Dive deep into my design thinking with a collection of research and analysis, case studies, architectural designs, and paintings.
Tic-Tac-Toe: an urban installation for pedestrians
Our goal of the project is to increase social interaction in real time and create fun experience utilizing fragmented time.
#urban #installation #humanbehavior
cityscape paintings in oil and egg tempera
I enjoy setting up my easel in NYC, standing there for 4-5 hours, and painting the city from one angle.
#painting #oilpainting
Urban Island: a research, design and exhibition
A research, design and exhibition on hybrid residential infrastructures in New York city. It was curated in an exhibition "camera, sound and sunshine" in Brooklyn, New York
#urban #research #exhibition
cut! A Study of Human Behavior and Space
We chose butler library as our site, and placed a long, continuous tape diagonally across the steps. Our goal was to observe how the defined space affected people's behavior.
My quarantine life in 2020, new york city
Check out my quarantine life in October 2020! Who else is trapped in this concrete jungle? We are in this together!
#animation #illustration #design #adobeillustrator
vanderbilt university children's hospital research and design
Research nurses and doctors user flow, kids' behavior, and wayfinding system. The final project was built in 2019 with very positive feedback.
#built #architecturaldesign #built
wayfinding design for Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Researched and studied existing wayfinding system, and proposed a refreshment to the existing wayfinding system with brand new design that ties in the new vertical expansion.
#wayfinding #built #architecturaldesign
bridge it! design a responsive public park
Why do architecture need to be so solid? This project is an exploration on a totally responsive architecture. The "bridge" park will rise and fall based on water marks.
#urban #conceptdesign #architecture
elements of traditional chinese architecture
A research on folk Chinese traditional architecture. I explored the variation between elements caused by regional micro-climate and living habits.
#research #thesis #traditionalarchitecture
Roses are roses
Following tutorial on youtube to make this 3D animation in C4D and after effects.
#animation #c4d #aftereffects
vertical garden
Introduce urban garden to high-rises in the city, design and prototype the final iteration using 1:50 model/
#model #architecture #design
adaptive reuse of industrial buildings
Studied existing abandoned factories in the city of Nanjing, and came up with a new plan to transform the factory into a urban gallery space.
#renovation #built #architecturaldesign
