XIONGXIN XIAO EDUCATION 2014-2019
Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, China Graduate in Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
2020-2022
University of Edinburgh (UoE), Edinburgh, UK Graduate in Master of Landscape Architecture with Distinction
HONORS & AWARDS 09/2016
Advanced Individual of Cultural and Sports Activities scholarship, HUST Recognize students who had the best performance in cultural and sports activities.
09/2017
National Encouragement scholarship, the Ministry of Education of China Recognize students who had the excellent academic grade in top 5%.
11/2017
The 3rd prize, the Public Space Design Competition, HUST The competition asks participants to design a street park next to the library road in HUST.
10/2018
Merit Student scholarship, HUST Recognize students who had excellent performance in cultural, sports and academic activities.
10/2018
National Scholarship, the Ministry of Education of China Recognize students who had the best academic grade in top 1% .
12/2018
The finalist reward, China Living Environment Design Year Award, Tsinghua University The competition's theme is ‘Pattern’. There are 26 projects that entered the final list.
05/2019
Outstanding Graduate, HUST Recognize students who had excellent performance in the Graduation Project.
01/2018
Worked as a waiter in Take-Away Cafe in Wuhan and passed the Barista Examination
06/2019-12/2019
Worked as a poster designer for mobile game 'Shiwuyu'
now-12/2020
Wuhan Yuanjing Planning and Design co. LTD, Wuhan, China Worked on the planning and design of Huangguoshu tourist attractions in Anshun, China. Cooperated with senior designers in conceptual and schematic design, presentation diagrams. Worked on the planning and design of Tanghe shuijie in Nanyang, China. The tasks included garden design and digital model-building.
Worked as a lecturer for Rhino modeling and Photoshop performance
Student work 10/2014-06/2015
The Vice Minister of Social Practice, the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, HUST
06/2015-06/2016
The Assistant of Student Union Presidium, AUP, HUST
06/2016-06/2017
The Vice President of Student Union, AUP, HUST
11/2014-06/2017
The Broadcaster of School Radio Station,HUST
10/2020-05/2021
Student representative in Edinburgh College of Art
Volunteering 03-05/2016 01/2016
Participated in 'Chuangqingchun' National College Students Entrepreneurship Competition As International Volunteer to Teach in Yayasan, Bali, Indonesia
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Graphic Modeling Rendering
EXPERIENCE
Internship 08-09/2017
Part-time job 02/2019-06/2019
Sound Video Microsoft Office GIS
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Hand-drawing, Corel Painter Sketchup, Rhino(Grasshopper), AutoCad Vray for Sketchup, Lumion Adobe Audition Premiere, Animation, IMovie Word, Excel, Powerpoint ArcGIS, QGIS
Sino-us Joint Design Workshop, HUST & CPPLA Worked on the school park design of Huxi river in HUST, Wuhan, China. Cooperated with 3 participants in conceptual design, presentation drawing and design studies. Specific tasks included rendering, plan, diagrams, and so on.
06-09/2019
Wang Tong Studio, HUST, Wuhan, China Worked on the Renovation Design of Primary school of Liangsanpo village in Enshi, Hubei, China. Cooperated with postgraduates in main builiding renovation design,Square design and so on. Worked on the Village committee facade renovation design. Specific taskes included presentation diagrams, rendering of buildings, and so on.
04-06/2021
Lab D+H SH, Shanghai, China Worked on the Renovation of the Beijing Workers' Stadium Park, Beijing, China and the Renovation of the Shenzheng Swan lake's electric factory, shenzhen, China. Cooperated with main designer in landscape node design, 3D model making, intergrating booklets, etc. Both of projects are all under construction now.
06-08/2021
2021 SWA Group Summer Student Program, Shanghai, China Selected from a diverse group of over 100 submittals over the world and collaborated with other 5 students to explore a new urban fabric of the Huangpu river northwest bund, Shanghai. This is an 8-week educational design exploration rather than an actual landscape project, during which time I interact with and be critiqued by other SWA Studio ( Houston, Sausalito, New York, etc.).
