YINAN XIAO Resume
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LANGUAGES CHINESE ENGLISH GERMAN
SKILLS AUTOCAD MAYA RHINO GRASSHOPPER PROCESSING PYTHON SKETCHUP PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN HAND DRAWING MAKING MODEL
EDUCATION 09.2017-02.2018 09.201609.2011-06.2016
Bath University (As an exchange student) Aalto University (Department of Architecture) Huazhong University of Science & Technology Bachelor of Architecture
WORK EXPERIENCE 12.2014-03.2015
09.2015-01.2016
09.2013-06.2014 09.2012-06.2013
Qian Wan Studio James Jacobs Stadium Restoration Project Point cloud surveying and mapping, modeling and restoration (Team leader) Jing Zhou City Design and Plan Institute Participated In CAD Mapping and Discussion About Proposal Design Chairman of the Class Committee, University Leadership Scholarship Study Secretary of the Class Committee, University Leadership Scholarship
Academic Work | Bath University, UK, 1-28/10/2017 Partner | Hannah Record, Olivia Christodoulides, Xue(Jamie) Goh, Thomas Dolton Tamas Marosvari Tutors | George Lovesimth, Paul McCombie (In charge of rederings. Participating in the idea developing and the model making)
THE DOCKS POPLAR BRIDGE The task for this project is about continuum, to make use of the contexts around the Poplar area, and provide a new bridge connection, inhabited or not, over the A12, to connect the Riverside to the heart of Poplar. The A12 from Bow Roundabout to the Blackwall Tunnel is a strategically important N-S arterial road. Our site sits roughly in the middle, in an area that has both significant concentrations of deprivation and opportunities for new development.
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Industrial Residential Religion Education Commercial Social services The site
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Historical Timeline of Poplar
Chrisp Street Market(1951), Balfron Tower(1967) Robin Hood Gardens (1972),
Property of William Wykeham (late 1300). Later given to Charles II.
Declination of developmental growth rate and docks (1870) Resulted in poverty and overcrowding.
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Was chosen for a well-meaning model estate in the Festival of Britain (1951).
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Creation of the borough of Poplar (1900).
Provides homes for workers at the docks. (17th century) Becomes London’s first multi-ethnic group.
Poplar HARCA was founded for community regeneration.
Opening of the West India Docks(1802) and formulation of East India Company (1803) This stimulated rapid growth in housing development in Poplar.
2000
Suffered severe bomb damage in both first and second World War. After which it became a place for renewal and experimentation.
Langdon Park station (2006),creating more work opportunities. Spotlight youth centre (2014), motivating youth empowerment.
Poplar Rates Rebellion broke out (1921). An Act of parliament came through, changing the system to equalise tax burdens between the rich and the poor.
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Docks shut down(1981).
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Transition - Our bridge must transition through/over the proposed site for Fashioning poplar, we want to focus on how we move through/connect with these spaces.
Connections - Minimising our impact on the planned green space that is part of the fashioning poplar scheme and aiming to form a connection to it in some way.
Dividing lines - The A12 and River isolate our site, we aim to form a point of connection.
Site Analysis
Key points of required pedestrian/cyclist Access
Noise impact on our site and areas we aim to form barriers to minimise this impact.
Key Views OF the site in its surroundings (for pedestrians)
Key Views FROM the site (for pedestrians)
Sun Path Analysis
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THE DOCKS - POPLAR BRIDGE
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EXISTING BRIDGES AND OUR PROPOSED Existing bridges in the area mainly run East to West, this identifies a direction of movement of people which our bridge will follow, meeting a current need within the area.
LOCATION OF FASHIONING POPLAR Our bridge will transition through/over these planned spaces, how we connect with them/ respect them as their own projects will be crucial to our concept for a hollistic and integrated design.
LOCATION OF AILSA WHARF Proposed high-rise buildings provide a dominating scale of built structure to the north of our site. We need to consider an appropriate use of scale within our structure to ensure it is not overshadowed.
LOCATION OF BROMLEY SCHOOL For the majority of the year our bridge would have peak times of high use during school drop off and pick up, it is therefore essential that we design to allow for influxes of pedestrians and provide as direct route as possible for those travelling in a hurry.
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Structural Precedents
Newport City Footbridge in South Wales
From the 17th century, Poplar served as a home for workers at the docks that lined the riverfront. Our design aspires to pay homage to Poplar’s history by adopting a similar shape that is structurally honest.
