Stella Zhou

Experience

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  The HLA Group

  May 2009 - Apr 2010

  Assistant Designer

  The HLA Group is an American Landscape Company which extends their service in Beijing with cooperation with Beijing Victory Star. Employed by Victory Star, work load involved concept design, development design and construction drawing cooperation with an international designer team. The projects included both residential areas and commercial areas in most northern cities in China. Projects are from some famous large real estate companies, for example, Wanda Group, China Railway Construction Corporation. Representatives are: ZhongTie International City Community and Sales Office, Changbaishan Wanda Plaza. Show less

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  Yuanshu lnstitute Of Landscape planning and Design,Beijing

  Apr 2010 - Feb 2012

  Landscape Designer

  Yuanshu (also known as R-land) is a leading landscape design institute in China. The company originally established in May 2004 and has gained outstanding reputation in high end residential and commercial landscape design, public domain, resort planning, etc. Its extraordinary creativity of design and construction management has been widely recognized by the local industry.My role is to provide technical support to the design team while managing the design process and client liaison as a whole. Some of my responsibilities include:Preparing landscape concept plans and presentationsLandscape design and construction documentation Written landscape reports Coordination and management of small and medium scale projectsClient Liaison Show less

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  LOCI STUDIO

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2015

  Landscape Architect
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  LSA Design

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  Landscape Architect

  (Formerly known as LOCI STUDIO Pty Ltd)

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  Urbis

  Feb 2016 - Oct 2021

  Urban Design Consultant

  • Highly recognized as a reliable and trusted team member with a strong personal lead on project and task management. Capable to work independently to undertake planning context research, analysis mapping, 3D model visualization, and revise related deliverables according to correspondence and feedback both from private and public sectors.• Demonstrate dedication to step in critical periods of work and excellent personal leadership to seek the right representative of other units when facing issues of other expertise.• Take leadership and contribute to the design team knowledge sharing as a member of the innovation squad to investigate the new techniques of most current design trends, facilitate work templates for documentation and file management to improve team productivity. • Well received feedback from the stakeholders and public sectors on utilizing Excel and Illustrator to translate design data into summary tables and visual graphics to demonstrate clear research analysis and design outcomes. • Successfully identify the urban design issues and investigate recommendations/options with the project team including stakeholders, DPIE and local councils for delivering approved development applications and planning proposals. Show less

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  City of Canterbury Bankstown

  Nov 2021 - now

  • Team manager of Urban Design Referrals providing advice on urban design issues for assessments and collaborating with other units and teams on development applications, planning proposals and precinct plans and other parts of Council as required. Highly recognized for developing further on the existing referral templates to ensure the output of work is concise, accurate and efficiently working across different units of a high standard.• Successfully lead, design and deliver the Master Plans and other design-related policies of strategic centres and site-specific submissions. Well received feedback from the internal Council team and the external review panel working on high-end, complex and politically sensitive projects that shape the future of the City and its community. • Skilled in using technology and freehand for visual communications and design ideas testing.• Strongly support the Team Leader with managing specific projects, day-to-day operation, knowledge sharing and younger staff supervision. Review reports and design outputs to assure the final deliverables are of high quality and evidence base that represents the Council’s interests.• Council value award nominated by cross-unit for dedication to the further community engagement of the Campsie Master Plan. Show less

  • Senior Urban Designer

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Urban Design Officer

    Nov 2021 - Jul 2022