Xun Liu

Xun Liu is a Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia. She received a Master in Landscape Architecture with Jacob Weidenmann Prize from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a Bachelor of Architecture with distinction from Tongji University. Before joining the Ph.D. program, she has worked as a research associate in Office for Urbanization and as Irving Innovation Fellow at Harvard GSD, landscape designer at Stoss Landscape Urbanism, and computational designer at New York City Department of City Planning. Her research focuses on physical computing, data-driven and generative design methods in landscape architecture.

EDUCATION

University of Virginia

● PhD.(current), Constructed Environments. School of Architecture

Harvard University

● MLA., Landscape Architecture. Graduate School of Design

Tongji University

● B.Arch., Architecture. College of Architecture and Urban Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

XL Studio

Founder

New York City Department of City Planning

Computational Designer/ Urban Designer (18-19)

Stoss Landscape Urbanism

Landscape Designer (17-18)

AWARDS AND GRANTS

● Autodesk Research Grant | UVa & Autodesk. w/ Brad Cantrell
● Grant Prize, project: FoodieXpress | Hack.Asia online Hackathon.w/ Waishan Qiu, etc.
● Irving Innovation Fellowship (Post-graduation fellowship for researchers and educators)| Harvard GSD
● Jacob Weidenman Prize ($50,000 for outstanding graduates) | Harvard GSD
● 3rd Prize, 2016 Shanghai Urban Design Competition | Shanghai Planning Bureau. w/Waishan Qiu, Muhan Cui, etc.
● National Scholarship, 3 times (for top 0.2% students)| National Education Committee
● College Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate (specialized in Technology) | Tongji
● Shanghai Outstanding Graduates | Shanghai Education Committee
● 1st Class Learning Scholarship, 3 times | Tongji
● JWDA US Travelling Scholarship| JWDA
● Honourable Mention, HYP CUP International Student Competition in Architecture Design. w/ Ji Shi
● Excellent Award, Aalborg Portland Architecture Competition. w/ Ji Shi
● Honourable Mention, National Green Campus Competition. w/ Ji Shi

ACADEMIA

University of Virginia

● Lecturer. Sprint 21 LAR7500: Responsive Landscapes
Fall 20. ARCH/ LAR 6710: Design Computation I
● Teaching Fellow. Fall 19. LAR 6710: Design Computation I
● Teaching Assistant. Fall 19. STS4500: Engineering-Community Engagement in Smart Cities Design

Harvard University

● Research Associate, Office for Urbanization (PI: Charles Waldheim)
● Irving Innovation Fellow (PI: Anita Berrizbeitia)
● Teaching Fellow. Fall 17. STU1405: Re-tooling Metropolis (Instructor:Chris Reed)
● Research Assistant (PI: Chris Reed)
● Teaching Assistant.Fall 16. VIS2241: Landscape Representation III
(Instructor: Brad Cantrell, Fionn Byrne)
● Research Assistant (PI:David Mah, Leire Asensio Villoria)

Others

● Atoms Atelier. Supervisor in Landscape and Urban Design Area
● Autodesk BUILD Space. Digital Fabrication Researcher
● Tongji University. Teaching Assistant. 3rd year City Complex Core Studio. (Instructor: Ercument Gorgul)
● Tongji University. Class Counsellor.

GUEST LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

● Instructor: Digital FUTURES Workshop | Imaging Landscapes-Computer Vision and Landscape Perceptions (2020)
● Guest Lecture: Aalto University Upcycling GeoDesign Workshop| The Third Simulation (2020)
● Guest Lecture: Harvard GSD Course 2241 | Parametric Models in City Planning (2019)
● Instructor: ASLA Convention| Digital Methods Workshop: Delamare River Watershed (2018)
● Instructor: ASLA Convention | Digital Methods Workshop: Los Angeles River Watershed (2017)

PUBLICATIONS

● Liu, X. (2020). The Third Simulation: Augmented Reality Fluvial Modeling Tool. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, (5), 413-421.
● Zhang, Z., & Liu, X. (2020). Control and Uncertainty: Towards a Paradigm of Prototyping. Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 8(4), 10-25.
● Cantrell, B., & Zhang, Z., &Liu, X. (2021) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Landscape Architecture. In As,I., & Basu, P. (Ed). The Routledge Companion to Artificial Intelligence in Architecture

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