Yi Jin, Ph.D. in Engineering, Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor.
Graduated from the Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University.
Youth Committee Member of the Cultural Landscape Professional Committee, Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture; Expert at “Five-Color Community” Think Tank, Caojiadu Subdistrict, Jing’an District, Shanghai.
Courses Taught:
Landscape Planning and Design I
Landscape Planning and Design II
Scenic Area Planning
Case Studies on Cultural Landscape Conservation and Development
Curriculum Development:
PI of a major undergraduate education reform project.
PI of a Collaborative Education Project from the Ministry of Education.
PI of “Landscape Planning and Design I,” a Shanghai First-Class Undergraduate Course.
PI of “Landscape Planning and Design I,” a Key Course in Shanghai.
Winner of First Prize (New Liberal Arts Category) in the 2022 ECUST Teaching Innovation Competition.
Design Practice (Lead Designer):
2025: ECUST Student Club Green Space Renovation
2024: Future Countryside Planning, Wenling City, Zhejiang
2023: Entrance Landscape Renovation of Caojiadu Subdistrict Office, Jing’an District
2023: Public Green Space Renovation in Sanlin, Dongming Road Subdistrict, Pudong New Area
2022: Tianhougong Community Garden, Weifang Subdistrict, Pudong New Area
2021: “Little Pear Park,” Xundian, Yunnan
2020: Landscape Design Consulting for Plot 19, Hangzhou
2019: Landscape Planning for Zhongzi Agricultural Park, Shanghai
Student Competition Awards (Selected, Past 5 Years):
2025: 3rd Prize (National), Milan Design Week China University Showcase
2025: 2nd Prize (Shanghai), Milan Design Week China University Showcase
2024: 1st Prize, 9th “Youth Innovation Shanghai” Creative Works Competition
2023: 1st Prize, 8th “Youth Innovation Shanghai
2022: 1st Prize, 7th “Youth Innovation Shanghai”
2022: 3rd Prize, 3rd Shanghai Rural Revitalization Youth Design Competition
2022: Gold Award, China Creative Design Yearbook (2020–2021)
2022: Silver Award, British Ecology Design Award
2022: 3rd Prize, Japan Conceptual Art Design Award
2022: Bronze Award, Singapore Marina Bay Sands Design Competition
2022: 3rd Prize, 2nd National Community Garden Design-Build Competition
2021: 2nd Prize, 6th “Youth Innovation Shanghai”
Cultural Landscape Heritage Conservation
Rural Landscape Planning
Landscape Planning and Design
Jin, Yi; Zhu, Ying; Chen, Yuxin; Lin, Yinan*. Identifying Optimal Rest Spaces for Food Takeaway Workers using Digital Marketing Insights Based on ArcGIS – A Case Study in Xujiahui Street, Shanghai. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 2023, 21: 135–149 (EI Indexed).
Cheng, Yuhan; Jin, Yi*. Research on Public Seating Design of Scenic Spots Based on Kansei Engineering. In HCI International 2023 Posters, HCII 2023.
Jin, Yi*. Influence of Landscape Design on Ecological Environment. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 2019, 20: 384–388 (SCI Indexed).
Jin, Yi*. Rural Spatial Planning and Construction Management Based on Self-organizing Neural Network Model. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2019, 10: 35–43 (SCI Indexed).
Jin, Yi; Yan, Guotai. Thoughts on the Sustainable Development of Cultural Landscapes Based on Community Participation. Chinese Landscape Architecture, 2015, 31: 106–109 (Core Journal of Peking University).
Jin, Yi. Sustainable Development Strategies of Chinese Cultural Landscape Heritage Villages – A Case Study of West Lake. Southeast University Press, 2022.
Contributing author to Report on Rural Revitalization Brands in China (2022), Xinhua Publishing House, 2023.
Design Research Grant (Category IV) from Shanghai’s Peak Discipline Program.
Collaborative Education Program, Ministry of Education.
Fundamental Research Fund for Central Universities.
