I was graduated Master of Urban & Regional Planning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech, 2020). My research covers a range of topics in Landscape Architecture, and Environmental Planning and Management, including urban regeneration, urban regional environmental planning, land use, and data analytics & visualization in planning, particularly in the area of vacant land changes and future development, mostly from data-driven perspectives. I am also interested in how urban environmental designs impact the sustainability of natural and social environments.
Before joining Virginia Tech, I worked as a Chief Designer at Greenview Landscape Design Limited, Beijing, China for two years (2015 to 2017). I will obtain my M.S. from Virginia Tech under the supervision of Dr. Todd Shenk and Wenwen Zhang in 2020. Furthermore, I obtained my Master's from Auburn University under the supervision of David Hill in 2014. Auburn University's master of landscape architecture (M.L.A.) program is urban design based with emphasis on the role and restoration/regeneration of natural systems within the urban ecosystems/urban vacant land. The studio focuses on creating sustainable/dynamic places to enhance quality of life. Landscape architecture, traditionally it is artificial and emotional while urban planning is more abstract, scientific and theoretical. Finally, I received my Bachelor's degree from Capital Normal University in 2008.
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Evaluating Public Space Health Indicators Under Cultural Behavior Pattern
Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: This research aims to unscramble, and data analyze behaviors, regulars, social distances, spatial patterns, and scales based on cultural practices, etiquette, and social norms from the source of Open Data on the internet
Research Specialist
Investigation and Analysis the Building Information Modeling (BIM) transform Landscape Building Information Modeling (LIM)
Greenview Landscape Design Limited, Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: Use visualization, as the driving force, and digital tools to improve the rigor in order to arrive at systematic logic chains for the true solution of urban environmental problems
Research Specialist
Investigation and Analysis of the Spatial Patterns of Urban Expansion in Beijing, China
Greenview Landscape Design Limited, Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: Applies the integrated method of Remote Sensing and GIS to examine the dynamic changes, spatial patterns, traffic locations, barycenter migrations, allometric growth and driving mechanism of urban land expansion in Beijing, China
Research Specialist
Data Mining and Quantitative Statistical Analysis that can be used in Landscape Post – Occupancy Evaluation
Greenview Landscape Design Limited, Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: Applications of variance analysis, and correlation analysis which was frequently used in landscape assessment work, aiming at finding scientific-practical methods to Landscape Post – Occupancy Evaluation
Research Coordinator and Project Manager
Investigation and Analysis of Overall Suburban Park Planning in Beijing Area, China
Greenview Landscape Design Limited, Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: Research on urban greenway by applying GIS analysis between the year of 1991 and 2005, and research on relationships between human behavior and the built sustainable environment
Research Specialist
Initial Exploration of Landscape Architecture of the United States – Focusing on Philosophies of Scientific Research
Greenview Landscape Design Limited, Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: A case study of rational analysis in landscape planning of the United States
Research Assistant and Project Manager
Pilot Study of Ecological Restoration Planning – Investigation of Current Greenland by applying a GIS analysis in Haikou City, China
Beijing ECOLAND Planning and Design Corp, Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: GIS analysis and quantitative data mining & analysis of railways, expressways, hypertension cable corridors, areas of villages, water systems, and mine areas
Research Assistant
Mississippi Riparian Landscape Investigation
College of Architecture, Design and Construction, Auburn University – Auburn, AL, USA
Concentrated Area: Data collection and map analysis
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference, Sacramento, California, USA
Abstract Topic: A planning support system (PSS) for mitigating urban stormwater runoff in the United States (U.S.): Using vacant urban land as a resource
Peer-Reviewed Published Abstracts: Oral Presentations: This research will develop an open-source, web-based Use Data Viewer as a visual interface to explore quantitative planning support system (PSS) use data. The study will use the Python Django web framework for a PSS and the D3.js visualization library to create and deploy the tool. It will import state information to select countermeasures to support planners in collaboratively finding effective, supported, site-specific sets of mitigating urban stormwater runoff measures for a particular vacant urban lands (VUL) project. The result includes a filling knowledge base about reducing urban stormwater.
Research Specialist
Beijing Forum 2016 held by Peking University, China
Concentrated Area: Ecological Security and Ecological Urbanism
Graduate Student
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract Topic: Protection of Marine Species by Creating Ecological Environment in Mobile Bay
Concentrated Area: Describe existing problems of waterscapes in Mobile Bay. Analyze current methods of processing waterscapes. Explain the impact of waterscape ecological environment development on Mobile Bay’s marine species. Critique the implication of possible future sustainable waterscape ecological environment
GREENVIEW Landscape Design Limited, Beijing office, China
Selected Projects: Suburban park landscape design (research) in Beijing, China. Residential area landscape design of Yushuwan in Zhangjiakou City, China
Responsibility: Site research analysis, concept design, design development
Design Director
Beijing DNL Landscape Design Company, Beijing, China
Selected Project: Ecosystem wetland park of Longtan Yu, Jin Cheng, Shanxi, China
Responsibility: Project management
Project Manager
Beijing ECOLAND Planning and Design Corp, Beijing, China
Selected Project: Landscape urban planning of Sanya in Hainan, China
Responsibility: Project management, master plan design, and graphic draft
Summer Intern
EDSA, Fort Lauderdale, USA
Responsibility: Site design, draw master plan, and graphic draft
[1] Wang, Y., Yin, H., Liu, Z., & Wang, X.(2022).A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature on Pollutant Removal from Stormwater Runoff from Vacant Urban Lands.Sustainability, 14(19), 12906.
