LUYAO ZHU MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CANDIDATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GIS WORK SAMPLE
Education
LUYAO ZHU
• University of Pennsylvania, School of Design
3600 Chestnut Str. Philadelphia, PA, 19104 luyaozhu@design.upenn.edu
Master of Landscape Architecture, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2016 (pursuing Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Certificate)
• Tongji University, College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture, Shanghai, China, 2008-2012
Skills • Graphic Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Auto CAD; • Animation: After Effects • 3D Modeling: Rhino, Grasshopper, Sketchup; • 3D Analysis: ArcGIS; • Data Analysis: Excel
Work Experience • Intern Urban Planer, Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute Shanghai, China, March. 2012-July. 2012 Key words: Regulatory Detailed Planning, Urban Green Space System Planning • Urban Designer, RTKL Shanghai Office Shanghai, China, July. 2012-July. 2013 Key words: Urban Design, Diagram Drawing, CAD Drawing, 3D Modeling, Report Book Layout • Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, School of Design Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 2014-Dec. 2014 Course: CPLN 503 Modeling Geographical Objects. Professor C. Dana Tomlin
Research Experience •Traditional Villages of Wannan District Location: Xi County, Anhui, China, July. 2010 Type: academic research held by College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University •Parks Measurement and Usage Assessment Location: Yangpu District, Shanghai, China, July. 2011
AV_Soils_dissolve
RECOGNIZE THE LARGEST ISLANDS OF EACH TOWN OCCUPIED BY THE TOWN'S MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURRING TYPE OF SOIL Luyao Zhu 1
UTM_Soils
CSP_Towns: Add Field > Calculate Geometry
2 Geoprocessing > Dissolve Input feature: UTM-Soils Output feature: AV_Soils_dissolve
Towns_AV_intersect 4
Area of land with different soil type in each town: Add Field > Calculate Geometry
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Geoprocessing > Intersect Land with dominant soil type in each town:
Input feature: CSP_Towns; AV_Soils_dissolve Output feature: Towns_AV_intersect 3
Advanced Sorting: Town > Ascending; AV_Area: Descneding
CSP_Towns
STEP 1
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STEP 3
dominant_soil_typ + Towns_AV_intersect Most frequently occured types of soil in each town: In Union
Islands
In Ashford
In Eastford
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Multipart to Singlepart ArcToolbox > Data Management Tools > Features > Multipart to Singlepart: Islands
STEP 4 UNION
13.7%
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Add Field > PCT_Islan: Double > Field Calculator > PCT_Islan = [Islan_Area]/[TOWN_AREA]
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Advanced Sorting: TOWN: Ascending; AV_Area: Descending; PCT_Islan: Descending
ASHFORD
10.0%
EASTFORD
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site condition
slope
elevation
Airport Site Selection site selection Three principals to choose the site for the airport: 1. the site should be as flat as possible 2. demolition to natural resources should be as less as possible 3. avoid negative effect to the residential area and avoid occupying the place of houses/ roads. Site 1 is on the highest elevation of the ground. It won’t occupy the exist site of roads or houses, but it do bring negative effect to the neighborhood. Most of the people will have to move out because of the noise. Site 2 will not bring such huge negative effect to the whole residential area although it does effect some of them, but it occupies a main road. Site 3 occupies a road as well. But the site is flatter than the first two, and it’s comparatively far from the houses.
FINALLY I choose site 3. process 1. Catalog > New > Shapefile > Polyline/ Polygon, Editor > Editing Windows> Create Features, Table Of Contents > Open Attribute Table > Add Field > Height 2. ArcToolbox > TIN > Create TIN > form_line: Height: Hard_line/ water: Height: Soft_replace 3. Table Of Contents > tin: Properties > Add > Face slope with graduated color ramp.
perspective
UTAH
Planning Planning Bioswales Bioswales System System for for South South Jordan, Jordan, Utah Utah CPLN503 Term Project By Luyao Zhu
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Data raw materials come from UTAH AGRC: gis.utah.gov
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Introduction: Bioswales System as Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure is a network of natural system for solving urban and climatic challenges. It is a concept originating in the mid-1990s that highlights the importance of the natural environment in decisions about landuse planning. Bioswales system is aimed at stormwater management as a kind of green infrastructure. Today, many cities are facing severe water uncertainties, such as floods, droughts and upstream activities on trans-boundary rivers. The increasing pressure, intensity and speed of urbanisation has led to the disappearance of any visible form of water infrastructure in most cities. Green Infrastructure controls stormwater by using it as a resource rather than a waste. Water is either directed to engineered systems for infiltration or detained at a slower rate before it enters the combined sewer system.