Royal Victoria Dock Bridge in Docklands, London
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Environmental Issues In Poplar
AIR POLLUTION The A12, cutting right through Poplar, is a major road used by over 48,000 vehicles daily. Vehicle emissions have caused air pollutant levels to exceed government objectives every year since 2008. Pollutants such as NO2 and PM2.5 are associated with respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity, affecting the health of citizens.
LACK OF BIODIVERSITY Massively urbanised with green spaces covering only 15% of its surface area, it is no wonder that there is an absence of biodiversity in Poplar. A site visit concluded that existing green spaces are not properly utilised in a way that it attracts people to nature.
NOISE POLLUTION In addition to emitting harmful air pollutants, motor vehicles also contribute significantly to noise levels in the area. Poplar’s close proximity to the London City Airport also adds to the existing cacophony with frequent flights zooming by.
DISMAL RECYCLING EFFORTS Poplar’s high housing density means there is insufficient space for recycling facilities without proper prior planning. While residents feel the need to recycle, the relevant bins have not been provided in adequate quantities and convenient locations. Other factors such as socio-econmic background and a highly multi-ethnic community have also been found to be correlated.
Miller’s Crossing in Exeter
Limekiln Dock Footbridge in Isle of Dogs, London
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Structural Possibilities
1// STEEL TRUSS
2// STEEL BEAM AND DECK
3// CABLE STAY
15-60m spans // max span to depth ratio 1:10 The structure comes from the truss itself not the deck, allowing a slim deck which minimises the rise we would require for our slope.
10-20m spans // max span to depth ratio 1:20/30 Deck sits on deep steel beams which provide the structure, therefore the rise required would be considerably larger and potentially compromise our ability to provide a gradual slope.
40+m spans // max span to depth ratio 1:20/30 Structure provided by cable configuration above, enabling the deck to become very slim, minimising the rise required for our slope. Large span potential means a single pylon could be used to span entire road, allowing for future plans to remove central reservation and reduce speed limit in the area.
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Design Intentions
HONEST EXPRESSION OF STRUCTURE We aim to produce a unified design allowing our hollistic approach to linking community initiatives to manifest itself in a strong expression of structure. The final construction should be “readable” to an onlooker.
HOLLISTIC AND INTEGRATED HARCA’S “top down” planning feeds local ‘bottom up’ initiatives, our bridge should become a part of this movement, aiming to link these initiatives towards a better future. DEVELOPING ASPIRATION Creation of an environment which houses current regeneration schemes and reflects their aspirational approach. Fashioning poplar provides opportunities to cultivate design skills, through manufacture, to development of a business. Our scheme should provide a space in which these initiatives exist and operate effectively and reflect this aim to allow local people to aspire to develop themselves.
USABLE INHABITABLE GREEN SPACE Provision of green space which people flow through, gather in and is desirable to spend time in. When visiting Poplar we felt the limited green spaces we saw provided a visual green element but weren’t designed to be inhabited. We aim to create green space which the public actively use.
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CONNECTING AND RESPECTING Providing a physical connection between two places is the primary function of a bridge. We aim also to connect the individual community projects in place in Poplar whilst respecting them as their own entities; turning urban acupuncture into a hollistic approach to regeneration.
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ACOUSTIC SEPARATION Majority of glazing to west and south, east side of building has significantly less glazing and a more ‘solid’ elevation to minimise impact of road noise.
SHELTERING OF EXTERNAL SPACE Positioning of built scheme shelters a courtyard space which becomes a safe and protected community space as an extension of the building.
DIRECT ACCESS FROM BRIDGE Thresholds at various levels allow direct access to buildings from the bridge itself.
PURITY OF FUNCTION Direct line of travel across our bridge fulfills its purpose of connecting two spaces at the most basic level. This purity of function marries with the simplicity of our structure in an elegant manner.
REGENERATION Physical direction of movement and positioning of spaces makes the public a part of the process of economic regeneration.
STAIR PROVIDES DIRECTION On the approach, stair provides starting point of this strong line of direction across our bridge. In elevation it provides a similar visual point of honest movement of people.
DEVELOPING ASPIRATION
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Visual expression of vertical circulation through the glazing creates an elevation that speaks of the internal playful approach to the movement of people inside and whilst individual entities sit within the space, visually the building in a WHOLE, creating a hollistic abd integrated approach as we see clearly the connections between spaces and hence the community projects that inhabit them.
Visual expression of vertical circulation through the glazing creates an elevation that speaks of the internal playful approach to the movement of people inside and whilst individual entities sit within the space, visually the building in a WHOLE, creating a hollistic abd integrated approach as we see clearly the connections between spaces and hence the community projects that inhabit them.
