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CONTENTS SELECTED ACADEMIC WORKS The (New) Green Line

Natural Sprawl

Reconnecting Hydrospere above and below the Urban Surface

Landscape Palimpsest

The Hartley Garden

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL WORKS Landscape conceptual design of key areas for City of Wulumuqi

Selected Renderings in XCG Design corp


The (new) green line Location: Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta,Georgia, U.S.A. Site area: 5.7 ha Designer: Yajing Zhao, Liz Vogel, Si Chen, Laitian Zhong Design period: Jan. 2016 The site locates at the southern part of the Midtown in Atlanta. As the place between the Georgia Tech., traffic hub, and commercial center, the design creates a green bridge system for pedestrians and bikers, offering comfortable space and convenient transportation to the residents.


Site description The site locates at Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. The midtown is one of important nodes with the function of transportation, education, business and commercial center. The area contains many young, well-educated, high income and mostly single people. The site includes several landmarks, Georgia Institute of Technology, Technology Square, Olympic Tower, the Varsity, MATA station, bank of america and several heritage buildings. To develope the place’s economic potential and give the residents better lives, the concept of arranging the landmarks, updating living experience and being attractive to surrounding is helpful. The green way was built for users and visitors here for entertainment. As the improvement of existent BeltLine project, the green way connects the boundry of city, attracting people here. The better environment, richer cultural and commercial sense would accelerate the developement of both the site and sourrounding area, add the valuse of the site.

Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments

Technology Square

Crum and forster

Olympic Tower

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Midtown Railway

Atlanta Midtown Core area Railway

Midtown

Core area Green Infrastructure

SITE

Atlanta Beltline area Railway

Fox theater

Beltline planning area MATA Station The Varsity

Georgian Terrace Hotel

10th Street

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5th Street Peachtree

Midtown

Bank of America

Ponce de Leon Avenue

North Avenue

 Brownfield Park Beltline New Green Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure

Population Change 2000 to 2010 Number 40,000 or more 20,000 to 39,999 10,000 to 19,999

Street Interstate MARTA Line MARTA Stop

Transportation

Bike Traffic _ Bike Improvement Project Future Protected Bike Lane

Bicycle Projects and Travel

Midtown Node This live work space features residential, commerical, communications and meeting center, outdoor dining and access to abundant green space.

0 to 9,999 – 1 to 9,999 – Less than – 9,999 Comparable data not available

Fulton County

Population expected to exceed eight million in the Atlanta metropolitan area by 2040

Pine-Hardwood Forest

Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata) Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Sweetgum (Liquidambar) Hickories (Carya sp.) Oaks (Quercus sp.) Carolina Silverbell (Halesia carolina) Atlanta has just 27% of the 40% recommended tree cover for a healthy city, according to a study done by American Forests.

Home Park Node A potential stopping point along the Green Line before connecting to the future Waterworks Park and Northside Station.

Central Park Node Expanded recreation and access to dining, theater and live music along the Ponce de Leon Corridor.

250 ft

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Atlanta’s Historic Row Houses: Baltimore Block

Rufus M. Rose House


Commercial Residential

Transportation Office

Office and retail Retails Mix-use (transportation, apartments and offices) Mix-use (apartments, retails and offices)

Commercial

Inward Space

Green planting upper level Green planting lower level

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Main corridor

Pedestrains

Green planting Connection

Building

250 ft



Natural Sprawl Location: Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, U.S.A. Site area: 46.24 Acres Designer: Yajing, Zhao, Lin Zhu, Elizabeth Vogel Client: City of Danville Design period: Sept. 2015 - Dec. 2015 The project regenerate the downtown environment of Danville city by promoting the circulation, reinforcing the local culture and increasing the interaction with nature. Collaborated with the students from architecture and urban planning, my team worked on the riverside park, an important node for residents’ activities. The riverside park and the joint green system are potential spaces for nature exploration and relaxing. “We really have missed a grand opportunity by not featuring one of our natural assets,” said Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer. “I want a marquee feature in our community, focused on the river that runs right through the center of our city and was the reason for this city’s early development.” (by ILLINOIS NEWS BUREAU)