Description Models 1
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1. Green Roof Gardens 2. Bioswales 3. Rain Gardens
ROW Bioswales: tree trenches and street planters along the street edge to collect and infiltrate street runoff
A depiction of stormwater management components
Green Roof Gardens: rooftop gardens created to contain rainfall, hydrate plantings, and reduce the amount of hardened, heat-absorbing surfaces Rain Gardens:garden plantings and surface grading and treatment to collect and redirect rainfall to vegetated areas and allow for recharge to subsurface soils
Picture Source: WRT for the city of Philadelphia
STEP 1: Collecting Nature & Human Society Data of Utah
South Jordan
Annual Precipitation of Cities in Utah
Nature Analysis soil types & ground water contaimination
Layers describing data in Utah made by ArcScene
Human Society Analysis schools & libraries
Utah is the 13th largest state in the United States. The Salt Lake City is the capital of the state. The site of the project, South Jordan, locates in the Salt Lake Valley between the 9,000-foot (2,700 m) peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the 12,000-foot (3,700 m) peaks of the Wasatch Mountains. The state is known for its natural diversity. The primary source of precipitation for the state is the Pacific Ocean, with the state usually lying in the path of large Pacific storms from October to May. In summer, the state, especially southern and eastern Utah, lies in the path of monsoon moisture from the Gulf of California. Salt Lake City sees about 60 inches (152 cm) of precipitation a year.
STEP 2: Generating Data Information of South Jordan from Utah Data and Salt Lake County Data watershed
contour lines of Salt Lake County
Method Used: 1.Clip 2.Create TIN 3.Delineate TIN Data Area 4.Edit TIN 5. Dissolve, Merge
soil type contour lines Nature
ground water contaimination slope
Schools Libraries
public facilities Human use ModelBuilder to build the model
geocoding address
* Address Locator: North America Geocode Server
STEP 2: Select the Potential Blocks for Bioswales Bioswales are ideal in areas with: High imperviousness Well-draining soils Little or no potential for ground water pollution
1. Analyzing the existing natural environment conditions
select the sites with appropriate conditions and make seperate layers
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ground water contamination
select the ones intersected with watershed
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soil type selection
Loam was the most common soil texture for water retrofits considering the imperviousness of the soil. In order to avoid re-contaiminate the water, the ground water should be clean enough. The potential blocks should be near watershed area for the purpose of drainage.
Kernel Density of Public Institutions in 1000 Square Meters (schools weighted as 2, libraries weighted as 1 for population field)
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result of previous three steps
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intersect with watershed buffer in 500 meters
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Calculate Geometry
STEP 2: Select the Potential Blocks for Bioswales 2. Analyzing the acreages of the parks within 500 meters of the roads
Calculate the Acreages of Each Existing Green Open Space
Existing Green Space in Salt Lake Conty
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Spatial Join
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Summary Statistics
joint features
target features result
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Join
table
STEP 2: Select the Potential Blocks for Bioswales 3. Comprehensive analysis of natural environmental conditions and human society
Analysi
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bloc ks con ve pub nience lic fa t ciliti o es road s env ir con onmen ditio ta ns l
Result: Potential Blocks for Bioswales
con ve exis nience iting t park o s
result 1: using the existing parks as rain gardens
alternative result: ignore the factor of existing parks
potential blocks
STEP 3: Select the Potential Blocks for Green Roof Gardens watershed & soil type (select “loam”) Use almost the same method as the previous one
Dissolve the soil type. Choose the parcel with soil type of “loam” and located with intersection of watershed. intersected “loam” with watershed
intersected soil with watershed 500m buffer
I need the parcel to be within the 500 meter buffer of the watershed, so that it could be convenient to transfer the sewage (rain water collected).
