Yun Huang

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Portfolio Samples University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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LOOP IT IN

An Opportunity To Re-Use Waste || Organic + Spatial Instructor: Conor O'Shea Type: Group

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WET MATRIX Park as Buffer

Instructor: Jessica Henson Type: Individual

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COUPLING TERRITORY Logistic Landscape Instructor: Conor O'Shea Type: Group

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GARDEN OF JOY

Roof Garden in Tongji University

Company: ERA Landscape Design, Shanghai Type: Collaborative Professional Design Project

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A GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Roof Garden of Shanghai Museum of History Instructor: Conor O'Shea Type: Collaborative Professional Design Project

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CENTRAL VALLEY REACH

To Survive and Utilize the Wildness Instructor: Conor O'Shea Type: Group

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WRINKLING

CNC Milled Model and Animation Workshop Instructor: Conor O'Shea Type: Group

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INLAND PORTS

Study of Logistic Landscape Instructor: Conor O'Shea Type: Research Assistant Work

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OTHER WORKS

Paintings + Sketches + Woodcraft

LOOP IT IN An Opportunity To Re-Use Waste || Organic + Spatial

Pre-settlement Wetland Habitat

Instructor: Conor O'Shea Location: Chicago, IL Type: Group Teammates: David Huang, Erika Johannesen, Patricia McKissack, Carol Brobeck, Himangshu Kedia Programs: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator

The project is accomplished by an interdisciplinary team with 3 Landscape Architecture student, 2 Architecture student and 1 Urban Planning student, which serves as an urban redevelopment plan that uses existing regional and local wastes to enhance and reinvigorate the CMD (Central Manufactural District). These wastes include food from grocers and manufacturers, outdated and underutilized infrastructure, and contaminated sludge from the bottom of Bubbly Creek. Our strategy begins with the construction of an anaerobic digester on site: the digester will process food and contaminated sludge wastes, turning them into energy and heat. Next, roads and walkways will be reconfigured, creating efficient and accessible waste loops to improve waste transportation. Following this, we recommend revitalizing buildings through renovation, adaptive reuse and infill construction. A reallocation of uses site wide through zoning recommendations will strengthen existing industries and establish clusters for new businesses and research facilities.

To enhance walkability, we propose new walking trails along abandoned railways, inviting into the site to explore this historic place. New businesses have the opportunity to synthesize with these processes, leading to the creation of new jobs and neighborhood amenities. One Anchor: A rehabilitated historic Old Wrigley Gum Factory at the corner Ashland Ave and 35th St. which supports a new mixed-use commercial and research corridor, provides a constant source of food waste, and connects to the rest of the site through railway walking trails.

Looking ahead to the next 40 years, we believe our intervention will leave the CMD with a clean and accessible Bubbly Creek, a reduction in the dependence on landfills, and a revitalized economy designed for sustainable commercial, manufacturing, and recreational use.

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Early 1900’s

Late 1900’s

1970-2017

Aging sewers still overflow River Cleanup efforts for recreation Bubbly Creek became an have improved wildlife habitat industrial waste dumping ground bacteria-laden sewage and stormwater runoff into Bubbly along the banks and bottom of the for chemicals and blood and Creek creek. However, decomposition entrails from the local from old waste and sewer overflow meatpacking industry still causes methane and hydrogen sulfide gas to bubble up

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Post Bubbly Creek dredging and Anaerobic Digester

Capacity: 80,000 tons of Waste per year

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RIGHT: “Bubbly Creek”, a leg of the Chicago River that terminates at the CMD, has earned its nickname due to the concentration of contaminants resulting from a long history of pollution. Contaminated soils from the riverbed of Bubbly Creek will provide new opportunities for soil remediation research and how such plants and biosolids can be included within anaerobic digestion.