Site Location

Illinois State Vermillion County

Northern riffleshell

E.G. Bluebreast darter

SE 38%

SE 18%

Fishes

Mussels

SE 6%

E.G. Silvery salamander

Amphibian s Vermillion County Danville City

E.G. SE 40%

E.G. Lined snake

E.G. American bittern

Reptiles

SE 20%

SE 24%

E.G. Gray bat

Birds

Mammals

1910: 90% of Vermilion County acreage used for farming

IL: 61% Prairies

1837: Self-scouring, steel-bladed plow invented

IL: 32% Woodland IL: 4% Wetlands Vermilion County

1800-1850

signed into law 85% 97,047

86,182

77%

Air quality index (1999 52% - 2009 37%) 81,625 79,728

19,800

3.2% Woodland .61% Prairie

1850-1900

1900 -1950

1950 -2000

Woodland Wo d Area Ear arly ar r 1800's

DANVILLE CITY

2000 -2015

The site locates at the southwest of Danville City, near the downtown area. Vermillion river, which is one of the most important rivers in the county, runs through the site. As a place with rich natural resources and important location, the site will become a riverfront park, giving shelter to diverse species and educating people of natural here. The educator would be nature itself with help of artificially designed strutures.

Site of Riverside Park Woodland Area Early 1800’s

(Remaining cover in the area consisted of Great Prairie and wetlands)

Woodland Area Today


Strategy 1: establishing corridors

River woodlands River Flooding area Migration routine Highway Connection for corridor Habitat for certain species

Bald Eagle (Jun.-Dec.)

Bigeye Chub Black Sandshell

River Redhorse Bluebreast Darter

Woodland area early 1800’s

Wavy-rayed Lampmussel Eastern Sand Darter

The species nearby river 82%

Bald Eagle (Jan.-May) Packard's cave amphipod

Smooth green snake

Woodland area today: decreasing

Smooth green snake Black tern

Cave obligate isopod

Blanding's turtle

Little blue heron

Hen harrier

American bitternÂ

Gray fox

Short-eared owl

American badger

Bald Eagle (Jun.-Dec.)

Strategy to improve the ecosystem

Franklin's ground squirrel

Smooth green snake


Trail and nodes High way

River

Kickapoo Rail Trail

Landing

Bike system

Node (entertainment & education)

Abandoned railway

Railway

Abandoned railway trail

Water way

Kickapoo landing

Water way

Kickapoo rail trail

Recreational trail :

Kickapoo rail trail

Water way

Bike trail

Abandoned railway trail


Strategy 2: Planning recreation trail

Existing traffic main artery

Recreational spaces

Railroad tracks

Parks

Highway

Other recreational facilities Streets

Neighborhoods

Bicycle path system Bike path

Neighborhoods area

Streets

Streets

Existing water area Low-Density Residential Medium-Density Residential High-Density Residential Downtown Mixed Use Neighborhood Commercial Highway Commercial Regional Commercial Professional Office Industrial Public/Institutional Recreation/Open Space Agricultural

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Grant St.

Gilbert St.

Vermilion St.

Fairchild St.

Danville High school

Woodbury St. Clay St.

Kathryn Randolph Theater

Williams St.

St James United Methodist Church

Seminary St. Madison St. Harrison St. North St.

Danville Public Library Vermilion County War Museum Fischer Threatre Danville Mass Transit County Market

Vermilion County Clerk

Danville Stadium Downtown area Landmark building Riverfront park

Fairchild St. Woodbury St.

Clay St.

Williams St.

Seminary St. Madison St. Harrison St. North St.

Downtown area Existing parking lot Riverfront park

Fairchild St. Woodbury St.

Clay St.

Williams St.

Seminary St. Madison St. Harrison St. North St.

Downtown area Sidewalks Riverfront park Bikeway

Concept Plan



Natural elements: wind

Opening wind wall: The wind door opens when the wind strong enough

Stronger wind

Fabric wind wall: The fabric moves along the wind

Stronger wind

Section 1-1

Bell wind wall: The bells ring when the wind comes

Stronger wind


a. The site investigation

b.Communicated with local residents

c. Collaboration with students majored in Architecture and Planning

f. Final presentation

e. Model study

d. Preliminary presentation


Reconnecting Hydrospere above and below the Urban Surface Location: Neighbourhood in Chicago, IL, U.S. Site area: 1.62 ha Designer: Jie Bao, Jin Qiu, Liz Vogel, Yajing Zhao, Yexuan Gu, Zhiquan Yang Design period: Feb. 2016 - May 2016 The vacant spaces in the neighbourhood obstruct the water exchange between the surface above and the surface below. One one hand, the potential of ground water recharge is overlooked. One the other hand, the runoff will increase the flooding situation. The design turns the vacant spaces into sustainable community gardens by two groups of action. Toward the concrete and asphalt, we broke the surficial pavement and revealed the underneath urban soil. For the urban soil, we used plants with long and strong root system. Thus, the vacant land can be the permeable relaxing space for local residents.