Select the blocks which are within 100 meters of the selected soil place. Soil with perfect imperviousness are selected to deal with the sewage. Blocks within 100 meter to the sitescould be used to collect rainwater. It’s cheaper and more effective. Function used: Dissolve, Select By Location, Select By Attributes, Buffer Wizard
Result: Potential Roof Gardens
Apendix: ModelBuilder for the Project
1. Generate South Jordan GIS data from Utah Data
2. Select the potential blocks for bioswales
3. Select the potential blocks for green roof gardens
Green City, Greenway Planning & design of non-motorized transportation system Graduation thesis
PROJECT NARRATIVE
Semester: spring 2012 Duration: 8 weeks Instructor: Yunfeng Jin Type: independent planning & design Location: Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
land-use
and offering access to parks, public facilities and so on. It could provide opportunities for recreation, ecology protection and culture preservation. The plan is based on the research and analysis of three aspects: transportation, recreation & tourism, and ecology protection. The analysis is finished with the help of GIS tool.
Process of Greenway (non-mortorized transportation system) Planning FIRST STEP Site Background Research
Design Orientation
1. SECOND STEP Suitability Evaluation
2. 3.
GIS Analysis
Route Rank Route Rank Selection Outline
urban roads network
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
Detailed Design for Typical Greenways
North R iver
THIRD STEP Final Result
GIS Analysis
Qingyuan locates on the north of Pearl River Delta, in the middle of North River. The natural environment of this city is in a good condition, with mountains and water system. The water area of the whole city is about 107.34km 2 in different forms such as lakes, rivers, streams and reservoirs. Mountains are here and there. But the natural resources of the city is scattered without organization. And the protection of the natural resources is very much in need since a city is going to be developed here. The greenway could help preserve the ecological corridors in the development of the city and deal with the problems such as storm-water management. It could also offer a sustainable alternative transportation by offering access to different components of the city.
FIRST STEP Site Background Research
RESEARCH ON TRANSPORTATION NECESSITY
The greenways for transportation necessity should offer convenience for residents especially commuters. The purpose should be realized by offering non-motorized access to public transfers and other public or transportation facilities.
Design Orientation
SECOND STEP Suitability Evaluation Roads Hiearchy 1. Research on
GIS Analysis
Public Facilities Transportation Facilities
roads hiearchy
express way primary road secondary road branch road
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Route Rank
transportation facilities
public facilities
administration culture & education research & development primary & middle schools land for sports medical
Evaluation Index
social walefare facilities cultural relics commercial business recreation service spot for municipal
bus station light rail station parking lot
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Based on the research about and
FIRST STEP Site Background Research
, on the previous page, here comes------------
GIS ANALYSIS ON TRANSPORTATION NECESSITY
SECOND STEP Suitability Evaluation Evaluation Index
area of public facilities within 500 meters (sqm2) Roads Hiearchy Legend Measure of Area of Public Facilities SUM_Polygons_Shape_Area 4778.552427-1657644.517593 1657644.517594-5615708.703151 5615708.703152-45725098.110159 Road Network <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25 Boundary <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25
1. Research on
Public Facilities
Route Rank GIS Analysis
Transportation Facilities area of public facilites within 500 meters
amounts of transportation facilities within 500 meters
amounts of transportation facilities within 500 meters
route rank
Legend Amounts of Transportation Facilities count 1 2 Road Network <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25 Boundary <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25
Legend rank
evaluation index Road Hierarchy
Index for Transportation Necessity
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0.137
Accessibility to Public Facilities
0.198
Accessibility to Transportation Facilities
0.665
Refering to the index of different aspects, I use the to get rank them into three levels. The third level holds the highest transportation necessity.
1 2 3 Road Network <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25 Boundary <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25
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FIRST STEP
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS ON RECREATION & TOURISM
Greenways for recreation & tourism provide access to open space and scenic spots by
SECOND STEP Suitability Evaluation
linear form of the greenway makes it a great place for hiking, jogging, bicycling and so on. The greenways coould play a vital role in providing recreational opportunities especially in densely developed areas of city.
