PORTFOLIO A long-term balance is achieved through the landscape
Chenxuan Yang MLA of Unviversity of Virginia
EDUCATION 2022.06 - 2025.12
COMPETITION University of Virginia
Virginia.US
Master of Landscape Architecture
2018.09 - 2022.06
Zhejiang A&F University
Hangzhou,China
2025.06-2025.08
Marvel Design
Intern, Richmond,VA,US
Worked on site analysis and concept design for riverfront and urban park projects, including structural studies, program zoning, planting proposals, and plan drawings.
2023.06-2023.10
SWA Shanghai Group
Intern, Shanghai,China
Worked on concept design, text output, plan drawings, analysis diagrams, and Lumion renderings for projects
2022.04-2022.06
Shanghai Look Landscape Company
Intern, Shanghai,China
Supported early project development, focusing on user research, character design, and interface coordination.
2021.07-2021.09
Qingdao Bureau of Landscape and Forestry
2023.11-2024.01 Intern, Shanghai,China
Suzhou,China
Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture
WORK EXPERIENCE
Intern, Qingdao,China
2022-04-07
Conducted ecological research in nature reserves, focusing on plant identification and data consolidation for rare plants.
POPTAG
Handled product graphic design, UI design, exhibition space management, and coordination for smooth execution.
INDE AWARDS-Social space Shortlisted Dezeen GOLDEN PANDA TIANFU CREATIVE DESIGN AWARDS 2022 Participating entities build Wooden Pavilion- "Xie"
2021.09-10 Jiangsu,China
2020.07-09 Hangzhou,China
Zijin Award” of Architectural Design & Environmental Art Contest The design of refuse disposal system combined with the concept of floating island
College Students Rural Revitalization Creative Competition Second Prize The innovative design of Shangbao Village Wetland Park
SKILLS WORK
Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Auto CAD Rhino Sketch-up ArcGis Lumion
Language
English(Fluency) Chinese(Native)
TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 02
A CHILDREN'S BETTER FUTURE Landscape Architecture Design—Designing a better future for Charlottesville’s children through improved spaces and community connections.
RHYTHM OF BEHAVIOR Landscape Architecture Design—Explore different terrain experiences through human behavior in ohill
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IMPROVE THE GENTRIFICATION OF EDUCATION Urban design—An education grid constitutes a new concept city
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05 GIVE BIRDS A HOME Landscape Architecture Design—Restoration of Migratory Bird Habitat in Hangzhou Qiantang River
06 DISPPOSAL OF PACTIFIC GABAGE PATCH
Landscape Architecture Design—Floating Island Mechanism for Dealing with Pacific Garbage Patch
07 PROFESSION WORKS
Intership in SWA SHANGHAI GROUP
SEEDING COMMUNITY ROOTS Landscape Architecture Design— Landscapes with sustainable agriculture and community-focused design.
OTHER WORKS 01 A project for the physical construction of the site 02 Constructions and Grading plans 03 Detailed observation of plants and lifecycle handdrawings
A CHILDREN'S BETTER FUTURE
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Balanced restoration of natural wetland landscapes Location:Charlotteville,Virginia,US Date:2024.09 Type:Cooperation+Individual Advisor:Bohannon, CL Shivers, William J
BACKGROUND This project focuses on improving the quality of life for Charlottesville’s children through thoughtful landscape interventions across multiple scales. By addressing underutilized spaces, walkability, and access to community resources, the design proposes sustainable solutions to enhance parks, schoolyards, and urban areas. Key strategies include creating shaded study zones, integrating green infrastructure, and developing child-friendly trails and gardens. The project also explores ways to connect neighborhoods with schools and recreational spaces, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility. Through a combination of ecological design and community engagement, this initiative seeks to foster a healthier, more connected, and equitable environment for future generations.
