Design, Technology, Sustainability | Harvard GSD MLA | LSU BLA
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INTERNSHIPS
Creative Branding Intern, Pinetree Care Group (Remote)
Beijing, China - May 2020-August 2020
• Participated in the development of marketing strategies including creative videos, pitch letters, and promotional articles.
• Involved with the user interface design of a health care game.
• Engaged with internal research activities including data collection, data analysis, market trend forecast in the health care industry.
• Assisted in the creative branding process and made recommendations on the existing business plan to the head of the marketing department, COO,
and CEO weekly.
Landscape Architecture Intern, SWA Group (Remote)
Houston, Texas, USA - May 2020-July 2020
• Involved with the conceptual design process of a large scale community project in China.
• Assisted in marketing efforts such as updating tear sheets for various projects.
• Participated in client meetings and collected feedbacks.
Landscape Architecture Intern, LSG Landscape Architecture
Washington D.C. Metro Area, USA - January 2019-May 2019
• Worked on various types of project, including commercial, residential, public, and institutional.
• Engaged in the creation and revision of various types of deliverables to satisfy clients’ and studio need.
• Assisted in marketing efforts such as submission packets for ASLA annual professional awards and
poster design for e-blast campaigns.
Landscape Architecture Intern, AECOM
Guangzhou, China - June 2018-August 2018
• Rendered sections, perspectives, and diagrams using Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Produced digital models for a plaza and hardscape structure using SketchUp.
• Designed a series of signage for public spaces, using Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Assisted with planting plans using AutoCAD.
Office Assistant, Department of Education, S.P.I. Landscape Group
Guangzhou, China - June 2017-July 2017
• Helped with creative branding and content production.
• Wrote and translated product information from English to Chinese.
• Office maintenance.
EDUCATION
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA)
Harvard University
Boston, MA, USA - 2020-2022
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Louisiana State University (LSU)
Baton Rouge, LA, USA - 2015-2020
Additional academic programs:
• Student study-abroad program [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/2019]
• Student study-abroad program [Mexico City, Mexico/2018]
• Distinguished undergraduate researcher
• Distinguished communicator
Cross-Registration in Entrepreneurship Courses
MIT Sloan School of Management
Boston, MA, USA - 2021-2022
SKILLS
Graphic & Rendering: AutoCAD, Adobe Design Suite, Enscape, Lumion, Sketchbook Pro, Procreate, Land F/X
Data Visualization: Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS, QGIS)
3D Modeling: Rhino, SketchUp
Building Information: Revit
Computational Design: Grasshopper, Python, Processing
Fabrication: Robotic Arm, 3D Printing (Slic3r), CNC (RhinoCAM)
Image & Video Editing: Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere
Animation: Adobe After Effects
Game & Virtual Reality: Unreal
Augmented Reality: Fologram
User Experience Design: Figma, Adobe XD, Balsamiq
Interpersonal: Research, Public Speaking, Leadership, Event Planning, Entrepreneurship
Other: Microsoft Office, Web Design, Photography, Real Estate Development, Venture Capital
ACTIVITIES
Venture Fellow, Beta Fund
San Francisco, California, USA - October 2020-2022
• Conducted various case studies, identified promising investment projects, and participated in investment evaluations.
• Performed investment due diligence, industry trends report, and investment feasibility analysis.
• Connected with startup founders for potential investment opportunities.
Council Member, Harvard Council of Student Sustainability Leaders
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - September 2020-2022
• Involved with “Alternative Sustainable Package” and “Micro-Prairies” projects.
Project Planning Coordinator, MIT-CHIEF (MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - July 2020-2022
• Participated in the preparation of the "Future Lecture Series" from end to end, including planning, marketing, and moderating.
• Maintained and developed the MIT-CHIEF entrepreneurial database by connecting with existing and potential resources.
Project Planning Coordinator, ChinaGSD (GSD Chinese Students and Scholars Association)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - July 2020-2021
• Coordinated with other departments preparing for online academic activities such as photography exhibition, keynote speech,
and panel discussion.
• Involved a bi-monthly publication process including collecting and editing information.