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Cardboard Oil Sludge Paper Sewer Sludge (dried) Grass / Reeds

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(Source: PYROMEX AG: Waste to Energy. http://www.sludgefacts.org/Ref87_2.pdf)

STAGE 3 3 2,151 ft of Sludge

STAGE 2 3 4,473 ft of Sludge

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Cogeneration power station

Calorific Values of Waste Types: Coffee Bean Shells 6.8 kW / kg Food Waste / Compost 4.8 kW / kg Corn 5.1 kW / kg Olive Oil Press residues 8.4 kW / kg

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Energy generation of up to 24,000,000 kwh per year

Sewer overflow and sludge gets treated and used for energy production in Anaerobic Digester

STAGE 1 3 2,944 ft of Sludge Food Waste

Food Waste

Food Waste Combined Sewer

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Toxic waste is dredged, removing hazardous materials from creek bottom

Sludge

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Transfer Organic Waste to Power

Chicago Metropolitan landfills are estimated at having 11 years of capacity left, due to inefficient and outdated waste management techniques. With the number two source of municipal solid waste being food, the need for innovative strategies in handling these outputs within the realm of food manufacturing, distribution, and consumption is more apparent than ever.

Through the incorporation of an anaerobic digester into the fabric of the CMD, we are able to turn food waste into renewable energy to be used on site, creating cost savings for heating and waste removal; reorganize the distribution of space and site circulation; and attract a variety of business and industry to the CMD through this new found environmental and economic amenity. We see that the City of Chicago and residents are already tackling these issues through the use of anaerobic digesters and we feel that the CMD is a logical location for the next.

By taking what has been seen as “waste� and altering these conditions, amenities begin to emerge that will benefit both the city and community. Through the recreation of a manufacturing hub with strong circulation, connection, spatial layout and facilities that enable environmentally conscious processes of production, distribution, consumption, waste management, research, and education, the future of the CMD can be a preeminent example of innovation in sustainable adaptation, organization, and attraction.

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WEIGHT OF WASTE DIVERTED TO LANDFILLS 80,000 TONS = 8 EIFFEL TOWERS

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Jobs = 2,600 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES

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LOOP IT IN | CONCEPT + PLAN

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Site Context

Tunnel and Reservoir Project (TARP)

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35th/Halsted TIF District, expires 2021

Extend TIF, expires 2033

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PMD-8 Zoning Changes

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Three areas to denote focus on research, light manufacturing, and general manufacturing

Existing Buildings

Running Track

Proposed Buildings

Plazas and Trails

Manufacturing

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Food Facilities

Rail to Trail

Roadway and Parking

Bike lane

Digester Facillites

Spatial Usage by Type

Digester--Stage 1

Warehouses

Begin dredging Bubbly Creek, Prepare to dry sludge, Begin Digestor Construction, Begin Marketing for Digestor = JOBS

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Structures Number by Type

Offices Opportunities (Vacancies)

PMD Marketing Plan Focus on 8B & 8C Zones

Opportunities (Connections)

Food manufacture occupys most land on the site, which will be the main source of biosolid to anearobic digester.

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Digester--Stage 2 Open Digestor and begin digesting creek wastes, Biofuel Plantings begin to remediate soil and fuel Digester = JOBS

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Canal Origins Park

Palmisano Park

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Cultural Center Construction Begin rehabilitation of abandoned rail lines as multi-modal trails = JOBS

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Educational Facilities Recreation Facilities

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Research & Training

Connections

Cultural Center Light/Artisan Manufacturing

Adaptive Re-Use/New Construction Resulting from marketing of CMD, focused in 8B & 8C = JOBS

Manufacturing

Mckinley Park

Creek Corridor

STOCKYARDS

Food Manufacturers

Mixed-Use Commercial & Research

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Community Green Space

W 38th STREET

Expansion of R&D, Artisan Manufacturing, Job Training on Site Resulting from marketing of CMD, focused in 8B & 8C = JOBS W PERSHING ROAD

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Digester - Stage 3 Digester fueled with food waste & Biofuel Plants; Biofuel plants also remediate the creek

Digester

Recreation Facilities Educational Facilities

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The existing urban fabric of the Central Manufacturing District and its relationship to the processes that occur there have become strained over the years and the remnants of the past have cemented the site as a hub of contamination and waste.

Improving circulation centered around the anaerobic digester will reorganize the spatial layout and urban form of the site to create new spaces of community engagement, architectural amenities, and connections to the surrounding context that better stitch together a fabric for processing energy. These interventions act as catalysts for building renovation and infill development, creating jobs and reinvigorating the economy within the CMD.

