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Yicheng Xu

Yicheng Xu

Long Island City, NY, US

 
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About 

I am an urban designer living in Long Island City, NY with Master of  Urban Design at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation who graduated in May 2018.  Currently, I am applying for a landscape/urban design position in New York City.

In addition, I hold a bachelor of  Engineering in Urban Planning at Wuhan University. I have more than one-year professional work experience including a research city lab (Wuhan, China), an urban design institute (Hangzhou, China) and a landscape architecture firm(Shanghai, China).  Also, I had experience in roof garden design and construction management.  

Recently at Columbia GSAPP, my study field covered with 

Summer 1st studio: housing, resilience and TOD
Fall, 2nd studio: food distribution and aging infrastructure renovation 
Spring, 3rd studio: water infrastructure and social equality
Technique: storytelling based on filming, data mining and visualization for urban design project.

Based on my academic and professional practice, I define myself as an urban design strategist, landscape designer with comprehensive software skills including
1. Data mining(Processing+Python),  GIS data analysis
2. 3D rhino+grasshopper modeling, Vray rendering, 2D drawing by Adobe PS,AI,ID
3. Storytelling by Adobe PR, AE and Lumion.   

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