Ruting Xia Portfolio 2023

Selected Work From By Application For

2020 to 2023 Ruting Xia [ID# 10045091] Royal College of Art Environmental Architecture

RUTING XIA

avaiaiaxia@gmail.com 437-981-8833

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Design 09/2021- 04/2024 OCAD University Toronto, Canada • Environmental Design (Overall GPA 85) Previous Projects: • 17/12/2020 HINGE: Serpintine Pavillion • 21/12/2020 UNFOLDING: Inclusive Residence • 02/01/2021 CARDINALFISH: Resort Programming • 12/12/2021 ENCORE: Heritage Hospitality and Retail Space • 13/04/2022 THE END TIMES: Interactive Park • 30/08/2022 WHEN NEONS OFF: Channel Management • 20/12/2022 SCREEN: Sustainable Architecture and Public Space • 02/05/2023 LABLE: City Poket Park • 25/09/2023 HONING TO SONGS: Culture Diversity and Community • Ongoing THESIS PROJECT: Vulnerability and Environment

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Landscape Designer 06/2023- 09/2023 China Construction and Technology Company Beijing, China • Assisted with preliminary project planning and programming by drafting site analysis, scheme drawings, renderings, and diagrams for project presentation with the company of Party A 1. Beijing: Tieshu St heritage community retroffit and revaitalization 2. Mongolia: Wuhai City tourism project, architecture and landscape • Operated and participate with departmental cooperation meetings when the program step to the next stage or negotiation and revision requested

AWARDS

ARCHITECT Competition 2022 Flooding City: Lagos • Enter the finalist and honor mentions

SKILLS

3D Softwares • Rhino (Grasshopper, Mosquito, Kangaroos) • SketchUp • Fusion 360 • Lumions Rendering 2D Softwares • CAD • GIS: Geographic Information System • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Indesign Craftsmanship • Physical Modelling • Relief and Letter Press • Metal welding and crafting • 3d Print • Laser Cut & Engrave (arcrylic, wood)

LANGUAGE •

Bilingual: English(Fluent) and Chinese (Native)

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THE END TIMES: De-drug Space Drugs Interactive space Islamic Eschatology

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NEONS ON: Blue Belt Activation

"LABLE": Fast Pocket Parks

Modular design Channel ecology Green & blue infrastructure

Fast Fashion Global North Bottom-up design strategy

Endangered protection Scientific and recreational resort Environmental monitering system

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1 THE END TIMES: De-drug Space Date: 13 Apr 2022 Location: Ashrafi Esfahani Park, District 2, Tehran, Iran Methodologies: GIS, Religious study, Mapping "Drug-related health and social concerns have deeply permeated Iranian society. To provoke profound and critical contemplation among its visitors to drug problems, this interactive space design merges the study of Islamic Eschatology with the ultimate judgment of a heart's sins and purity."

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2 NEONS ON: Blue Belt Activation Date: 30 Aug 2022 Location: Las Vegas Wash, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Methodologies: GIS, Spatial analysis, Vegetation arrangement "Beneath the neon lights, along the Las Vegas Wash, lie enduring challenges for human and ecology in an arduous environment marked by water scarcity and insecurity. Through a modular design approach, this initiative integrates blue and green infrastructures, rekindling the forgotten blue belt."

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3 "LABLE": Fast Pocket Parks Date: 2 May 2023 Location: Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada Methodologies: Bottom-up design strategy, Semi-interview, Global North literature review "Behind the scenes of the Fast Fashion industry lies the intricate interplay of Feminism, Environmentalism, and Capitalism oppressions. The series design of pocket parks, showcased during Nuit Blanche in Toronto, Canada—a celebration in a city of diversity, to broadly convey those messages through building up platform by architecture"

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4 CARDINALFISH: Island Resort Date: 2 Jan 2021 Location: Tinakin Laut and Banggai Town, Banggai Island, Indonesia Methodologies: Climate crisis analysis, analysis, GIS, Ecological planning "In response to the overexploitation of the native Cardinalfish population on Banggai Island, this resort program presents a unique opportunity for both scientific and recreational exploration with the endangered marine ecosystem. It also aims to bolster the local economy to support the environmental monitoring system to facilitate species recovery."

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5 Other Works "EXPOSURE"/ 2023/ Steel, Acrylic/ 8*8"

Paints Series/ 2022/ Wax, Copper, Oil paint, Glazing/ *various size

Dewelling / 2020/ Cardboard, Foam, Clay, Plastic/ 9*4.5*15"

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UNFOLDING/ 2020/ 3d Print, Acrylic Lasercut, Cardboard, Foam Core, Steel / 17*24* 11"

TORONTO/ 2021/ Lino, ink, relief print / 8.5*11"

LUNG HEALTH/ 2020/ plastic, laser / 6*6*8"

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Ruting Xia avaiaiaxia@gmail.com 437-981-8833