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LOOP IT IN | NODE DESIGN Bank

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Grocery

Rail to Trail

Training + Parking Deck

Roof Garden Responding to the waste flow, the lift pedestrian bridge separates pedestrian and the trucks handling material flows.

CafĂŠ

Pedestrian Bridge The pedestrian bridge leads to the roof garden on the rehabilitated historic Old Wrigley Gum Factory, which supports a new mixeduse commercial and research corridor, provides a constant source of food waste

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Retail+ Restaurants

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The landform to support the pedestrian bridge also serve as base of amphitheater, where a semi-enclosed space is created by dense vegetation blocking view of trucks.

Wheel Store Public Storage

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Store

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The revitalized buildings and rail to trail attract residents in neighborhood to get involved into the CMD innovation industry area.

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Riverfront | Farmers’ Market

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WET MATRIX | REGIONAL FRAMEWORK

WET METRIX

Park as Buffer Instructor: Jessica Henson Location: Cairo, IL Type: Individual Programs: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

The project is aimed at reclaiming floodplains as buffer between settlements and the Mississippi River to purify runoff and resist flood. The project focuses on a segment of Mississippi River floodplain from St. Louis to Cairo.

As aquatic-terrestrial transition zones, floodplains are essential for natural cycle. Agricultural land is the common land use type in this region. Soybean and corn are the most important regional crops.

To preserve important wildlife habitats, refuges are established along the river. However, they face the problem of isolation. The main issue is the loss of floodplain, since most floodplains were transformed into agricultural land or settlements. Problems arose, including water quality reduction, loss of wildlife habitat and increased flood risk downstream.

To reconnect the separate wetlands on the floodplain and reclaim its function, the old levee is replaced by a series of mounds, connected with flood barriers to protect the city. The original wetlands are shaped into terraced wetland and infiltration basins to purify runoff from Cairo. Grass and forest filters are formed to purify agricultural return flow and provide food for wildlife.

Therefore, the system is in urgent need to rebalance the relationship between humans and the ecosystem of the Mississippi River. “Wet Matrix�, is designed as a framework, which consists of 3 levels of buffers - community level, cultivation land level and regional refuge system level.

Wet Matrix Low Density Developed Areas Medium Density Developed Areas High Density Developed Areas Open Waterbody Swamp Marsh RIGHT: The project focuses

on a segment of Mississippi River floodplain from St. Louis to Cairo. The main issue is the loss of floodplain.

Since most floodplains were transformed into agricultural land or settlements. Problems rosed, including water quality reducing, loss of wildlife habitat and increasing.

National Wildlife Refuges Occationally Flood Zone Frequently Flood Zone Crop Hay

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WET MATRIX | PLAN Filter strip

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“Wet Matrix�, is designed as a framework, which consists 3 levels buffers - community level, cultivation land level and regional refuge system level. To find the potential locations of the inventories of the system, multiple factors are considered, including stream network with wetlands and lakes, land cover, farmland classification, flood frequency, levees and levee failures, Federal Wildlife refuges.

The typical wet matrix buffer combines filter strips and infiltration basins. They weavestogether to form a strong and effective structure for treating runoff and resist erosion.

Flood Barrier Mounds River

Intervention

Settlement

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Transfromed Levee Retention Basin

Farmlands

Plazas Rip Raps Infiltration Basin

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RIGHT: To reconnect the separate wetland on floodplain and reclaim its function, old levee is replaced by a series of mounds, connected with flood barriers to protect the city. The original wetlands are shaped into terraced wetland and infiltration basins to purify runoff from Cairo. Grass and forest filters are formed to purify agricultural return flow and provide food for wildlife.

Settling Basin Terrace Wetlands

Grass Filters Forest Filters

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WET MATRIX | FLOW ANALYSIS Normal

Flow Analysis

Minor Flood

Water Level 300 ft

Flood

Water Level 315ft

Water Level 330 ft

Normally, the Wet Matrix works to trap sediments and protect the city. While adjacent to agricultural area, the buffer could remove chemical fertilizer runoffs from the farm land. In flood season, the buffer could reduce erosion and protect valuable top soil.

