YUNYI QIAN | GSD MLA | LIFESCAPE-EXLORATION OF LIFE JUSTICE

Selected Works since 2017

Bachelor of Landscape Gardening Beijing Forestry University

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Chapter 1 - THE MOMENT

CUBE COMBO

Community Renovation

3 / 2022 - 5 / 2022

Child-Trafficking Focused

Equity / Security / Urbanism

Cube System implement

Based on Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), formulated by criminologist C. Ray Jeffery

Crime Prevention / Vibrant Community / Safe Childhood

01 CUBE COMBO

Modular Landscape Approach to Reduce the Risk of Child-Trafficking

[LOCATION] Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China

[DURATION] Mar, 2022 - May, 2022

[TUTOR] Zhicheng Liu, Yu Ye

[GROUP & INDIVIDUAL WORK]

[COLLABORATOR] Yun hao, Jinjie Ren

[ROLE] Group Field Research, 100% Conceptual Design, 100% Detailed Design

Human trafficking is one of the three major crimes in the world, of which children are one of the main victims. Statistics show that southwest China has been a hot spot for trafficking crimes for the past 30 years and there existed more than 500 such cases only in 2021. After a detailed analysis of the geospatial characteristics of the southwest region, I focused on Yuzhong District, Chongqing, a mountainous city with a high crisis.

To prevent crimes , I conducted the Cube System based on the theory of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). The strategy includes four phases . Firstly, sites at risk are surveyed and their geospatial characteristics are categorized. In the second phase, a short and efficient intervention will be carried out on dangerous sites to achieve initial crime prevention. Almost a year later, sites will be progressively renewed, allowing for a further improvement of the overall space. The final stage is the activation of sites, creating natural surveillance and protection for local children. This system provides a possibility of crime prevention through landscape architecture, creating a joyful, safe, and vibrant community for vulnerability.

The mountain city Chongqing in China with dead corners has created a lot of cases of child trafficking.

DRAWING BY MYSELF

Histogram of child trafficking

Trafficking hot spots

Water system

Provincial borders

Age-Sex Chart of Trafficked Children

Plots with High Rate of Child Trafficking

Age distribution of abducted children when trafficking occurs in different locations.

In general, the abducted children show younger age characteristics. The children are mainly aged 0-6 years old , and the probability of being abducted decreases with the increase of age.

Complex Topography Gives Rise to Criminal Hideouts

{ IDEA & STRATEGY: THE CUBE SYSTEM }

A new interpretation of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) for a child-safe city

PHASE 1: IDENTIFICATION PHASE 2: INVITATION

PHASE 3: RENOVATION

PHASE 4: ACTIVATION

- Identify dangerous spaces as important redesign locations through site investigation, online research, and reading relevant papers.

- Based on the new generation of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), I prevent child trafficking by practicing its five dimensions - territoriality, surveillance, access control, activity support, image maintenance - into reality.

- Add mechanical surveillance such as street lighting which allows initial crime prevention accomplishment.

- Using fences, chairs, plants, etc. as a method of separating public, public-private and private space.

- Follow a program promoting rapid repair and rehabilitation of vandalized equipment.

- Greenery brings vitality to the site.

- Updated Roof gardens allow vertical surveillance.

- Build up kids-friendly sky corridors based on identified children ’ s movements to guarantee access control.

- Add identification to increase site recognition.

Unassigned spaces are eliminated and all spaces have been clearly defined and designed purposely. Places dangerous in the past are activity supportive now. Crimes are replaced by energetic activities, such as reading salons, shopping stores, art shows, playgrounds, etc., all of which will be a source of inspiration for the local future economy.

During the identification period, dangerous spaces are incorporated into a grid system . Cubes as basic design element are placed in some grids for the next crime-prevented process.

During the invitation period, cubes for safety are invited as the most direct and straightforward measure. They include emergency equipment such as alarms, locators, medical kits, flashlights, etc. to ensure the personal safety of children.

During the renovation period, some cubes with seeds and dirt have the potential to be newlife cubes. Plants full of vitality not only revive negative spaces, but also symbolize that the ecology of the entire society has been reborn.

A variety of spontaneous activities is activated by cubes. Instead of the government passively investing in the early stage, the spontaneous activities revive the economy of the entire area. Eventually, the city is free from crime and becomes a garden of Eden for children.