Site description The site locates at the Southern part of Chicago. The area is in the neighbourhood which is defined by four streets that go in a square, S. Indiana Ave., E. 51st St., S. Martin Luther King Dr. and E 50th St. Without enough management, most of the area is covered with urban soil, concrete, and asphalt, including the spare concrete and asphalt. To increase the surface infiltration, reduce flooding, improve the living environment, the design has two groups of actions toward pavement and urban soil. For the asphalt, concrete and brick, the action "road opener", "surface recycler" are taken. As the urban soil, the action "soil gill" is taken. Through removing the useless pavement, bio, and mechanical drilling, the soil will be porous, increasing the infiltration. On the same time, people can have more green spaces, well-designed and organized.

Context

Street Inlets Pathways Shadows Late Summer Low Areas Water Flow

Crumbling Concrete Sidewalk

Trees Chain Link Fence

Residential Views Crumbling Concrete Sidewalk

Asphalt Parking lot Compacted Soil Driveway Concrete Parking Pad Tree Stumps

Site location

75 FT

Asphalt alleys and roadways.

Urban soil with remnant foundation and concrete structure.

Brick alleyways, sometimes covered with an asphalt layer.

Urban soil with pathway. PERMEABLE GEOLOGIC SUBSTRATA Absense of deep infiltration sand GREEN LINE and gravel Green Line elevated train system is a main corridor and creates opportunities to view Absense of deep infiltration the project from above. sand and gravel

COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 51st Street Green Line Station and commercial district are home to new dining venues, plus art and gallery space. INTERFACE PROJECT SITE City-owned vacant land just north of 51st Street from South Indiana Avenue to South Martin Luther King Jr Drive

LAKE MICHIGAN

Asphalt parking lot.



Patterns of Depaving

For the pavements of different places, the patterns are created differently. For the alley, the curve cut on the sidewalk and Rumble Strips on the alley are the methods. For the spare parking space, Filter Strips are done. Following the existing asphalt and concrete cracking, part of the pavement has been moved, reorganized into the new paths in the green spaces. The leaving pavement acts as the place for activity and paths.

Road Opener: Filter Strips Road Opener: The Break-up Road Opener: Rumble Strips The Recycler: Pathways System-feeding Mulched Pathways Areas of Mechanical Drilling Surface Recycler: Sidewalk Cuts

Surface Recycler: Rumble Strips

Road Opener: Filter Strips

Surface Recycler: New Pathways

Surface Recycler: Patterns and Components

Section of Surface Recycler Section of Road Opener

Section of Road Opener: Infiltration Strips

Cut away the spare parking space, the urban soil under the pavement could be exposed to the outside. To increase the infiltration of the soil, deep root plants are used. The water from the road can be collected and be lead to the urban soil beside the street. These depaved parking space acts as the infiltration strips, increasing the rainwater, runoff water infiltration.

Section of Surface Recycler: Treating Waste as Resource

During the depaving, asphalt will be taken away from the surface. Instead of throwing these asphalt away, these materials can be shaped and arranged in the new path for walking. Using the recycled asphalt, the new paths won't waste more resources.


Plant Phasing and Functions Applied to the Site Soil gills open the surface for exchange of water, gasses, and nutrients. Toward the urban compacted soil, strategies including Bio-drilling, mechanical drilling or both are used. Three phases are used, from power boost, soil builder to the water move. For these phases, different groups of plants are used.

