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Ye QinglongPhone:+8615040200863

Email:Yeqing886sucess@163.com

OBJECTIVES: To make a figure in my professional field and become a renowned professor

Shenyang Agricultural University Shenyang, Liaoning, ChinaCollege of HorticultureCandidate: Bachelor of Science in Horticulture 09.2010-07.2014GPA: 3.30

EDUCATION:

HONORS & AWARDSThird Prize in English Competition National 10.2013

Excellent League Member Award Shenyang Agriculture University 12.2013

First prize in Basketball Contest Shenyang Agriculture University 05.2011

First Prize in 200 Meter Race Shenyang Agriculture University 09.2012

SKILLS:Auto CAD, Google Sketchup, RhinocerosAdobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator

INTERESTS:Playing Basketball

Enjoying and Discussing NBA Games with Friends

Playing Rugby

Reading ( <<Site Analysis>>, <<Theory in Landscape Architecture>>, <<The Landscape Urbanism Reader>> )

Second Prize in Model Contest Shenyang Agriculture University 07.2011

YongAnli Community Restoration

Part I

Part II

Part III

Generation Garden

Flower Border

Green Roof

2013.07-11

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CONTENTSProjects

YongAnli Community Restoration

University Platation Redesign

Urban Corridor Design

Additional works

Personal Work

Personal Work

Group Work

01 - 17

18 - 30

31 - 41

48 - 49

DongDan Basketball Field Retrofitting 42 - 47

Personal Work

Design BriefSite location: Size:Client:Date:Existing:

Design concept:

YongAnli Chaoyang Beijing

appro 37 ha

Social community

07. 2013119 middle school

YongAnli primary school

Residential buildings

Multi-functional service architectures

Landscape restoration

China Beijing Chaoyang

YongAnliSite

Arounded YongAnli community are nearly all skyscrapers such as LG, Xinhua insurance mansion and Baosteel group mansion, compared to this buildings, the architecture in that community may lag behind.

Currently, there is debate considering economy development and urban regulation concerns, the government wants to demolish the structures to leave way for another group of office buildings. However,this community is a signature of the era and has its cultural and historical significance. The name of this community 'YongAnli ' which got its name in 1950s has it special meaning: wi l l ing to l ive savely forever.So, I redesign it based on the very existing condition to avoid a wildly volatile, maintaining the existing culture while creating a new identity for YongAnli community.

Background

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Existing condition

service area

middle school

primary school residential area

residential area commercial area

This begins with a site visit where I familiarize myself with the site and identify surrounding elements, I evaluate these elements for their potential strenghs and weaknesses.

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Site Survey

Inquriries

Survey time:

Respondents:07.25 - 07.26.2013

1.residents2.patriarch3.staffs

residents

'I would live here for the rest of my life if the environment could be enhanced, we elder people need green space'

'that community is not an entirety ,we seldom have chance to gather to chat with neighbors'

' t h e r e s h o u l d b e a public space for exercise and f i tness, for cul ture and entertainment'

'though functions here is complete, I have to make a detour sometimes'

'I have to say that sometimes I have no sense of belonging'

'it is crowded at peak time, the space is limited for us to park, and sometimes it is difficult to find a place waiting my son'

'there's only one path to drive the car, and the traffic here is somehow heavy, I wonder if I could find another way to leave'

'scene downwards may not make me relieved especially facing with a big workload. I wish I could find an Arcadia once look down'

'degraded cultural resources are everywhere'

'the service here is convenient, and I could feel the lively atmosphere here, it is perfect if there is a public space for me to talk with my colleague outside office'

patriarch ( pick up students in school )

staffs

(research information matrix)

I must visit the community and citizens and get quality feedback from them immediately. The project start with inquiries into issues of environmental justice and quality of life. The following real scene may provide most direct feedback from local dwellings.

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view from Zhuoming mansion bald roof & small amount of green

view from LG,Chinese Media, and Baogang mansion

bald roof & small amount of green

Area Ratio Analysisestimate the ratio of each area in this community 15%

5%10%

70%

Construction area

Green area

Public area

Other area

Green area should be not less than 30%, but it is appromately 15%, meanwhile, the public area is only 10%

A lack of greenbelts, the limited path and the bad visuality deter the space from serving this community.

every corner lacks easy access to each other, many close destinations are inaccessible by foot

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By analyzing the existing elements, the circulation and function, a reasonable plan was generated from the layout, organization and concept of the site for the planning of the proposed community at YongAnli.