[ CUBE: BLANK ] [ CUBE: SAFETY ] [ CUBE: NEW LIFE ] [ CUBE: EDEN ]

- S / Tangible Scale - - M / Regional Scale - - L / Urban Scale -

Vegetable Market

Shopping Mall

Public toilets are easy to form the transmission chain of trafficking crimes because of the lack of parental supervision.

Space under Overpass

Spaces under overpasses are classic zones as gathering points where crimes take place.

Transport Station

Transport stations are important transit hubs for child trafficking.

A wet market with a cluttered environment and high traffic is a high-risk area for children to lose.

Community Alley

Narrow and dark alleys create high insecurity.

Riverside Park

Overgrown riverside parks are high crime areas.

Empty and high-traffic exteriors of commercial buildings can easily lead to children's loss.

Tourist Attraction

Tourist attractions with rich terrain form multiple dead corners, which are easy to breed crimes.

Plaza

Traffic chaos in squares causes a high risk of children's loss.

Parents

Rooftop Farm

Natural cognition

Vegetable cultivation

Fruit market

Children's Painting Exhibition

Children's art exhibition

Flower border display

Serpentine Gallery

PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY FOR SAFE CHILDHOOD [INDIVIDUAL]

Proposed View of Child-Trafficking Prevention Cubes in Baixiang Community

Through a whole year, passive spaces are clearly defined and designed purposely, and become activity supportive now. Crimes are replaced by energetic activities, such as family farms, art exhibitions, playgrounds, etc. Originally scattered flows of people also converge as a result of activities, thus serving to control the population movements. More community residents are mobilized to participate in planting, and the sense of social responsibility will be improved. Moreover, excellent drawings on Eden cubes are collected and exhibited in the children's painting exhibition, attracting visitors and art buyers , which will be the biggest stimulus for developing community commerce and economy.

Botanical Garden

Horticultural activity

Communication

Pet game

Crime Prevention

Vibrant Community

Safe Childhood

Community Infrastructure

Terrace Playground

Plant cultivation

Health care

Communication

CUBE SYSTEM

GARDEN OF EDEN IN NEW GENERATION

Birdview of Baixiang Community after Design

The old and dangerous Baixiang Community has been reorganized by the Cube System . Through the control of intervention degrees and the combination of multi-functional modules, I created a variety of activity spaces that meet needs of residents. At the same time, a childcare system is formed, turning the community into not only a crime-free zone but also a paradise for children ’ s playing.

AXONOMETRIC EXPLOSIVE VIEW

[INDIVIDUAL] [INDIVIDUAL]

Children's Painting Exhibition Terrace Playground

Rooftop Farm Outdoor Theater

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FROM DAY TO NIGHT [INDIVIDUAL]

Baixiang Community provides a template for high-rise building areas with complex terrain, and the design takes full advantage of the terrain to construct an iconic child-safe community. The "Cube System" has built a community surveillance system , which has become a prominent symbol of "anti-trafficking". The "Cube System" aims to provide free public spaces so that more children from low-income families can enjoy playing fairly . By participating in community supervision and building, people will turn their attention to "Cubes" around them. As a result, more and more citizens will become aware of the safety of children , and reduce the occurrence of child abduction.

Chapter 1 - THE MOMENT

RESONANCE

Experimental Memorial Landscape

11 / 2022 - 12 / 2022

Underserved Life Focused

History / Emotion / Geology

Acoustics Resonance implement

Based on basic physical pinciples of wind instrument

Intangible Emotions Expression / Disappearing Inscriptions / Memory Evocation

02 RESONANCE

Ancient Aboriginal Monumental Landscape Based on Resonating Acoustics

[LOCATION] Shark Bay, Western Australia [DURATION] Nov. 2022-Dec. 2022

[INDIVIDUAL WORK]

Underserved Ancient Lives

Stromatolites

Indigenous Australians

History

Emotional Connections

Identification Acoustic Principles Disappearing Inscriptions

Application of Landscape

The stromatolites - rocks that record the oldest life - have themselves undergone this process: from the infinite expansion of life at its origin, to the crisis that now exists only on coasts of western Australia. On the other hand, Australia also has a painful history - countless indigenous Australians were killed during the colonization period.

With the similarity of those ancient lives - both flourished and declined due to the greed of humans - I made a comparison between stromatolites and indigenous Australians and tried to connect their emotions.

I explored the possibility of translating the imperceptible emotion to the perceptible one. Then, I discovered that the sea wind was strong enough to make people feel. Therefore, Shark Bay, located in western Australia, is an ideal site. And by transforming the structure of the stromatolites into space, I maximized the influence of sea wind. The landscape would produce a wide range of tones through different air flows created by various scales of space. As a result, the monumental landscape would translate the sounds of those ancient beings into perceptible forms.