Minimal internal circulation in plan and a modular section allows for community initiatives to exist as their own entities. The public can seamlessly transition between these spaces, using level changes, external circulation and shared spaces to create a playful and explorative user experience. The more the public engage with the building, the more they get out of this community ‘Hub’ and the way the spaces are organised in section encourages this exploration.
CONNECTING AND RESPECTING
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Bridge deck supported by tapered, cylindrical posts forming an obvious and solid connection to the ground. Visually lightweight cables provide and efficient and readable structural system with points of connection clearly defined.
PHYSICAL & VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO GREEN SPACES Busy internal spaces ‘SPILL OUT’ and INHABIT green spaces with defined purposes.
PHYSICAL & VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO GREEN SPACES Bridge gradually slopes into the landscape, meeting the ground via an amphitheatre style bank. Green space to east of the A12 becomes a usable space in which people want to spend time.
USABLE INHABITABLE GREEN SPACE
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Articulation of cross bracing defines how a frame made up solely of horizontals and verticalsdeals with lateral forces. The position of the bracing in vertical bays communicates how the structure is working in the 3rd dimension.
Building revolves around a modular grid framework, timber columns and beams exposed in a macro structure in which modular units sit. The positioning, levels and ordering of these spaces hence determines the movement of the public through the building.
HONEST EXPRESSION OF STRUCTURE
THE DOCKS - POPLAR BRIDGE
Perspective Section
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Construction Sequence
1 // Erect piles and earth bank
2 // Erect bridge deck on the eastern side
3 // Construct foundation and erect the short mast (supported by a temporary structure)
4 // The big mast is brought to site in one piece and craned into place
5 // After assembling the bridge deck on the eastern side, the deck is jacked into place on the western side by using a temporary support at the midpoint
HOLLISTIC AND INTEGRATED
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Building Detailing Cable Support Interface On Mast
Beam to collumn connection details
Key Bracing Configuration
Structural Principles
Modular Detailing
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Cable Anchor Detailing
Bridge Deck Supports
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1:200 Scale Model
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Academic Work | AAVS, CITY SMART, 7-15/07/2017 Partner | Qiren Lu, Hongqiu Wang, Yang Shu, Jiacheng Cheng Tutors | Gilles Restin, Lei Zheng (In charge of coding works. Participating in the idea developing and the renderings as well)
BORING BOXES COMPATIBILITY || AUTONOMY Since Le Corbusier brought out the CONTEMPORARY CITY FOR THREE MILLION PEOPLE proposal in 1922, the industrialized theory was discussed in the area of urban plan as well as architecture. The advendages of the industrialized theory include evacuating city center features, increasing city density, improving traffic, providing green spaces, sunshine as well as space. However, this kind of thought was theated by some architects as a way to annihilate the discipline of anchitecture. This discussion was broadened in 1960s. Between 1969 and 1970, THE CONTINUOUS MONUMENT elaborated an extreme line of thought on the possibilities of architecture as the instrument for attaining knowledge and action through the means of an architectural model of total urbanisation. There is a “modeate utopia� to imagine a near future in which all architecture will be created with a single act as THE BOXES. The continuous movement is a form of architecture all equally emerging from a single continuous environment; the world rendered uniform by technology, culture and all the other inevitable forms of imperialism. WIthout doubt that THE BOXES have the characters of COMPATIBILITY, at the same time, they also can form a system with the ability of AUTONOMY. In 1960, Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa brought out a megastructure project called AGRICULTURAL CITY. In that grid system, the living units multiply spontaneously without any hierarchy, gradually bringing the village into being as the traditional rural settlement has developed throughout history. Autonomy is like another class in the box structure system which is very compatible. This two ideas have lots of potential in the boxes system. The objective of this project is to simulate the process of the development of the box system using the force which may represent some changing parameters in the cities, then try to make some interesting predictions of future urban space.
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BORING BOXES COMPATIBILITY || AUTONOMY
Concept & Typology
CONTEMPORARY CITY FOR THREE MILLION PEOPLE, Le Corbusier, 1922
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THE CONTINUOUS MONUMENT, Superstudio, 1969-1970
AGRICULTURAL CITY, Kisho Kurokawa, 1960
BORING BOXES COMPATIBILITY || AUTONOMY
Load
Support
Support
LOAD
MODEL
MODEL
SUPPORT
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WIthout doubt that THE BOXES have the characters of COMPATIBILITY, at the same time, they also can form a system with the ability of AUTONOMY. Autonomy is like another class in the box structure system which is very compatible. This two ideas have lots of potential in the boxes system. The objective of this project is to simulate the process of the development of the box system using the force which may represent some changing parameters in the cities, then try to make some interesting predictions of future urban space.
