institutional&educational

Tsinghua Schwarzman College

清华苏世民书院

Landscape design for an international residential college within Tsinghua University, coordinating with RAMSA to support a courtyard-based academic setting where Chinese garden tradition, collegiate life and contemporary campus use meet.

* Indicates a project Jane Huang participated in during her tenure at AECOM.

Campus courtyard landscape supporting academic life and arrival

Location

Beijing, China

Area

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Client

Blackstone Group

Status

Built

Recognition

Project Introduction

Context, scope and design response

The landscape works with the college's layered courtyard organization, from the low garden wall and entry court to the sunken courtyard and cloister-like circulation. Planting, thresholds and paved courts create a calm academic environment that acknowledges Tsinghua's historic campus fabric while supporting residential, social and ceremonial college life.

Project Context

  • Located inside Tsinghua University campus
  • International independent college for scholars from around the world
  • Courtyard-based residential college with entry court and sunken courtyard
  • Project Director, 2012-2016

Design Scope

  • Campus landscape design
  • Entry court, sunken courtyard and garden wall experience
  • Planting, circulation and academic courtyard atmosphere
  • Design coordination and construction service

Gallery

Drawings, built images and project details

Entry court framed by institutional architecture and mature planting
Evening courtyard view with a quiet academic atmosphere
Landscape detail linking architecture, planting and circulation
Upper courtyard framed by academic architecture and warm evening light
Formal courtyard with a quiet institutional rhythm
Entry detail connecting traditional architectural language with planting