Through the memorial landscape, lives that have been forgotten will be re-remembered and resonate with the modern age, ultimately creating a new emotional connection.

"Every stain, every dent, every mark of the knife and axe is the echo of a ancient life crying out to the world."

WHERE LIFE CAME FROM?

"Stromatolites are organogenic, laminated, calcareous rock structures, the origin of which is clearly related to microscopic life, which in itself must not be fossilized." stated Krumbein. It has become clear that prokaryotes, both photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic, are the dominant mat-forming organisms that contribute to stromatolite accretion.

TRACES OF LIFE IN STROMATOLITES

grey and black shale

micritic allochemical

crystalline solostone

sparry slostone

crystalline solostone

interbedded siltstone and sandstone

amygdaloidal basalt

interbedded haematite siltstone and sandstone

sparry slostone

interbedded haematite siltstone and sandstone

sparry slostone

interbedded haematite siltstone and sandstone

domed biostromes

stratiform stromatolite

interbedded haematite siltstone and sandstone

dissolution, collapse breccia

hat-shaped stromatolites spheroidal stromatolite microdigitate stromatolites

stromatolite column

laterally extensive biostromes hemispherical stromatolites

microspherical stromatolite

STROMATOLITES - THE EARTH'S OLDEST LIVING LIFEFORMS

micritic, crystalline and stromatolitic magnesite

dissolution, collapse breccia

sparry slostone

dissolution, collapse breccia

micritic, crystalline and stromatolitic magnesite

herringbone cross-stratified sandstone and siltstone

sparry slostone sparry slostone

crystalline solostone

micritic allochemical dolostone

crystalline solostone

micritic allochemical dolostone

crystalline solostone

micritic allochemical dolostone

dissolution, collapse breccia

crystalline solostone

cross-stratified quartz sandstone

micritic, crystalline and stromatolitic magnesite

interbedded siltstone and sandstone

crystalline solostone

micritic allochemical dolostone

dissolution, collapse breccia

sparry slostone

crystalline solostone

micritic allochemical dolostone

sparry slostone

micritic allochemical dolostone

sparry slostone

micritic allochemical dolostone

cross-stratified quartz sandstone

sparry slostone

crystalline solostone

dissolution, collapse breccia

micritic, crystalline and stromatolitic magnesite

crystalline solostone

Biochemical fingerprints stored in the ancient rock record indicate the presence of traces of life back to some of the oldest sedimentary rocks on the planet. The Earth has thus harbored life throughout most of its geologic history, and biological processes have contributed significantly to shaping the environmental conditions on the surface of the planet.

Sources from Traces of Life written by Aivo Lepland

"When we ask where life came from and what it looks like, we are asking which qualities define the contours of life pattern or structure, simplicity or complexity, form or information, metabolism or reproduction."

Sources from Traces of Life written by Aivo Lepland

CONTOURS OF THE PROTO-LIFE PATTERN

Research and summarize stromatolites for a deeper understanding of original life.

BASIC FORMS OF STROMATOLITES FORMATION OF STROMATOLITES

A new layer of sediment was trapped, and the process repeated to develop a laminated structure over time.

Micro-organisms required light and respond by growing upwards.

Microbially mediated precipitation of calcium carbonate.

Sediment particles accumulated on top and were bound into a layer by micro-organisms.

A thin mat of microbes was on sediment surface.

Stromatolites are stony structures built by colonies of microscopic photosynthesizing organisms called cyanobacteria. As sediment layered in shallow water, bacteria grew over it, binding the sedimentary particles and building layer upon millimeter layer until the layers became mounds.

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEPOSITIONAL FACIES AND STROMATOLITES SHAPES

According to their macroscopic morphology, stromatolites can be divided into four basic forms: stratiform, columnar, conical, and domal (spherical or hemispherical).

Flat-layered "linear" Domical "circular"

The most common type of stromatolites.

Most of the basic layers are domal, strong domal, and gentle domal, wavy.

Columnar "circular" Conical "triangular"

The most widely developed type. They are micro-domed, strongly domed, and cone-shaped.

Carbonate Ramp

Biostrome Shoal

Lagoon behind Shoal

RESONANCE OF ANCIENT LIVES

With the similarity of those ancient lives - both flourished and declined due to the greed of humans - I made a comparison between stromatolites and indigenous Australians and tried to connect their emotions.

