Yiwen Wang- Landscape Architecture Portfolio

Yiwen Wang LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Apply for MLA Landscape Architecture University of Edinburgh UUN: S2413051

“Early Morning”

Watercolor

10/2019 in Wuhan

YIWEN WANG

+86-18906750270 | yiwen327@outlook.com

EDUCATION BACKGROUND Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), Wuhan

09/2017-07/2022

Chinese Culture University, Taipei

01/2019-07/2019

·Bachelor of Science, Major in Landscape Architecture ·General GPA: 3.93/4.0, Rank:1/63 ·Honor: Merit Student Award (2017-2018, 2020-2021) University Scholarship (2017-2018, 2020-2021) ·Exchange Study, Major in Landscape Architecture ·General GPA: 4.0/4.0

WORK EXPERIENCE Zhejiang Benbu Urban and Rural Planning Consulting Co., Ltd., Hangzhou

07/2020-09/2020 ·Assistant Designer ·Responsibility: Mapping and Concept Planning for Annan Characteristic Town in Nanchang Architectural and Landscape Renderings for the Longyue Bay Property Development in Linyi

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Planning and Construction of “Five Centers” in Wuhan

09/2020-08/2021 ·Project: Research on the Evaluation System of Innovation Space Based on the Planning and Construction of National Science and Technology Innovation Center ·Responsibility: Literature Collection, Data Collation, Thesis Writing ·Award: Winning Award for the Competition of the Public’s Urban Planning Proposals for Wuhan, 2021

HZAU Students Research Fund

09/2019-02/2020 ·Project: Survey on the Level Distribution of PM2.5 and PM10 in Different Underlying Surface Types based on the Concentration Changes and Influencing Factors in Wuhan ·Responsibility: Field Research, Data Collection with Dust Detector; Data Analysis with SPSS, Sidelook, ArcGIS; Research Report Writing ·Award: Excellent Project (Top10%)

Research on the Renewal of Gude Temple District in Wuhan

10/2020-12/2020 ·Team Leader ·Responsibility: Field Research; Questionnaire to Citizens; Location Analysis; Transportation Planning; Scheme Design; Huangjiadun Community Public Space Design; Drawing and Presentation

COMPETITION EXPERIENCE 2021 The ASLA Students Awards

04/2021-06/2021

The 3rd BFU International Garden-making Festival

01/2020-02/2020

·Team Work ·Project: Back to the Feast ·Responsibility: Context Analysis, Concept Design, Nodes Design, Expression and Drawing ·Team Work ·Project: Upload to Cloud ·Responsibility: Concept Design, Parameter Model Making, Expression and Drawing

2019 “Lubensi Cup” National University Students Garden Art Works Competition ·First Prize, Individual Work ·Project: In the woods, Sketch Painting

06/2019

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Mucun Public Service, Guizhou, China

05/2020-07/2020

·Volunteer Teacher, Language and Art Teaching in a Rural Primary School, Arts Tutorial Writing and VI Design

Conservation Volunteers, Bendigo, Australia

·Volunteer, Trees Planting, Land Conservation and Exotic Species Control, etc.

OTHER INFORMATION Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch Up, AutoCAD, Rhino Language: Mandarin (Native), English (Fluent, IELTS: 7.0) Interest: Cooking, Baking, Reading, Painting, Travel, Handwork

07/2018

PERSONAL STATEMENT A range of environmental issues such as climate change, illustrate that the landscape architecture is a mirror of society, a process in which people and nature work together. Contemporary landscape architects bear the social responsibilities to consider how to integrate natural evolution with urban development processes into a sustainable artificial ecosystem. The experience of volunteering to teach in one of the poorest villages of China made me realize that landscape architecture practice is called to promote social justice and advocate for a sustainable and better life for the unheard. As a designer, what I have always desired is to sympathize with people, honor their actual needs, and give an authentic response to the site. To me, landscape architect is to plant. We just carefully “plant” space for life that allows stories to naturally grow. It is a dynamic and living process, inviting everyone to get the beauty of space and create their own value.

I am determined to become a designer who promotes social inclusion, participation, justice, and sustainable development. For my postgraduate study, I hope to participate in more large-scale planning projects and focus on the welfare of the marginalized groups, such as accessibility, resources, and recognition. After graduation, I plan to work in NGOs or community-led organizations to achieve my goal. I am drawn to the University of Edinburgh as it does not only provide students with systematic design skills, a critical awareness of the context, but also inspire designer’s unique approach towards creativity. I believe that through the structured landscape architecture program at the University of Edinburgh, I would be capable to apply my knowledge at school to practice, facilitate the transformation of contemporary landscapes, and eventually become a landscape architect that advocates for social good – to create a sustainable, better life for people.

