Yixuan Zhou

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Zhejiang University;
Interest: Climate Adaptation, Urban and Public Space Design, Product Design； Piano, Guitar, Skating, Calligraphy, Painting and Cats...

Degrees

Master of Landscape Architecture

Master of Urban Spatial Analytics

Envisioning Neighborhood Futures After the Chinatown Stitch Akira (Aki) Di Sandro, Runchuang (Ray) Ma, Luming Xu, Sijia Zhang, Yixuan Zhou

The Sobral, Brazil Studio: Reconnecting the City to its River Andreina Sojo, Shubhra Goel, Peiyao Luo, Kexin Zhuang, Yixuan Zhou, Minzhi Tang

The Sobral, Brazil Studio: Reconnecting the City to its River Andreina Sojo, Shubhra Goel, Peiyao Luo, Kexin Zhuang, Yixuan Zhou, Minzhi Tang

A collage of a garden extracted from memories recorded in the diary.

Mirai Toshi (未来都市): Speculations on Social-Ecological Urban Futures Hanzhang Xiao, Yixuan Zhou

The Sobral, Brazil Studio: Reconnecting the City to its River Minzhi Tang, Yixuan Zhou, Andreina Sojo, Shubhra Goel, Cassie Zhuang, Peiyao Luo

Even in the face of a storm, Minato finds comfort in monitoring and maintaining order, reflecting a collective anxiety where control over the garden symbolizes control over life itself.

Mirai Toshi (未来都市): Speculations on Social-Ecological Urban Futures Hanzhang Xiao, Yixuan Zhou

The Sobral, Brazil Studio: Reconnecting the City to its River Cassie Zhuang, Yixuan Zhou, Peiyao Luo, Shubhra Goel, Minzhi Tang, Andreina Sojo

The Sobral, Brazil Studio: Reconnecting the City to its River Cassie Zhuang, Yixuan Zhou, Peiyao Luo, Shubhra Goel, Minzhi Tang, Andreina Sojo

Envisioning Neighborhood Futures After the Chinatown Stitch Akira (Aki) Di Sandro, Runchuang (Ray) Ma, Luming Xu, Sijia Zhang, Yixuan Zhou

The Sobral, Brazil Studio: Reconnecting the City to its River Andreina Sojo, Shubhra Goel, Peiyao Luo, Kexin Zhuang, Yixuan Zhou, Minzhi Tang

A visualization of the exhibition, presenting eight curated scenes, three artifacts, and a handcrafted book.

Mirai Toshi (未来都市): Speculations on Social-Ecological Urban Futures Hanzhang Xiao, Yixuan Zhou

How to get a balance between freedom and purpose, wildness and control, and at the same time satisfy both emotional and ecological needs?

Mirai Toshi (未来都市): Speculations on Social-Ecological Urban Futures Hanzhang Xiao, Yixuan Zhou

Ren and Minato chronicle opposing journeys through their gardens—Ren's wild and untamed, resisting control yet filled with surprising beauty, and Minato's orderly and productive, yet haunted by an emptiness that even perfection cannot soothe.Minato lives in a perfectly ordered garden that mirrors his disciplined routine, yet beneath the precision and approval lies an unshakable sense of emptiness that structure alone cannot satisfy. And this is Minato's life in a structured world.

Mirai Toshi (未来都市): Speculations on Social-Ecological Urban Futures Hanzhang Xiao, Yixuan Zhou

After two years of pursuing a freer life, Ren feels lost as her attempts to impose order on the garden fail, prompting her to confront the need to surrender control and learn how to truly belong in an unfamiliar environment.

Mirai Toshi (未来都市): Speculations on Social-Ecological Urban Futures Hanzhang Xiao, Yixuan Zhou

The Sobral, Brazil Studio: Reconnecting the City to its River Cassie Zhuang, Yixuan Zhou, Peiyao Luo, Shubhra Goel, Minzhi Tang, Andreina Sojo

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