1789

In April 1789, a major outbreak of smallpox killed large numbers of Indigenous Australians.

1788

65,000 yrs ago

1790

On the mainland, prolonged conflict followed the frontier of European settlement. An estimated minimum of 40,000 Indigenous Australians and between 2,000 and 2,500 settlers died in the wars.

1880

Indigenous workers in the north were allowed to find jobs, though they were not paid in wages and were abused.

The children of Australian Aboriginal and torres strait islander descent were removed from their families during the Stolen Generation.

Women's groups became advocates for indigenous issues in the 1920s.

The aboriginal and torres strait islander counted in the Australian Census for the first time.

1971 1972 1976

The Aboriginal Land Rights Act established the basis upon which aboriginal people in the northern territory could claim rights to land based on traditional occupation.

3.5 billion yrs ago

3.5 billion years ago

stromatolites dominated shores around the world and reigned as the Earth’s first visible-to-thenaked-eye life form.

Rising sea levels could threaten the future survival of stromatolites.

HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS

RESONANCE

All Indigenous Australians were given the right to vote.

EMOTIONAL CONNECTION WITH ANCIENT LIVES

HISTORY OF STROMATOLITES IN AUSTRALIA

Human activities, such as trampling, have caused direct damages to stromatolites.

Increases in human population density, and extensive application of superphosphate to agricultural areas over the last few decades, have affected stromatolite growth adversely.

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the steps of Old Parliament House in Canberra, the Australian capital.

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EXPERIMENTS OF EMOTIONAL RESONANCE

Experiment with different forms and structures for emotional expression. I tried to keep it as brief as possible.

LAMELLAR STRUCTURE

Advantage: Apply and amplify the characteristics of the coastline

Disadvantage: The level of simplicity can be improved

DYNAMIC LINEAR SPACE

Advantage: Narrative linear space

Disadvantage: Lack of integration with the surrounding environment

TERRESTRIAL LANDSCAPE

Advantage: Simplicity

Disadvantage: Large amount of work and possible ecological damage

BIOTIC IMITATION

Advantage: Imitation of a stromatolite mechanism

Disadvantage: Over-complication and artistry

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE

Over time, inscriptions on the monument , recording the history of injustice , will be gradually buried by the sand blown by the sea breeze , going from a visible state to an invisible one. This also symbolizes that the painful history and the injustice done to these ancient lives have been forgotten.

ACOUSTICAL RESONANCE

The structure translates the ancient cries into perceptible sounds , thus resonating emotionally with those passing by. The sea breeze passing through the stromatolites creates different air currents that collide with the landscape monument. Due to different sizes of the lamellar structure , the length of each airflow path is not uniform. Therefore, one will hear different soundscapes when walk through this structure. Through the memorial landscape, lives that have been forgotten will be re-remembered again, and resonate with the modern age, ultimately creating a new emotional connection.

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Chapter 1 - THE MOMENT

SUPERCHARGED FARMLAND

Country Park Design

12 / 2020 - 6 2021

Food Security Focused

Climate Change / Agriculture / Education

Supercharged Crops implement

Based on engineering plants discovered by plant biologist

Joanne Chory

Carbon Fixation / Greenhouse Effect Alleviation / Food Security / Economic Growth

03 SUPERCHARGED FARMLAND Country Park Design Based on Low Carbon Farmland

[LOCATION] Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China

[DURATION] Dec. 2020 - Jane 2021

[ACADEMIC YEAR] Year 4, Semester 2

[TUTOR] Jianning Zhu

[INDIVIDUAL WORK]

[AREA] 25 Hectares

[SUBMISSION] Graduation Design

Rizhao is an important city for the surroundings' food supply. However, It has been severely affected by global climate change in the last 30 years. Global warming, rising sea levels, and increased rainfall have led to shorter food-growing cycles, resulting in a year-by-year decline in food production and quality.

A site that is going to be a country park has features of farmland. It is a good opportunity to turn it into an experimental field with a new type of crop - the Supercharged Crop. These genetically modified crops have deeper root systems that fix atmospheric CO2 into the soil. As the soil becomes fertile, the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere will be reduced and the greenhouse effect will be alleviated. Eventually the growth cycle of crops will return to normal and food security will be ensured.

The country park will attract various visitors, allowing the new crops more accessible to everyone. In order to give the public a better understanding, a scientific trail is formed. As a consequence, more people will get involved in addressing climate issues. Moreover, more farmers who are struggling with crop yield will get to know new ways of growing food, which can save them from the economic crisis.

