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PORTFOLIO

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE · Silin Wang · Rhode Island School of Design

Wang Silin

wslynn0722@gmail.com

401-5238971

Education

July 2021- June 2024

Masters in Landscape Architecture at Rhode Island School of Design

Sep 2016- June 2020

Bachelor of Fine Art in the Field of Environmental Art Design at Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts

Software Skill

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

Rhino

SketchUp

Lumion / D5 Renderer

Photoshop

Illustrator

Indesign

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Microsoft Office

Work Experience

June 2023- Aug 2023

Landscape Architecture Intern Mahan Rykiel Associates

Lauguage

English

Mandarin Cantonese

Jan 2019

Assistant Site Researcher

303 Architects Ltd. x China Vanke Co., LTD.

Handmade Skill

Model

Oil Painting

Watercolor

Pencil and Charcoal Sketching

Gouache and propylene

Pen-and-ink Drawings

Charcoal Drawing

Honor

2020

Second Prize in Students Group of Xi'an Traditional Community Landscape Group work-"Innocence-Childhood" in National Training Program- National Art Spirit, National Arts Exhibition

2020 Third Prize of Xi'an Traditional Community Landscape Group work-"Innocence-Childhood" in The 4th National Youth Cup Art Design Competition

2019 Third Prize of Urban Public Art Design

Personal work- “Floating Mushroom” in The 3rd National Youth Cup Art Design Competition

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Accommodating Uncertainty And Ecologycical Restoration On Shifting

Barrier Beach

Journey Of Life & Death

Revitalizing Public Spaces: Integrating Mental Exercise Into Contemporary Landscape Architecture Design

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (Suds) For Campus Square

Yanzi Lake Wetland Park

Remove Pollution With Natural Self-Cleaning Approach And Restore The Watershed Ecology

Better With Age

Emotional Healthy Block Of The Elderly

Other Works

Construction Document + Drawings + Models + Photography

Nomad Home

Type: Individual Work, Academic Project

Instructor: Emily Vogler

Date: Dec 2023

ACCOMMODATING UNCERTAINTY AND ECOLOGYCICAL RESTORATION ON SHIFTING BARRIER BEACH, RI Location: Narragansett Bay, RI, US

The mismatch between the desire to construct permanent settlements on a migrating landscape in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island has led to a vulnerability of seaside communities built on barrier beaches. The project proposes a gradual retreat of the community from the beach, with the main aim of restoring the dunes ecology. The focus of this long-term plan is to consider the balance between rights of residence, topophilia and ecological protection. Inspired by the "nomadic" lifestyle of the Narragansett tribe in different seasons, the project proposes strategies to adapt to tides, seasons and stages of settlement.

RISING SEA LEVELS THREATEN GREATER FLOODING AND DISASTER

① Driveway
③ Public Beach Access
⑥ Badminton Court
⑧ Picking Garden of Beach Plums
⑨ Community Center
⑩ Bird-watching Platform
② Public Lawn
⑦ Salt Marsh Garden
④ Public Pond Access
④ Public Pond Access
⑤ Picnic Site

SURVEY OF EXISTING FLOOD CONTROL

Barrier beaches are dynamic landscapes, with topography continuously reshaped by water and wind. A welldeveloped, migrating barrier beach system offers the most effective and sustainable defense, absorbing coastal energy and shielding areas from natural forces.

Permanent settlements not only face risks from natural disasters but also hinder the adaptive processes of these fragile environments.

Descriptive Model

PROPOSAL: GRADUALLY RETREAT

Retreat is not a process that can be completed overnight but must consider residents' property rights, economic interests, and emotional ties to coastal lands.

The Nomad Home proposal outlines a four-stage, seasonal, multigenerational retreat strategy that balances residents' needs with the natural reclamation of the land.

