Finsbury Avenue Square

Finsbury Avenue Square was my case study site for second year streetlife module. The reason why I choose this site is the space has unique atmostphere and it’s a really unusual feeling. So I wanted to explore detaily abut this landscape. The square at the heart of Broadgate’s financial district. Broadgate is home to a lot of the world-class financial companies such as the Stock Exchange and the bank of England. With the context of rapidly growing financial area, Finsbury Avenue Square was designed in co-operation with the client, architects Skidmore,Owings & Merrill and Townshend Landscape Architects. The square measuring 55,347 sq ft, is a sophisticated white, paved public space flanked by red oak trees and acers. Interactive sunken lighting features bring the square to life at night. Moreover, a stylish subterraneanrestaurant, seating areas and public arts make the square more unique in Broadgate district.

Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2010

The Brit Insurance Designs Awards, "the Oscars of the design world," showcase the most innovative and forward thinking designs from around the world.

This year's winner is the Folding Plug by Min-Kyu Choi that revolutionises a humble but critical piece of everyday equipment.

[Exhibition]Decode: Degital Design Senstions @ V&A London

Decode: Digital Design Sensations showed the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small, screen-based, graphics to large-scale interactive installations.

The exhibition explored three themes: Code presented pieces that use computer code to create new works and looks at how code can be programmed to create constantly fluid and ever-changing works. Interactivity looked at works that are directly influenced by the viewer. Visitors were invited to interact with and contribute to the development of the exhibits. Network focused on works that comment on and utilise the digital traces left behind by everyday communications and looks at how advanced technologies and the internet have enabled new types of social interaction and mediums of self-expression.

My favorite was Daniel Rozin's "Weave Mirror". Because his work was a fusion of new technologies and crafted materials. I think his work represents a hybrid of old physical materials and new technologies and it is something that we are surrounded by in our daily lives. His work makes me reflect appearances of our current lives.

[Exhibition]Ergonomics: Real Design

EcoBuild : be part of it

EcoBuild 2010 is the biggest event on the world for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. I found it was really helpful for understandings in sustainable building materials and construction details.


The most useful part of Ecobuild was the series of seminars for me. The various topics of sustainable seminars were held and I could choose and attend a room.

I chose to attend seminar for making space for food because currently I have big interests in this issue and it was linked to my current ongoing studio project. I hoped that I could gain some useful and professional information from the seminar, and it was.

After joing this worth event, I felt landscape architects must have responsibility for sustainability when they have design their projects.

and for that Ecobuild was a great success for all types of people - students, teachers, landscape architects, architects, gardeners, planners etc.

Section Drawings_ Swimming Man

I drawed sections for my proposal of Lea Valley Wastelands Project. The sculpture will be affected by tides of the river. and this section drawing is showing different shapes of the sculpture depending on different water levels.

Model making_ Flying Whale

This model was made to realise how the structure will be look like and how it will work. The project was Utilising King’s Cross’ spaces in waiting. and I suggest a temorary huge balloon sculpture.

The tethered balloon Whale will use an innovative lighting system to provide real-time reports on atmospheric pollution. The balloon will display the quantity of the dust found in the atmosphere, using an easy-to-understand colour coding – red for highly polluted air, orange for polluted, yellow for moderate, light green for clean and green for very clean during the period of King’s Cross redevelopment.