Design, Technology, Sustainability | Harvard GSD MLA | LSU BLA
Travel is a great approach to experience different cultures and to learn from people who think in a different way. Being able to travel to different continents brings me opportunities to understand the world more comprehensively and inspire more creative designs.
ASIA
Experience:
I took the picture when I was in a regional park close to Taipei. The tidal wave was washing to the stones.
Influence:
The access to ocean view is a great attraction to visitors.
Experience:
This was a window of a traditional residence in Taipei. The shape of the window was an interesting frame to the interior.
Influence:
Less is more. White space helps the viewer focus on the interior of the architecture.
Experience:
The stairs were visually and physically connected from the bottom to the top. A lot of tourists were taking pictures there.
Influence:
Create a photogenic site that visitors can take pictures of and post on social media.
Experience:
A night view under the umbrella structure in Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
Influence:
Huge structures create a great impression on visitors.
Experience:
A red light was projected on the Marina Bay Sands hotel during Singapore National Day.
Influence:
Different colors can change the feelings in an environment.
Experience:
A day view of Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
Influence:
A large green space is a treasure in an urban environment. It also attracts local residents and visitors.
Experience:
A large water feature in the Jewel, a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex connecting two terminals in Changi Airport in Singapore.
Influence:
It is powerful to design interior with a variety of vegetations. The water feature is one of the key elements in this design.
Experience:
A photo taken on the observation floor in the second highest building in Shanghai.
Experience:
The picture included the three highest buildings in Shanghai.
Experience:
A contrast between a person and the China Art Museum in Shanghai.
Influence:
A formal setting can be created by a huge structure and absent planting design.
Influence:
People enjoy viewing a city from a high point.
Influence:
Architecture serves as a symbol and identity in cities.
Experience:
A historical temple was built two thousand ago surrounded by sand mountains.
Influence:
To appreciate a design in a comprehensive way, a designer can step back and see it.
AUSTRALIA
Experience:
A central axis in the city of Canberra, Australia.
Influence:
A large green space with a descending central corridor is an effective focal point to lead audiences’ sight view.
Experience:
A natural black and white texture on stones by the coast in Sydney, Australia.
Influence:
Observing patterns surrounded inspires more ideas for the design.
Experience:
An art installation created with dotted pumpkin models in a closed space.
Influence:
Using glass in any space magnifies the space drastically.
Experience:
People enjoyed using the beach under the cliffs.
Influence:
Providing people access to the ocean leads to a successful gather space.
SOUTH AMERICA
Experience:
The picture showed the face murals in Rio de Janeiro.
Influence:
A public art installation is a great element to shape a sense of place.
Experience:
The picture displayed the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, which was taken on top of the Sugarloaf Mountain.
Influence:
A public area that offers enjoyable bay view is a good asset in a city.
Experience:
The picture demonstrated the planting design in the Roberto Burle Marx Residence.
Influence:
A carefully designed planting area creates an attraction to visitors.
NORTH AMERICA
Experience:
This was the structure of the Monorail station in Seattle.
Influence:
An interesting contrast of colors and textures.
Experience:
A bird landed on the handrail in Staten Island.
Influence:
Design a place not only for people and also for wildlife.
Experience:
The shadow created a pattern on the surface of the wood bench.
Influence:
The variety of shadows adds more flavor to design.
Experience:
A night view of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City.
Influence:
A riverfront park with an exceptional night view is an attraction to tourists.
Experience:
The stairs in the New Museum in New York City shaped a unique pattern.
Influence:
A focal point is a strong element in a design.
Experience:
A night view of 911 Memorial & Museum in New York City.
Influence:
Memorials serve as a clear identity in a city. It helps people to gather and remember what happened before.
Experience:
A carnival mask of Mardi Gras found in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Influence:
Designers should consider the culture and history in each design process.
Experience:
A colorful wall in Mexico City.
Influence:
Bold colors are the features in a design.
Experience:
Vegetations were covered with snow in Mount Rainier National Park close to Seattle, Washington.
Influence:
The view with snow provides completely different perspectives to projects.
Experience:
A sculptural structure on Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Influence:
An extended platform on the Mississippi River allows visitors to closely experience the river view.