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LAURISILVA!
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FORGOTTEN CORNER
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CAMPUS HUB
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TEARDROP
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FUXIONG ISLAND
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OTHER WORKS
Restoration of Endemic Laurel Forest & Mitigation of Seawater Intrusion
The Revitalization of an urban corner
A Place That Engage People Together
A Memorial of Sandy Hook Shooting Elementary
Landscape Renovation of Industrial Artifitial Island
01. LAURISILVA!
Restoration of Endemic Laurel Forest & Mitigation of Seawater Intrusion
2022 Spring Povoacao, S. Miguel Island the Archipelago of Azores, Portugal MLA Graduate Project
Laurel forest, also called laurisilva or laurissilva, is a type of subtropical forest found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable, mild temperatures. The forest is characterized by broadleaf tree species with evergreen, glossy and elongated leaves, known as "laurophyll" or "lauroid". Plants from the laurel family (Lauraceae) may or may not be present, depending on the location. But from 2007 to 2018, the remnant laurisilva has been slowly swallowed up by the invasive forest which has dominated the land now. The government established the Pico da Vara Nature Reserve to protect the habitat of laurel forest. This project is a plan to restore the ancient native habitat of laurisilva, recover the ecological functions of laurisilva for landslide mitigation and seawater intrusion adaptation, and introduce a network of community engagement spaces that reclaim the laurisilva as a place for people.
Project Animation (Link to external: https://vimeo.com/702423169 )
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LAURISILVA & SEAWATER INTRUSION 50% Humidy
SUBAREA 1
SUBAREA 3
SUBAREA 2
SUBAREA 4
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30% Humidy
After the 1800s, much of the original native vegetation has been displaced because of human activity, including felling forests for timber and firewood, clearing vegetation for grazing and agriculture, and introducing foreign plants and animals. Not only do Laurisilva help increase biodiversity, but they also contribute to replenishing the aquifers. In the future, due to climate change and booming tourism of the Azores, sea levels rising will increase the intrusion of seawater into the groundwater to salinize the drinking water, and more groundwater will be overdrawn to meet development needs. Compared with monoculture invasive forests, the complex vertical plant structure of laurel forest can trap more precipitation, moderate surface runoff, inhibit evaporation, improve water quality and replenish groundwater. Experiments have shown that the increase in groundwater content will significantly reduce the adverse effects of seawater intrusion in coastal areas. From peak to coastal area. 4 subareas are indentified representing different landscape characters within th pilot site. These pilot sites will rebind the community to Laurisilva, while collaborating with each other to form an ecosystem that replenishings groundwater. 4
SUBAREA 1 - BUFFER First subarea is located at the junction between the edge of invasive forest and laurel forest, once the invasive species get in touch with the native species, they will create deep shadow and release inhibitor to make native species die. Compared with the simple vertical vegetation structure of a monoculture invasive forest, the complex multi-layered vertical vegetation structure possessed by the native Laurel forest can effectively retain rainwater and reduce the volatilization of rainwater, so that the soil has time to absorb them slowly.
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SUBAREA 2 - WET LANDSCAPE This site is located at a runoff converging site, where the runoff flow is converging with high speed. At present, this area is covered by invasive forest which is dominant by Australia cheesewood. This condition is bad for replenishing aquifer because of bad ability of Australia cheesewood's capturing runoff. Cut down these invasive trees and plant native speceis saplings recovering native forest. And pile these cut trees on site as runoff barriers to reduce the speed of runoff flowing and reshape the waterline, giving soil time to absorb the surface water.
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SUBAREA 3 - UNION-HUB I hope that the sub-area 3 will bring ecological value while also bringing social and economic value to the locals. To encourage local people to establish native species nursery as alternative livelihood and it can also offer sapling and seeds for this restoration project. To reuse the rich biomass embedded in pittosporum for local daily live, the biomass factory can offer heating and hot water for local people. Local ecological institutes can collaborate with community hub to train people the skills of restoring forest. Handicraft workshops can produce materials such as bricks, paving, etc. needed for construction.