Soil Gills: Full Sun (5’+) Forage Radish | Raphanus sativus Rapeseed | Brassica napus Red Clover | Trifolium pratense Pearl Millet I Pennisetum glaucum Compass Plant | Silphium laciniatum Rosinweed | Silphium integrifolium Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans American Beech | Fagus grandifolia

PHASE I PHASE I & II

Adds organic matter to soil Large taproot breaks up soil Decomposing roots feed soil organisms

PHASE I: POWER BOOST Break up soil and begin adding nutrients and carbon for microbial activity BIO-DRILLING COVER CROPS EROSION & WEED CONTROL COVER CROPS NUTRIENT ADDING COVER CROPS DEEP ROOTING FORBES & GRASSES

PHASE III

Soil Gills: Full Sun (wet) PHASE I

Microbial activity

Extensive root system

PHASE II: SOIL BUILDER Microbial activity and root bulk have increased; addition of perennials after first season are needed. + DEEP ROOTING FORBES AND GRASSES MICROBIALS & SOIL FORMATION/ AGGREGATION Abundance of available carbon from decomposing plant material is most important in increasing microbial activity. Aggregate stability is critical for infiltration, root growth, and resistance to erosion. www. soilquality.org

PHASE I & II PHASE III

Turnips | B. rapa L. Rapeseed | Brassica napus Hairy Vetch | Vicia villosa Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea Bee Balm | Monarda didyma Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa Red Maple | Acer rubrum

Road Opener: Full Sun (wet)

PHASE I

Red Clover | Trifolium pratens Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea Bee Balm | Monarda didyma Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata Joe Pye Weed | Eutrochium dubium 'Little Joe' Siberian Iris | Iris 'Caesar's Brother' American Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa

Soil Gills: Full Sun PHASE I

PHASE I & II PHASE III

Turnips | Brasica rapa L Field Peas | Pisum sativum Alfalfa | Medicago saliva L. Oat | Avena sativa Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis White Wild Indigo | Baptisia Red Maple | Acer rubrum

Soil Gills: Full Sun PHASE I

PHASE I & II PHASE III

Forage Radish | Raphanus sativus Medics | Santiago' burr Hairy Vetch | Vicia villosa Barley I Hordeum vulgare L. Buffalograss | Buchloe dactyloide New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida Smooth Aster | Symphyotrichum laeve White Oak | Quercus alba

Transpiration

PHASE III: WATER MOVER Soil porosity, nutrient and infiltration levels have increased; soil is ready for tree planting. TREES & SHRUBS In one day, one large tree can lift up to 100 gallons of water out of the ground and discharge it into the air. For every five percent of tree cover added to a community, stormwater runoff is reduced by approximately two percent. www.americanforests. org

Soil Gills: Full Sun PHASE I PHASE I & II PHASE III

Forage Radish | Raphanus sativus Rapeseed | Brassica napus Red Clover | Trifolium pratense Annual ryegrass | Lolium multiflorum Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya Leadplant | Amorpha canescens Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium Hop Hornbeam | Ostrya virginiana

Soil Gills: Part Shade PHASE I PHASE I & II

Turnips | B. rapa L. Mustard | Brassica juncea Red Clover | Trifolium pratense Rye | Secale cereale Prairie Aster | Symphyotrichum turbinellum Giant Hyssop | Agastache rugosa Switch Grass | Panicum virgatum Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea

Soil Gills: Part Shade PHASE I PHASE I & II PHASE III

Turnips | B. rapa L. Mustard | Brassica juncea Hairy Vetch | Vicia villosa Arugula | Eruca sativa Side Oats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea Wood Betony | Stachys officinalis Pin Oak | Quercus palustris

Phasing of Soil Gills

Year 0 Highly Compacted Soil

Year 0-1 Surface Drilling

Phase I

Year 1-2 Bio-drilling and Nutrient Adding Cover Crops

Year 2-3 Deep Rooting Forbes & Gras

Phase II

Year 3-6 Addition of Trees & Shrubs

Phase III


Design Section

The design on the surface will change the infiltration level of soil beneath the surface. Before the design, rain water will run off along the street, being collected and go down to the sewer. The asphalt is not the material easy to infiltrate. Water will stay on the surface until being dried by the sunshine. As the design introduced, three actions, road opener, surface recycler and soil gill treat asphalt and urban soil. The depaved parking space and the asphalt will let the water go down, into the soil. Bio-drilling and mechanical drilling, with nutrients adding, can increase the soil porosity and improve the water infiltration. With the increasing infiltration, the neighborhood will have less flooding, the soil will be better and the aquifer will be charged.


