1. CONTENTS
Confluence
Philadelphia 2026
Team Competition Winner
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Wissahickon Dream
Farming Resort in Chestnut Hill, PA
Individual Work
From Brown Field to Wetland Park
Adaptive Restoration of Ithaca Inlet
Individual Work
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Singing Water Woodland
Recreational Park Design
Individual Work
Conversational Urban Nodes
Grand Army Plaza Renovation
Individual Work
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Future Work Sphere
Ergonomic Interior Design
INSIGHT
Environmental Installation
Team Work
Li n X u e
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Winter at Cornell
Pencil Drawings
Individual Work
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Team Work
Olin Library Green Terrace
Construction Documents
Individual Work
landscape architecture
859.699.2348 lx58@cornell.edu
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2. 1 Confluence |
Concept Diagram
Transportation map
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Philadelphia 2026
Prize: Winner of the 5th Ed Bacon Competition, 2010
SEPTA station
Stadia District
Existing Industrial
Partner: Eammon Coughlin, Kevin Dowd,
Matthew Gonser, Clark Taylor
downtown
New Eco-Industrial Park
FDR Park
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New Parks and Green Corridor
Site Boundary
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Interstate
Subway
Railway
Bike
Airport
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Sea level rise map
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Current Water
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orking River
The relationship of Philadelphia and the two rivers (1752~ present)
The Delaware and Schulkill Rivers were crucial to the siting of Philadelphia and the Establishment of trade and
industry in the area. Today, Philadelphia’s southern tip is a critical lens through which to view the future of the
city. The site is a patchwork of industry, entertainment, and infrastructure, creating opportunities for celebration,
residential and commercial expansion, and mitigating environmental change. Confluence plans for a large urban
exposition - USA 250 - that operates within a framework, which transitions into an established urban condition
at celebration’s end. As a broad master plan, it addresses connectivity, urban expansion, energy production, and
the effects of sea-level rise.
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1752
1898
present
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3. Development Land Use Relative to Fair
Buildings and Open Space
Parking
Residential
Commercial / Office
FDR Park
Industrial
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Wetlands created from inudated riverbank and larger flooded,
saturated areas that were proviously Sunoco gasoline distribution
center. Riparian forest buffer ensures long term health of the
wetland, providing basic framework for park and other recreational
programming. Trail corridor connects neighborhood nodes.
Broad Street
Fair Building
Row of Nations
Fair Building
Wells Fargo Center
The visitors to USA250 begin by disembarking at the SEPTA Station at Pattison and Broad.
From the station, visitors arrive at Row of Nations, which is a wide promenade framed by
four-story, neo-industrial brick buildings using Broad Street as a backbone. These fair buildings
are designed to both accommodate the fair and provide a framework for sustainable reuse
thereafter. To facilitate their reuse, the buildings will be constructed with ample utility stub outs,
floor joists connection, and multiple elevators.
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4. Phasing of the Schuylkill River corridor
Beyond the fair
A linear, riverine greenspace connecting Fairmount
and FDR Parks, combining infrastructural,
ecological, and recreational functions catalyzed by
the inundation of lands adjacent the Schukill due to
sea-level rise.
Trails for passing
Phase 1: Clean up
2010-2012
Phase 2: Remediation
2012-2020
Phase 3: Expo
2020-2026
Phase 4: Post-Expo
2026-2076
Trails for recreating
Fair visitors recreate at Confluence wetland park.
Wetlands to abate flooding
Berms for protecting
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5. • Three Types of Buildings: long-term rental houses, time-share houses
and service buildings such as the barn, the carriage house and the cafe.
• Natural Systems: farmland, orchard, evergreen windbreak and woodland.
• Circulation: two-way driveway connecting Mccallum St. and Cherokee St. ;
looped pedestrian walkway meets the driveway in front of the service court.
• View: Each building is assured of farmland view, forest view or both.