[2] Liu, Z., Yin, H., Wang, Y., Cheng, Q., & Wang, Z.(2024).Research progress on animal habitat constructions from the perspective of urban biodiversity improvement.Frontiers in Environmental Science.
[3] Yang Wang.(2021).The impact of spatial configuration of green infrastructure on urban stormwater runoff: A case study of residential land in Washington, D.C. [J]Journal of Urbanism and Architecture (China). ISSN 1673 – 0232, Article Number: UA2021020195 (Accepted).
[4] Yang Wang.(2021).An integrated framework of the cultural space planning system to generate the future of urban public spaces: A case study of Wudaokou, Beijing. [J]Journal of Urbanism and Architecture (China). ISSN 1673 – 0232, Article Number: UA2021020177 (Accepted).
[5] Yang Wang.(2021).Spatial Configuration of Urban Green System Based on Public Health Considerations——A Case of the Central Area in Wuhan. [J]Journal of Urbanism and Architecture (China). ISSN 1673 – 0232, Article Number: UA2021010161 (Accepted).
[6] Yang Wang.(2021).Study on the Trade-off between Recreation and Cooling Services in Parks from the Perspective of Healthy Ecosystem Services——Quantitative Analysis Based on GWR. [J]Journal of Urbanism and Architecture (China). ISSN 1673 – 0232, Article Number: UA2021010219 (Accepted).
[7] Yang Wang.(2016).A Preliminary Study of the American Landscape Planning under the Guidance of Pure Rationalism.Journal of Green Science and Technology (China), 17, 158 – 160. ISSN 1674 – 9944, Article Number: 001617145.
[8] Yang Wang.(2016).An Elastic Way of Urban Planning – Planning of Vacant Land in Cities.Journal of Green Science and Technology (China), 18, 164 – 166. ISSN 1674 – 9944, Article Number: 001618340.
[9] Yang Wang.(2016).A Research on Planning of Country Parks – A Prelimary Study of Country Parks in Beijing.Xiandai Horticulture, 10/2016. ISSN: 1006 – 4958.
Participated in country parks landscape design & research in Beijing, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Jincheng in Shenyang, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Yushuwan in Zhangjiakou, China
Participated in the business plaza landscape design of Rongchen Times in Zhangjiakou, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Lingxiucheng in Zhangjiakou, China
Participated in a convention center and hotel landscape design of Quanzhou in Fujian, China
Participated in the park landscape design of Langfang in Hebei, China
Participated in the park landscape design of Fujiang in Heilongjiang, China
Participated in exhibition zone landscape design of Zhuolu in Hebei, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Jinkexingchen in Qingdao, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Kongquecheng in Hebei, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Fenghuang in Jiangsu, China
Participated in the business center of Jinke in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Participated in the business space of Dianshanggang in Guangdong, China
Participated in the business plaza of Yuechuan in Sanya, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Gaobei Dian in Hebei, China
Participated in residential areas landscape design of Xiangyixigu in Hebei, China
Participated in a business plaza landscape design of Shijiazhuang in Hebei, China
Participated in ecosystem wetland park of Longtan Yu, Jin Cheng, Shanxi, China
Participated in landscape urban planning of Sanya in Hainan, China
Participated in outdoor sports center (ecological restore), Detailed Construction Planning, Haikou, Hainan, China
Participated in the interior and landscape design of Chifeng Hotel in Inner Mongolia
Assisted Pro. Liu of Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University to accomplish the furniture design of the National Artworks Exhibition
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teacher in the workshop
Chris International Art Education – Beijing, China
Taught making portfolio for application to university’s students
Concentrated Area: Related to landscape architecture education and affective communication methods
Teacher in Landscape Architecture Studio
College of Fine Arts, Capital Normal University – Beijing, China
Concentrated Area: This studio is a mixture of projects and serves as a capstone project for students expecting to graduate in the Bachelor’s program. The student selected professional-level projects including design-build projects or substantive research projects are carried out. The exit studio synthesizes and builds on skills developed throughout the landscape architecture program
Teaching Assistant
College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, Auburn University – Auburn, AL, USA
Concentrated Area: LAND 6260 Graphic Studies III. Instructor: Judd Langham
AWARDS & HONORS
Honored as Excellent Volunteer Committee Member in the CIPA 2021
Tsinghua University, ICOMOS China, Tsinghua Heritage Institute for Digitization, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture – Beijing, China
The Honor Society Sigma Lambda Alpha
College of Architecture, Design, and Construction, Auburn University – Auburn, AL, USA
Excellent Graduate Thesis
College of Fine Arts, Capital Normal University – Beijing, China
Honored as Excellent Learner in the Military Training
College of Fine Arts, Capital Normal University – Beijing, China
Email: yang6@vt.edu
Phone: +86 13691232240
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