1Self-introductionIamsogladtogettheopportunityoftheinterview.Ihadbeenanarchitecturestudentfor5yearsbeforeIgraduatedfromXXUniversityintheyear20XX.Iamopen-mindedandhardworkingandIamveryfondofnewfieldsandskills.I'macuriousperson,andIlikelearningnewthings.Duringmyeducationofbachelor,Ihavelearntmuchextraknowledgeincludingthebuildingknowledgeandhowtoleadateam.HoweverthemostimportantthingI’velearntasastudentwastheindividualresearchandthinkingabouttherelationshipsbehindthespaceconsistswhichleadtomyfurtherresearch.Besides,theinternshipandprofessionexperienceinXX,Beijingbroadenedmyhorizonsalot.BecauseofthecooperationwithforeigndesignersIgotmuchknowledgeanddifferentideasabouthowtheconceptandthedetailscanformabuilding.AndastheleaderofXX,mycommunicationabilityandteamspiritimprovedalot.HoweverthisisnotthemostimportantthingformeworkinginBeijing.TonsofArtexhibitionshelpedmetoknowtheworldandcityindifferentperspectives.Evenbecauseofanexhibitioncalledthesenseofhearing,Igottheinitialideaofthelastprojectinmyportfolio,youknow---Howthehuman’sfeelingscanbeinfluencedbyseeingandseenrelationships.Andnow,IamfondofStreetPhotography.BecausewhenItookphotosonthestreet,Icangettoknowtherealchangesofourlife.Youknowthemobileinternetchangedoursociallifealotevenmadeadifferenceofpublicspacedemands.AndbyStreetphotographyIcanfindthedetailsandbeautyofastreetwhichwilldosomehelpformyfurtherdesignandstudy.Insum,IthinkmycomprehensivecapacitiesandhardworkingqualitywillsatisfytherequirementsforstudyandresearchinHongkongUniversity.That’smyself-introduction.Thankyou.WhyHKU?Inmymind,HongkongUniversityisalwaysthemostfamousschoolinAsia.AndithasbeenmydreamschoolsinceIwasachild.HongKongUniversityhasmanyopportunitiesofcommunicationwithothercolleges,andIliketogettouchwithdifferentstudentsandlearntheircultureorskills.Sothat’swhyIchooseHongKongUniversity.Atthesametime,thefreeacademicatmosphereaswellasthecoursesonmovieandarchitectureofHongKongUniversityhavegreatappealforme.AndIbelievethatIcandobetterinthestudyofthecityandthesocietyinHKU.WhyHK?2HongKongismyfavortitecityaroundtheworld.HongKongisaninternationalcitywhereeastmeetswest.Itisopenandcomplicate.Itwillbepleasureformetohavefurthereducationinmyfavoritecity.Besides,Asandarchitecturestudent,theextremelyhighdensityofHongkongattractmealot.Becauseofthehighdensity,HongKongisfulloffascinatingspacerelationships.SuchastheintensivebuildingswhichleadtothelargegreenlandofHongKong.Andtheseparatedsurfaceandinnerfunction.(Youknow)TheoutsideisaHugecommercialADbuttheinsideistheparkinglotratherthanamarket.BecauseofthefantasticspacerelationshipsHongKongcanprovidethebestsamplesformyfurtherstudyandresearch.WhyUrbanDesign?(Tobehonest,itisahardchoiceandIhaven’tmadethefinaldecision.)AlthoughmymajorisarchitectureandIloveit,Istillwanttolearnsomenewthings.Andurbandesignwhichistightlyconnectedwitharchitecturewillbeanicechoice.Architecturefocusesonindividualbuildings,urbandesignfocusesonthelargerscaleofgroupsofbuildingstomakeurbanareasfunctional,attractive,andsustainable.AndinmylastresearchIchangedmypointfromtheindividualspacetothemechanismbehindthebuildings.IcreatedMatrixwhichcanbeseenasasmallcity.BydoingthisIrealizedUDcanhelpmetofindthelogicbehindthespaceproduction.Maybeinthisfieldwecandosomethingreallygoodforcitizens.BesidesbecauseoftheStreetPhotography,streetsinmymindisnotjustalineonamasterplanbutavividscenewhichwillhelpmetobeagoodUrbandesigner.(ThatiswhyIchosetheMasterofUrbanDesign.)Otherschool?Tobehonest,IhavealsoappliedtheotherschoolinHongKongCUHKtomakesureIcangetmyfurthereducationinHongKong.ButifIcangettheadmissionofyourschool,Icertainlyprefermydreamschool---theuniversityofHongkong.Firstchoice3Diplomaproject/GraduationDesignMydiplomaprojectisthedesignofahugetransportationhubwhichisacomplexwithcommercial,residentialfunctionandentertainment.Itisabout20thousandsquaremetres,whichissohugeforablockandaroundbydifferenttrafficsthuscitizenscannotaccesstheareaeasily.Inthissituationthehubmaybeaisolatedislandintheblock.Intheproject,Ifoundawaytolinkthishubwiththecityspacebycreatingsomebridgesandplatformsonthesecondfloorplantedinterestinglandscape.Thisstrategycanhelpcreatearouteforcitizenstowalkandhaveexercisesonthesecondfloor.Atthesametimethedifferentrouteoftaxis,buses,andwalkingpeople’scanbearrangedwellontheground.AndIusedrhinotobuildacurved-shapeforthetransportationhubwhichcanattractpeopletocometothewalkingsystem.Ihopethiscanhelpsolvethesafety,accessibilityofthehub.Direction/aspectinterested/FutureplanIplantofinishmymasterprogrammefirst.CertainlyitwouldbebestformetohavemystudyinHongkongUniversity.Asfortheresearchplan,Iamnoweagertoexplorenewfieldsinurbandesign.Iaminterestedinthemechanismoftheoperationofacity.Ihavealsomadesomeresearchesinthefield.Forinstance,Ihavecompletedafictionalcityinmyportfoliowhichwasoperatedundertheseeingandseenlogic.Andinthatproject,Iacquiredmuchnewknowledgeandskills.IbelievethatHKUcanprovidemethemostsuitableplatformtoexplorethenewmethodsandtheoriesrelevanttotheurbandesigninChina.Aftermyeducation,Iwillgobacktochinamainla