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Weiran Yin

Weiran Yin

Jersey City, NJ, US

 

About 

Landscape Architect

Harvard GSD MLA1 AP 2023

Employment 

Martha Schwartz Partners, New York, NY, US, Junior Designer

• Actively led brainstorming sessions and sketched alternative concepts during the Concept Design Phase of the Fields of the Future project, inspiring significant master plan refinements.
• Developed 3D models and generated perspective and aerial renderings using Rhino and Lumion for projects like NY Sands and Trojena Bow, enhancing client communication.
• Produced clay study models in the project Fields of the Future, aiding clients in understanding the existing terrain and proposals.
• Created Material Plans, Planting Plans, Layout Plans, and detailed sections using AutoCAD, contributing to both Design Development and Schematic Design Packages.
• Performed sunlight analysis of the rooftop area using Rhino and generated diagrams to determine the optimal scale for the Rooftop SPA in NY Sands.
• Conducted a Floating Planters Size Study to determine suitable plant species, improving the feasibility and effectiveness of the planting design in Trojena Bow.
• Layouted images and text for the creation of presentation slides utilizing InDesign. Assisted the project manager in delivering reports during meetings with the clients.
• Contacted furniture suppliers to obtain information and requested samples. Build up and maintain the firm’s material library.

Jun 2023 - current
 

Klopfer Martin Design Group, Cambridge, MA, US, Intern Designer

• Generated site plans and perspective renderings using Photoshop, presenting visually compelling and informative representations of projects.
• Assumed responsibility for conducting measurements during field research and crafted sections and collages to facilitate concept development in the Charleston Navy Yard project.
• Visited and evaluated thirteen KMDG-built projects, documenting facility usage and maintenance status to provide valuable references for future design projects.

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
 

China Urban Construction Design& Research Institute CO., LTD., Beijing, CN, Intern Designer

• Read articles and drafted a comprehensive literature review on ecological restoration research and the ecology of Beijing’s peri-urban areas, emphasizing historical key insights.
• Utilized ArcGIS to restructure mapping data of Beijing’s suburban areas to identify ecologically damaged areas and significant ecological corridors based on the source-sink theory.

Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
 

Education 

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, CN, Bachelors, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Sep 2016 - Jul 2023
 

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US, Masters, MLA1 AP

Master of Landscape Architecture

Sep 2021 - May 2023
 

Awards 

The 11th Yuanye Competition Award of Excellence, Honorable Mention

2020
 

New Urban Green Space System Competition Honorary Award, Honorable Mention

2019
 

The Poetics of Gardens --The Design Competition for the 2nd BFU International Garden-Building Festival, Honorable Mention

2019
 

Areas of Specialization