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With an intuitive connection to space and memory, design has always been Dingwen Wu\u2019s way of understanding and shaping the world around him. Now a Landscape Project Designer at Field Operations, he brings a deep appreciation for beauty to his work, seeing design as both an aesthetic pursuit and a means of solving complex spatial challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dingwen Wu Q1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hi! I’m Dingwen Wu. I am currently a Landscape Project Designer at Field Operations. Before earning my master\u2019s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, I trained as an architect in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My love and appreciation for beauty is where it all began. I have an intuitive sense of space, it\u2019s how I experience the world. I\u2019ve always been a quiet, even somewhat introverted and shy person. Socialising has never come naturally to me, but my memories are always intertwined with places. When recalling the past, I may not remember the details of conversations or people, but I will remember the spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, I can still vividly picture the hostel I stayed in during my first trip abroad, in Bochum, Germany: the soft yellow walls lined with neatly opened dark green shutters, a narrow single bed\u2014no more than 90 centimeters wide\u2014tucked into the corner by the window, and outside, a fa\u00e7ade of metal panels arranged in horizontal stripes of varying widths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space has always been the vessel for my memories and the stage for my stories. At some point, I stopped just imagining myself within these spaces and started imagining how I could shape them. I would spend hours lost in these daydreams, and perhaps that was when I realised that my passion for design and creation was real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The company I worked for is a leading-edge company for landscape architecture and urban design. The practice demonstrates a strong contemporary design approach across a variety of high-profile project types and widely varying scales, celebrating the authenticity of real cities, urban places, and local culture. I am currently working on the design of a world-class airport project set to be built in the 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost is a sense of aesthetics; I believe that good design must capture a sense of beauty. Of course, the definition of beauty varies from person to person, but the pursuit of beauty is the foundation of my understanding of design. Building upon that, design is ultimately about creatively solving problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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