The circulations and open spaces are designed to serve the visitors in different seasons, considering the impact of flood. Visitors and residents can use the buffers for recreations, such as fishing, biking, and bird watching.

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Mound Boardwalk Terraced Wetland

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Infiltration basin Old levee

Flood Barrier Island

288-300 ft

315-350 ft

Mound

Community

Boardwalk

Infiltration basin Old levee

288-315 ft

330-350 ft

288-330 ft

Flood Barrier Community Island

Mound Infiltration basin

Flood Barrier Community

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COUPLING TERRITORY | CONTINENTAL MAP OF MOBILITY

COUPLING TERRITORY

Logistics landscapes Instructor: Conor O’Shea Location: Chicago Metropolitan, IL Type: Group Collaborator: Yiliang Zhang, Junyi Gu

The project proposed an urbanization strategy for Chicago suburban derived from logistic networks and regional ecologies to integrate the region with balance of resource and ecological stewardship. As world markets have become increasingly globalized, world trade has soared. Containerization has revolutionized global cargo shipping, bringing vast improvements in efficiency. Freight mobility is playing an increasingly significant part in our daily lives.

The contemporary urbanization process represents an aggregation of trends aimed at build the “hypertrophic city,” which causes the uneven distribution of resources spatially and brings troubles to both urban and suburban areas. The population of urban center cumulatively increase, grabbing land, and plunder resources. Meanwhile, suburban areas are continuously transformed into high-intensity, large scale operational landscapes with factories and freight facilities to supply the urban center and manage the waste. The low-sprawl suburban growth has a massive carbon footprint, eating away at arable land with vehicle-dependent single family homes.

Coupling territory is a new urbanization path to supersede the distinguished boundary of urban and non-urban areas and integrate the whole region into a holistic framework of territorial development, balanced resource management and ecological stewardship.

Logistic systems, resource equilibrium, and environmental sustainability act as a driver of urban form. Off-grid communities and grid logistics are oriented to form a highly efficient way of living. The strategies consider production, processing, distribution, consumption, waste recovery and access, while at the same time weaving a regional urbanism pattern referring to city living “as a new paradigm of life” in the specific logistic landscape.

RIGHT: The intermodal freight system using standardized containers not only hasten the growth of super ports along East and West Coast, but also led to development of logistics facilities including inland ports based on highway systems and freight railroad network.

Sources: CMAP data; Census; Clustermapping; MidAmericanFreight; U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Department of Transportation

Shipping Lanes Interstates Active Freight Railroads

Rail Intermodal-net Ton (in millions) <1.8 1.8 - 6.2 6.2 - 16.6 >=16.2

Total Number of Internodal Containers Transported between Chicago Region and Major Trading Partners (CBSA) Domestic International 1000-10,000 10,000 - 25.000 25,001 - 100,000 100,001 - 500,000 >= 500,001

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COUPLING TERRITORY | CONTINENTAL MAP OF MOBILITY Timeline of Mobility Based on intermodal freight and logistics facilities, global systems of transportation fuels the operation of distributed-model industrial economy. Efficient global freight system connects suppliers, factories and markets with low costs, which enable companies to expand supply chain spatially. In this new spatial order, standardized containers are fundamental. To analyze the relationship of global shipment and contemporary industry, a specific container was traced which launched from London loading whiskey to Shanghai, and then unload the goods and reload Samsung LCD TV and sailed for Los Angles. Samsung located its flat panel display TV manufacturing factories in varies countries in far east. The cheap and fast global shipment help Samsung to take advantage of low-cost labor and take large market share in North America.

Source: U.S Department Of Transportation; BBC; Itersnews; Statista; Samsung; Trademap World Trade Organization; US Bureau Of Labor Statistics.

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LCD TV MARKET SHARE OF SAMSUNG

FLAT PANEL DISPLAY TV FACTORIES LCD TV PANEL PRODUCTION OF SAMSUNG

35.1% MARKET OF TELEVISION IN USA

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ROUTE OF THE CONTAINER

LCD TELEVISION

25.1% IN SOUTH KOREA

SHIP

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TRAIN

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COUPLING TERRITORY | PROTOTYPES Prototypes The small footprint, high-efficient logistic systems form the basis of the development framework. The vertical, linear intermodal centers are the hearts of settlements, which combine the function of freight transportation and distribution, while closely connected with local commercial areas and frames a vibrant public realm. The fabrics of settlements are variegated that mix residential, agricultural and commercial land-use.Change of mobility patterns will precipitate a catastrophe, forcing the territory to find a new equilibrium in the newly configured prototypes. The close integration of different elements and communities is the feature of new urbanism.