MAPPING OF FOOD SUPPLY

Rizhao City has a number of farmlands where cash crops and cereal crops are grown to provide food support for the surrounding areas.

Extreme Climate is Threatening Crop Production

Fertilizer

Agricultural plastic film

Agricultural machine

Gasoline burning

Pesticide

Climate change

Global warming Shortened crop fertility period Quality decline Yield decline Floods and droughts

Trend of temperature and rainfall in Rizhao of Shandong Province in China

Trend of crop production in Rizhao of Shandong Province in China

Shorter Crop-Growing Duration Leads to Food Decline

Rising temperatures shorten the time taken for crops to reach maturity (ie, reduced crop growth duration), thereby leading to reduced seed yield potential Crop yield potential continues to follow a consistent downward trend , adding additional pressure to already strained food systems around the world.

Annual global area-weighted change in growth duration

The running mean over 11 years (5 years forward and 5 years backward) in growth duration

Farmland-Featured Country Park

In order to better study the agricultural structure of Rizhao, I chose the most typical site for investigation. According to the on-site research and survey, the structure of the production value lacked rationality. Meanwhile, the planting patches were fragmented and lacked linkage among them. Moreover, the types of crops planted were unreasonable and could not maximize the production value.

TYPE 1 - CONSERVATION

These places are expected to be preserved or upgraded, mainly for farmlands and economic woodlands.

wheat, Chinese herbs

TYPE 2 - INTERVENTION

Tobacco

Minor interventions and modifications to these places.

Ponds are prone to water shortage and are monofunctional Forest-species diversity is low and species are mainly black pine Natural

forest Irrigation and aquaculture

The village has a single economic source, mostly low-income families

High-income farming professionals

These places are insufficient in ecological value and not used for a long time.

streams and rivers covered by jungle

NORMAL CROPS SUPERCHARGED CROPS

37 gigatons of carbon dioxide is released by humans every year. Plus 727 gigatons that are naturally released. The Earth currently produces 18 more gigatons of carbon dioxide than it can reabsorb.

More suberin captures carbon dioxide More roots produce suberin Deeper Roots store carbon in deep soil

Carbon Dioxide Emission

It estimates that a plantbased approach has the potential to achieve a 20 to 46 percent reduction in excess carbon dioxide emissions produced each year by human activity.

MORE SUBERIN = LESS CO2

Suberin is higher plant epidermis and periderm cell-wall macromolecule, forming a protective barrier. All of these molecules are characterized by this middle portion, which is carbon after carbon after carbon. That's the part that doesn't break down. It's called refractory or recalcitrant. So that carbon will stay in the soil.

Normal root systems decompose, releasing carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere.

The plants make soil more productive by restoring lost carbon.

An enlarged system of suberin-rich roots stores carbon deep in the soil and resists decomposition to release significantly less carbon dioxide.

CARBON-RICH SOIL

Carbon-rich soil is full of molecules that are looked like suberin. If people put carbon back into soils, that would be a co-benefit of the sequestration process that we're expanding. In addition, the suberin will break up into little particles and give the whole soil a new texture. Therefore people can get more carbon in the soil which will get darker.

CURRENT FUTURE

General agricultural cultivation

Greenhouse effects

Carbon dioxide absorption

Low-carbon farming using supercharged crops

Alleviation of greenhouse effects

Carbon dioxide absorption

Carbon Emission

Global Warming

Extreme Temperatures

Food Shortage

Economic Downturn ...

Carbon Fixation

Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Drop in Temperatures

Increased Food Production

Economic Growth

...

Carbon dioxide emission

Carbon-rich soil

Barren soil

Fewer carbon dioxide emission

Water evaporation

Reservoir level dropped Reservoir level maintained

Greenhouse gases accumulation

Fewer greenhouse gases

WETLAND LANDSCAPE RESERVOIR VIEW

The frequency of extreme weather will decrease and the water level of the reservoir will be secured due to the supercharged farmland. Combined with the surroundings, it will create a perennial reservoir landscape.

SUPERCHARGED CROP SCIENCE TRAIL

SUPERCHARGED FARMLAND DISPLAY

The wetland of the site will gradually be restored as the global warming is mitigated. The recovered wetland landscape will further exist as a moderating influence on climate.

The science trail aims at getting more people involved in addressing climate issues. Moreover, farmers struggling for crop yield will get to know new ways of growing food, which will save them from the economic crisis.

ORCHARD

This area is used for the display of new farmland and also serves as a beautiful landscape.

