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Yang Lin Recent Work Selection
ACADEMIC WORKS Yang Lin
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The University of Cincinnati, US Master Science of Architecture
Biomimicry Interior Design
Yandai Xiejie Urban Design/ Social and Cultural Sustainability
Pol Tra Uni
The University of Michigan, US Graduate Certificate of Real Estate Development Tsinghua University, China Bachelar of Art (Landscape Architecture)
itecnico di Milano Campus ansporation Design/ iversal Design
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Architectural Detail/ Interior Elevation/ Rendering
Griffith Gallary Schemetic Design
Fine Arts& Digital Design Works
ACADEMIC WORKS
BIOMIMICRY INTERIOR DESIGN “Orange� Hotel Lobby (2008 Spring) Immersion: Studio Professor: Yixi Ma Type: Academic Design concept: A building can be an analogy for an orange. An orange, as an ordinary object, has both simple and complicated structures. It is simple in the sense that, as most other fruits do, an orange has parts including the skin, the pulp, and the core, which can be directly observed by our eyes and touched by our hands. However, to analyze the structure of an orange from the biological perspective, it can be described in a much more complicated way, probably only by specialists, such as botanists or biologists. The same complexity applies to a piece of architecture, a kind of man-made artifact. It can be considered as a simple building as well as an object which people pass by, utilize, engage, or even dwell in. It presents itself through its appearance, floors, interior lights and exterior space, and even the inner structure, made of steel and concrete. People know the building as a shelter. However, it is not easy for a non-architect to give a more detailed answer to the questions about what the constructional structure of a building established. Design Feature 1. Organic form origins from the model thinking 2. No perpendicular joints in the interior space 3. Create an atmosphere of compression and release
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Dissection Analysis
Biomimicry Thinking & Modeling Expression Organic Form Generation
Non-perpendicular Interior
Non-perpendicular Interior
北京
YANDAI XIEJIE URBAN DESIGN Yandai Byway Historical Building Design (2007 Fall) Immersion: Studio Professor: Shuyang Zheng Duration: 10 Weeks “How should we preserve a 600 year old Guangfu Temple and its neighborhood in a respectful way?” History can be more than the past; history also can be less than the past. Towards this huge and complicated historical preservation issue, architects should take the partial responsibility in terms of historical building preservation, authentic culture preservation, social sustainability and energy sustainability. I treat this project as a historical community design rather than an individual historical building design, because the historical buildings exist within a surrounding context and urban fabric. They are integrated rather than isolated building forms. Challenge: • How should we design the historical Taoism building without Taoist users in modern Beijing? • How should we relate and express the historical timber structure building and traditional Chinese architecture elements in design? • How should we design the historical building in a sustainable way : socially, culturally, economically and environmentally?
北京
Beihai Lake
Beijing
Early Morni
Residential Build-
Siheyuan Neighbor-
Siheyuan NeighborResidential BuildYandai Byway
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ommericial Buildings Tao Temple ommericial Buildings
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Evening People Activity
Daily Time People Activity
Open Space
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Three Space Combin
Site Functional Space Analysis
Historical Community Design
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nation of Existing Historical Buildings
Commericial Space
Urban Context
Adoptive Reuse Design Process Tranditional Siheyuan Building Analysis
First Floor Plan
Folklore Museum Tao Temple Adoptive Reuse
Underground Plan
CAMPUS TRANSPORTATION DESIGN Politecnico di Milano Transportation Design (2007 Fall) Immersion: Studio Professor: Manfredini Manfredo Duration: 3 Weeks Universality should be a basic consideration in the contemporary design world for designers, architects and planners. However, we should avoid interpreting the needs of the handicapped dogmatically and arbitrarily. In the design research for this project, as an able-bodied person, I imitate “the blind” and “the disabled” through blindfold and wheel chair to experience the site physically. It enhances my sympathy for “the handicapped” profoundly, and helps me gain better understanding for universal design. This is a workshop led by the Architecture Department of the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Department of Environmental Design of Tsinghua University. It is beneficial significantly for both group students from the two schools in terms of western-eastern culture, language communication, architecture study and international cooperation. Challenge: • How can we arrange parking space and pedestrian space in a harmonious way? • How can we facilitate accessibility movement and universal wayfinding systems? • How can we create a friendly and sustainable environment for the users?
Campus Retails Retails& Entertainments Parking Space Train Station
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Site Analysis
Parking lots
Automobile Flow
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Problems Exploration
Unaccessible Curb A
Unaccessible Curb B
Ambiguous Wayfinding
Parking Space Design
Spontaneous Pedestrian Flow
Train Station
Universal Transportation
PROFESSIONAL WORKS • 6 E 1st Street New York NY : Folding Door Detail
Train Station
• 119 23 Street, New York NY : Interior Elevation
• 38-40 E 76th Street New York NY : Facade Rendering
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GRIFFITH GALLARY Griffith Gallery is a new mixed building located on Griffith Street, Saugatuck, Michigan. The building has commercial stores in the first floors, a gallery in the atrium and eight apartment units occupying the second and third floors. This new design aims to prosper the artistic district in Saugatuck.
East Elevation
East Elevation
West Elevation
South Elevation
North Elevation
FINE ARTS
I have recieved continuous fine arts training since I was five years old. I studied pencil sketching, watercolor painting, oil painting, Chinese Landscape Painting, calligraphy and Printmaking before I studied landscape architecture in Tsinghua University. In addition, I am also interested in digital design in terms of graphic design, website design and wayfinding system design. The following page shows several of my representative fine arts works, design works and photography.
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