These integrated and resilient communities are self-sufficient, producing organic food in mix-product farms, making their own energy, and handling their waste in a closed loop. This on-site mode creates job opportunities for local employment and reinforce the sense of community. Meanwhile, interior green spaces such as community gardens and green house that provides spaces for human activities and green patches for wildlife, are associated with peripheral mega-farms and prairies restoration site that encourage wildlifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movement.

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Intermodal Center

Water Bodies

Water Management

Green Corridors

Vertical Farming Led Farming Nut Trees Greenhouse Rooftop

Sewer System

Quarry

Industrial

Wind Power Plants

Railways

Wildlife Crossing

Waste

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Intermodal Center

Factories

Eco-Center Compost Site

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COUPLING TERRITORY | FRAMEWORK Intermodal centers commute time

Primary highways

Urban areas commute time

Railroads Population density

New centers phase 1

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New Framework To locate potential logistic city, different urban fabrics are evaluated, including logistic system, commute, industrial, water, green spaces.

The small footprint, high-efficient logistic systems form the basis of the development framework. The commute time mapping of existing cities is also considered.

The site for each unit was selected to take advantage from Chicago city, with its surrounding cities and intermodal center as well as form a buffer to support the metropolis. A unit is composed of 70,000 inhabitants with dimensions of 2-mile radius cycle within 10-minute driving commute time. Together, these units make a 2 million inhabitant solve the increase of the population of Will County to 2 million people.

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GARDEN OF JOY Roof Garden in Tongji University Company: ERA Landscape Design, Shanghai Collaborator: Zhen Reng Instructor: Nannan Dong Type: Professional Practice Roles: Physical model making, construction drawings, presentation boards

The project is a roof garden in the campus for gathering and relaxation use, while also a showcase of stormwater management system utilizing solar power and rainwater. It located in Tongji University, Shanghai, China. We were commissioned by the university to create a relaxing, social space for students and residents in a high intensity community. A series of installations are set up on the roof garden serving as both bench and fence to create semi-private space. The garden also enable the university to carry on providing information and advice on green infrastructure technologies in Shanghai to solve the stormwater problem and urban heat island effect.

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GARDEN OF JOY | PLAN + CONSTRUCTION

Top View

Construction Plan

Under Construction The roof garden is underconstruction during summer in 2016.

After The image was taken 3 weeks after the construction finished.

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GARDEN OF JOY | STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

GARDEN OF JOY | MODEL DETAILS

Stormwater Management System

The system storage stormwater and utilize it to irritate vegetation on the rooftop. The energy for pumping water from the storage tank is transformed from solar power through photovoltaic panels.

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SUNSHINE | PAVEMENT DETAILS

A GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY Roof Garden of Shanghai Museum of History Company: ERA Landscape Design, Shanghai Type: Collaborative Professional design project Collaborator: Shiqi Huang Instructor: Nannan Dong Roles: Involved in paving design, planting design, rendering Program: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Sketch up, Photoshop, InDesign

The roof garden provides those who visit and work at the History Museum of Shanghai an opportunity to enjoy the outdoor and remarkable views. The roof garden located on the History Museum of Shanghai, Shanghai, China. The building is a historic site, which was originally part of a racecourse during last century. The roof garden was aimed to recall the history of the neighborhood as a concession in the early 20 century. The bell tower, as a symbol of concession history, is the focus point of the garden. The garden features outdoor cafĂŠ, lawns, vine arbors. The vine arbors provide a subtle space transition from indoor to outdoor. In the center, lawn gathering area is separated by terrains from the cafĂŠ. The planting design used native shrubs, such as Hydrangea, Gardenia, surrounding by herbal flowers. The theme color is pink and blue, providing a peaceful atmosphere.