Demolish

— Test Design For Graduate Thesis

A Journey of Life & Death

Revitalizing Public Spaces: Integrating Mental Exercise Into Contemporary Landscape Architecture Design

Type: Individual Work, Academic Project

Instructor: Elizabeth Dean Hermann, John O'Keefe, Griffin Smith

Date: June 2024

Location: Providence, RI, US

The project aims to transfer an undeveloped semiwilderness riverfront land named Bensley Point as an experiential and poetic "game" where the cycle of life and death and the Geological Processes of New England are narrated to create a series of thought-provoking scenes. This encourages Mental Exercise, free navigation and active exploration, and is expected to resonate with visitors.

Thematic Study Models

STRATEGY 1

Exaggerate the character and atmosphere by unexpected design language

+ incomplete & metaphorical narrative spaces

+ poetic name

= Trigger the imagination

Secondary Points of Interest

Offer secondary points of interest to · enrich "game experience"

· enhance reflection

· as hints of second narritive

· as reorientation/space transition

Suggestive Navigation

Offer Suggestive Navigation to · prevent deviation from main line as part of whole narritive · enhance reflection

The landscape will initially provide targeted experiences for each group from certain entrance, and then the routes will merge shortly after.

Burst of Inspiration

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS (SUDS) FOR CAMPUS SQUARE

Type: Individual Work, Academic Project

Instructor: Sharon Hao

Date: Jan 2020

Location: Xi'an, China

The primary goal of the project is to improve the serious drainage problems in Xi 'an Academy of Fine Arts Square and transform the area into a multi-functional square with an artistic atmosphere and attractive spaces for walking, resting and gathering.

The highlights of the design are three sunken squares whose form, rainwater management method and service provided correspond to the three stages of "absorb", "immerse" and "burst" in the students' artistic learning experience.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEM

TREE

SURVEY

CONCEPT EVOLUTION

The shape of the three sunken squares is inspired by the

Yanzi Lake Wetland Park

REMOVE

THE WATERSHED ECOLOGY

Type: Individual Work, Academic Project Instructor: Shiruo Zhou

Date: Feb 2020

Location: Shenzhen, China

The project features natural selfcleaning apporaches for pollutant removal and restoring the riverbanks of Yanzi Lake River, which artificially altered by early urban construction and industrial needs, vegetation and watershed ecology.

SITE ANAYLSIS

SELF-CLEANING: PLANTS

Native Plants will be planted on ecological floating islands and transitional zones from the riverbank to the land.

Pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus can be filtered through the soil and taken up by plant roots.

SELF-CLEANING: RIVERBANK RECONSTRUCTION

By restoring the river's banks and natural flow patterns and the resilience of aquatic ecosystems, the water body's self-purification ability will be enhanced.

Frangipani Xanthostemon chrysanthus Pittosporum
Iris pseudacorus
Terminalia neotaliala Capuron Pond Cypress Cattail
Pampasgrass Hornwort Lotus
Phragmites Miscanthus
Elaeocarpus hainanensis Oliver

SELF-CLEANING: RIVERBANK RECONSTRUCTION

PERSPECTIVES

Leisure Square
Waterfront

Better with Age

EMOTIONAL HEALTHY BLOCK OF THE ELDERLY

Type: Group + Individual Work, Academic Project

Team Member: Silin Wang, Yufan Xu, Shixuan Zhou, Yuemeng Dai

Instructor: Nick De Pace, Theodore Hoerr

Date: Jan 2023

Location: Providence, RI, US

To that end, my team and I developed a master plan to improve the mental health of residents of West Providence, a low-income, high-crime neighborhood, called "Emotional Health Block", which includes a pedestrian-friendly community, connected spaces for gardening therapy, socializing, and aging social and sensory healing.

In the personal design part, I am responsible for a space near a nursing home, and it will provide a rich variety of social opportunities and physical exercise opportunities, as well as to cope with the future aging trend.

TEAMWORK—FRAMEWORK

Broad Street

The site is located between nursing homes and a number of cultural facilities, with an existing weekend market.

The spaces where activities take place and the new activity spaces will be connected and paths will be introduced that take into account different walking speeds and ADA.While triggering more social opportunities, it will ensure the safety of the elderly walking.

PERSPECTIVES

Other Works

Architectural Design
Pen Sketch
Construction Drawing
Watercolour Herbarium
Film Photography
Campus Planning
Sea Wall Design
Construction Detail

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