GREEN INTERVENTION TOOLKIT STREET SCALE STREET LIGHTING
SHADE TREE BARRIER
RAIN GARDEN
EXPANDED SIDEWALK
ALL SEASON PLANTING
PURPOSE:
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Provide Planting For Year Round Screening Between Road And Sidewalk Year Round Habitat for Wildlife
Increase Lighting And Safety For Pedestrians
COMMUNITY GARDEN
RETENTION BASIN
PLAYGROUND
FOOD FOREST
SHADED STUDY AREA
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POLLINATOR PLANTING AROUND SPORT COURTS
OPEN FORM PLAY SPACE
SAFETY TRAILS/LOOPS
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Increase Shade For Pedestrians In Areas With Higher Temperatures
POCKET SCALE
Provide Free Produce To School Children And Community Members
PARK SCALE
Collect And Filter Runoff From Paving
Reduce Erosion, Filter Rainwater, Prevent Flooding, Create Temporary Micro-climate
Increase Pollinator Species And Diversity While Provide Open-Ended Play Opportunities Cooling Sport Designated Spaces For Children
Provide More Room For Children To Safely Walk To School
Provide Shaded Play Space
Provide Fresh Food And Engagement For Community
Create Trails Connected To School Properties With Dense Canopy For Shade
PURPOSE:
Provide Shaded Play Space
RHYTHM OF BEHAVIOR 02
Balanced restoration of natural wetland landscapes Location:Charlotteville,Virginia,US Date:2022.08 Type:Cooperation Individual:Chenxuan Yang Advisor:Matthew
BACKGROUND I n o h i l l , w h at d i f f e r s f r o m t h e c i t y i s t h e a cc u m u l at i o n o f natural ground materials. With the changes in slope and ground materials, people are able to generate interesting continuity of movement. When they are connected, the dynamic cur ves that form are wonderful and spatial, being produced like a rhythm. Animals have different behavioral activities and living environments in different seasons. In order to enrich people's experience and explore nature, the designed paths create animal habitats through the placement of ground materials to ensure that animal activities can be observed up close, and at the same time, a certain division between animals and people under different topographic zoning ensures that human safety and animal activities are not affected. With the wonderful exploration to enhance people's exciting spatial experience, my design starts from there.
GROUND MATERIALS
MOVEMENTS
NOTATION MAP
PLAN VIEW
BEHAVIORAL ACTIONS
EXTRACTION SHAPE
BODY MOVE
Continuous limb movements connect to form curves ⅠWalk
ⅡRun
ⅢGo up and down LEGAND
clay root grass rock moss slope
GROUND MATERIALS AND SLOPE
Depending on the form of material accumulation and the influence of the different slopes, human behavioral activities are different
MORPHOLOGICAL DERIVATION
Combination of limb flow lines and ground materials to form topography Hiking
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Biking
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Ⅱ SLOPE
Running
SLOPE
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SPECIES HABITATS WITH GROUND MATERIAL
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
URBAN EDUCATION GENTRIFICATION
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To propose the concept of an inclusive and egalitarian ideal city with homogeneous education Location:Hangzhou, Zhejiang Provience Date:2021.06 Type:Individual Team:Yang Chenxuan Advisor:Ning Huijuan 20060083@zafu.edu.cn
BACKGROUND
AXIS
Exclusionary dislocation of existing low-income families due to the gentrification of educational facilities. Such gentrification is associated with different stages of education and greater social class mobility. It is particularly noteworthy that education-related gentrification exhibits some typical features in urban China. The division of school districts has led to a competition for scarce educational resources that is mapped to the phenomenon of "School District Gentrification" in urban spaces. Some scholars argue that the phenomenon of school district gentrification in China is a process of capitalization of urban space based on the production end. This process not only excludes the lower classes from a privileged space (exclusionary dislocation), but also fundamentally cuts off their upward mobility the next generation's access to cultural capital through education. The effects are undoubtedly more far-reaching compared to displacement in the general sense.
CONSTRUCTION OF EDUCATION NETWORK
Different schools are distributed on different unit axes according to the same type, and the education system of the whole city is formed by a three-axis network, so that everyone can reach the school equally and receive the same education. Functional land is also evenly arranged in the form of units to balance the excessive increase in housing prices.