Visitors can pick fruits in the orchard and try them at the farming station.

Supercharged Plants Research Center

Supercharged Crops Display

Meteorological Station

Visitor Scientific Education Center

Carbon Emission Checkpoint

Farming Participation Area

Experimental Farming Station

Museum of Agriculture and Climate Change

Public Main Entrance

Chapter 2 - REMINISCENCE

TRASH TO TREASURE

Urban Design

11 / 2020 - 12 / 2020

Public Health Focused

Health Infrastructure / Material

Trash to Treasure implement

Based on the theory of Urban Metabolism

Mature Waste-Recycled System / Clean Environment / Environmental Justice / Economic Growth

04 TRASH TO TREASURE

Establishing Public Space System in Dharavi Slum through Waste Recycling

[LOCATION] Dharavi, Mumbai, India

[DURATION] Nov. 2020 - Dec. 2020

[ACADEMY] Year 4, Semester 1

[TUTOR] Wei Guo, Xiyue Wang

[GROUP & INDIVIDUAL WORK]

[COLLABORATOR] Yutong Ji

[ROLE] Group Field Research, 100% Conceptual Design, 90% Detail Design [SUBMISSION] Cities for All

In the context of climate change and the global pandemic , Dharavi, the largest slum in Mumbai, India, has unprecedented challenges. People living here are suffering from a variety of unfair treatments and threats, such as frequent pandemics and infectious diseases, fewer employment opportunities, low incomes, illegal residences, and poor living conditions.

Through a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of Dharavi, we concluded that waste, as a key element of various problems, had a lot of unexplored value This design put public health first in the collective imagination and activates the potential value of Dharavi through the effective use of waste. There are three stages of evolution, from waste treatment, infrastructure construction, to health guarantee.

Waste can be recycled under specific conditions in Dharavi. Through rationally resetting and redesigning resources, we will realize a reasonable transformation from garbage to public wealth. As a result, everyone living in Dharavi will have access to public spaces, forming a general health system.

CYBERDHARAVI 2035 [INDIVIDUAL]

Real photos repainted Inspired by Contested Urbanism in Dharavi The Bartlett | Development Planning Unit

Slums are More Vulnerable to Pandemic Waste is the Distinctive Culture of Dharavi

The WHO confirmed the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 on March 11, 2020, and announced the guidelines to limit the transmission of the virus which focused on lockdown, social distancing, and the use of facial masks for the general public. As COVID-19 infection was highly susceptible to densely populated areas such as slums and informal settlements in cities, the situation became worst when these slums emerged as hotspots of COVID-19 virus.

Dharavi is known for its recycling. The estimate is that it recycles about 80% of Mumbai’ s dry waste (Mumbai has a population of 19 million

22%

7%

19%

11%

28%

Glass in Dharavi is collected from various parts of Mumbai by ragpickers and consists of liquor bottles, surgical vials, ketchup and sauce bottles, jam bottles, and small medicinal bottles. If

Drink cans are good sources of aluminum. The items are broken down into shards and smelted into ingots to be sold into bigger aluminum companies that deal with products made from metal.

Compared to the amount of plastic recycled in Dharavi, the amount of Tetra Pak that comes into Dharavi is much less as recycling options are limited in the case of this material and thus recyclers would not get much price reselling it.

Mumbai is the largest e-waste generating city in India followed by Bangalore, Chennai, and Calcutta. 70% of electronic waste comes from the government, public, and industrial sectors, while the rest are being contributed by the manufacturers.

They are sold to stationery and packing companies, while some are usually sent to various paper recycling industries where they are turned into pulp to make folders and furniture.

The plastic recycling industry is a major recycling industry in Dharavi. Piles of waist height plastic are being sorted by people in tiny warehouses according to color, density, and grade.

citizens).

STRATEGY OF 'TRASH TO TREASURE'

STEP 1: WASTE TREATMENT

Analyze types of garbage and industrial distribution from inside and outside Dharavi. Then, clarify the garbage classification standard and recycling requirements in Dharavi. Next, establish two scales of waste treatment stations and form an informal waste management framework.

STEP 2: INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION STEP 3: HEALTH GUARANTEE

Based on the needs of residents in Dharavi, the recycled waste will be used to create a sound system of public space , including different types of spaces at different scales.

A well-developed infrastructure system will enhance the quality of life and safeguard the physical and mental health of residents.