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SUNSHINE| PLAN + PLANTING DESIGN

SUNSHINE | PAVEMENT DETAILS Left and Bottom: Pavement Details

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The details of pavement design chose materials match the historic building.

The pattern of pavement continued the architectural languages of elevations. The tone of pavement were also aimed to create a nostalgic atmosphere.

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屋顶花园 - 铺装大样

ROOF GARDEN - PAVING

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Festuca elata Keng ex E. Alexeev

Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Sabina chinensis (L.) Ant. cv.

Kaizuca

Buxus sinica (Rehd. et Wils.)

Cheng var. parvifolia M. Cheng

Buxus sinica (Rehd. et Wils.)

Cheng var. parvifolia M. Cheng

Rosa chinensis Jacq.

Loropetalum chinense var.rubrum

Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour.

Cheng var. parvifolia M. Cheng

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.)

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Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem

The northern area of the garden utilized portable modular planters to plant herbal vegetation, which could be used to modified space as the need of activities.

The planting design used native shrubs, such as Hydrangea, Gardenia, surrounding by herbal flowers. The theme color is pink and blue, providing a peaceful atmosphere.

深灰色火烧面

绿创意园林（上海）有限公司 | Lifestylegreen (Shanghai) Ltd.

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CENTRAL VALLEY REACH| TIMELINE

Central Valley Reach To Survive and Utilize the Wildness

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Location: Vigo County, IN Instructor: Steven Sears Type: individual and group work Program: ArcMap, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

The French lose Canada to the British

This project is a deep research of Vigo County, IN, which exemplifies how typical river cities such as Terre Haute, formed and developed along the Wabash River.

The time span begins from the prehistoric period to present. Through researches on Vigo Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic, geological and cartographic information, I interpreted how people had changed its landscape as time went by. Landscape language was used to represent the landscape as a result of natural and human powers.

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1717, French Fort Quiatenon was established, near the present city of Lafayette, to protect the western frontier

A major transportation complex of the midwest, the territory of Indiana was first explored by the French.

Mostly fur traders, they established the first permanent settlement at Vincennes

Ordinances dated in 1785 and 1788, providing for the survey and disposal of the public lands of the territorys of the west and open to the settlement of the first wave of pioneer homemakers Clean Water Act

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CENTRAL VALLEY REACH | MAPPING

CENTRAL VALLEY REACH| INDEX

BOTTOM: Mapping of Vigo County, IN The mapping overlapped several significant element of the development of Vigo County, including topography, settlements, transportation networks, and coal and petro resources. The settlements’ spatial shift from Fort Harrison to the present city was hightlight, revealing their relationships with other elements.

RIGHT: To Survive and Utilize the Wildness Transportation developlement in Indiana during the first half of the 19th century focused on the development of canals and roads to direct trade from the settled areas of the state to the Ohio River, Wabash River, and their main tributaries. Major communities that had developed in the state by 1850 included Madison, New Albany, Lafayette, Richmond, Jeffersonville, Terre Haute, Vincennes, and Evansville, all of which were located on waterways.

Fort Harrison(1811-1818) Constructed in 1811 to protect Vincennes. The fort was originally a two-story blockhouse at three corners and the barracks forming part of the walls.

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Terre Haute The city seat of Vigo County, earned the nickname “The Crossroads of America” due to its extensive rail and road network. The name “Terre Haute” is a French phrase meaning “highland.” The name was coined

by French explorers of the mid 18th century, who found a plateau-like area that adjoined the Wabash River

Wabash and Erie Canal Constructed and used for transportation between 1837-1874, ，the Wabash & Erie Canal is the longest canal ever built in North America，traveling 497 miles from Toledo, Ohio on Lake Erie to Evansville, Indiana on the Ohio River.

When fully completed, the canal was truly an engineering marvel with 18 major aqueducts. People built towns in the place where there had once been swamp, forests and tall grass prairie.

Coal Mining Coal mining has long been a part of Vigo county. The earliest records date back to 1840 when 9,682 tons of coal were pulled from the Earth.

Vigo county is hgome to both surface strip mines, and an abundance of underground mines scattered throughout the county.

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The surface of Vigo County is mostly level with gently rolling, divided into prairies and timberland.

