b'MUDD 25 - Urban Intensity l Urban DesignSTUDENT PROFILEZhou YanyiMUDD (2019-2020)ChinaWhen I was young, I was a child who would observelearned was that, as we worked with the various nature and be curious where animals would go andacademics and tutors, that a project of urban design what their homes look like. When I grew up, I becameneeds to be done by a team of various experts in an international student and chose to study thearchitecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, bachelor degree of Landscape Architecture in UNSW.construction management and others. Being an urban In this degree, I found that changing public spaces fordesigner is not an individual and isolated job but one humans is not enough, so I expanded my interest tothat requires cooperation with others. It is a profession where people live; where are our homes? how do ourthat relies on groupwork and that is why all of our environments influence us? Also, at that time, I startedprojects in studio are carried out in groups.to consider these questions at larger and larger scales and ultimately at the scale of the city itself. This led meThe international studio trip is definitely a unique and to enrol in the MUDD Program in 2019. worthwhile experience that is a real highlight of the program. Part of this is that as well as the design Through a logical progression of the curriculum, Iwork, we meet students from other universities and gained a systematic knowledge of urban designenjoyed dinners with alumni, allowing us to share their from the history of the -ism to the methods used toexperiences and knowledge. Working overseas we evaluate projects, and the various theories and practicelearned the many differences between each city and in the design studios. The further analysis really helpedtheir policies on building forms, block sizes, design me to get a deeper appreciation of how my landscapeapproaches. With graduation just around the corner, degree studies fit into the wider design of our urbanthe international studio really has helped me become environments. more confident about what I can offer to a prospective employer.Then in 2019 UNSW changed to a trimester schedule which was challenging as it reduced the number ofLooking back on the work I did in my bachelor degree, I weeks that we had to complete assignments andhave to say that enrolling in MUDD as my second stage design work. However, it was good practice for theof university study was a choice I will not ever regret. intense international studios in Beijing and HangzhouThanks to everyone in the MUDD Program who shared which were done over only two weeks. During thesetheir profound knowledge and expertise, I think I have two weeks we absorbed an enormous amount ofbecome a better me.knowledge. Perhaps the most important thing we 152P6-20200302-OTHERS.indd 9 2020/3/4 22:51:34'