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Farming Resort in Chestnut Hill, PA
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FARMLAND AND ORCHID
HOMES AND DESTINATIONS
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SITE CHOREOGRAPHY
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Soil: urban land - very
deep, well drained soils
on uplands
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Land Use: Residential,
single family detached
Slope: 0 to 8 percent slopes
Aspect: Not northerly facing,
abundant solar radiant
Road system: Easy acess
Building footprint: relatively
low density. 2 people per
acre.
VIEW FROM DESTINATIONS
WOODLAND
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VIEW FROM HOMES
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6. Perspective from a private vegetable garden towards the playground.
Driveway
Organic Cafe
Time share
house
Orchard
Rental Office
and Staff House
Farmland
Barn and
Education
Pedestrian Loop
Tractor
path
Green house
Evergreen
windbreak
Storage
Community
Playground
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Case study of George Howe residence, Chestnut Hill, PA
(upper) View towards the front court and Fairmont Park.
(below) View towards the backyard and the distant mountains.
Long-term rental house
Vegetable garden
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7. 3 From Brown Field to Wetland Park
Adaptive Restoration of Ithaca Inlet
In order to protect the flood control channel from sedimentation, as well as enhancing the quality of community
life, a wetland park is proposed with a continous broadwalk, a tea house, a kayak launch and a couple of meditation
islands. When completed, the wetland park will be part of a sustainable transportation system and contribute to the
revitalization of the community’s waterfront.
The brown field site is situated along the
Cayuga Lake inlet shoreline, facing the
inlet island. The proposed second phase
of Cayuga Waterfront Trail runs across
the site. The multi-use trail provides an
active, non-motorized transportation and
recreation way connecting Ithaca’s most
popular waterfront parks and places.
Decrease of Wetland Area in Cayuga Lake Watershed since 1895
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8. 4 Singing Water Woodland
Recreational Park Design | Ithaca, NY
The sunken woodland screens out the noise
from the busy streets, replacing it with the
sound of Cascadilla Creek.
The concept is to preserve and embrace
the seclusion of the woodland, to make it a
quiet meditative retreat.
The entrance is a maze hedge which leads
to a shaded tree/shrub archway. The visitor
is then surprised and welcomed by the
openness of a central meadow. The steps
down to the meadow are accompanied by
a series of tiered pools which collect the
abundant rainwater in Ithaca. Picnic ground
is placed on the north meadow next to the
waterfront. As the name ‘Singing Water’
suggestes, water is the major inspiration of
the design.
Before/After Section Overlay
Sequence Skeches
(left to right) Hedge maze entrance, Shrub archway, Tiered pools,
Trail to the horse sculpture in the woods
(right) Site photography showing
phenomenon and texture of the site.
Sound Analysis
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View Analysis
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9. 5 Conversational Urban Nodes
Grand Army Plaza Renovation | Brooklyn, NY
Conceptually, I want to shift the focus
of the plaza from being the historical
gateway of Prospect Park into addressing
the whole Brooklyn cultural district.
Socio-spatially, I intend to increase
effective plaza space for various
programs and events and introduce new
facilities for community usage.
Practically, I try to simplify the current
traffic circulation and improve the
permeability of the plaza.
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(Above) Looking over plaza from the green roof
(Middle) Entering plaza from the south end
(Below) Prospect Park New Entrance with Bailey
Fountain relocated to the end of a promenade.
SkechUp model showing the design of the plaza.
New architecture and landscape elements are introduced to form two axes.
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10. Top To Bottom:
The greatest thing about Grand Army Plaza is the land value created by the
aggregated effect of Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Library, Museum, McNair Park and the plaza itself which hosts New York City’s second
largest green market, West Indian Day Parade, etc.
Median Household Income (1999)
Youth Population (2000)
Land Use (2000)
Communities of Color (2000)
Flatbush Avenue connects all the way to Manhattan Bridge and cuts
through the cultural district. Aong with Eastern Parkway, they are the two
major roads in consideration when designing traffic.