The prehistoric Native American arrived here and lived as hunter-gatherers and farmers, built mounds as burial sites, temples or defenses. Some of these mounds still can distinguish as gentle swells on the prairie in the county. The place of Terre Haute was once a Wea Indian Village where the Indians lived in wigwams and hunted for a living. The flocks of buffaloes ran on these prairies. The elks, antelope and prairie wolves haunted frequently. Beyond the edge of the prairies, the deep and dark woodland once lived beasts like bears and panthers.

The French fur traders came here to pursue furs. They exchanged some bright trinket and firewater for furs, belt with the Indians, learning their ways of hunting and canoes. The French settlers lived mixed with the Indian around the humble forts in the wildness, planting orchard where expected to be a permanent settlement. When the British came here, they named it as the Old Indian Orchard.

This orchard later became Woodlawn Cemetery, which is still one of the main cemetery today in Terre Haute.

For the Americans, the beginning of possessing this land after the Revolutionary War was full of difficulty because it stood near the old “Indian Line” as a frontier garrison. The earliest pioneers started to plow on the beautiful prairies or bottomland along the Wabash River to grow corn and wheat. However, they had to face the dreadful weather and harassment from the Indians. To fight against Tecumseh’s army, Gen. Harrison build a fort with the heavy timbers on the highland beneath the Wea village. Although being attacked by the Indian fiercely, they took control this area in the end. Afterwards, more immigrants rushed here for land. When the PLSS had be completed in Vigo Co., lands was sold officially. Soon after that, the county founded formally, and settlers’ life began to be better organized and controlled. With the construction of main streets, public building like courthouse, and residential buildings, the city of Terre Haute was born bearing the dream of all settlers.

Early Terre Haute was a center of farming, milling and pork processing along the Wabash River. As the town growing, the industries started developing. Pork packing was one of the first profitable industries of Vigo County. However, due to the high fee for transportation on the road, this business gradually abandoned. The vast accessible coal deposit was excavated which strongly supported the manufactory industry and brought amounts of wealth by exporting to other cities like New Orleans. The chief supply of coal in the county is from the mines in Coal Bluff and Fontanet. Besides, brewing industry was also vital in Vigo Co largely taking advantage of large output of corn in this area. The international icon, contour Coca-Cola bottle, was the design and product of Root Glass Works in Terre Haute.

The business and industrial expansion of the city developed largely thanks to transportation. The National Highway (now U.S. 40) was constructed from east to the west, connecting Terre Haute with the eastern cities like Washington D. C. which gave birth to towns include west Terre Haute.

As the towns along the Wabash River and Ohio River developing, a convenient navigation route were ugly required. Settlers in Vigo County wanted navigable water to exchange pork, wheat for sugar, salt with New Orleans. The construction of Wabash and Erie Canal solve the problem. It connected Lake Erie to the Gulf, boomed the cities along the canal. Although agriculture remained predominant, coal mines and manufacturing industry also developed to support the railroads.

Therefore, three principal mines in Vigo Co. are on the line of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad.

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CENTRAL VALLEY REACH| NARRATIVES The Upland The French explorers first named this unique piece of land above the Wabash River “Terre Haute”—means upland. Thereafter, it became one of the French strongholds of the fur trade in the heartland. After nearly a century’s conflict involving the French, British and American, the American had the last laugh and took the territory. Gen. Harrison and his men came and erected Fort Harrison on the upland with heavy timber to protect this area. Since then, the fort became the symbol of ownership and safety in the heart of pioneers. During that challenging time, early settlers were always on guard against nearby Indians and would fly to the fort to report the Indians’ actions. One night, Capt. Taylor’s 15 men guarding the fort were attacked by an Indian force of hundreds of men of Tecumseh. The soldiers defended the continued attacked and finally gained victory in the sunrise. Later, the problem with Indians was solved by purchasing land from Indians permanently. Safer living condition and fertile soil attracted more and more pioneers here to make a better living. They plowing the prairies, cutting down timbers and building small log cabins. After the land survey was finished, Harrison purchase was opened and ended the wild rush for land. Vigo Co. was founded and settlers began to live in good order. Streets and buildings were constructed on the upland. From then, the Fort Harrison continued standing as a military post for years and then abandoned and collapsed. The remain was covered by vegetation gradually became undistinguished. Today, the base of the fort and surrounding farm were replaced by a golf course where settlers could enjoy leisure. But, there are school and street named after it to memorize pioneers’ history.