Design layout

Circulation

Based on the existing traditional infrastructures includingRoad network & street grid

Layout Plan

Function

primary road

secondary road

foot path

multi-functional service area

119 high school

replanning area

YongAnli primary school

residential area

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1:600 MODELYongAnli Community

OBLIQUE VIEW

GROUND VIEW

FRONT VIEW

OBLIQUE VIEW

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The generat ion garden provide d w e l l i n g s a p u b l i c s p a c e f o r gathering, breathing the green and appreciation of beautiful landscape they inhab i t . No t on ly does i t connect and bring different age groups together, it also bring some landmark attractions which could convenient parents waiting for children.Open activity square is prepared for elders to have a space to rest, exercise, and tell their stories. Culture plaza is available for people to fetch information from the exhibition board while the amenity grass offers opportunity for casual recreation which may be suitable for sports. Leisure space enclosed by native vegetation would protect privacy from disturbance.

Part IGeneration GardenDesign Process

Rough initial site analysis and sketch are the begiinning of that design, a series of analysis as the design process were explored in order to develop a cohensive and resonable design.

Master Plan

Existing condition Topic composition Conceptual diagram Form evolution

Final design

tree

shrubbrick

boundary wall (1.5H)parking lot car park for 20 cars

street lamp

lawn

frence

parking lot

Open Activity AreaLeisure Area

Cultural Area

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paving

Generation Garden

Perspective of Cultural Plaza

Garden Model

Open Actvity Square

Culture PlazaVERTICAL VIEW

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Part IIFlower Border

Design ProcessPlane design

The combination of drifts in flower border is put forward by British gardener Gertrude Jekyll. Looking from the plane, crumbs in the flower border, contrasting the main viewpoints, are made into an angle of 45 degrees. A group of drift in the flower border create a sense of flow. This combination pattern has its biggest advantage that it highlight the beautiful drifts in front while hide the faded ones behind. This pattern also brings color combination in part of the plant groups and color extension in other part of plant since during the entire seasons, flowers show pictures of bloom and fade.Gertrude Jekyll also claim that the length and width of drifts can be unequal, as a guiding pinciple, it could follow the ratio of 3:1, which means three times the length to width.

Color design

Quota: 'before entering a gray or blue garden, it will make the best effet if there arrange a orange or yellow flower border, because the extense color in border make our eyes desperate to find a garden of its contrasting color...' --- Gertrude Jekyll. 1908

'when match the contrasting color, usually 2/3 volume of one color with 1/3 volume of its contrasting color achieve a better effect'

--- Tracy Disabato-Aust. 2003

South border

To the south side, 3 residential buildings with 10 entrances adjoin the south border, the curve path surrounded around the border I designed connecting the 10 entances together tend to refresh and relieve dwellings by the contrasting color flower distribution.

To the north side, a playground adjoins the north border, I use a gradual color variety to capture the idea of 'dynamic' in respondent with those running students on the rubber track at the playground.

North border

Master Plan

'gradually arrange the color according to the order in the color wheel, showing liquidity, creating a orderly color gradient flower border'

--- Gertrude Jekyll.

Drift planRedraw according to <<The Summer Garden>> Jill, Billington,1997

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Existing condition Conceptual diagram Final design

Season design

Arrange spring flowers dispersly, to avoid spring flowers gather and leave space for other seasons beauty.Spring flowers distribution

Early summer flowers distribution

Mid & late summer flowers distribution

Autumn flowers distribution

Arrange early summer flowers in front of spring flowers, and keep the former low after high. Overlap a little between early spring flowers and early summer flowers while overlap more beween late spring flowers and early summer flower in order to flourish continuously.

Arrange mid & late summer flowers from the short to medium height in front of spring flowers, hiding the withered flowers behind.

Overlap a l i t t le between autumn f lowers and late summer flowers. Add some of annuals and biennials, and ornamental grasses to make up for the inadequacy of the autumn flowers.

Process sketches

After my survey and initial analysis for this quasi-road, I find the three principles above are most suitable for it, then, based on the existing condition, I further develop my concept and get the final design. The site survey back and forth help me find out the most scientific and resonable design and I don't have to sink my time into the idea that doesn't work.

Pay tribute to gardening master Gertrude·Jekyll

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I did a research on the native flowers in Beijing, mainly for their seasonal colors, meanwhile, for the perennial flowers, the flowering and growing period during the four seasons are also Important factors since the color changing as the change of time.

