Urban planning researcher and designer focusing on urbanism, diversity, and spatial design in Milan. Recently graduated from Polimi

Yao

Urban planning researcher and designer focusing on urbanism, diversity, and spatial design in Milan. Recently graduated from Polimi

Available to hire

Urban planning researcher and designer focusing on urbanism, diversity, and spatial design in Milan. Recently graduated from Polimi

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Italian
Beginner

Work Experience

Consultant Intern - ESG at Catalyst Group - ESG Team
October 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Health, Social Equity and the Built Environment consultant intern; Supported ESG assessments for real estate and urban policies in Milan, focusing on health, equity, and sustainability.
Architecture Design Intern at Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects
May 1, 2022 - September 1, 2022
Contributed to urban design mapping, modeling, and rendering for award-winning and public-space regeneration projects.
Architecture Media Intern at PolyMorph Architects
September 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020
Assisted in exhibition curation and publication for architecture and urban landscape projects.
Architecture Media Intern at The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University
April 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Co-edited and authored articles for architectural journals and project publications.
Architecture Media Intern at The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University
June 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019
Co-edited and authored articles for architectural journals and project publications.
Master Thesis - Urban Planning and Policy Design at Self-Directed Research
February 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Looking for Milan’s Chinatowns – Urban Planning and the (Re)Development of the Multicultural Neighborhoods in Sarpi and Comasina; Supervisor: Paola Briata
Summer School Project - Landscape of Limits at CO-RAVE! - Dreaming the future of the Coarso Power Plant
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
Open international workshop; Landscape of limits; Industrial heritage, urban regeneration, ecological landscapes, marginality and resilience.
Master Project Participant - Open the MIND at Open the MIND - Stitching the proximity as a method for a sustainable future
September 1, 2023 - January 31, 2024
Energy, Climate & Urban Planning Studio; Sustainable urban mobility and meg-event-led urban renewal (Expo2015).
Master Project - Unearthing the territorial palimpsest around the S13 railway line at Spatial Planning & Infrastructure Design Studio
September 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023
Transit Oriented Development; Master Project
Stazione Centrale - Piazza D'Aosta Documentary: The square with a thousand faces at Contemporary City Course
February 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Alternative Urbanism, Spatial Justice, Urban Documentary.
Bachelor Thesis - Urban Design Project Course at Liverpool, UK
February 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
Hybrid workplace in the post-pandemic urban community; individual research.
Health, Social Equity and the Built Environment Consultant Intern at Catalyst Group - ESG Team
October 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Supported ESG assessments for real estate and urban policies in Milan, focusing on health, equity, and sustainability.

Education

Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico di Milano
September 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025
Erasmus Exchange Programme at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
February 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Urban Planning at University of Liverpool
September 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Planning and Design at Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University
September 1, 2017 - June 1, 2021
Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico di Milano
September 1, 2022 - October 1, 2025
Erasmus Exchange Programme at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
February 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Urban Planning at University of Liverpool
September 1, 2019 - June 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Planning and Design at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
September 1, 2017 - June 1, 2021

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment, Other, Government