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Human beings are not some kind of creatures chosen by science and technology. The spirit will always be a source of miracle.
There is no GENE for the hunman spirit. ------ Gattaca(1997)
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BORING BOXES COMPATIBILITY || AUTONOMY
Academic Work | Hamburg Hybrid Housing Competition, 10/2015 Partner | Wei Wu (In charge of the analysis of the dwellers' behaviors, outlook design, renderings, and part of the discussion about the connections between different styles of tenants)
Z-HOUSE The objective of this project is to design a new Academic Pavilion for architecture students in a university in Beijing, which contains two folds, including analyzing connections between space and behaviors, combining the consequences with some images of Chinese culture and using COURTYARD as the basic element to construct chambers for tuition, as well as endowing COURTYARDS the ability of sustainabily breeding by modular building and monolithic construction for the purpose of satisfying the developing teaching methods.
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Z - HOUSE
Plaza and more plaza
Ground Floor Plan
The Intervention Site faces Spielbudenplatz, an entertainment plaza since its origin. To this day, a series of public activities and events are here hosted all year round, from the weekly market to live music performances, as well as football team celebrations. Thus, more public space is in need, for the plaza is often over-crowed. The public space on the ground floor is open to all, which can bring more interactions between the building and the plaza. Due to different service targets and radius, commercial places are arranged in different place. A Main Entrance
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1 Entrance Hall 2 Hostel and Office Foyer 3 Music Club 4 Souvenir Shop 5 Restaurant 6 Bar 7 Gallery 8 Design Shop 9 Convenience Shop 10 Pharmacy 11 Hair Salon 12 Bicycle Repair Shop
11 1 Sub-entry
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A Garage Entrance
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Concept Diagram YOUNGSTERS
ELDERLY
SENIORS
OLD SINGLE SINGLE
COUPLE
FAMILY WITH ONE CHILD
SINGLE
FAMILY WITH TWO CHILDREN
Elderly
Away from noisy plaza
More sunlight
Small public house next to house
Seniors
Large unit
Close related to other parts
More spaces for activities
Youngsters
Compact&economical unit
Communication room
Quick access to the plaza
Tourists
Convenience in getting to hostel & offices
Commercial space along the road
OLD COUPLE
OLD OLD COUPLE SINGLE WITH AN WITH A OFFSPRING NURSE
Larger plaza space
Concept
GROUP ONE
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GROUP TWO
GROUP THREE
GROUP FOUR
GROUP FIVE
GROUP SIX
GROUP SEVEN
According to the purpose of this competition, a wide range of people have been classified into three types including youngsters, seniors, and elderly people, which are set in three lines of the Z form, respectively. Dwellers of each type of the three categories, however, are been classified again into sub-types, after which they are combined with each other to becomes some little groups. Every group can be treated as a garden with some fence. Besides, there are seven big bars connecting the three main categories. They contains the features such as nursing, fitting, playing music, cafe, children playing, reading, and sauna, to create some public space for some activities that can happen between different types of people.
Z - HOUSE
Unit Plan for Seven Groups
Sharing Space Legend
There are three levels for the sharing space which have been shown below.
Bathroom Kitchen Bedroom Sitting Room Private Garden Public Space
Public Space next to the Hostel Public space on the second ground is the public space for both tourists and inhabitants. The garden connects the external place and the internal place, enhance inhabitants to have communications with the outside.
Public Space for Inhabitants Seven bars are seven sharing space for inhabitants. The functions of each bar (Swimming Pool&Sauna, Book Bar&Exhibition, Fitting Room, Music Room , Cafe Room, Children Activity and Nursery) are considered due to housing units and dwellers. They can also act as shortcuts to other parts of the building.
Public Space in Each Unit As diagram illustrates, a unit contains various types of people, and public space in each unit is the place where they could have communications. Circulations and some sharing rooms like sharing kitchens are also integrated in the public to enhance public events.