Flower tableFl

ower

ing

colo

r

Perennial flowers

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Month

35. Chrysanthemum paludosum

36. Coleus blumei Benth

37. Ageratum conyzoides Linn

38. CleomespinosaL

Annuals and Biennials

Ornamental grasses

39. Pennlsetum alopecuroides

40. Stipa tenuissima

41. Calamagrostis * acutiflora

42. Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

43. Imperata cylindrical "Rubra"

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1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10 1/11

A s e r i e s o f u n i q u e environments created b y t h e s u r r o u n d i n g flowers that change in color, form, and height during seasons change gradually when people journey th rough the f lower border. Each season, spring, summer and autumn are different and create a mystical environment.

Flower Border Model

VERTICAL VIEW

Local plane

GROUND VIEWOBLIQUE VIEW

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Part IIIGreen Roof

Plantation on the roof maybe the most appropriate way to improve the unappealing visual quality.

Master Plan

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Viewing platform Equipment unit

Entrance

Footpath

Rest platform

School roof path

Looking downward from those skyscrapers, you will find that the green roofs naturally merge with the surrounding vegetation.

Residental roof

School roof

OBLIQUE VIEW

Multi-functional buildings roof

Green Roof Model

Section of the roof

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Addmitteddly, this restoration may not be the necessities for visitors visit this community or for people to choose to work hearby, but, it leave them a favorable 'experience' that enhance their satisfaction.

With this three parts, Generation Garden, Flower Border and Green Roof, it will promote the city's micro climate, and increase the number of biological species, in a few years, this community will become a sustainable community.

Ecological Strategy

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URBAN CORRIDOR.JiaRun International Community.

The land is located in the northwest fourth ring road, near the Cloud Bridge. In the north, it is Ba river, in the south, it is fourth ring road. To the east, it is the planned Jia Run yuan street east. This land is filled with artistic breath since the dwellings there more or less correlated with art.

Based on the background that throughout the corridors, besides the Ba river side, the other side is connected with Jia Run yuan street east and there locate a cluster of art buildings such as galleries, art studios, art centres and design companies. Therefore, I tend to let that kind of artistic breath spread to this community and edify sentiment for the dwellings.

I instill 3 kinds of geometries, triangular, circular and rectancular into the 3 urban corridors respectively, whoever promenade along the corridors would refresh the art atmosphere.

Beijing

Chaoyang

JiaRun InternationalCommunity

Present situationWorking together as a studio with classmates, each person is responsible for one part of the plan while I play a role in the desig of 3 corridors in the project.

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Circulation analysis

pedestrian

vehicular

Functional analysis

commercial area

school

riverfront

urban greenbelt

residential area

park space

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Trangular Corridor

Ground Plane

In the free drawing above is my initail concept which is created by triangular geometry.

A variety of triangulars with different size and shape symbolizes that corridor.

The black straight lines above are the final line I deprive from the sketch which I refer as my design origin and basis.

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Central plaza

Fountain plaza

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( Benefit from my partner )

( Benefit from my partner )

Triangular Corridor

Commercial plaza

Water feature

Promenade Path

Grass field

Seating area Open space Seating area

Commercial Plaza Seating Area Stairsto Commercial Area

Intimate Seating Area

Central Plaza

Commercial Plaza Section

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Everfgreen shrub

Children's play area Plaza Seating area

Water feature

Plaza under tree

Amphitheater

Fountain

Passive Plaza

Seating AreaFountain

Plaza AmphitheaterShrubs and Planting

Stone Path

Plaza Under Tree

Central Plaza Section

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Circular Corridor

A variety of circular with different size and shape symbolizes that corridor.

In the free drawing above is my initail concept which is created by circular geometry.

The black bight above are the final line I deprive from the sketch which I refer as my design origin and basis.

Ground Plane

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Central plaza

Fountain

Flowering Shrub Area

Entry road

Evergreen shrubsFountain Plaza

Grass Field

Vehicular turnaround

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( Benefit from my partner )

Plaza spaceChildren Play Area

Evergreen Shrubs

Water Feature

Activity Square

Path Sculpture Greek

Evergreen Shrubs

Fountain

Water Feature

Grass Field

Path

Grass Field

Private space

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Rectangular Corridor

A variety of rectangular with different size and shape symbolizes that corridor.

In the free drawing above is my initail concept which is created by rectangular geometry.

The black rectangular above are the final line I deprive from the sketch which I refer as my design origin and basis.

