategy proposal, scheme design, electronic, modeling, drawing, and physical model production
Sanduao in Ningde City, Fujian Province, has a vast sea area of 714 square kilometers, with a small inner mouth and a large belly, and only one outlet on the eastern side, making it a natural deep-water harbor as well as a spawning ground for migrating groups of wild greater amberjack. The fishermen in Ningde City have a tradition of farming yellow croaker, and the fishermen involved in aquaculture build fishing rafts, live in homemade floating fishing houses at sea, and use nets to farm yellow croaker. In recent years, the unorganized development of marine aquaculture has caused a series of ecological problems such as marine pollution, and at the same time, it has affected the reproduction of wild yellow croaker populations, making yellow croaker a critically endangered species. We propose the strategy of developing deep-sea pelagic aquaculture, establishing a marine community, and developing deep-sea aquaculture off Sanduao. This will improve the quality of seafood and ensure the protection of natural ecology while increasing the economic interests of fishermen. Reducing the aquaculture area in the Sanduao inland sea also means returning the sea area to nature and protecting the interests of marine organisms such as wild yellow croaker.
In the specific design, we plan to use the 2.1 billion tons of waste rock generated by land reclamation in the Sanduao area as raw material for island stacking in the outer sea. Different sizes and types of islands correspond to different functions and development plans. Nearshore islands will be developed mainly for fish farming and tourism. The islands in the central part of the island are mainly used for aquaculture of algae and other seafood. The deep-water islands will be used mainly for aquaculture of adult yellow croaker, processing and foreign trade. The formation of the island chain corresponds to the landing of the production line for tourism, nursery, aquaculture and processing. After the completion of adult fish culture, we plan to release a portion of yellow croaker to promote the recovery of wild yellow croaker population. Based on this plan, the economy and ecology of the Sanduao area can be synergistically developed.
WINDSCAPE – FLOW OF WIND
Using topography to shape wind corridors for a new energy park
Site location: Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Project type: Individual work
Duration: September-December 2024
What will an urban energy park look like in 2060?
This design aims to explore landscape forms never before envisioned. In Massachusetts, People reside in 2,894,484 housing units. Those kinds of numbers mean high demand for electricity. How can the value of Rumney Marsh be fully realized without over-modifying it? The prevailing northwesterly winds often sweep strongly across this expanse, so I wanted to utilize the original natural resource, the wind, to energize the urban system.
In the Landfill area of the site, the project will utilize special topography and planting forms to direct the wind, enhance it, and collect it for power generation. The entire site will be transformed into a renewable energy park where people interact with natural elements.
Site 2 is located in the southeast of Marsh, directly connected to the sea. The project will create a small dyke and shoal near the shoreline, and place wind turbines offshore to supply electricity to the surrounding community and mitigate the effects of inundation from sea level rise.
Design sites are located on a power transmission line and among some power plants. In the future, it will be an important nodal area for the city's energy supply.
WIND AS MEMORY
Urban Cemetery Design Using Wind as a Medium of Connection between the Living and the Dead
Site location: Toronto, Canada, North America
Project type: Individual work
Duration: September-December 2023
"Do you know what's ahead?"
"Up ahead? Up ahead is a grave."
"No, no, no, no. There are many wildflowers, little ponds. It is also a wind farm, and I used to play with it to see their ......"
As part of the central area of the city, York Cemetery should actively build connections with the neighborhood. How could we create a medium between the living and the dead? Toronto's high winds captured my imagination. The shape of the windmill's blades resembles that of a memorial cross, and I proposed the idea of using the windmill as a memorial marker while harnessing the westerly winds on the site to power the surrounding community. The topography, the water, and the windmill are all organically connected through the element of the cross. I wanted to provide a functional site while expressing remembrance in the form of earth art.
From north to south, the perimeter of the site transitions from the main downtown street to the neighborhoods and connects to natural woodlands. As visitors tour the site, they experience the transformation from an urban event space to a monumental space. As the spatial scale expands, the atmosphere of the site gradually changes from relaxed and lively to serene and beautiful. As part of the city's green space system, memorial gardens should not only be places of mourning for burial, but should also be multifunctional and provide public space to serve the city's residents.