WASTE FLOW IN DHARAVI TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS UTILITY

waste from Dharavi waste from Mumbai

PUBLIC SPACE CONSTRUCTION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

Products made from waste will be main factors to help develop the whole slum. under-ground transportation

up-ground transportation Recyclable waste will be processed into certain types of products.

Public spaces are classified into three scales to form a health system in Dharavi.

This process is aimed at sloving local health problems.

Potential Spaces for Public System Construction

OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC-SPACE SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [INDIVIDUAL]

Recycled waste will be developed and transformed into construction materials such as bricks, beams, and pillars.

Streets will be broadened to hold more activities.

Advanced waste treatment

Primary waste treatment

Transportation

waste sorting

wet garbage

e-waste/metal

e-waste/metal

cardboard/glass/clothes

processing...

Glass textile is used as the decoration of facade.

Residents sell Artifacts made from waste.

The entrance of collecting waste helps prevent garbage from scatterring.

05 TREE-RINGS CENTER

Beijing Forestry University (BJFU) Campus Landscape Renovation

Campus Culture Focused

Tree-Rings implement

based on the biological structure of trees

Honor of the Legacy / Integration of Intent / New Foundation

[LOCATION] Beijing, China [DURATION] Sept. 2019-Dec. 2019 [ACADEMY] Year 3, Semester 1 [TUTOR] Fang Wei [INDIVIDUAL WORK]

Beijing Forestry University (BJFU) is based on biology and ecology, with forestry and landscape architecture as its specialties. Therefore, the campus offers a wide range of biological species and specimens for teaching purposes. Among them, the school is famous for its diverse tree species and the fossilized trees that can be found everywhere on campus. This is a memory for every generation of students and faculties. The theme of 'trees' is therefore used to deepen the memory of the site and to transform the landscape, in relation to the spatial layout of the campus and the functional needs of students and faculties.

TIMELINE HISTORY OF BJFU

TREE IS THE FOUNDATION OF BJFU

The school's experimental woodland covers an area of 12,480 acres

Over 10,000 wood specimens

107 species of first-class protected plants

Nearly 200,000 plant specimens

" Know the mountains, know the water, know the trees, know the people."

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Trees are extracted as elements and trunks are sliced. Using the trunk structure as inspiration, it is divided into two main spaces: public space and semi-public space. Tree rings are also used as the design element throughout the site.

TREE

BIRDVIEW AND RENDERINGS

THE TRUNK STRUCTURE DESIGN EVLOVEMENT

MAIN WAY TO THE ACADEMIC BUILDING

VIEWING PLATFORM

The lawn has been specifically designed to create a range of functions, including information days and orientation events, concerts, moonlight cinema, garden parties, barbecues and other union events and programmed uses.

Raised turf platform that can be used for both special events and informal daily activities. The sculptural edges of the green are also informal seating areas.

The Avenue forms a deep space with tall ginkgo trees.

The changing scales of spaces create many opportunities for day and nighttime use, for individuals and groups, and for ceremonial and celebratory events.

Each space contains facilities ranging from tables, moveable chairs, power outlets for laptops and BBQ facilities.

TREE-RINGS LAWN

GINKGO AVANUE HEARTWOOD GARDEN

1 Tree-rings Lawn 2 Viewing Platform

3 GinKgo Avenue 4 Heartwood Garden

[GROUP]

"Flower Bay Dream" Guangzhou Garden Design Expo

[LOCATION] Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

[DURATION] Oct. 2021 - Nov. 2021

[TUTOR] Cong Dong, Li Dong

[GROUP WORK]

[COLLABORATOR] Yun Hao, Jinjie Ren, Yiwei Hu, Junlun Pan

[ROAL] 100% Modeling, 80% Concept Design, 20% Construction

[AREA] 12M*9M

[HONOR] Bronze Award & Creativity Award

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

The concept of the design comes from the traditional cultural image of Guangdong - the dancing lion. It is not only a symbol of good fortune, but also a symbol of masculinity, courage and strength, expressing the confidence and pride of Chinese people. At the same time, 11 units containing seeds of 11 cities in the Great Bay Area are embedded in the structure to further strengthen the regional character.