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Z - HOUSE
7 Bars ELDLY
MUSIC
BOOK BAR
FITTING
SAUNA
Mountain Form
CHILDREN
CAFE
43.800m 40.950m
The Z-house imitated the form of the mountain,then the sunshine can get through the building and bring light to the ground both inside and in front of this residence. 32.400m
26.700m 23.850m
18.150m
12.450m
6.750m
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SUPPLEMENT WORKS
Flowing Betreen S.M.L Academic work (Individual work) / I nstructor: Kimmo Lintula, Markus Hudert, Osma Lindroos, Kiel Moe
Life is like a siege, Those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out. ------- Ch'ien Chung-shu. ‘Fortress Besieged’ The objective of this project is to explore a tectonic system which can connected the inside and outside space in order to create some flowing constructions in between. This system is structured in three different levels, from tiny unit scale to the whole building size. In that method, somehow it becomes not only a skin system but also a deep facade design.
Study models
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The smallest scale is composed of units. Several digital models were used to explore minimal surfaces. The middle scale focuses on the wall constructed by the units. Under the influence of light or heat, the shape of the units will change. The wall will change in the same way. As a result, the communication between the interior and exterior condition can be better under control. The largest scale is made from the combination of the two smaller ones, forming space adapts to the shape of the elements on the site as well as the building program.
SUPPLEMENT WORKS
SUPPLEMENT WORKS
Extending Courtyard Academic work (Team work, Partner: Jin Che) / Instructor: Gangyi Tang Courtyards provide sufficient possibility for various activities that would happen in this academic pavilion, such as tuition, communication, presentation, modeling, exhibition, to name but a few.
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SUPPLEMENT WORKS
SUPPLEMENT WORKS
Space Between Academic work (Individual work) / Instructor: Kaixiong Guan
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SUPPLEMENT WORKS
DT- Time Microunit Academic work (Team work, Partner: Shimin Liu) / Instructor: Kaixiong Guan
T w o - s t o r y l a r g e s pa c e
Art gallery Vi e w p o d i u m
cafe
Dance
T w o - s t o r y l a r g e s pa c e
music
library s m a l l s pa c e
sports
This relatively large space is programed as art gallery which enables the exhibition of artworks for public to enjoy art. This is the space for public to enjoy coffee and communicate to each other. this is the space for the public to practise dancing and organize performance as well. this small interaction space is programmed as music studio which enables stuffs to relax by enjoying music. This space are programed as public library since it is close to ground level. This is the space foe public to exercise, beside which is a podium for great view of city.
f o u r - s t o r y l a r g e i n t e r a c t i o n s pa c e s m a l l i n t e r a c t i o n s pa c e
i n t e r a c t i o n s pa c e
LARGE INTERACTION SPACE
Verical Street Academic work (Individual) / Instructor: Yuan Wang
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SUPPLEMENT WORKS
Shear Force Diagram
Bending Moment Diagram
Axial Force Diagram JAMES JACOBS STADIUM A Research Work & An item in Sino-Japan Structural Model Exhibition 2015
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SUPPLEMENT WORKS
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE This unit contains some of my works in all the other firlds beyond architecture that I have attempted, including jewelry design, Chinese calligraphy, painting, photography and even graphic design.
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BEYOND ARCHITECTURE
The Golden Vein Ring Designed by Yinan Xiao
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Front
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Jewelry Design In 2014, I took part in Steven Ma's (Founder of Xuberance) workshop, acquiring knowledge about 3D print and freedom shape design. We learned Maya, Z-brush in the workshop and used these tools to do some jewelry design. Personally, this kind of design is treated as a supplement of my major - Architecture. We usually use a base shape at the very beginning. Then it grows and extends into a more complex component. After that we add some miscellaneous parts to make it looks more plentiful.The whole process is organic and open-ended.
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Chinese Calligraphy I started practicing Chinese calligraphy at a very young age. It contains colorful Chinese traditional culture. Besides, this kind of art is a prefect training for my sense about the organisition of some freedom and organic shape which has a great help for the architecture design.
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Painting
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Photography During my sparing time, I also like to record the details and splendid moment in life. No matter whether I am on a trip, or not, personally, there are always impulsion to press the shutter.
Bafen Mountain, China f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO-100, +0.3EV, 62mm, Canon EOS 60D
Songyang, China f/5.6, 1/80s, ISO-100, 38mm, Canon EOS 60D
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China f/5, 1/800s, ISO-100, 50mm, Canon EOS 60D
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1933 old workshop, Shanghai, China f/3.5, 1/250s, ISO-100, 18mm, Canon EOS 60D
Guiyuan Temple, China f/6.3, 1/2000s, ISO-1600, 37mm, Canon EOS 60D
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE