Master of Landscape Architecture Portfolio, 2020 Candidate

P R T F L I TONG LIU 2020 CANDIDATE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

PROFILE

I am a third-year master of landscape architecture student at Clemson University. My strong passion of design and love of nature make me treat landscape architecture as life-long study and career field. I believe that for a design to be great, it should not only solve the existing problems but also achieve the largest site potential to the public.

SKILLS

SOFTWARE: Adobe design series; Rhino; Sketchup; 3DMax; Lumion; AutoCAD; LAND F/X; Grasshopper; ArcGIS; Microsoft Office; MODEL: CNC; 3D printing; Clay printing; Laser Cutting; Wood Cutting; OTHERS: Group working; Presentation; Hand sketching; Mandarin Chinese.

EXPERIENCE

TEACHING ASSISTANT | 2020.01 - 2020.05 Assist with computer-aid design class.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT | 2018.09 - 2020. 05 Assist professors with their work and research.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE INTERN | 2019.06 - 2019.08 Worked at J.K. Tiller Associates in Bluffton, SC. Mainly responsible for the plan rendering, planting plan and construction documents.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE INTERN | 2018. 07 - 2018.08 Worked at Deep Design in Shanghai, China. My work includes hand sketching, digital model making and renderings.

ACHIEVEMENT

Promising Scholar Award (2018 - 2019) | Clemson University

CONTACT

tliu2@g.clemson.edu tongliu2@outlook.com www.linkedin.com/in/tongliu2

RESUME

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CONNECTION

1

Interdisciplinary Project P1 - P 16

SUNKEN PLAZA Fluid Studio Project P23 - P30

OTHER WORKS Models, Exhibition, Mapping, Sketches P43 - P52

2

SEASHELL TOPOGRAPHY

4

SOFT EDGE

Children’s Playground Design P17 - P22

3 Urban Design for Sea Level Rise P31 - P42

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CONTENTS

INTEREST ZONE

WATER QUALITY

3-Month Project 2019 Fall 210 Acres Clemson, SC Cross-Disciplinary Connection 01

ECOSYSTEM

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CONNECTION Cross-disciplinary Design Land Grant Institution Rsearch Landscape

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Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p1- p2

PARTI

2

1

Renewal + Restoration + Regeneration

RENEWAL ZONE STRATEGY

Cut & Fill

Bridge & Path

Plant & Zone

Native Plan

Water Purification Interaction

To R i

B

Wetland Ecosystem

ver B

ank

A ③

④

①

②

⑥

⑤

⑦ ⑦

A’

pus

Cam To

Bee Pollination

⑫ Education

⑪

⑩

Research

⑦

nt Conservation

⑧

⑨

Landscape

LEGEND 01 - Wood Bridge 02 - Gravel Path 03 - Boardwalk 04 - Wetland Study Building 05 - Wetland Zone 06 - Viewing Platform 07 - Service Path 08 - Plants Research Zone 09 - Conservation Building 10 - Pollination Research Zone 11 - Regeneration Building 12 - Parking Lot

B’

0’ 20’

50’

100’

Architecture

Ecology

200’

400’

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Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p3 - p4

RESEARCH EXTENTION

VALUE & VISION

EXTENTION PROGRAM

The Morrill Acts funded educational institutions by granting federally controlled land to the states for them to sell, to raise funds, to establish and endow “land-grant” colleges. The new mission of these institutions is to develop the extension programs for cross-disciplinary research to solve exsiting issues, such as global warming, wildlife conservation, etc.

POTENTIAL EXTENTION

LAND TRANSFORMATION

Education

Research Interaction

Bee Pollination

1993 - 2007 Conservation Water Purification

2007 - 2015

2015 - 2019

Clemson University historically used this site as a research field to study wetland and plants. By thinking through the most important issue of the site: water quality, research support and the recreational and educational needs of the students and local communities, the three concepts of this design are: Renewal, Reservation and Regeneration.

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Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p5- p6

SECTION ELEVATION

SECTION A-A’

SECTION B-B’

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Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p7- p8

CLAY PRINTING MODULE

PLANTS COLONY

0 year

3 year

5 year

The Wetland Modules have multiple benefits including plant support, habitat creation, water quality management and erosion control. The interlocking components provide flexibility to fulfill both research and recreational needs. Once established, the plants and clay printed modules will enter a natural growth and decomposure process. This creates a research process that can be seen, interacted with and studied. With time, the plants will form colonies with very low maintenance, and the clay printed modules will decompose to the soil. The whole system will gradually transfer into a natural ecosystem.