Ground Plane

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Central plaza

Main plaza perspective

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( Benefit from my partner )

( Benefit from my partner )

Central Plaza

Water Feature

Grass Field

Flowering Shrub Area

Paving

Entry plaza

Private space

Paving

Seating Area

Evergreen Shrubs

Private Space

Seating Area

Entry road

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Evergreen Shrubs

Private Gathering Space

Elderly Exercise Area

Water Feature

Water Feature

Children's Play Area

Plaza

Grass Field Water Feature

Private gathering space

Plaza

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My previous major is horticulture and focus on plant pathology, I am interested in remedying plants, my classmates call me plant doctor

However, what I really want to be is the city doctor, I pationate in healing our city, protecting the very environment we react with

University platation replanning

2.Overall Scattergram Of Trees

3.Fruit Square

4.Self-Sufficiency Farm

1.Replanning of scenic spots

Shenyang Agriculture University

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2013.08

Platation replanningShenyang Agriculture University

Location

China Liaoning province Shenyang

Shenyang Agriculture University

East longitude 122 degrees 25 points -123 degrees 24 points 41 degrees north latitude 11 points - 43 degrees 2 points

Background of climateShenyang locate in the northeast of China, the climate belongs to the warm temperate zone with Sub-humid moisture conditions, so the trees face south get for greatest warmth.Continental climate is significantly, for the temperate monsoon climate, so the outline tree windbreaks maybe necessary to lessen the intensity of blustery. The annual average temperature of 8.4 degrees Celsius. Affected by the monsoon, precipitation is mainly, temperature difference is bigger, with four distinct seasons which could be a prerequisite for enjoying the variety of trees growing and changing.

The winter is divided into five months, the soil begins to freeze during the early november and the end of November with an average temperature -5 degrees Celsius. Preparations for ploughing and sowing begin busy in late February. In spring, soil gradually thawed in late march and vegetables begin seedling and planting. In the begining of may, the awaken of spring is abundant with an average temperate more than 10 degrees Celsius. In the summer, average temperature rises to more than 20 degrees Celsius, and the crops grow lushly. High temperature and high humidity happens from July to August prone to flooding. In the autumn, the average temperature drop to 20 degrees Celsius, and it is the midest time to harvest.

Overall, these climate conditions are important reference for the implementation of following platation and plant choice would have to be tested for such a specific environmental condition. Best selection would be either native, edible, or near-native condition tolerant.

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Initial analysis

Pedestrian Vehicle

Circulation

section of south entrance

section of north entrance

AA-AA

BB-BB

In my design, I tend to let the circulation reach every corner of my university and provide high flexibility in pedestrain flow. The main pedestrain path connects all the space together.

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Path from 4 dormitories to 5 teaching buildings

Path from 4 dormitories to 8 main scenic spots

entance of dormitories

entance of teaching buildings

entance of dormitories

scenic spots

Further circulation

Path towards teaching building

Path towards seasonal square

Replanning of Seasonal Square

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Dormitory area

Teaching area

Landscape area 1

Landscape area 2

Parking area

Passageway

Function zoning

Replanning of Sail of leaf Square

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Plants Scattergram

As a landscape architect, merely identify and understand plants is not enough, we are also engaged to create engaging designs with them.

This distribution greets the visitor with a mixture of fruit-producing and native plants.

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The focus in this plant distribution is to emphasize the beauty, cohensiveness and potential of native plants, which are more appropriate for local climate than similar looking foreign plants. Native plants efficiently repond to the local climate and seasonal variation in rain. This distribution also reflects movement within the university and encourage visitors to view the school through a "new lens".

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Trees & shrubs

Most plants above are selected from native plants in Shenyang, through a long evolution process, they own the strong ability to adapt.Also, each spiecis has it very features and usage, along the road connecting with the entrance, two rows of neat white birch may add a few minutes of grace for school.Meanwhile, the color, shape, and materials vary with the change of seasons, and all of that mark the university making it unmatched.

Fruit tree

This five varieties are scientific research fruit trees in Shenyang Agriculture University, the famous Malus pumila Mill is the new hybrid with Dongguang which has strong cold resisitance but poor quality as the female parent and Fuji which has very good quality but poor cood resistance as the male parent. So, not only could these trees bare fruits for us harvest, we can also do research on them with classmates and professors.

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Fruit Square

Fruit Square provide a respite from the busy flow towards classroom. The mature fruit hanging on trees is also meant to get students to look upwards to get it and unconsiciously straighten out their backs after their long days hunching over their desks.

Fruit Square

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Self-sufficiency farmShenyang Agriculture University covers an area of nearly 500 mu of teaching and scientific research and experimental base.In the vegetable base, it has built-in facilities vegetable greenhouse, vegetable genetics and breeding base, edible fungus base and with all kinds of greenhouse facilities more than 20000 square meters, field operation room approximatVely 1300 square meters.