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SUBAREA 4 RESILIENT WATERFRONT Sub-area 4 is located at a waterfront in the costal area, which directly faces the challenge of seawater intrusion. In the future, as sea levels rise, seawater intrusion will become more serious, thus salinizing the underground drinking water of waterfront residents, and the increase in groundwater content can significantly inhibit the effect of saltwater intrusion. I assume to add two water barriers between the creek and the residential area to reduce the effect of seawater intrusion on wells. Then release a resilient waterfront for recreational use to adapt different tidal level. Through cut&fill, I could replace part of the flooding wall by raising the terrain. An outdoor theater is set up in the southern mound, which can be used as a venue for festivals or major events, and the northern mound is planted with wildflower meadows, and the style is more wild. The public lido is jointly served by tourists and locals alike with the public gym.
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02. FORGOTTEN CORNER The Revitalization of an Urban Corner
2020 Fall Dunbar, Scotland, UK. Independent Study
John Muir Way
Citizens (Community)
Travellers (Tourism)
The site
A1 High Way Animal (Biodiversity)
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The site and the surrounding environment form a relatively stable triangular structure. It is surrounded by good external traffic, at the same time, the three sides of the triangle also correspond to the demands from three different groups, communities, travellers and animal. Contradictions and potentials coexist in this site.
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03. CAMPUS HUB A Place That Engage People Together
2018 Spring Huazhong University of Science & Technology Wuhan, Hubei, China Independent Study 2018 China Living Environment Design Year Award
This project is a landscape node in the undergraduate urban design "Campus & Neighborhood Space Design", which is surrounded by different functional blocks and different groups of people. Therefore, this project needs to combine the functional requirements of different groups and weave them together.
Age
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In the meanwhile, the node is located in the middle of the landscape axis, where people from multiple directions converge. so this project adopts the multilayer design to effectively ease the pedestrian traffic and improve the quality of Campus Slow-traffic System.
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MULTIPLE PEOPLE & MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES Connecting the ground floor space of the international students' apartment with the external activity space is conducive to the international students' better integration into the life of Chinese neighborhood space. The organic combination of activity functional needs of different ages and the use of functions do not affect each other at the same time, which makes the space more interesting and also meets the psychological needs of people looking at each other.
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THE DETAILS OF SKATEPARK & LOOP As a very specific sports facility, the skate parks require very different detail design to ensure the experience influence.
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04. TEARDROP
A Memorial of Sandy Hook Shooting Elementary
2018 Fall Sandy Hook Elementary School Newtown, Connecticut, U.S. Independent Study
At the same time of landscape space design, I also configured the seasonal phases of plants in different seasons to strengthen the spatial feeling of landscape nodes.
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Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between 6 and 7 years old，as well as 6 adult staff members.
The tragedy of the sandy hook shooting is unimaginable, so the design process of this project is very difficult. If narrative landscape is to be made, in my opinion, this project is not only to directly commemorate the victims, but also to allow visitors to experience fear and reflect on life along the walking route I set.
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PLANING & SECTION STUDY
REFLECTION & REBIRTH
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MEMORIAM The memorial is placed in a narrow submerged corridor. The low temperature and semi-enclosed space under the water can stimulate visitors' sense of loneliness. The contorted walls provide rich light and shadow effects for the underwater space. In the greytoned space, the rusty red monument is more visible, and its mottled texture reflects the trauma of the victims.
MEDITATION The meditation room which follows the hillside and faces the pond provides a good view corridor for meditators. The enclosed inner courtyard provides visitors with a relatively quiet space. The twisted branches of the flowering dogwood can add vitality to the cold inner courtyard and symbolize hope. There are several circular patios on the roof of the building, which can provide rich light and shadow effect.
