WENHAO WU AN URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Master of City Planning 17' + Economics background + Spatial Analytics Certificate + Urban Design Concentration University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA, PA, US
Wenhao Wu
3836 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia wenhaow@design.upenn.edu (267)8091406
Fields
EXPERIENCE
Urban Design + Economic Development + Spatial Analytics
2016.05 WALLACE, ROBERTS & TODD LLC 2016.12 Planning and Urban Design Intern, Philadelphia Urban Design | Shreveport, LA |Assisted site planning and design drafting for choice neighborhood housing projects in Shreveport, LA (90 acres, 300 units); Camden, NJ (won $13 Million Grant for the city); Hartford, CT (63 acre, 400 units); Land Use Planning | Mobile, LA | Conducted development potential suitability analysis and created Future Land Use Maps for the 200,000 population city; Zoning Variance Application | Hoboken, NJ | Created 3D models and visual impact representation for zoning ordinance revision for Stevens Institute of Technology; Green Infrastructure Planning | Harrisburg, PA | Identified intervention locations with GIS; Prepared matched photos for green infrastructure streetscape renderings; Complete Street Design | Arlington, VA | Worked with landscape architects to develop 4 streetscape design alternatives for the Four Mile Run Trail project.
Toolbox
DESIGN & VISUAL Rhino AutoCAD InDesign Illustrator Photoshop SketchUp V-Ray Web-Mapping Premiere DATA & ANALYSIS ArcGIS Model Builder Python Javascript R Studio EViews Market Study Pro Forma COMMUNICATION Public Speaking Critical Writing English Chinese Awards
First Prize in National College Students Mathematical Modeling Contest Ministry of Education Research Grant for Migrant Workers in Coastline Cities
DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING, University of Pennsylvania Senior Graphic Editor, students' journal PANORAMA, Philadelphia Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant , Philadelphia Spatial Pattern Identification | Conducted spatial analytical research with Professor Amy Hillier on Public Health and Food Shopping Behavior. Visualized survey data. CHINA ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN, Beijing, China Planning Assistant, Urban Regeneration Project, Laiwu City
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Field Documentation | Compiled and managed design related data-collection as well as research. Created axonometric diagrams showing development typologies. 2014.02 HONG KONG BUILDINGWAY ARCHITECTURE DESIGN, Hangzhou, China 08 Project Assistant, Planning and Design Project, Li Huang Village Economic Development | Charted economic development plan for Li-Huang Village. Completed cost-benefit analysis for 23 building projects. Presented planning solutions for county government. The planning was selected as a model for other 18 villages in the county.
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA, Changsha, China Summer Intern, Corporate Credit Department
2013.06 08
Real Estate Credit Analysis | Wrote risk assessment reports for 2 real estate development projects. Attended seasonal banking strategy workshops and compiled data for report. EDUCATION
Master of City Planning + Urban Design Certificate + GIS Certificate School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
2017.05
B. Economics + B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Renmin University of China
2014.06
Finance and Mathematics, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Publication
Planning in Inland China: A Critique of The Comprehensive Plan of Changsha Author, PANORAMA 2016 (PennDesign annual student journal) 2
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Wenhao Wu
biography
I care about our built environment. Constantly amazed by the physical world around me, I know there are more than what I can see to grasp and learn. With an undergraduate background in economics and mathematics, I'm curious about the thoughtful meanings and the social history behind our evolving built environment. Mine is the first generation of my family to live in a city. The rapid urbanization across my country keeps reminding me to look back and try to understand the broader cultural and historical factors shaping the urban environment today. On the other hand, I'm excited by observing and studying the diverse and active public spaces in cities where multiple social interactions take place in their site-specific contexts. It is this combination of knowledge and practices on different scales that attracts me to become an urban planner and designer.
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Resilient Colombian Caribbean Coast Cartagena, Colombia Urban Design Research Studio | PennDesign Spring 2017 Instructor: David Gouveneur Works presented: Infrastructure System Maps Tools: ArcGIS, Illustrator, Photoshop
The rapidly growing Colombian economy has driven urban expansion to encroach the vastly diverse biological resources the nation possess. This studio looks at both the comprehensive strategies with multiple lens and the local-driven dynamics that can be harnessed as potential sustainable growth examples.
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National Port Economy
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City Level Industrial Expansion
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Locating High Speed Rail Station Northwest England, United Kingdom Urban Design Fundamentals | PennDesign | Oct 2015
TASK 2 Find the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) with the strongest correlation between proximity to named places and total coverage of roads.
TASK 1 Select the potential buildable zones for intensive construction of high-speed rail lines.
TASK 3 Find the buildings that are the best accessible to railway stations in the worst accessible LEP.
TASK 4 Find the railway station carrying the highest passenger volume in a low property value area.
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Drone Distribution Center Siting Analysis Franklin County, CT Modelilng Geographical Space | PennDesign | Oct 2015
Composite Suitability Score Map
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Reclassified Habitat
Land Use Value
Habitat Score
Accessibility Assessment
Puddle Centers
Reclassified Relative Population
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Impact of Flood on Food Truck Business Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA Modeling Geographical Space | PennDesign | 2016
North Truck
3D Cost Distance Percentage Change
Middle Truck South Truck
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Map "Cake" - Overlay Analysis
Comprehensive Planning, City of Mobile, AL Summer Internship | Wallace, Roberts, and Todd | July 2016
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Identifying Urban Expansion Patterns Northwest England, United Kingdom Urban Design Fundamentals | PennDesign | Oct 2015
Landsat Imagery Analysis
Guangzhou 1984
Guangzhou 2015
New Urban Expansion
Searching Around Urban Area at Year 1
Urban
Urban Area at Year 0
Rural
Intensity of Change
Night Light Data Analysis
Global Nightlight
Major Urban Agglomeration
Night Light Trending Analysis
Night Light Trend, City Level, Changsha
Guangzhou Foshan
Industrial Concentration Area (Red)
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Urban Suitability Analysis Northwest England, United Kingdom Urban Design Fundamentals | PennDesign | Oct 2015 Based on information about elevation, land cover, geology, hydrology, and railroad noise zone, an urban suitability analysis was performed to site potential development in Northwest England.