Evaluation Index public open space
2. Research on
scenic spots
Route Rank
Public Open Space
GIS Analysis
Scenic Spots
area of open space within 500 meters
amounts of scenic spots within 500 meters
route rank
Comprehensive Park Theme Park Community Park Strip Park Country Park
Natural Scenic Spots Cultural Scenic Spots
amounts of scenic spots within 500 meters Legend Rank
area of open space within 500 meters (sqm2)
Legend Area of Open Space SUM_Greenspace_Polygons_Shape_Area 2.711252-970101.681153 970101.681154-3706225.210443 3706225.210444-30586849.816969 Road Network <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25 Boundary <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25
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Legend Amounts of Scenic Spots count 1 2 Road Network <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25 Boundary <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25
1 2 3 Road Network <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25 Boundary <all other values> Cad Renderer Continuous, 7, 25 Continuous, 1, 25
evaluation index
Index for Tourism & Recreation
Accesibility to Open Space
0.347
Accesibility to Scenic Spots
0.347
Connectivity to the Residential Area
0.306
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Nature Reserve
Water System
Vegetation
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS ON ECOLOGY
There are plenty of natural resources in Qingyuan, and they are very much in need of protection with the development of city.
National Nature Reserve Local Nature Reserve
Farmland Forest
Lakes, Rivers & Streams Reservoirs
FIRST STEP
Site Background Research
Design Orientation
Strategy
The ecological greenways are planned under the consideration of , such as , the and the . The construction of these greenways could protect the ecological corridor from imminent or future development. Those along the rivers and streams play a vital role as the movement corridors for wildlife. They also serve an important utilitarian purpose as
SECOND STEP
Suitability Evaluation
1. 2. 3.
evaluation index
Index for Ecology Protection
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Type of Patch
0.168
Variety of Species
0.224
Percentage of Greenery Covery
0.607
Vegetation
Water System
Nature Reserve
In the aspect of , these zones offer a convenient place for biking, hiking and nature viewing.
Evaluation Index
Strategy
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FINAL RESULT
FINAL RESULT
GREENWAY (non-motorized transportation system) PLAN
NODE PLAN service nodes for recreation greenway & ecological greenway service nodes for multifunctional greenway & transportation greenway service area with 3000meter radius service area with 2000meter radius
transportation greenway recreation greenway multi-funtional (transportation & recreation ) greenway ecological greenway
Section of Ecological Greenway
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The nodes offer place for holding bike rent service, public transportation transfer, city interpretation system, and other services for the convenience of residents and tourists. The service area of the nodes on recreation greenway & ecological greenway is within 3000 meters radius, while that of the nodes on multi-funtional greenway & transportation greenway is within 2000-meter radius.
A Typical Perspective of the Node
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The basic point for the designing of the greenway section is the pedestrian walkway and the bicycle lane. The width of the non-
TYPICAL SECTIONS
help build a better walking environment, and small public open spaces along the road appearing from time to time offer more opportunity for recreation and better street view. SECTION A-A
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It's common for multi-functional greenways to have pocket parks on the side. Use the sunlight angle to decide the width and the location of the pocket parks and pay attention to the street view at the same time.
multi-funtional (transportation & recreation) greenway
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SECTION C-C
A-A
multi-funtional (transportation & recreation) greenway
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SECTION B-B
B-B C-C
transportation greenway
SECTION D-D
The street has highrises alongside. As it is a multi-funcional greenway, the street view should be taken into consideration. I'd like to make pedestrians see the intact building surface within a certain view angle, and use the trees to create a better visual effect.
recreation greenway
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TYPICAL PERSPECTIVES 1 2
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PERSPECTIVE1 multi-functional (transportation & recreation) greenway
Put the promenade in the middle of the road to reinforce the visual axis and strengthen the vista. Stormwater management garden could be integrated with the promenade. Tree canopy enhances urban ecology, the streetscape is emphasized.
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PERSPECTIVE2 transportation greenway
Cycle lane and promenade are comparatively wider for transportation necessities. Establish an economically vibrant and engaging streets that includes pedestrian amenities and comfortable gathering space for friends and family.
PERSPECTIVE3 ecological greenway
The ecological greenways are established to ensure that the ecological corridors in the urban area will not be threatened because of the development of the city. They link habitats and protect wildlife movement.
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