(Top Left) Before
(Bottom Left) After
(Right) Night Rendering
Data retrieved from http://www.oasisnyc.net/
< $ 25,000
25K to 45K
45K to 65K
65K to 85K
85K to 105K
> 105K
0.3-10%
10.1-20%
20.1-30%
30.1-40%
40.1-100%
Residential
Mixed Use
Commercial
Open space
Institutions
Industrial
Vacant Lots
0.5-20%
20.1-40%
40.1-60%
60.1-80%
80.1-97%
97.1-100%
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11. 6 Future Work Sphere
Ergonomic Interior Design
Partners: Erica Bupp, Shuo Zhou
Worksphere as a Living System
Sensitive and Adaptable
The capacity to self-renew and adapt to new environment is what makes
future work place sustainable. Each space will be equipped with light, motion
Sensitive and Adaptable
and sound sensors, which will decide the glowing level and color of the space.
Flexible yet Resilient
Contemporary working mode often
involves temporary collaboration
among teams or departments for a
specific project. The future work
place must be flexible in order to
address this transitional trend.
Flexibility can be yield by constructing removable units and walls.
On the other hand, the future
workplace should also be relilient
in its organization. No matter how
much the function of each unit
shifts, the work efficiency remains
unchanged.
Super-hero’s Office
The capacity to self-renew and
The glowing spaces are visible
adapt to new environment is what
from the central lobby/plaza, so
that everyone everyone can
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is surrounding. time
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sensors, which will of the
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time to direct the rearrangement decide thework place. direct the rearrangement of the
glowing level and color of the
work place.
space.
Individual Workspace
File Storage
Mobile
Noisy
Stationary
Quiet
Team Lounge
Printing and Library
Conference Room
Pantry
Team A
Team B
Focus and
Collaborate
Gym
Socialize
Learn
Lobby or Plaza
Main Entrance
Socialize
Super-hero’s Office
Learn
Individual Workspace
Growing needs of
collaboration in future work
space call for adaptable
interior design.
A design that allows two
team spaces to merge into
once during periods of
collaboration and vice versa.
File Storage
Team Lounge
Team A+B
Printing and Library
Focus and
Collaborate
Conference Room
Pantry
Team A
Team B
Gym
Lobby or Plaza
Main Entrance
Socialize
Learn
Team A+B
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Focus and
Collaborate
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12. 7 INSIGHT |
Experiencing Information
Environmental Installation on Cornell Ho Plaza
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Partners: Carla Wells, Jimena Roses
INSIGHT intends to bring awareness to preventable blindness occurring in
children suffering from malnutrition in developing countries.
Global trends in Vitamin A
Supplementation Coverage:
By layering of the stories of those involved through information graphics
and interactive playscape design, the audience will become more informed
on the issue. The INSIGHT traveling exhibit will serve as an on-site
intervention on various compus and urban locations, targeting educated
individuals involved in policy or healthcare, medical professions and the
general public willing to make a difference.
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*A single dose lasts 6 months.
Two doses covers a child for one year.
Each path is designed to tell the story
from a different perspective of the
stakeholders involved; the advocate
organizations, the pharmaceutical
company and the blind child.
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one bottle represents 100%
coverage for vitamin A
% of children receiving two doses
% of children receiving one dose
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13. 8 Olin Library Green Terrace
Construction Documents | Cornell Campus
My first comprehensive construction documents set. The site locates on campus of Cornell University.
The second floor terrace of Olin Library overlooks the Arts Quad.
Survey
Demolition Plan
(Top) Planting Details
(Bottom) Planting Plan
Schematic Design Plan
Olin Library Building
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14. 9 Winter at Cornell
Pencil and Charcoal Drawings
Shown here are selected works from a
drawing project that is composed of nine
drawings.
The beauty of the architectures on the
Arts Quad and the grandeur of the
openness from the Libe Slope compose
my favorite view on Cornell campus.
In all the drawings, I tried to represent at
least one of the two essential elements:
the season and the duet of light and
shadow.
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