Primary School Axis Network
Junior High School Axis Network
1KM
2KM
FUNCTIONAL LAND UNITS
Greenbelt system
Medical service land
Commercial land
Senior High School Axis Network 4KM
EDUCATIONAL LAND UNITES
[1] Diagonal distribution
Center distribution
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Center distribution
Axis distribution
[1] Diagonal distribution
[2] Diagonal distribution
SPECIFIC DISTRUBUTION
Primary Schoolk 1KM-Primary School axisk
Junior high school
Primary schools are located on the opposite corner of the unit of 1km, forming the first education axis
Senior high school 2KM-Junior high school axis Educational building
The element axis of the junior high school distributed over 2km constitutes the second urban education axis
Medical building The unit axis of the high school distributed over 4km constitutes the third urban education axis
4KM-Senior high school axis Leisure building
Commercial building 1KM-Functional land Office management building
Functional land attributes are rationally arranged in units
MASTER PLAN SCHOOL
SCHOOL
SCHOOL
INTERNAL DETAILS OF THE UNIT Types of public buildings
School distribution form
Commercial building
Primary School
Medical building
Junior high school
Nature Education Green 1KM
4KM
2KM
Office building
Distribute green space along the education axis as a natural education area, allowing people to walk into and learn from nature Leisure building
Educational building
Senior high school
The distribution form of the school and the auxiliary design of the education axis make the surrounding residents have equal access to functions, avoid excessive increase in housing prices, and at the same time balance the shortage of educational resources, neutralize exam-oriented education, and alleviate the phenomenon of gentrification of education
EDUCATION AXIS
Schools are located on the opposite corners of the city unit, connected by green belts, increasing natural education, thereby reducing the gentrification of education caused by the school district’s housing
SEEDING COMMUNITY ROOTS 04
Balanced restoration of natural wetland landscapes Location:Charlotteville,Virginia,US Date:2024.09 Type:Cooperation Advisor:Bohannon, CL Shivers, William J
BACKGROUND New Roots serves as a crucial resource for food security, supporting about 150 refugees and 85 community gardeners each year by offering opportunities for refugees to grow culturally relevant crops and engage in meaningful community connections. Through the “Food is a Human Right” assignment, We collaborated with New Roots gardeners in a series of charrettes to envision an expanded urban agriculture site at New Roots Farm, with potential additions at nearby Azalea Park West.
ADATABILITY
OPPORTUNITY
COMMUNITY
ALL PHOTOS BY WILLIAM SHIVERS
GIVE BIRDS A HOME
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Balanced restoration of natural wetland landscapes Location:Qiantang River,Hangzhou Provience,China Date:2021 .03 Type:Cooperation Team:Yang Chenxuan,Wang Junyu Advisor:Si Zhen 19940023@zafu.edu.cn
BACKGROUND The Qiantang River is the only river and sea wetland in Zhejiang. The Qiantang River area in Hangzhou has become an important rest stop for migratory birds heading south and a haven for many resident birds. However, since 1966, excessive reclamation of the south bank of the Qiantang River is currently the most important anthropogenic disturbance activity affecting the bird dynamics of Hangzhou Bay, and moderate reclamation and reasonable post-reclamation land use practices may enhance bird diversity levels throughout the region. In order to effectively protect the bird diversity in Hangzhou Bay, especially the bird diversity in the natural intertidal zone, the conservation and sustainable use of mudflat resources should be strengthened; during the process of mudflat reclamation, sufficient number and area of high tide resting places should be preserved as much as possible, with emphasis on creating a variety of artificial wetland systems in the enclosed area suitable for bird habitats. CONTRIBUTION RERCENTAGE:60% Mainly responsible for sorting out the project logic and main line, proposing the inspirational direction of the program design, determining the drawing style and 60% of the drawing output
RECLAMATION PROCESS AND CHANGES IN BIRD POPULATION The best representative of Qiantang River reclamation is Xiaoshan, which is located on the south bank of Qiantang River. Since the large-scale reclamation in 1966, in 40 years, Xiaoshan has reclaimed a total of more than 500,000 mu of land, which is a quarter of its total land area.