PLANTING ZONE

ZONE 1 Emergent Wetland Permanently Flooding Water Depth 18”-3’

POND

Pikerelweed Soft-stem Bulrush

Pond Weeds

ZONE 2 Semi-mergent Wetland Intermittently Flooding Water Depth 0”-18”

Burreed

Bulrush

Arrow Arum

ZONE 3 Wet Meadows Semipermanently Flooding Water Depth 0”-6” Sages & Rushes

Joe Pye Weed

Blue Vervain

TRANSITIONAL ZONE Forested Wetland Hydric Soil Red Maple

Green Ash

Sweet Pepperbush

Bluestem

Broomsedge

Muhlygrass

Geranium

Trillium

Flowering Spurge

Sparkleberry

Spider Lily

Willow

White Pine

Grey Dogwood

ZONE 4

MOUND

Wet Meadows Semi-hydric Soil

ZONE 5

Upland Grasses Non-hydric Soil

ZONE 6 Upland Grasses Non-hydric Soil

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Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p9- p10

DECOMPOSE PROCESS

0 YEAR

3 YEAR

R

5+ YEAR

01

Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p11- p12

MODULE ACTIVITY

LEISURE

CONSERVATION

Different activities supported by the modules for students’ activities including leisure, conservation and research. Making the research process visible and interactive, and use this research field as a prototype for school extension programs.

RESEARCH

EXPLORATION

GATHERING

VEIWING

For supporting the wetland in urban conditions, the modules could support more social activities for broader users including exploring the wetland, viewing the landscape, and serving as a gathering place for local residents to stay and enjoy.

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Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p13 - p14

PHYSICAL MODEL

Wetland Research Zone Biology Study Building

Wetland Research Building

Boardwalk

Section Model

Water Purification Zone

01

Cross-disciplinary Connection |

p15 - p16

1-month project 2017 Fall Grading Design Implementation I project Seashell Topography 02

SEASHELL TOPOGRAPHY Children’s Playground Object Study Model Study

02

Seashell Topography |

p17 - p18

CONCEPT MODEL

02

Seashell Topography |

p19 - p20

SITE MODEL

LAND MODIFICATION

02

Seashell Topography |

p21 - p22

Blue Mountain

Highway US 70

1-month Project 2018 Fall 0.65 Acre Ashville, NC The View Plaza 03

Look-out Piont

THE VIEW Urban Plaza Cooking School Design Collaborative Design

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The View |

p23 - p24

COLLABORATIVE PROCESS

SITE PLAN

1. Divide the site into different zones.

S-70

U TO

2. Form the sunken plaza and raise the look-out point.

⑨ 3. Seperate the buildings into blocks according to the site topography.

② ⑦

4. Integrate circulation and form steps and ramps.

E

Y AV ENR

OH

01 - Main Entrance 02 - Education Building 03 - Dormitory Building 04 - Ramp 05 - Ramp with steps 06 - Look out Point 07 - Lawn with Mounds 08 - Staircase 09 - Organic Vegetables Garden 10 - Sencondary Entrance

⑥

⑤

④ ③

⑧

⑩ ①

HAYWOOD ST

0’

10’ 20’

40’

80’

160’ 03

The View |

p25 - p26

SUNKEN PLAZA PERSPECTIVE

PHYSICAL MODEL

03

The View |

p27 - p28

DAILY USER PROGRAMMING

Visitors Walking Sightseeing Staying

Students Lecture Workshop Night Class Outdoor planting

Business People Commuting Chatting Business lunch/dinner

Sporting Morning excercise Sports after work/school jogging

Residents Visiting neighbors Shopping Walking

Night Owls night class night hang out night workers

Out-eaters Food festival Organic food Business lunch/dinner

Major users are illustrated as above and the design will be implemented to accomodate different users at different times during a day to encouraging ongoing daily activity.

