PORTFOLIO TIANYU XING UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SELECTED WORK FROM 2019-2020
01 COMMON GROUND: SITE DESIGN OF GRONVOLD OSLO Landscape design conception for public space of Gronvold, Oslo PROJECT TYPE: Common ground design INSTRUCTOR: Sahoko Yui SCALE: Medium Scale LOCATION: OSLO, NORWAY DATE: April, 2019 Our site inventory and analysis suggest that we are currently facing drastic climate change, detachment from nature and local culture, and a lack of suitable gathering area on site. Our goal is to improve the community’s health by creating a welcoming green common ground with a comfortable microclimate, designed topography, and exciting programs to encourage local users to connect with nature, simultaneously bringing nature, aesthetics, and history into the site to achieve a healthy living lifestyle. Our concept is to honor the old and bring in the new. We first identified the site’s existing features, such as the main traffic road, the two farmhouses, and the surrounding land use. Besides keeping parts of these old elements, we are also added new design elements.
HAND DRAFTED PROPOSAL Group project: Yikai Su, Yitong Zhang, Tianyu Xing. All the graphics and model provide by Tianyu Xing
Besides the old and the new, we also thought about nature and the city. Oslo has a high volume of green space according to the healthy living index. Can natural and urban elements coexist on this site? Encouraging people to use this place for their daily needs and offering an opportunity for them to interact with nature in their busy daily lives. This project strives to reserve the city’s old links with nature and add in new connections to the urban environment.
SITE BACKGROUND The site background research can become a reflection of some specific perspective of the site and place surrounding the area. With this analysis, we can imply the problem of location and demands of the user group.
SITE PHOTO AND PROBLEMS
Farm House
Blocks the circulation, and takes a lot of space from open area.
CITY FABIRC & LAND USE
Pedestrain
There is no pedestrain next to the road, so the circulation is not save and clear.
Alley
There is not buffer zone between the factory and the residential area.
High-density housing Low-density housing Site School Office building Factory Commercial
CITY GREEN SYSTEM Cemetery
13.4%
Sport field
6.3%
Private own SITE
Open space
The green open space in front of the office building does not have any feature for people to stay or enjoy.
Multi-function
There are different types of buildings surrounding the site which generate various demands.
DOWNTOWN OSLO
Privacy
People in the office building can easily see what is going on in the residential area, so the residents lack privacy.
17.4%
Public park
28.7%
Forest and wilde
34.3%
SITE ANALYSIS AND USERS Base on the analysis of the site existing condition, the future proposal, and the data I collect, I derive the user group with their proportion, their demands of this site in the future, and their existing problems.
PROPOSAL PLAN AND ANALYSIS ACCESS TRANSPORTATION
IMMIGRANT: 34% NATIVE: 66%
CAR: 38% BUS: 54% BIKE/WALK: 8%
WORK CATEGORY
LEASEHOUDER: 41% HOUSEOWNER: 59%
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Pedestrian / bike path Secondary road Main road
LEASEHOUDER/OWNER
27%
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AGE GROUPS
BUSSINESS: 38% EDUCATION: 25% RESIDENTIAL: 27%
0-17: 25% 18-64: 62% 65+: 13%
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18%
47%
Proposed Plazas
Green space for office workers to release their stress
School Office building Mixed commerical Residential
Effective circulation to the office buildings.
Green space and sitting area for lunch break.
Open stage outside of the school for parents waiting or emergency evacuation.
Public interior space for meetings and business events.
Outdoor amphitheater for outdoor lectures or other events.
Lawn for students to do outdoor activities and events for certain time of the year.
Gathering space can improve community engagement for the residents.
Community garden can also become a tool of education and enhance students relationship.
Lawn for residents to play with their pets.
Pedestrian and green space for residents to do outdoor activities such as biking and running.
Buffer zone between the residetial area and school area creates privacy for the residents.
DESIGN CONCEPT OF NEURAL NETWORK
STUNDENTS
B
RESIDENTS
DECK FOR DINNING BASED ON EXISTING FARM HOUSE
MASTERPLAN GREEN SKYWALK
COFFEE HOUSE BASED ON EXISTING FARM HOUSE GLASS HOUSE UNDER SKYWALK GREEN SKYWALK
A
OFFICE WORKERS OPEN SPACE
COMMUNITY GARDEN
SITE
AMPHITHEATER
USER CIRCULATION
POINTS OF FEATURED LOCATION
WATER FEATURE
A’
SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL
GATHERING SPACE
OFFICE BUILDING RESIDENTIAL
SITE LAWN LAWN GATHERING SEAT WALL
SCHOOL OFFICE BUILDING MULTI-FUNCTION PATH
B’
N
Based on the site analysis, proposal plan, and the locations of different buildings and community types, the neural network shows the most desired circulation for the site. The shape of the circulation network. becomes an inspiration and a part of my design. the form is also a reflection of the practical usage of the site.
SECTION EVALUATION SKYWALK
DINNING DECK COFFEE HOUSE
GLASS HOUSE UNDER SKYWALK
PEDESTRIAN
COMMUNITY GARDEN
PATH UNDER SKYWALK AMPHITHEATER
WATER FEATURE
A-A’ SECTION
PATH UNDER SKYWALK SKYWALK
WATER FEATURE GREEN SPACE
GATHERING SPACE
GLASS HOUSE UNDER SKYWALK COMMUNITY GARDEN AMPHITHEATER
B-B’ SECTION
LAWN PATH
- Amphitheater next to the proposed school. - Community garden next to the proposed school. - Playground/ lawn on the green skywalk next to the school. - Open space under the green skywalk in front of the school gate.
PERSPECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL AREA
- Gathering space for residents’ daily activities and water feature. - Glass house under green skywalk. - Residents’ daily activities such as exercising on the pedestrian path next to the residential area. - Residents play with their families and pets on the lawn.
PERSPECTIVES OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA
- Accessible green space next to the office building. - Meeting in the coffee house based on farm house. - Dinning deck on the skywalk during lunch time. - Effective circulation leading to the office building.
PERSPECTIVES OF THE OFFICE AREA
02 Comprehensive Part: Davis Central Park Retrofit Landscape design conception for north side of the Davis Central Park
PROJECT TYPE: Urban park design INSTRUCTOR: Kevin Robert Perry SCALE: Small Scale LOCATION: Davis, CA DATE: February, 2020 Davis Central Park plays a significant role in Davis people’s daily lives. The park is located in downtown Davis next to 5th St and B St. There are many destinations in the park such as a city museum, a bicycling hall, a kids’ playground, a botanical garden, and a city lawn. The park also has potential for holding large events, such as the weekly held farmer’s market and some assemblies. However, the north side of the park seems not as well designed as the other parts of the park to attract people. The north side of the park contains many circulation paths, but no one wants to stay in this area.
RENDERING OF THE ENTRANCE Group project: Doris Zeng, Chris Huang, Tianyu Xing.
After a site visit and discussion, my partners and I observed some existing problems that explain why people don’t want to stay on the site. Based on our site analysis, we came up with a design conception that embraces the ideologies of sustainable development and user diversity. The design attracts different types of people, such as students, kids, families, and seniors. To attract people and achieve the goal of sustainable design, we designed features into this site and built an unique system to cope with different weather conditions and maintenance.
SITE ANALYSIS Sacramento, CA
LOCATION MAPPING I-5, Highway
Daivs Central Park I-80, Highway
Downtown Daivs University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Pedestrian/circulation Bike lane on the side
Family activities
Pets friendly
City lawn Wind from north
Central park gardens B St
Noise from Traffic: B St contains a large amount of traffic, and the site is exposed to the noise, which makes it uncomfortable to stay at the place. There is no buffer zone between the site and the traffic to block the traffic’s noise and visual, making people feel insecure and uncomfortable to walk or stay on the site. Flooding: The stormwater management system is not convincing enough, so the lawn and pedestrian paths will flood on a rainy day.
US Bicycling Hall of Fame
Hattie Weber Museum of Davis Street parking Playground
Awning/farmer’s market
Due to the ineffective stormwater management system, the lawn on the site can’t grow well, and it remains too wet for people to walk on it after a rainy day. Wind: The wind from the north side of the site will come into the site most of a year. There is no windbreak on the north side of the site, and it feels cold on the site during a windy day.
Russell Blvd / 5th St
ANALYSIS MAPPING Rendering by Tianyu Xing, Site photo took by Chirs Huang
DESIGN CONCEPT Base on our site analysis, Wind, Noise, and Stormwater are three main problems exsiting at the site.
When people walk through this sidewalk, they are exposed to the noise from the traffic.
The wind can easily go through the exsiting edge of the site.
The wind coming from the northside crosses the 5th St into the site. Especially during the windy season, it will be freezing to stay on the site.
Lawn
On a rainy day, the sidewalk on the site always becomes wet and slippery, and without management, it is harmful to the soil structure, and some plants can not live with a large amount of water.
Curb cut on the side curb
Noise Isolation
Sidewalk St
In the rainy season, the sidewalk is always wet which is not comfortable to walk on.
Noise from the traffic on both 5th St and Lincoln Hwy are also a factor that discourages people from staying on the site. The speed of the traffic and the noise make people feel insecure.
Conifer Windbreak
5th
03 Stromwater -- Management
02 Noise -- Noise isolation
01 Wind -- Windbreak
Sidewalk H
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Lawn
Water Tank
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RTH
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Pipe 2% Slope sidewalk Rain Garden Rim
Our design concept creates a windbreak of conifers on the northside of the park to block the wind and create a comfortable place for people who want to stay on the site.
To solve this problem, we designed a buffer zone on the side of Lincoln Hwy. This wide buffer zone with medium height plants will not only isolate the noise from the traffic but also become a botanical garden. So people can enjoy the view of plants when they walk through.
The curb cut and slope for the sidewalk will guide the stormwater into the rain garden. The stormwater carries a lot of pollution factors, and the pollution will be irreversible if it directly goes into the underground water. The plants in the rain garden can filter out most of the pollution factors.
MASTERPLAN
GATEWAY Bio-Swale collects water from the road through the curb cut
A
B
1 ft depth rain garden with rim collects water from surrounding pavement
BUFFER ZONE/BOANICAL GARDEN In order to design a buffer zone that has a connection to the site, we designed the buffer zone to be a botanical garden.
B’
Conifer/ Windbreak
1 ft deepth rain garden with rim which collect excessed water from the 8 inch depth rain garden, and also collect water from the building.
A’
Curb cut on the side of the road 1ft depth rain garden with rim collects the stormwater from road through the curb cut on the side of road and the surrounding pavement to water the botanical garden.
8 inches depth rain garden collects the stormwater from road through the curb cut on the side of road. If the water overflows, it will go to the 1ft depth rain garden under the wood board.
8 inches depth rain garden with rim collects water from surrounding pavement to water the botanical garden.
C’
N
C
Catch basion
14 inch height seat wall 1 ft depth rain garden with rim collects water from surrounding pavement 1 ft depth rain garden with rim collects water from surrounding pavementand the lawn, after which the water will go through the wood board and curb cut.
DESIGN PROPOSAL
Perspective rendering of main features of the park
Perspective rendering of main features of the park
Modeling and Rendering by Tianyu Xing
SECTION: A A’
Rendering by: Doirs Zeng
Modeling and Rendering by Tianyu Xing
1ft depth rain garden collecting excess stormwater from 8 inches rain garden and building
Wood board
2% slope pavement under the wood board
8 inches depth rain garden collecting water from the road
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Perspective rendering of botanical garden Modeling and Rendering by Tianyu Xing
8 inches depth rain garden collecting water from the road
Perspective rendering of seat wall Modeling and Rendering by Tianyu Xing
Path
Botanical garden
14 “ height seat wall
Lawn
SECTION: B B’
Rendering by: Doirs Zeng
RAIN GARDEN
Wood board Water tank collecting excess stormwater from the rain garden.
SECTION: C C’
Rendering by: Doirs Zeng and Tianyu Xing
2% slope pavement under the wood board
1ft depth rain garde Collecting excessed stormwater from 8 inches rain garden and building
Curb cut on the side of the road 8 inches depth rain garden collecting water from the road
Raining day perspective
Modeling and rendering by Tianyu Xing
03 Sacramento Railyards: Symbiosis Landscape design conception of Sacramento Railyard
PROJECT TYPE: Commerical site design INSTRUCTOR: SAHOKO YUI SCALE: LARGE SCALE LOCATION: SACRAMENTO CA DATE: JUNE, 2020
The Sacramento Railyards is located in downtown Sacramento. Next to the Sacramento River, the site lies between a gift of nature and an urban developement. I generated the idea of symbiosis because this modern city currently does not maintain a balance between its history, recent modern development, human cultures, and nature. Based on the site analysis, I found some problems with Sacramento’s green space, waterfront, users’ expectations, and demands.
OURDOOR FURNITURE AT OPEN SPACE Individual project by Tianyu Xing
I tried to design this site into a symbiotic system of Sacramento’s history, modern development, natural features, and artificial elements. To provide visitors with more accessible and safe water feature and greenspace, I brought the water into the site and created a skywalk with green space above it. There are several sets of hexagon cell structures under the skywalk, and those structures will replace the old renovation zone in the proposal but keep the same amount of commercial demands. My expectation for this design is to use a symbiotic system to bring balance between human and nature, and the old and the new.
SITE ANALYSIS
DISCOVERY PARK, 35 min SUTTER’S FORT STATE PARK, 50 min
AMERICAN RIVERN, 25 min MATSUI WATERFRONT PARK, 18 min
SACRAMENTO RIVERFRONT, 15 min
SITE
CAL STATE RAILROAD MUSEUM, 14 min
I-5 FREEWAY
RIVER WALK PARK, 25 min OLDTOWN SACRAMENTO, 18 min CAPTIAL BUILDING, 25min DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, 25 min CALIFORNIA MUSEUM, 30 min
CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL PARK 25 min
SOUTHSIDE PARK, 30 min
MAJOR AUTOMOBILE CIRCULATION SACRAMENTO HISTORIC CITY CEMETERY, 38 min
SACRAMENTO RIVER
USER ANALYSIS: INTERVIEWS NIGHT ACTIVITIES 32%
SENSE OF COMMUNITY 36%
NO IDENTITY 16%
OPEN SPACE 20%
HISTORY 4% HISTORY 4% Expected Features of the Sacramento Railyards
Identity of Sacramento
CONNECTION TO ALL SACRAMENTO 36% AFFORDABLE HOUSING 24% FARM TO FORK 16%
TREE CAPITAL 28%
Homeless
Concern
Large amount of green space Night activity not enough
Residents of Sacramento
Public transportation not enough
Concern
Night activity not enough Homeless
People living outside of Sacramento
Expectation
Small bussiness
Likes
Waterfront Sense of small community
Likes Green canopy Food from sacramento
Sacramento culture
Connnection to other parts of sacramento Site developers
Cultural diversity
Expectation
Culture diversity Potential ability for different events
GREEN SAPCE AND WATERFRONT ANALYSIS PARK NEXT TO COMMERICAL DISTRICT
PARK NEXT TO APARTMENT COMPLEX
The limited amount of green space in this area lacks features that encourage people to use the park next to the commercial district. A small number of trees located along the street, and some are in the park.
The park next to the apartment complex has more green space and higher accessibility than the park next to the commercial district, but it only serves people who live close to it.
GREEN SPACE AT SINGLE HOUSE RESIDENTIAL
The residential area’s green space is not accessible for most people; some are even under private ownership.
In the park, the amount of canopy is higher than that in the commercial area.
The proportion of green space to hardscape is low.
To accomodate busy circulations, most of the park is pavement instead of green space.
The large lawn in the park has potential for many types of daily activities. The park can only serve people who live within walking distance because there is not enough parking space next to the park.
The park next to the apartment complex has less pavement, saving a lot of space for natural elements.
Some of the green space are in the backyards of the residents’ houses which can only be accessed by the owners.
Most of the trees are along the street or in the middle of the road.
The streetscapes are all in the middle of the road which is not access to anyone. The streetscapes are all in the middle of the road which is not access by people.
COMMERICAL WATERFRONT
DESIGNED WATERFRONT PARK
NATURAL WATERFRONT
The waterfront in commercial areas such as Old Town Sacramento is not accessible to pedestrians .
The designed waterfront parks have features and green space for visitors, but the water feature is not safe.
The natural waterfront has no feature for visitors, and also the water feature is dangerous for visitors.
MAINTAINED TREES
STORE
NO MAINTAINED TREES
PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN WOOD BOARD
BENCH
NO FEATURE FOR USAGE
GENTLE SLOPE
PRECIPITOUS SLOPE
BROADWALK
WATER FEATURE NOT ACCESSIBLE
WATER FEATURE NOT SAFE FOR ACCESS
WATER FEATURE DANGEROUS ACCESS
DESIGN PLANNING Since the renovation zone is defined with a new meaning and function as an accessible multi-function green space, it became a symbol of natural elements.
The Shop area is renovated from the old railyard workshop, which represents Sacramento railyards’ historical identities. The new design will keep some original elements of the site.
To provide an accessible and safe water feature, I came up with the idea of bringing in the Sacramento river’s water.
Since there is already a “shop “ zone, the new design will distinguish the renovation zone instead of making it shop zoon II. Based on the urban tissue analysis, I thought of defining the renovation zone as an accessible green space with a multi-function potential area.
Meanwhile I still needed to keep about the same amount of stores and commercial space. So, a significant part of the design is to create a “skywalk” with green space above this area. But the stores on the ground still have a connection to this new renovation zone.
The shop zone will extend to the renovation zone on the ground. The new shop zone contains several meanings: the reflection of artificial elements, the site’s identity, and Sacramento’s history.
The skywalk not only creates more space for both natural and artificial elements but also provides more efficiency and accessibility for circulations than the regular pedestrian path does.
The skywalk also provides more connection to the rest of the Sacramento.
The skywalk also connects to the residential zone.
DESIGN CONCEPTION ORGANIC SHAPE
The organic shape can break the traditional urban green space. Which means it is not only a new shape but also provides more features and circulations above this type of green space.
SACRAMENTO RIVER The Sacramento River is an identity of local culture and also a sign of natural elements. So I used its curve and organic shape to improve some existing green space in Sacramento.
TENT A symbol of Sacramento’s history and a sign of human society and exploration in California.
HEXAGON The top view of the tent is a hexagon. This geometric shape provides a connection between each other. This hexagon shape reflects a small community’s feeling and engagement.
CONVERT The hexagon structure can convert into different sizes to have other functions, but each unit can still connect with each other. Which also represents the cultural diversity and connection between each community.
MASTERPLAN HEX-OF-04G Lawn Under the skywalk
Hexagon cell Multifunctional structure under skywalk
Lawn Green space on the ground Lamp on the skywalk
Lawn Green space on the ground
Skywalk connect to the residential area
Waterfront deck HEX-OF-04G Lawn On the skywalk
Waterfeature
The skywalk and the green space above it are a symbol of nature, and the hexagon cell structures under them will become artificial elements in this symbiotic system.
Waterfeature HEX-OF-05L
The whole structure shows the relationship between human and nature. Human need to protect and support nature and blend with it, just as some of the hexagon cells are breaching the green space above the skywalk. Still, most of the structure can never overwhelm nature.
i-5 HWY Skywalk
Bikeline HEX-OF-01HW HEX-OF-02HW HEX-OF-05L
Historical buildings convert into shops Skywalk connect to the office
HEX-OF-03G TRI-OF-01N
Lamp
Tree in the planter
HEX-OF-02HW
These two types of outdoor furniture are under i-5 Hwy. Since they are under the freeway, which is dark and lacks features, these two benches with lamps on top provide more light under i-5, 01 is for single or couples, 02 is for small groups of people and family.
HEX-OF-03G
Planter
Bench
Plants Skylight
HEX-OF-01HW
The skywalk also creates significant and interesting pedestrian connections to the site’s surrounding areas, such as office buildings, hospital, and residential space.
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HEX-OF-04G
These two types of outdoor features are on the skywalk and some other places on the site. The hexagon shape of these outdoor features represents the combination of artificial elements and nature, which also reflects the concept of symbiosis and mimics the skywalk and hexagon cells under it.
Table
HEX-OF-05L
TRI-OF-01N
This outdoor hexagon is located at open space to pro- This outdoor feature is only located at the space between the two hisvide shade and seating for groups of people or families. torical buildings ( which will be converted into shopping centers), and provides some elements in the narrow space and some utility features for people to use and stay.
EXHIBITION
PERSPECTIVE-SECTION AND DETAIL
HEX-SL-03
POSSIBLITY
The hexagon cells can accomodate different activities to provide more connections between different types of stores.
STORE
RESTAURANT
HEX-ET-02
Skylight can bring natural light into the exhibition.
HEX-OG-01
FLEXIBLITY
Extended hexagon cell has a arge space to contain more customer and activities. The hexagon cell on the ground has more flexibility than the second and third floors.
Water feature
HEX-OF-03G
Lawn Green space on the ground
MULTIFUNCTION
Hexagon cells can convert into carriers of different types, such as shops, restaurants, exhibitions, pop-ups, and other activities. The hexagon shape is to mimic the tent, which existed in the history of Sacramento. The hexagon cell is not only a combination of historical form and modern function, but also a combination of the different identities of Sacramento, such as diversity and community engagement. All these elements become a symbol of the artificial part of the symbiotic system.
POP-UP HEX-OG-01
Waterfront wood deck
DIVERSITY
Lawn on the skywalk Represent the natural elements above the hexagon cell as a part of the symbiotic system.
HEX-OF-04G EXHIBITION
Ground
RESTARUANT STORE Glass Brings in natureal light and attracts visitors.
HEX-SL-03
Originial hexagon cell Wood HEX-OG-01 Creates a contrast between textures from the outside
POP-UP
PERMUTATIONS
The skylight can give visitors in the exhibition a better experience with natural light.
20 ft
Hexagon framework connects each cell
Half of third story is exposed above the skywalk
Hexagon framework 40 ft
30 ft
Metal HEX-ET-02
20 ft Concrete Represents the artificial elements under skywalk.
Skylight
30 ft
40 ft
The extended hexagon cell can accomodate more customers and activities and have different functions.
20 ft
50 ft
50 ft
Hexagon framework connects each cell
Hexagon framework connects each cell
Lamp
This perspective shows the space above the skywalk and reflects a part of the symbiotic system: green space and hexagon cell structures.
SKYWALK AND SYMBIOSIS WATER FEATURE AND WATERFRONT The new waterfront and wood deck provide a safe and accessible water feature than the Sacramento River’s wild water.
XING TIANYU
THE MAIN LAWN Together, human and nature can have more possibilities and opportunities.
Davis, CA, 95618 EDUCATION UC Davis class of 2020 Bachelor of Science of Landscape Architecture
530-760-9055
txing@ucdavis.edu
Landscape Architecture
Coursework: LDA 23: Landscape Representation (Sofeware learning) LDA 60: Landform and Grading Studio (Grading plan) LDA 70: Introduction to Spacemaking (Sketch and modeling) LDA 160: Design and Build Studio (Constrauction) LDA 161 - Professional Practice (Construction Document) LDA 170 - Site Planning and Design Studio (Albany, CA) LDA 171 - Urban Design and Planning Studio (IFLA competition, OSLO) LDA 182 - Advanced Landscape Architecture Studio(Residential design) LDA 183 - Advanced Landscape Architecture Studio (Green infrastructure) LDA 184 - Capstone Landscape Architecture Studio (Sacramento railyard)
Interior Design
THANKS FOR REVIEWING MY WORK
Coursework: DES 134A: Residential interior architecture design DES 180A: Institutional buildings interior archiecture design DES 180B: Commercial office design
EXPERIENCE INTERSHIP Crystal CG Jun-Aug 2018
Writing Scripts for advertisements videos. Assisting the meeting and presentation and arrange the report for the review session. Contacting customers and contractors.
INTERSHIP ECADI Jun-Aug 2019
Assisting design a gateway for a gardening section of 2021 Shanghai Chongming Flower Fair. Arranging and reviewing presentation outline and translate from Chinese into English. Holding presentations with foreign customers. Communicating with contractors and customers.
SKILLS 2D: Adobe: 3D modeling: Rendering: Mapping:
Autodesk CAD Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom Sketchup, Rhino, Grasshopper Lumion 10.3, V-ray Google earth pro, Mapbox studio, CadMpper
Other:
Handsketch, Physical Model makeing, Film editing, Photoshooting, Dorne