With the construction of a large number of reclamations, bird habitats along the river have been severely destroyed, and the number of birds has dropped sharply
EFFECT PRESENTATION
FLOATING 06 GARBAGE DISPOSAL ISLAND
An idea for a treatment mechanism for the Pacific Garbage Patch
Location:Pacific Ocean Date:2020.10 Type:Cooperation Team:Yang Chenxuan,Xu Hanwen Advisor:Cai Jianguo yuanlinzhiwu@163.com
BACKGROUND The Pacific Garbage Patch is often portrayed as a giant floating land mass in the middle of the ocean, a vortex of 4 million tons of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean. More than 8 million tons of plastic are abandoned in the ocean each year, accounting for 80% of marine litter. While plastic has brought great convenience to human life, white pollution is also increasing. According to a 2018 study conducted by The Ocean Cleanup, microplastics make up 94 percent of the estimated 1.8 trillion plastic parts in the Pacific Garbage Patch, but this represents only 8 percent of the total weight. Of the 79,000 tons of plastic floating in that garbage belt, 46 percent of the weight came from discarded fishing gear, while 20 percent came from plastic debris brought in by the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Some plastic garbage enters the ocean through various ways, forming marine microplastics, which directly or indirectly endangers the marine ecological environment. CONTRIBUTION RERCENTAGE:65% The main proposer of the program design, the style of presentation of the drawings is done by the individual independently
VISION
PROFESSION WORK
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INTERSHIP
Location:SWA SHANGHAI GROUP Date:2023.06-11 Type:Inership
BACKGROUND During my internship, I had the chance to work on a variety of projects, which gave me valuable experience in many areas of the design process. My tasks included writing content for project reports, developing design concepts, creating detailed floor plans, and producing analytical drawings to support design ideas. I also worked on 3D modeling and rendering to visualize projects and took part in designing small structures. These experiences helped me improve my technical skills and better understand how to approach different design challenges.
STRUCTURE DESIGN
COMMERICAL ADVERTISING
FIXED ADVERTISING There is a clear zone separation between the commercial façade and the pedestrian walkway 45
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half-FIXED ADVERTISING Higher integration with natural elements of the landscape and more flexible commercial outreach
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FREE ADVERTISING M ova b l e o u t rea c h fa c i l i t i e s w i t h f re e pedestrian movement and flexibility to energize the venue and enhance business value
OTHER WORKS1
Location: Jiangxin Island,Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Provience,China Project duration: 2021.10-11 Project instructor: Lifeng Lin Design and Analysis Team:Site1 Onsite Construction team:Yang Chenxuan,Wang Xuening,Zhang Zhen, Li Xiaomin Construction(Already built)
3.1 Pre-construction
1. Shape Design
Land Leveling
Horizontal Calibration
Datum Line
Preparing Cement
Making Preembedded Piece
Scoop out Basement Holes
Pouring Cement
Place Preembedded Piece
2. Construction Design
3. 2Strutual Construction Main Steel Structure
Welding foundation
Pillar positioning
Steel Joints Construction
Preliminary steel frame
Check vertical
Cut
4. Node size
Adjust
Tools
Welding point grinding
Secondary Steel Structure
Sub-structure completion
Prepare materials
Kneels Construction
Install Kneels
Board
Rebar
Wood Facade
Complete Facade
Print Facade
Lighting Construction
Lighting
Lamp Slot
OTHER WORKS2
Location: Charlottesiville, Virginia Project duration: 2023.01-05 Project instructor: Hawkins, Chloe M
OTHER WORKS3
Location: Charlottesiville, Virginia Project duration: 2024.08-12 Project instructor: Hawkins, Chloe M
CONTACT Chenxuan Yang Udg4fp@Virginia.edu