• Planned and organized the 2021 Summer China Trek including visiting professional offices, academic institutions, and cultural sites.
Entrepreneurship Fellow, LSU College of Business
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA - August 2019-May 2020
• Engaged with opportunities throughout LSU and Baton Rouge to develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Teamed up with two entrepreneurship fellows to help consult local businesses.
• Participated in entrepreneurship events and volunteer work to build a network.
Photographer, Videographer and Graphic Designer, LSU Student Media
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA - January 2017-December 2018
• Prepared creative contents for the newspaper, television channel, and magazine, which
cover news, sports, and entertainment.
• Developed ideas with editors, writers, photographers, and designers as a team.
President and Chair of Department of Publicity, Chinese Students and Scholars Association at LSU
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA - August 2016-December 2018
• Developed collaborative projects; Designed and publicized events, through multiple social media platforms.
Social Media Relations Coordinator, LSU ASLA student chapter
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA - January 2016-May 2017
• Publicized club activities with assistance from the Social Committee.
• Created social media advertisements for club events and activities.
• Helped design the student chapter T-shirt.
Administrative Coordinator, JNC International Summer School
Guangzhou, China - June 2016- July 2016
• Participated in the branding of JNC Summer School, including the design of the “professor handbook”,
and the implementation of a musical party.
• Organized extracurricular activities such as parties and trips.
WORKSHOPS
DigitalFUTURES WORLD "Imaging Landscape: Computer Vision and Landscape Perception" Participant
Virtual Online - June 2020-July 2020
• Identified 2 streets adjacent to each other with different compositions of spatial features.
• Downloaded almost 200 street view images (SVI) from Google API and segmented 25 spatial features in the street view images.
• Utilized computer vision techniques including semantic segmentation and Mask RCNN to discover the relationship between different spatial features
and outdoor sports space.
• Collected the outdoor sports heat map and population data in Berlin to reveal the invisible linkage.
Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication International Competition for Undergraduate Students DigitalFUTURE Architecture Intelligence
Shanghai, China - July 2019
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Third Prize – Individual Project: Augmented Timber Assembly
• Participated in the workshop focusing on digital design and robotic fabrication.
• Gained knowledge about computational design, big data, and mixed reality technology in urban design.
• Interacted with students, scholars, and practitioners in the related professions.
Construction Heritage Protection Workshop
Nanping, China - July 2019
• Assisted in restoring a traditional mud house.
• Learned to repair its internal wooden structure, restoring the damaged roof, and rebuilding its rammed earth wall.
• Developed hands-on construction skills and explored in the field of historical preservation.
HONORS
2020 Landscape Architecture Award - Best of Best
Architecture MasterPrize
2020 'DLA Poster of Excellence' Award
Digital Landscape Architecture Conference
2019-2020 Representation Award
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
Spring 2020/Fall 2019/Fall 2018/Spring 2018/Fall 2017/Spring2017/Spring 2016 Dean's List
LSU College of Art & Design
2019-2020/2017-2018 Helen A. Reich Memorial Scholarship
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
2019-2020 Tipton Associates Travel Award
Tipton Associates
Collaborative Program of the Year - 2019 Love Purple Live Gold Award
LSU Campus Life
2019 Southern Garden History Society Scholarships
Southern Garden History Society
2019 Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Foundation for Scholarship and Research (LNLFSR)
Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association
2018-2019 Herbert Wiener/Dr. Robert Reich Endowed Scholarship
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
2017-2018 Merit Award of Louisiana Chapter ASLA
ASLA Louisiana Chapter
2016-2017 Academic Year, the LABASH ‘89 Student Development Scholarship
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
2016 Best Department Award
LSU Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Department of Publicity
2015 Best Individual Contribution Award
LSU Chinese Students and Scholars Association
PRESENTATION
LSU Discover Day [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/Apr 2020]
Art + Design Second Prize - Undergraduate Thesis:
“The Levee Park: Revisioning the Interaction with the Mississippi River on the Water Campus”
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The thesis discusses the social, recreational, and educational benefits of the proposed waterfront park which connects the Water Campus in downtown Baton Rouge to the waterfront space along the Mississippi River.
PUBLICATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS
Lu, Chunfeng (2019). The Form of Texture. Sine Theta Magazine, 4(4), 8-9
Lu, Chunfeng (2019). When the Thunder Meets the Ocean. Sine Theta Magazine, 4(3), 26-27
Lu, Chunfeng (2019). The Magical Thunder. Sine Theta Magazine, 4(3), 37
Lu, Chunfeng (2019). A gate to eternity. Sine Theta Magazine, 4(2), 1,68
Lu, Chunfeng (2019). A gate to the sky. Sine Theta Magazine, 4(2), 18-19
Lu, Chunfeng (2019). A lantern at the threshold. Sine Theta Magazine, 4(2), 42-45
Lu, Chunfeng (2019). A gate to the east. Sine Theta Magazine, 4(2), 58-59
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Student Chapter [LSU]
Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association (LNLA)
Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) [LSU]
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization [LSU]
Digital Art & Design Association [LSU]
Fashion Association at LSU
Student Network of Artistic Photographers [LSU]
Volunteer LSU
CONFERENCES
DigitalFutures Machine Intelligence - Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication Conference
[Virtual Conference/Jun 2020]
Attended speaker sessions.
2020 LAF Innovation + Leadership Symposium [Virtual Conference/Jun 2020]
Attended speaker sessions.
Digital Landscape Architecture [Virtual Conference/Jun 2020]
Attended speaker sessions and workshops.
Louisiana Smart Growth Summit [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/Nov 2019]
Attended speaker sessions.
DigitalFutures Architectural Intelligence - International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication [Shanghai, China/Jul 2019]
Attended lectures and toured historical villages.
Southern Garden History Society Annual Meeting [Birmingham, Alabama, USA/2019]
Toured multiple historic residences and interacted with society members.
Chinese Vernacular Architecture Academic Annual Conference [Guangzhou, China/2018]
Attended lectures and toured historical villages.
Louisiana Smart Growth Summit [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/2018]
Communicated with attendees.
DigitalFUTURE CYBORG FUTURES [Shanghai, China/2018]
Visited students’ works and interacted with attendees.
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference [Beijing, China/2017]
Attended lectures and networked with professors.
LABash [College Park, Maryland, USA/2017]
Attended lectures and networked with students.
American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting & Expo [New Orleans, Louisiana, USA/2016]
Attended lectures and networked with professionals.
VOLUNTEER
MIT Energy Hack Participant [Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA/2020]
Integrated the concept of education, technology, and ecology to address challenges related to the reduction of carbon footprint.
Louisiana Smart Growth Summit [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/2019]
Learned more about land uses, urban design, transportation, infrastructure, financial policies, and climate change.
Networked with students, researchers, and professionals in smart-growth related fields.
Louisiana Smart Growth Summit [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/2018]
Facilitated attendees to check in at the summit.
LSU Fashion Show [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/2018]
Photographed and collected footage for the fashion show.
Coastal Restoration [New Orleans, Louisiana, USA/2017]
Planted salt-tolerant trees to restore coast and reduce erosion at Lake Maurepas; Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.
Hilltop Arboretum [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/2017]
Assisted sales event.
Garlic Idea Lab [Boston, Massachusetts, USA/2016-2017]
Assisted in interviewing educators from various universities.
Transcribed interviews and translated from English to Chinese.
Created graphics for posts on social media.
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference [Beijing, China/2017]
Assisted in reporting news during the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference.
American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting & Expo [New Orleans, Louisiana, USA/2016]
Assisted in preparing educational sessions.
Community Volunteer, LSU Volunteer [Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA/2015-2020]
Assisted in moving out undesirable items from flooded houses.
Picked up trash from bayous.
Cleaned up trash and removed weeds from cemeteries.
ACADEMIC INTERESTS
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Social Equity
Climate Change
Sustainability
Urban Design
Smart City​
Computational Design
Artificial Intelligence
Reading, international travel, photography, cinematography, music, museums, networking, event coordination, volunteer activities
LANGUAGES
English
Mandarin
Cantonese
TRAVEL
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Vietnam
(Visited multiple professional offices, academic institutions, and cultural sites)