DAY VIEW AFTER CONSTRUCTION

The dancing lion is Cantonese traditional image

MODELING PROCESS WITH GRASSHOPPER

SEEDS IN UNITS REPRESENT LOCAL TRADITIONS

Chapter 2 - REMINISCENCE [INDIVIDUAL] [INDIVIDUAL] [INDIVIDUAL] [GROUP]

STRUCTURE SIZE

The abtract form of the dancing lion

Original body form of the structure Generation of Tyson polygons Selection of Tyson polygons Model refinement External environment and control of the size

CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

Macao

Zhaoqing Guangzhou

Foshan Huizhou

Hongkong Jiangmen

Shenzhen Zhuhai 5m 4m

8m

06 DANCING LION

Qingdao Shilaoren Seaside Park Ecological Research & Habitat Creation

[COMPANY] Shenzhen Layout Planning & Design Consulting Co.

[COLLABORATOR] Greenfield Qingwei Beijing Ecological Technology Co., Mlaplus Studio, and Qingdao Tourism Planning and Architectural Design Research Institute Co.

[LOCATION] Qingdao, Shandong Province, China

[DURATION] Dec. 2021 - Apr. 2022

[AWARD] Second Place in the Final Bid

[ROAL] 100% Ecological Diagram Drawing, 80% Ecological Research

[PROJECT DESCRIPTION]

From the original habitat, to the fishing village, to the golf course, Shilaoren has gradually lost its unique and diverse mountain and sea habitat.

The project aims at enhancing the diversity of the system, strengthening the practicality of the habitat and restoring the shoreline by adhering to the principle of Habitatisation of the Whole Area.

Through Spatial Reconfiguration and Operation and Maintenance, we optimize natural space management. As a result, the twelve types of mountain and sea habitats will be recreated.

Guanlan River Ecological Corridor Planning

[COMPANY] Shenzhen Layout Planning & Design Consulting Co.

[LOCATION] Longhua District, Shenzhen, China

[DURATION] Dec. 2021 - Mar. 2022

[ROAL] 100% Diagram Drawing, 30% Concept Design

[PROJECT DESCRIPTION]

The total length of Guanlan River is 14.2km. The planning scope is bounded by the core functional area along the 500-1000m range of Guanlan River. The total scope of the study is about 17.3 square kilometers.

The planning content aims to create the Guanlan River as a world-class urban waterfront promenade: a typical demonstration area for ecological development and digital water governance, a unique cultural charm of the urban IP, and a diverse and vibrant public space on the waterfront.

Wuyi Mountain Landscape Platform Design

[COMPANY] Shenzhen Layout Planning & Design Consulting Co.

[COLLABORATOR] Construction Team

[LOCATION] Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, China

[DURATION] Oct. 2021 - Dec. 2021

[CONSTRUCTION ] Already Constructed

[ROAL] 100% Digital Modeling, 80% Conceptual Design, 70% CAD Drawing

[PROJECT DESCRIPTION]

Wuyi Mountain is located at the junction of Jiangxi and northwestern Fujian provinces, with a total area of 999.75 square kilometers at the southeastern foot of the northern section of the Wuyi Mountain Range, and is a famous scenic tourist area and summer resort in China. The platform concept came from the natural landscape of Wuyi Mountainm. Since it is based on the famous meteorological landscape here, it is named after the auspicious cloud. The white platform shaped like a cloud is located at the foot of Wuyi Mountain, with different shapes from different angles and different heights.

Guanlan Youth-Themed Park Landscape Design

[COMPANY] Shenzhen Layout Planning & Design Consulting Co.

[LOCATION] Longhua District, Shenzhen, China

[DURATION] Aug. 2021 - Oct. 2021

[CONSTRUCTION ] Under Construction

[ROAL] 100% Rendering, 100% Modeling, 50% Concept Design

[PROJECT DESCRIPTION]

The site is located on Guanlan Street, Long Hua New District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Shenzhen, as a key development city of reform and opening up, is led by an innovation drive. Therefore, to increase the core competitiveness of the city and to attract the talent, it is particularly important to improve the environmental quality of the city.

The park design is based on the positioning of youth and focuses on "youth" as the core, taking needs of youth space and the site's background conditions into account. Then, it forms three thematic areas: "Vitality", "Exploration" and "Ideal", to create a variety of activities for youth.

Under

Urban Design of Wetland Area

Urban Design of Luhu Area

Food Chain in Shilaoren

07 OTHER WORKS

Hand-drawings

Color

Copy of Woman Seated under the Willows, Claude Monet

Drawing by Yunyi Qian 10/12/2020

Watercolor Painting 2019 Exhibited in Campus Gallery

Chapter 3 - VISIONARY

THE FUTURE

To be Explored...

xx / 2023 - ?

Environmental Equity / Public Health / Life Aesthetics

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Life Justice Focused -

Healthy Environment / Prosperous Community / Thriving Life / Freedom and Equity