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WINTER: RED AND WHITE HYMNS
llex verticillata ‘ Winter Gold’ Gold Winterberry
ATMOSPHERE & PLANTS
Cornus sanguinea Arctic Sun Dogwood
Plants are essential elements in shaping the landscape space atmosphere and healing landscape. According to the seasonal atmosphere requirements of different landscape nodes, I appropriately matched the plant color and volume to achieve a specific site atmosphere
Solidago speciosa Goldenrod Lycoris Radiate Red Shorttube Lycoris
SUMMER: AROMATIC MEMORRY
Solidago speciosa Goldenrod Aster novae-angliae New England Aster Clethra alnifolia Summersweet Geranium maculatum Geranium
FALL: GOLDEN PARADISE
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock
Acer saccharum Silver Maple
Cornus fl orida Flowering Dogwood
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05. FUXING ISLAND
Landscape Renovation of Industrial Artifitial Island
2021 SWA Summer Student Program Fuxing Island Yangpu, Shanghai, China. Independent Study
AFTER DEMOLITION ≈ 3900T CONSTRUCTION WASTE ≈ 150MT CO2 EMISSION
Located on the industrial waterfront of the eastern coast of Yangpu District of Shanghai, Fuxing Island’s large number of traditional industrial plants on the island are undergoing transformation as urbanization deepens. At the same time, with the “carbon neutralization” goal, the island’s high energy consumption, high carbon emissions, high pollution of cement mixing, shipbuilding, chemical and other traditional manufacturing industries will inevitably take energy conservation and emission reduction as a new development goal, and will even be replaced by other low-carbon industries.
≈ 33YRS CO2 SEQUESTRATION OF FUXING PARK 2021+33=2054----2050 CARBON NEUTRAL
At present, the island’s carbon emissions include two main sources: the island’s industrial production carbon emissions and developed transport logistics and transportation carbon emissions. About carbon sequestration, the green area only 4.19 hecters icluding the middle fuxing park now, and this park is firmly enclosed by fence, so cannot dialogue with its context And with the development of urbanization and the transformation of traditional industries, what will happen to the island’s carbon emissions sources in the future? This is the question that needs to be answered in the first phase of development.
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METHOD - REUSE OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE A large number of temporary and poorly constructed buildings on the island have also had to be demolished, and the construction waste generated by demolition should be reused to the maximum extent possible, introduced into new landscapes and new buildings to reduce the introduction of new carbon-intensive materials.
Some of these wastes can be used directly, such as concrete debris can be used to shape waterfront, some can be reused after simple treatment such as glasses can be broken down and become the aggregate , and some can not be used but can be buried to make landforms to replace the floor control wall. these methods will be reflected on my design.
Landfill
Block & Bricks
Concrete debris& Rebar
Renewable building
Shape landform
Paving/Retain wall
Gabion
Retain frame
Wood stick
Wooden beam
Tiles
Metal Beam
Sediment capture
Stepping
Special wall
Pergila/Pavilion
In the future, if these traditioanal industries are moved away from site, the source of carbon emission would be changed into two parts, one is building /landscape construction, another is people’s daily life.(such as building or landscape material , Transportation, Houshold waste) and in the meanwhile, I hope to add more and diverse green space into this site to improve the diversity of carbon sink.