I tend to let a little part of this base walk into student activity area, by that time, the base would not only serve as a scientific research and experimental space, it will also be used for sudents to plant vegetables personally.

During harvest season individuals in student union, communities, and classes will be organized to collect and share their harvested crops in the farm, which provide a community zone allowing interaction between them, they would gather and share as a team, a family.

The growth of plants allow the space to change over time, whoever passing by would enjoy the gradual transformation of plants from seeds into giants.

Cultivate land Sow seeds Watering&Fertilization

Weeding Insecticide Havest

Process of participation

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Right after the harvesting period, student union could set up a fair and organize events, activities and marcketing of harvested products. This may allow students to network, get to know each other and sale as a team, also during the process might they comprehend the marketing strategies.

Marketing for annual fair

This nine varieties are scientific research vegatable in Shenyang Agriculture University

Vegetable table

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Basketball Field Retrofitting

Dongdan Beijing2013.12

I am keen on playing basketball and enjoying NBA games, nearly more than anything else

Dongdan basketball fields is the place to greet NBA stars ,to welcome sports fans, I have been there several times, whenever I approach there, I owe a burning desire to retrofit it

Objectives:

1. To greet stars with a refresh face

2. To establish a landmark for basketball activity and further enhance the sport spirit

3. Let the whole cit izens to participate in the physical fitness

Historical reviewIn order to celebrate basketball coming into China for 100 years, the Dongdan basketball field is established by Chinese Basketball Association, Beijing Basketball Association and NIKE in Octorber 1995.

The Chinese basketball association deputy secretary-general Liu Yumin claim 'in the crowded city, an increasing number of commodity buildings and residential buildings leave no space for the public activity place. This field tend to provide residents a reachable activity center, let people experience the basketball charm besides sports and leisure'

Steve Nash2009/08/30

Kevin Durant & James Harden2010/06/03

Dwyane wade & Carmelo Anthony & Chris Paul2011/08/01

Kevin Durant & Yi Jianlian2011/07/13

Andre Iguodala & Reggie Evans2010/06/12

Eric Bledsoe & Wang fei2013/06/13

Stars convergenceBasketball and NBA caught increasing attention in china, and many famous stars choose to do public welfare activities in Dongdan basketball field.

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Data & Reference Present situation

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56.6%

22.3%

13.8%7.3%

54.4%

22.2%

14.8%8.6%

53.2%

20.6%

15.9%9.3%

Watching TV, reading magazines, shopping mall, pets, surf the InternetKTV, playing cards, playing computer games

Recreational and sports activities

Others

2008 2010 2012

Classified statistics on the leisure and lifestyle of citizens in Beijing by Chinese academy of social sciences.

Dating back to 5 years ago, it is the time Olympic games held, after that moment, a fresh flow of citizens come to realize the importance of sports and increasingly participate in fitness exercise. To come up with this trend, qualified sprots fields is absolutely necessary.

Los AngelesSeoul

Barcelona

AtlantaSydneyAthensBeijing

18.3911.3520.71

22.2128.3514.452.33

Though more citizens come to take part in sport exercise, on the other hand, the area of sport fields is limited especially compared to the other metropolis in the world.

In America, 180 millions people spend their spare time in physical exercise frequently. The main 3 sports-baseball, football, basketball-attract large number of fans every year. Sports event in developed country have become an indispensable part of daily life and inject great vitality for the whole social economic and cultural life.

In the early mid 1990s, a famous american sociologist state 'before learning about the American, you must understand the competitive sports. Without competitive sprots, TV programs will be cut by a third and the cars in the street will become one fifth less, as thus, auto industry, petroleum industry and steel manufacture on which the economy support will shrink. Advertising business will also lose a massive columns prop up it. Mass media of communication such as radio, television, newspapers and magazines will close down gradually'

Per capita area of sports field

Basketball field 2 Basketball field 1Football field

Pedestrian Skyway

Parking place

Road between park and fields

The elderly fitness place

The place for the elderly playing chess and poker

oppotunity

constraint

Increasing elder people has the enthusiasm for basketball.Break througn the gap between the park and the fields, making it an entirety.

Space for audiences enjoying is limited.Space for cars parking is limited.

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Site retrofitting

NO.1 Basketball fields updation

NO.2 Air corridor encirclementThis kind of structure create space for parking and enlarge the football field.

Bridge the park, the field and the pedestrian skyway together.

Additional WorksPencil graphics

Freehand drawing

Designing with starting off from freehand drawing is the most effective way to spark and extend my idea

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Color interpretation

Model - making

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Pictures are the rural scenery around my hometown Shenyang during Chinese new year

Thanks for viewing