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REBIRTH OF WATER

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Introduce a Sustainable Water Management System for Villages in Karst Area Date: 05 - 07.2020, 09.2021

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BACK TO THE FEAST

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Using Cultural Festival Activities to Revitalise Urban Communities and Build Resilient Landscapes Date: 04.2021 - 06.2021

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HEALING POWER OF NATURE NAT URE

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Totoro Park: Translating Movie Scenes to Healing Space Date: 09.2020 - 11.2020

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UPLOAD TO THE CLOUD

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Design for the Garden of Future Date: 02.2021

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OTHER WORK

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01 REBIRTH OF WATER INTRODUCE A SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VILLAGES IN KARST AREA · Location: Guizhou, China · Duration: 05-07.2020 (Field Research), 09.2021 (Program Design) · Type: Landscape Design, Individual Work · Instructor: Annabel Wang (641574601@qq.com)

Dagou village, located in a karst landscape area, suffers from severe engineering water shortages and ecological problems. This has become one of the major factors limiting local development. I look forward to the integrated utilization of local water resources to stimulate the revival and development of the ecology, economy and culture of the village.

As a systemic solution, I have given a staged strategy on a large scale. Over the course of 5 years, the proposal is to build a water management system to alleviate the water shortage. In the next 5 years, the strategy is to restore plant diversity and establish ecological planting patterns. Meanwhile, I plan to develop agricultural products processing industry and local tourism, promoting the return of talents and the revival of traditional culture, and finally achieve the enhancement of ecological and socioeconomic benefits.

Type: Personal Work/ Urban Design Location: Wuhan, China Duration: 03.2020-05.2020 Instructor: Xin Xia

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02 BACK TO THE FEAST USING CULTURAL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES TO REVITALISE URBAN COMMUNITIES AND BUILD RESILIENT LANDSCAPES · Location: Wuhan, China · Duration: 04.2021 - 06.2021 · Origin: Competition Program for 2021 ASLA Students Awards · Type: Urban Design, Group Work · Team Member: Jiaqi Zhang, Hanyu Huang, Anqi Zhang · Role in Team: Context Analysis (80%), Concept and Strategy (70%) Masterplan Drawing (70%), Seasonal Feast Design (70%), Module Design and Rendering (60%) · Instructor: Ran Yang (bluesourcebeck@gmail.com) Xin Xia (xiaxin@mail.hzau.edu.cn) The "Ten-thousand-Family Feast", a massive local party, held in the Lunar New Year, is a unique tradition of Baibuting community in Wuhan. However, our team found that the feast is just a formalized project and leads to serious waste, low participation willingness.

Meanwhile, the unreasonable use of the community’s public space also limits the development of this traditional activity.

We hope to address a range of spatial issues in the community while revitalising the tradition. Large cultural landscapes are combined with modular landscapes for festival activities and everyday use. We hope to help residents regain the right to use community space by establishing flexible organizational and participation forms for the feast, and eventually increasing the connection among the residents.

Type: Personal Work/ Urban Design Location: Wuhan, China

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GREENBELT-PART B

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GREENBELT-PART ANJUYUAN-PART C

CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND

MULTISTORY PARKING AREA THE ART CENTER

SPORTS FIELD

ATRIUM

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CENTRAL SQUARE

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SUNSHINE PAVILION

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Bring Materials from Residential Building to Feast Venue

Planting Boxes Distributed in the Green Space

Share Self-grown Vegetables and Fruits

Residents Cook and than Bring them to the Feast

4000mm

b.Operating Platform

c.Vehicle Frame

d.Storage Compartment

1800mm

a.Drying Rack

450mm

MODULE

2300mm

2300mm

4000mm

e.Storage Shelf

COMBINATION

b+c SPACE TYPE

c+d+f

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h+k

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CAPACITY(Person)

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AREA(m )

Chrysanthth Spring-sowing

500 (100)

CONNECTIVITY(%)

