Yuhan Xu is a landscape architect committed to sustainable development, community communication, and field collaboration. She earned a degree in landscape architecture from Beijing Forestry University and gained professional experience at SWA Group (Shanghai office), a Landscape Design Consulting firm based in the USA.
During her career, Yuhan has experienced projects of different natures, ranging from large-scale public projects such as moutain park and station complex to sports field and plazas, and has been involved in diverse design stages. She obtained a master's degree in Urban Design from Columbia GSAPP to enhance her understanding of urban scale, incorporate training in landscape architecture and urban design, and further strengthen her professional skills.
She can independently complete landscape projects, has experience in cross-professional cooperation, and is familiar with various drawing software, including AutoCAD and Revit for construction drawings, Sketchup and Rhino for 3D modeling, Lumion, Enscape, and Twinmotion for rendering, and Adobe Suite for graphic design.
SWA Group, Shanghai, CN, Design intern
Responsible for participating in design competitions, and design developments, like designing park plans and sports fields, and making design plans, modeling, renderings, and hand models.
Columbia University, New York, NY, US, MArch, Architecture and urban design
At GSAPP, I deepened my skillset and passion for sustainable landscape within a wide network of cross-disciplinary discourse and situated my design sensibility within multiple cultures on a global scale. I developed a strong belief in the importance of landscape and urban design for coastal resilience.
Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, CN, BArch, landscape architecture
Studying at BFU has deepened my understanding of grading design, planting design, and natural systems.