Geology Type Map
50 Meter Interval Contour Lines Map
Agricultural Land Class Map
Hydrology Map
Railroad Noise Map
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Warrington
After removing unsuitable lands such as high elevation, steep slope, good agricultural Iand, vulnerable geology, productive aquifer and noisy zones, the most suitable areas for potential urban development were identified in Warrington and Wigan.
Mapping Food Desert Chester, PA Research Project | PennDesign | 2016 Fare & Square Shoppers' Travel Patterns in 3D
In the Food Desert research project, I used ArcGIS to geocode data points for over 140 residents’ grocery shopping behavior and created maps and 3D visualization.
Fare & Square Shoppers' Travel Patterns
Above: 3D visualizing shopping travel pattern 1. Height of the masses represent average spending per trip; 2. Width of the masses representing number of shopping trips made. Right: 2D map showing travel lines geocoded from rough data 27
Choosing Sites for Wind Turbines Mono Lake, CA Modeling Geographical Space | PennDesign | Feb 2016
Based on three criteria (left from top to bottom), including no wind-blocking mountains in vicinity, not viewable from major roads, and close to roads, I used ArcGIS's spatial analyst tools to locate the most suitable sites for wind turbine construction in Mono Lake, CA.
Siting for an Election Rally Farjado, Puerto Rico Modeling Geographical Space | PennDesign | Feb 2016 RAILROAD EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE CELL STATISTICS SUM DISTANCE
POWERLINE
RECLASSIFY DISTANCE SMALLER THAN 500 METERS
EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE
ROADS
RECLASSIFY HIGHWAY
LANDCOVER
RASTER CALCULATOR
RECLASSIFY HIGHWAYS IN WETLAND
SELECT URBANLAND EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE
GEOLOGY
RECLASSIFY ALLUVIUM
RECLASSIFY URBAN PROXIMITY
ELEVATION
RECLASSIFY BELOW 50 METERS
POPULATION
CALCULATE DENSITY RECLASSIFY POPULATION DENSITY
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Holmesburg 2036 Neighborhood Plan Holmesburg, Philadelphia, PA Planning Workshop | PennDesign | Spring 2016 Instructor: Karen Thompson Responsibilities: Research/Idea Generation/All Graphic Works Presented/Teaching Assistance
Holmesburg is a unique neighborhood with a variety of elements located in northeast Philadelphia. In the first stage study, using both qualitative and quantitative methods, I studied the neighborhood’s existing conditions in aspects including open space, transportation, and land use.
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Open Space and Bike Paths
211 acres
211 acres of park space; 484.2 sqft per person, larger than Philly's 302.3 sqft. A planned Delaware River Greenway along the waterfront.
Key Edges
I-95
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Transit Accessibility
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25 mins distance from I-95, State Road, and the Regional Rail provides easy Holmesburg Junction access to the neighborhood, Station to Center City. while segregating residents from the waterfront.
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8.3% cheaper
1.12 miles
Median House Value is 1.12-mile long commercial $133,315, 8.3% lower than corridor Frankford Avenue; Partially within a Business Philadelphia as a whole. Improvement District.
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Responsible Urban Renewal for Voto Nacional 40
Voto Nacional, Bogota D.C., Colombia Planning Studio | PennDesign Fall 2016 Instructor: Nando Micale Works Presented: Regional Context Analysis /Urban Design Guidelines / La Sabana TOD Urban Design / All Graphic Works Presented
As one of the fastest growing cities in South America, Bogota is experiencing large scale urban regeneration under the City and Federal government’s schemes. In this studio, we tried to vision a responsive urban regeneration plan for the neighborhood of Voto Nacional, the country’s most notoriously known district for violent crime, prostitution and drug dealing.
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>50% of Increase in
population in the past 20 years
370,000 unit
housing shortage in Bogota
Colombian economy is growing steadily at 3% on average in the past 5 years
City View from Mount Monserrate
Tercer
Old City
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concentration of resources along regionanl rail
Voto Nacional
La Sabana Station
growth potential via linkages
Airport
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Development Strategy
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Development Typologies
FAR limit: 5.0
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FAR limit: 4.0
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FAR limit: 2.0
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TOD Site Plan 46
Block Typologies Arcades Retail Streetfront
Green Building Systems
Community Commercial
Market-rate Development
Historic Features
Public Space
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Existing Condition
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Solar Panels
Setting back the towers help maintain the walkability of the streets.
Community Market at intersections creates sense of home and opportunity for public space.
Proposed Street Sections
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Internship Work Samples
Multiple Sites Internship | Wallace, Roberts & Todd LLC | 2016 Supervisors: Woo Kim/ Garlen Capita/ Yogesh Saoji Responsibilities: Site Planning/GIS spatial analysis and Mapping/3D Modeling/Other assistances
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Complete Street - Scenario 1
Complete Street - Scenario 2
Complete Street - Scenario 3
Existing Condition Cross Section - The Four Mile Run
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Choice Neighborhood Planning and Design Internship | Wallace, Roberts, and Todd
Illustrative Site Plan
Transformation Plan Report for Brewster-Douglass Neighborhood
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Housing Development, Hartford, CT Design Concept Diagram
Visual Preference Survey Flood Plain Analysis
Flood Plain Analysis
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3D Modeling and Rendering
3D views for Re-zoning Application of Stevens Institute of Technology
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