Phase 1 : Zero Carbon Landscape
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Concrete debris
Hollow concrete slab
Timber waste
Aluminum plate
Shape waterfront
Permeable paving
Special wall
Metal planting edging
Phase 2: Zero Carbon Life-style
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'Carbon Credits' - Carbon Trading Experience
RENOVATION TYPOLOGY A: Abandoned warehouses
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B: Old residential area
C: Industrial vacant land
D: Central green park
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MASTERPLAN New landscapes and buildings will be built gradually on these releasing spaces. 13.3 hectares greenland will be added, including wetland, wildflower meadow, no- mow grassland, runoff retention green, vertical green etc. These green Spaces provide various carbon sink types as well as public Spaces for people. People can participate in some low-carbon activities in the green space, there is aslo educational significance. on Wetland Carb
Wildflower Meadow
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Sink arbon land C Wood ion Green Runoff Retent
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Urban Farm Sink
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Forest
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Cycling-friendly Skywalk
Flood Control Wall
Construction Waste Landfill
Gantry Crane
Renewal Building
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A: RENEWABLE BUILDING - ZERO CARBON HUB Site A is renewal building - this area is closed to traffic hub, the important entrance of this island and an important shipyard heritage, so I want to transform this warehousing building into an vertical parking lot, motor vehical can park on the first floor, and non motor vehicle can parking 2rd and 3th floor. We encourage future residents, visitors and workers to park their cars on the ground floor and hire bicycles when they travel this island. bikes can be accessed via a ramp inside the building to the second floor, and riders can also take a view from the skywalk. The warehouse buildings retain part of the frame structure and are soften the boundary by vertical greening. and waste wooden bean as paving, gabion as bench
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Skywalk
F4- Supermarket F2,3- Non-automobile parking lot F1- Automobile parking lot Renewable building Retain frame
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C: VACANT LAND - WETLAND CARBON SINK The third type is located at an exisiting vacant land, which is totally hard ground area and also isolated by flood control wall, there are some high cranes, potential to be a landmark. after design, waste landfill will replace part of flood control wall, soft curves make spaces more natural .and an carbon museum will be set up here in the future. You can see this bank, using waste stick to capture sediment, then using sediment to cover construction waste landfill, and slope protection plants will be planted on it.
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Portal crane
4.6 Concrete ground
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Flood Control Wall
Sediment Capture
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A: ZERO CARBON HUB
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B: URBAN FARM & RESILIENT WATERFRONT
C: WETLAND CARBON SINK
D: WOODLAND CARBON SINK
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06. OTHER WORKS
Padels
Padel Connection
Board With Padels
Unit Running Mode
Matrix
unit
matrix
DEVICE PLAN
KELP WITH NET
2018 Summer Serangan Island, Kota Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. 2018 International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
TURTLE CONSERVATION & MARINE DEBRIS COLLECTION 43
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DISPOSAL SYSTEM
The track of tourists and scavengers is recorded using the mobile app, and they are guided to participate in the task of collecting Marine garbage. According to the final feedback, they can be rewarded. This app can effectively activate Serangan's Marine garbage collection and recycling system, and also promote the development of local tourism and aquaculture.
ECOncrete
Ecological concrete Surface texture
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Concrete composition
Macro design
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ECOncrete are tailored to encourage growth of flora and fauna, which provides valuable Bioprotection . Be it oysters and corals that physically protect the concrete from scour and chloride attacks, or plant canopy capable of buffering temperature changes and humidity level on the concrete surface.
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0.5-8CM PEBBLE
8-20CM ROCK
20-50CM ROCK
Smooth, tiny pebbles provide a good place for the corals to attach themselves to, and facilitate the formation of coral colonies in the future Coral colonies provide habitat and food for turtles
Under water, the voids made by smaller rocks provide a refuge for hatchlings, protecting them from predators and improving their survival rate.
Large rocks on the surface of the water can provide rest space for adult turtles, and the rough surface formed by the rocks can effectively retain the marine debris that comes with the waves。 46
1:2000 Masterplan of Stewardship park in A1 sheet
ACTIVATE THE MAIN BONE
RELEASING THE POCKET SPACES
COMMUNITY HUB FOR MAINTAINING
Name: Garden Team Organisation: South Leith Parish Church Address: 6 Henderson Street Postcode : EH6 6BS Telephone: 0131 554 2578 Website: www.slpc.co.uk
Name: Leith Community Croft Organisation: Earth in Common Address: John's, 4 John's Pl, Leith Postcode : EH6 7EL Telephone: +44 7921 829120 Website: www.earth-in-common.org
Name: Leith Art Club Organisation: Leith Community Education Centre Address: 12a Newkirkgate Postcode : EH6 6AD Telephone: 0131 332 9839 (after 5pm) Website: www.joininedinburgh.org
ONE MILLION TREE CITY, EDINBURGH 2021 Spring Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Independent Study 47
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE TECHNIQUES
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