The Bottom On the opposite of Terre Haute across the Wabash River located the “bottom” land where West Terre Haute was begun. It was laid out by Samuel McQuilkin and named Macksville. He opened the first general store on the National Road to serve the workers.

Later, vegetable farmers were attracted to this town on account of the fertile soil. At that time, pioneers had to cross the flood plain to reach West Terre Haute through roughly built corduroy. The 1st wooden bridge across Wabash River was constructed bringing great convenience to settlers on both sides of the river. Under the administration of John Jackson, a drainage system was established to reduce stagnant backwaters improved the condition of the bottom. The town expanded quickly and industry accelerated this process. Pork packing industry began from several pork house. Thousands of hogs grunted through the mud and nosed for food, creating a pungent aroma that hung over like a miasma. Farm families tolerated noise and the mess to make a living. Coal bluffs were near the north and west boundary of the town, which made coal mining the major industry in the town.

High clay deposits here provide abundant resources to clay companies to raised their plants here producing bricks, sewer pipe, and drain tile. In 1913, a devastating flood affected Midwest, and this area was damaged considerately because of the low elevation. For the first time in the history of this town, the water covered even its main street. After the 1920’s, Industry stunt and the West Terre Haute gradually became a mainly residential community. The settlers are major factory workers and miners because of affordable rent.

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Wrinkling

CNC Milled Foam Model

CNC Milled Model and Animation Workshop Instructor: Conor O'Shea, Type: individual Program: Rhino, After Effect, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

In the workshop, a topography model was created and interpreted through animation to discuss and represent topographic surfaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performative characteristics in the landscape. In landscape, surface performs as the base supporting human activities, animal behaviors, and transportation. Its performative characteristic as a result of landform, material, and vegetation. This In this workshop, Rhino was utilized to develop digital topographic surfaces, one of which was milled by CNC machine into foam model. An animation was produced to discuss and represent the surfaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performative characteristics, ranging from topography, shadow, runoff, and mobility. The animation was projected onto the model surface with a projector and tripod in an exhibition. The video below shows how the animated topographic model performed during the exhibition.

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CENTRAL VALLEY REACH| INDEX 1. BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility

Los Angeles, CA 316.22 Acres 2.6 M TEUs

INLAND PORTS Study of Logistics Landscapes Instructor: Conor O'Shea Type: Research Assistant Work Teammates: Fei Tao Role: Gathering GIS data, locating inland ports in ArcGIS, representing in Illustrator.

This is a study of logistics landscape focusing on inland ports in the context of logistic networks and logistical environment. Logistical development effects on urbanization in North America considerately, with the trend of transforming farmlands into logistical areas and reinvesting in historic city centers. Inland ports, warehousing districts are vital to global supply chains by facilitating the freight networks. They have a significant effect on the environment. Presently, they usually result in socially homogeneous, aesthetically dull, and ecological inert in urban condition.

The Landscape Strategies Laboratory, affiliated with the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, designs inclusive, aesthetically ambitious, ecologically robust, but also economically viable, visions of logistical environments. There, instructed by Professor O’Shea, Fei and I did researches for inland ports in the U.S. by classifying and ranking the freight TEUs and facility areas. We located 147 intermodal facilities owned by railway companies including BNSF, UP, CN, CSX, NS, CP with ArcGIS. Among them, we study the top 20 inland ports in the context of freight network and urban fabric.

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OTHER WORKS | PAINTINGS

OTHER WORKS Paintings+ Sketches + Wood Craft Works Paintings and sketches have been my favorites in spare time from my childhood. They sharpen my eye for the beauty in life. They help me memorize happy moments, splendid landscapes, people I love. As a designer, they are my languages to learn, discuss, and develop ideas.

I am also interested in woodcraft. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m currently working on a piece furniture with walnut wood.

Woodcraft helps me know about material and structure.

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OTHER WORKS | WOODCRAFT WORKS Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guangzhou, China

Working on Tenon and Mortise

Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Grinding a seat

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