Landscape Palimpsest Location: Midway Plaisance, Chicago,Illinois, U.S.A. Site area: 32.90 ha Designer: Yajing Zhao, Linna Yi Design period: Jan. 2015 - May 2015 The site locates at the midway, University of Chicago, Illinois. The linear site is about 2,646,500 square foot. The site has been used for Columbia Exhibition in 1893 and for the University of Chicago till now. Although events, activities, exhibitions have been the symbol of the site, these symbols cannot be found nowadays on the site anymore. They have been taken place by the latter new culture. The design views the site as a palimpsest with many layers of history. , The historic events are reflected through visual and tactile experience in an organized travel routine. Through looking and touching these landscape constructions, visitors can experience the history and culture of the site. Small constructions recovered the soul and identity of the site


Site introduction

Theater Fountain of Time

Sculptural works by Lorado Taft

Midway Studio

Ferris Wheel

Ice rink Railway Masaryk monument A part

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The design views the site as a palimpsest with many layers of history. As we can see in the chart, the bottom one is the site in 1893. During the Expo. the theater, Farris wheel, and railway have been established. The third layer is the site in 1972 when the Midway studio has been built. The second layer is in 1984, with new sculptures and monuments.The first layer is in nowadays with the ice rink and winter garden. Laying the events together, I know where are the popular places. Representing the events in a designed landscape can let users know better about the site’s culture. During exploring the site, visitors can have the same experience of certain historic time.


Palimpsest of events

Technology and new invention, Ferris Wheel, glass dress.

Nowadays, ice rink

Culture and international conference, activities, march

University, students, recreation, ice slope

Plan generated from the palimpsest Five spots were chosen to be the place for “experiencing the history�, including Fountain of time, Ferris wheel, ice rink, railroad and Masaryk Monument. The Fountain of time is a sculpture built in 1920 and the main idea is that visitors can act as father of time, watching each figure passing by. So the design offers a slowly moving conveyor for visitors to use, moving slowly.

Experience

Up and down Gaze

Slowly moving

Open and free

Conscious

The Ferris wheel in 1893 Columbia Expo offers visitors chance to see the scenery from a different height. On the site, the stairs were created, offering visitors chances to have the changing visual horizon. The ice rink offers experience recently. The students usually play with ice during winter. The railroad was built in Columbia Exhibition as a way of transportation. The design offers some similar feeling of the railroad on the pavement so visitors can feel on their feet. The Masaryk Memorial is the hero status which was completed in 1949. The status was made to memorize the hero. The design put some benches to let visitors sit and view the status and the introduction text.


Plan

E-F

F-G E-F

D-E

B-C

C-D

D-E

C-D A-B

A-B

F-G

B-C

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Section

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Experience generated from event Ferris

One of the interpreted places is the Ferris Wheel. To offer the experience of the Ferris Wheel, the design abstracts the moving of the wheel. As the wheel moves, the horizon will change. Through the experience, users can recall the Ferris Wheel. The QR code will help the users to know more about the wheel.

Changing horizon The changing height of wheel is related to the different positions. The design uses stairs to create the similar experience as the Ferris Wheel, the changin horizion.


The Hartley Garden Location: UIUC Arboretum, IL. U.S.A. Site area: 102,108 sqm Designer: Liz Vogel, Linna Yi, Yajing Zhao Design period: Sept. 2015 - Dec. 2015 The garden is a landmark in UIUC. With the residential area around, a garden is a popular place for activities. The design focuses on the sustainability, involving more perennial plants in the plant materials and including more natural beauty and wildness of the layout, encouraging people to have more interaction with nature.


Site Description

Student Dormitory

President's House

Residence Zone

The site locates at the Arboretum of University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. The Hartley Garden was the starting point of the arboretum area in the history. As an important part of campus arboretum, the garden contained diverse beautiful flowers, attracting people for wedding and organization such as American Selections Trail Garden, Hosta Community and Herb Community. The north of the garden is President House of University and on the right is the family house. The Vet. Med. College locates at the west of garden and Japan House, the main part of Arboretum locates at the south.

Ball field Residence Zone

Most of of the plants are annuals for the aesthetic function. During fall and winter, the garden has little attractive things. Also the maintenance costs much. It would be good to reduce the usage of the annuals while keep the beauty of garden.

