River Symphony

Revive Industry Heritage along the Huangpu River

Winter 2018 | Individual work

Instructor: Yinan Lin, Yi Jin

Riverside Composition

Walking on the riverside of Yangtszepoo industrial area, I can feel the suffocating momentum of the Huangpu River in close proximity. The river beats high or low sounds on concrete embankments, metal water pipes and gates constantly. Now the abandoned factories chorus with the river alone, forgotten by people. To revive the riverside area, it is necessary to reconnect the the people and the river and open up the old factories area to public.

F or millions of years in the past and future, this is the same river that is flowing and singing.

Sound Mapping: When Industry Heritages Meets Water

Mapping the Possibilities of “New

A Just & Resilient Transboundary Region for a Submerging Netherlands Summer 2022 | Research Assistant | PennPraxis Instructors: Matthijs Bouw, Simon Richter

Move with the Flow

The low-lying regions of the Netherlands are facing the danger of accelerating sea level rise nowadays and more. Naturally, there are a lot of plans going on on the West side of the Netherlands trying to protect the lands and keep up with the water defense system. But what if we consider the 'Retreat' plan and include the East side of the country, even beyond the borderline, taking Germany into consideration? What if we make room for the sea and look into the opportunities of the East?

In this early stage of the project, I'm looking into the region along the Dutch-German border and mapping the cultural, physical, and social attributes there. And to seek the possibilities of developing a new mage-region along the border area.

The Assemblage: Ink Rubbings of Barks and Fallen Leaves

05 | Garden of Duration: the Time of Trees

Garden at Hangzhou Botanical Garden, China Spring 2021 | Individual work

Instructor: Misako Murata

Two Durations of Tree's Life

Located at Hangzhou Botanical Garden, I saw the forest coming through winter to spring. Walking off the trail and steping on the piles of fallen leaves, the touch of tree is fascinating.

Trees with two durations at sametime, the seasonality and whole growing cycle of trees. Trees together as a forest is a mega-organism, the migration happened slowly but firmly. Finally, we let nature work and let garden grow out of it.

Plans and Sections: the Migration of Trees