PLANTING PLAN

Winter

Spring

Summer

Autumn

03

The View |

p29 - p30

Ashley River

Natural Marsh

3-Month Project 2019 Spring 210 Acres Charleston, SC Soft Edge Living “Sponge“ 04

Marina

SOFT EDGE Sea Level Rise Green Infrastructure Urban Resiliency

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Soft Edge |

p31 - p32

SITE PLAN

⑥

⑤

⑤ ③

② ③

④ ①

⑥

01 - Existing Concrete Platform 02 - Floating Boardwalk 03 - Floating Wetland Park 04 - Existing Marsh 05 - Parking Lot with Permeable Surface 06 - Elevated Road

0’

250’

500’

1000’

2000’

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Soft Edge |

p33 - p34

SEA LEVEL RISE

3’

3’ 2’

3’ 3’

2’ 1’

2’ 1’

3’ 2’ 1’

With 3 feet sea level rise within 60 years, Charleston peninsula will face the most serious challenge to protect its edges. The existing marsh is not enough to w right now facing and future sea level rise risk that one-third land will be submerged and more frequent storms will happen within several decades. “Soft edge the potential to create a place for fulfilling people’s recreational needs and enhancing the walkability and bike-ability for a more easily accessible river front w

3’ 2’

2’

1’ 1’

work as soft boundaries. The design is focused on solving existing flooding and storm issues that Charleston is e” is designed to reduce tidal power and prevent sea water from entering the inner land. At the same time, will also be demonstrated.

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Soft Edge |

p35 - p36

BIRDS EYE VIEW

CURRENT - 30 YEARS

30 YEARS - 60 YEARS

NEIBORHOOD WATERSHED COMMUNITIES ELEVATED EDGE COASTAL STRUCTURE LIVING SHORELINE

WALKING & BIKING NETWORK WATERFRONT PARK CLEAN ENERGY

TREE POT

Native Wetland Tree Native Wetland Shrubs Oyster Reef Concrete Soil

FLOATING WETLAND CELL

Native Wetland

Plant Media

Frame

Bouyancy Matrix with Holes

04

Soft Edge |

p37 - p38

SEA WALL

EXISTING

RAISE THE SIDEWALK CREATE STEPS

RAISE CREAT

THE SIDEWALK TE CURVED SEA WALL

RAISE THE STREET CREATE SLOPE

NEIGHBORHOOD WATERSHED COMMUNITIES

Organize city neighborhoods according to existing watershed catchment zones established by city stormwater system – neighborhoods organized according to lot characteristics and streetscapes, streetscapes include integration of street bio-retention infrastructure to clean and detain water runoff using existing stormwater infrastructure – neighborhood associations are organized to take advantage of human social system resources to enhance city resiliency and improve risk preparedness.

04

Soft Edge |

p39 - p40

FLOATING WETLAND PARK SECTION

Planting Media

Tether Floating Mat

Pontoons

Embedded Joint

Tree Pot

Sedimentation

FLOATING WETLAND

TREE POT

Oyster Reef

Floating Bridge

Transition Span Stationary Bridge Elevated Sidewalk Water Tank Water Gate

Floating Segment

Anchor Cable

Concrete Footing Tidal Turbine

FLOATING BRIDGE

SEA WALL

04

Soft Edge |

p41 - p42

from 2017-2020 With a diverse range of studies Other selected works Other Works 05

OTHER WORKS Exhibition Hand Sketching Hybrid Rendering Mapping

05

Other Works |

p43 - p44

TREE STUDY EXHIBITION

HYBRID RENDERING 05

Other Works |

p45 - p46

MAPPING EXPERIENCE THE DISNEYWORLD: The elevation change provided by different facilities at Disneyworld within 45 second.

This map intends to reveal the different experiences at Disneyworld with analyzing the vertical changing speed from six different facilities in 45 seconds. Each verticle line illustrates a certain elevation level and the time different in-between is 1 second.

05

Other Works |

p47 - p48

MAPPING RENTAL & PUBLIC AMENITIES RELATIONSHIP

This map intends to reveal relationship between the rental price and public amenities in Atlanta and Boston, from which it is easy to find a related reason for a higher rental price with more intense amenities around.

05

Other Works |

p49 - p50

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Other Works |

p51 - p52

THANK YOU Tong Liu tliu2@g.clemson.edu