Vet. Med. College Arboretum

Sprouting Arbor

SPRING

Functions of the Garden

Have a walk

Little bare

Arbor with leaves

SUMMER

Falling leaves

Gather together

Wedding

Education

Land mark

Bloom Little bare

Photography AUTUMN

Withering

WINTER

Little bare


Plant Palette Full Sun

Common Name

Scientific Name

Bloom Time

Height

Nepeta Bottle Gentian Little Bluestem Black Eyed-Susan Yellow Wood-sorrel

Nepeta racemosa 'Walkers Low' Gentiana andrewsii Schizachyrium scoparium Rudbeckia hirta Oxalis stricta

Apr.-Sept. Oct. Aug.-Feb. Jul. Jul.-Oct.

2-3' 1-3' 2-4' 2-3' 0.5-1'

Lupine Leeks Barbarea Blue False Indigo Prairie dropseed

Lupinus perennis Allium babingtonii Winter cress Baptisia australis Sporobolus heterolepis

Late Spring Jun.-Aug. Apr.-Jun. May-Jun. Aug.-Oct.

1-2' 3-5' 2' 3-4' 2-3'

Full Sun

Common Name

Scientific Name

Bloom Time

Height

Pale Purple Coneflower Purslane Switchgrass Mountain Mint Spring Beauty

Echinacea pallida Common Purslane Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' Pycnanthemum muticum Claytonia virginica

Jun.-Jul. na. Aug. Jul.-Sept. mid-late spring

2-3' 0.5-1' 3-4' 1-3' 3-4'

Oregano Willow leaf Amosonia Little Bluestem Anise hyssop Wild Crocus

Origanum vulgare Amsonia illustris Schizachyrium scoparium Agastache foeniculum Crocus chrysanthus

Jul.-Oct. May Aug.-Feb. Jun.-Sept. Early Spring

1-2' 2-3' 2-4' 2-4' 3-4'

Part Shade

Savanna

Common Name

Scientific Name

Bloom Time

Height

Common Name

Scientific Name

Bloom Time

Height

Dwarf Apple Dwarf Chives Autumn moor grass Wild Strawberry Species Tulip

Malus Allium schoenoprasum Sesleria autumnalis Fragaria vesca Tulipa kaufmanniana

Apr. Apr. Sept.-Oct. Apr.-Jun. Early spring

12-15' 1-1.5' 0.75-1' 0-1' 6-10'

Anise hyssop Purple milkweed White wild Indigo Indian Grass White oak

Agastache foeniculum Asclepias purpurascens Baptisia alba Sorghastrum nutans Quercus alba

Jun.-Sept. May-Jul. Apr.-May Sept.-May May

2-4' 3-5' 2-4' 3-5' 50-80'


Plan generating

The entrance

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Se 1

Section 2

Section 3 Section 4

Section 4

Plan

Bird view Section 3

Section 1

Section 2


CAD drawing of garden

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Seasonal effect of garden

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter


Landscape conceptual design of key areas for City of Wulumuqi Location: Xinjiang, China Site area: 1780 acres (city area); 180 acres (central area) Design Manager: Tonggang Niu Client: City government of Wulumuqi Design period: Jun. 2013 - Aug. 2013 The city of Wulumuqi locates at Xinjiang province of China. The city is famous for its winter and the beautiful sceneries. To offer a better living environment to the citizens, the conceptual design applies 6 values, including friendliness, ecology, open, identity, climate and quality. The city was built with one axis (connecting the government office and the key commercial areas), two corridors, three belts, four nodes and the urban green net. I joined this project as an intern in the Department of Landscape Architecture, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design. I took part in the street side park design, renderings, and Auto CAD drawing.


Site Description

Friendly Quality

Ecology

Climate

Open Identity

Residential Education and Research Tourism service Sports

Axis Corridor Belt Node Net

Vertical Connection Horizontal Connection1 Horizontal Connection2 Horizontal Connection3 Inner Circulation

Main Street Secondary Street Branch External traffic Traffic nodes

1300FT 400M

China Major design area

Vegetation design

Pavement design

Landscape nodes

Main circulation Xinjiang City of Wu


Street side park

N Plan Location

Perspective of the park path

Perspective of the park path

Perspective of the road

Intention picture 128ft 32ft 64ft


The renderings of selected landscpae nodes

City Central Park

Streetside park 1

3 3 1 Sport Park 2

Commercial pedestrian street

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Selected Renderings in XCG Design corp Design Manager: Wang Gu Design period: Aug. 2016 - Sept. 2016 I was mainly responsible for the rendering works in the company.




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