Produce the Plum Wine

Picnic

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Pick Vegetables

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APR

Enjoy the Cool MAY

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Roof Terrace

Roof Terrace

Homesite Green

Homesite Green

Play Space

Pergola

g.Scenic Pergola

h.Drying Rack

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hemum Appreciation

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f.Planting Box

1200mm

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8400mm

i.Scenic Wall

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j.Plastic Playground

k.Table and Chairs

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Farming Harvest

Make the Cured Meat

Playing Games

AUG

2700mm

10000mm

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Celebrate OCT

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Eat Tonic Food

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SPRING

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WINTER

Cerasus serrulata Magnolia liliflora Rosa Chinensis Spiraea Thunbergii Dianthus Chinensis Coriandrum Sativum Allium Sativum Agapanthus Africanus Koelreuteria bipinnata Luffa Aegyptica Capsicum Annuum Cucurbita Moschata Vitis Vinifera Punica granatum Lycopersicon Esculentum Acer palmatum Vigna Unguiculata Gerbera Jamesonii Gerbera Jamesonii Fragaria Ananassa Brassica Campestris Phaseolus Vulgaris Armeniacamume Sieb Camellia Japonica Rosmarinus Officinalis

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03 HEALING POWER OF NATURE TOTORO PARK : TRANSLATING MOVIE SCENES TO HEALING SPACE · Location: Wuhan, China · Duration: 09.2020-11.2020 · Type: Landscape Design，Individual Work · Origin: Landscape Architecture Studio Work(II) in HZAU · Instructors: Hongfei Qiu (qiuhongfei@mail.hzau.edu.cn), Xin Xia (xiaxin@mail.hzau.edu.cn)

Research has found that psychological sub-health is prevalent among young people today. With the objective of relieves urban residents' mental stress, the site adjacent to the university is designed as a comprehensive healing park. Using the ACT theory as a framework, the spaces are created according to the different psychological and behavioural needs of each healing stage. At the same time, inspired by the film "Totoro", I extract the image of Totoro as a "nature god" the connotation of "healed by nature", translating elements from the film scenes to the park space design.

I tend to emphasize the power of plants, so the project pays special attention to the plant landscapes. For the selection of plant varieties, I use more ornamental and aromatic plants, hopeing to achieve specific healing effects through their color and scent characteristics. Besides, use plants to define and create space.

Through well-designed plants assemblages and spatial composition, to meet people’s different needs.

Type: Personal Work/ Urban Design Location: Wuhan, China Duration: 03.2020-05.2020

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04 UPLOAD TO THE CLOUD DESIGN FOR THE GARDEN OF FUTURE · Location: Chengdu, China · Duration: 02.2021 · Origin: the 3rd BFU International Garden-making Festival · Type: Garden and Bamboo Structure Design, Group Work · Team Member: Xiao Feng, Jiaqi Zhang, Anqi Tang · Role in team: Concept Design (60%), Parameter Model Design (50%), Interaction Design (100%), Modeling and Rendering(50%) · Instructor: Xin Xia (xiaxin@mail.hzau.edu.cn) Under the proposition of designing a garden of the future, how to integrate the concept of the future into the structure? The cloud technology enables limited physical space to expand in the virtual world. In the future, the humanized use of information makes part of the personal consciousness can be uploaded to the cloud to realize the consciousness sharing of all mankind. This design intend to build a poetic garden of the future, which is also a metaphor for a future world with shared thinking.

The micro-garden features a bamboo structure where people can enjoy flowers, meditate and interact with each other. At the same time, an interactive app is introduced so that people's movements are captured through the mobile device and projected on the LED screen, which expands the interaction between people and the garden. Besides, people can also share the beauty they find in the cloud through the app.

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Courseworks and practices during the first to third years of university, including sketch, watercolor, pen-and-ink sketch, watercolor rendering and handmade model.

Watercolor Rendering

Pen-and-ink Sketch 06/2018

01/2019

Pencil Sketch

12/2017

Tea Room Architectural Model 11/2019

Pencil Sketch

07/2018

Shilin Park Model

Watercolor landscape 05/2018

Watercolor Rendering

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01/2019

05/2019

In the spring semester of junior year, I went to Bijie, Guizhou, one of the poorest village in China, to work as a volunteer teacher in a rural primary school. I hope my work would expand the horizens of these children, at the same time, contribute my efforts for the locals.

Approved to use the portrait

1.Hold an art festival

The event "Little Artists in the Village" is organised through art courses and art festivals in schools, where children are taught painting, collage and other art forms, and the results are displayed. The aim is to give children in remote villages access to art education equally.

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2.Compile Art Textbooks According to the comprehensive needs of art education, the topics are divided into three themes: "Nature inspires beauty", "Culture gathers beauty" and "Practice seeks beauty".

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3.VI Design for the Public Service Organization Design Visual Identity for the Mucun Public Service Organization. The image contains the meaning of the village school, contribution, hope, etc.

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4.Field Research

Researching local issues through a series of fieldwork and interviews with villagers, recording the current situation through video and sketching 4

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TH A N K YO U

“Old House”

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Sketch 03/2020 in Shengzhou