{"id":34557,"date":"2021-04-27T20:24:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-swa-2019.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=principals&#038;p=34557"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T20:24:29","slug":"yang-zhang","status":"publish","type":"principals","link":"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/principals\/yang-zhang\/","title":{"rendered":"Yang Zhang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;singlefimg&#8221;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-text \"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field-label\">Phone No<\/span>415.332.5100<\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-email \"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field-label\">Email<\/span><a href=\"mailto:yzhang@swagroup.com\">yzhang@swagroup.com<\/a><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549973229250{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px;\"><strong>FEATURED PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-repeater \"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-row\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><ul class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-object-list\"><li><a class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/projects\/dubai-expo-2020\/\"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link-title\">Dubai Expo 2020<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-row\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><ul class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-object-list\"><li><a class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/projects\/dubai-opera-district\/\"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link-title\">Dubai Opera District<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-row\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><ul class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-object-list\"><li><a class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/projects\/nanjing-international-youth-cultural-centre\/\"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link-title\">Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-row\"><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><ul class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-object-list\"><li><a class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/projects\/thousand-lantern-lake-park-system\/\"><span class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-post-link-title\">Thousand Lantern Lake Park System<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-repeater-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1697660532030{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"pname\">Yang Zhang, ASLA<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-text ceo\">Principal<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-wysiwyg interest\"><p>&#8220;Capture the charm of the site and develop a holistic design in harmony with its surroundings; the beauty of the design resides in the integrated process of form and performance.  Be a practical inventor at all times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549972932909{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-wysiwyg \"><p>Trained as both an architect and landscape architect and deeply influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s \u201corganic architecture\u201d philosophy, Yang has been a project leader collaborating with world-renowned design firms to develop integrated landscape design for a number of landmark high-rise buildings around the globe. These landscape designs prove not only to enhance the building&#8217;s iconic contextual statement, but also to connect it to its surrounding environment, redefine and improve upon the character of its urban space and enrich people\u2019s experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Yang has also recently extended her portfolio to include large-scale park venue designs and public realm development. Her most recently built projects are the major public realm for the Dubai Expo 2020, including the central Al Wasl Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>Yang approaches each individual project as a unique challenge, seeking innovative design solutions that address aesthetic, functional, social, and environmental issues simultaneously. Because today\u2019s projects demand a nuanced understanding of environmental issues, mobility, and the psychology of comfort, mobility that are inextricably tied to landscape design, she has been leading the Sausalito studio\u2019s responsive micro-climate design initiatives, which infuse the art of landscape with science and data.<\/p>\n<p>In her more than 12 years of working in different countries and regions and working with a wide range of clients and consultants from many disciplines, Yang has demonstrated a highly collaborative spirit that contributes to projects&#8217; success and earns long-lasting partnerships with many returning clients.<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1549973613519{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px;\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vc-acf-field-picker-field vc-acf-field-picker-field-type-wysiwyg \"><p>Master in Landscape Architecture II, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, 2011<br \/>\nMaster in Landscape Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2008<br \/>\nBachelor in Architecture, Tsinghua University, 2006<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":34733,"template":"","tags":[222],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.3 (Yoast SEO v21.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yang Zhang - SWA Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/principals\/yang-zhang\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yang Zhang\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; 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