Yvonne Yeung
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Yvonne Yeung
Yvonne Yeung Address 101 Town Centre Boulevard Markham, Ontario L3R 9W3 Phone Number 905 477 7000 x2780 E-mail Address [email protected] Component Organization City of Markham Language English Other: Cantonese Speaker’s Contact Info Website: www.markham.ca LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=35919062&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile key subject areas X X X X X Brownfield Redevelopment Garden Design Landscape Architecture – General Landscape Management & Restoration Resort & Recreational Areas Storm Water Management Low Impact Development Trails & Transportation Waterfront Development X Institutional X X X X X X X X X Dedicated to advancing the art, the science and the practice of landscape architecture. Faire avancer l’art, la science et les activités liées à l’architecture de paysage. Cultural & Heritage Landscapes International Practice Landscape Assessment/Visual Analysis Parks Planning & Design Sports Fields & Athletic Facilities Streetscapes Sustainability & Innovation Urban Design Other: Social / Community Engagement / Participatory Design Process P.O. Box / C.P. 13594, Ottawa ON K2K 1X6 Tel. / Tél.: 1-866-781-9799 [email protected] / www.csla-aapc.ca regions where interested in speaking X X British Columbia Nunavut Saskatchewan Ontario Newfoundland/Labrador Prince Edward Island USA X Northwest Territories Alberta Manitoba Québec Nova Scotia New Brunswick International description of speaking interests and expertise, including a list of previous speaking engagements Yvonne is an urban designer and landscape architect with consulting experience in Canada, US, UK and Asia with companies including Urban Strategies Inc., The MBTW Group and Hassell International Limited. As Project Manager at The MBTW Group, her projects include the award-winning Niagara Falls Tourist District Streetscape Master Plan, FILMPORT – the Toronto Portlands District for Innovation and Creativity, Windsor Waterfront Master Plan, Burlington Waterfront Master Plan, Actova Waterfront Masterplan for the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Princes’ Gates Ceremonial Precinct at the Canadian National Exhibition, and various high density developments along the Toronto waterfront. As Urban Designer at Urban Strategies Inc, she completed Urban Design Regeneration Strategies for Earls Court / West Kensington area in London, UK, and the planning of the Custom House at ExCeL – the Exhibition and Conference Centre in London, UK. The plan involves the rethinking of development potentials around the major transit node and convention destination in the Western and Eastern part of London. As Project Manager at TCCC, Yvonne organized public design workshop involving 150 volunteers, 13 community organizations and 14 speakers in topic of planning, sustainability, architectural and social awareness. The workshop was well attended by over 1000 participants including the elected officials. Yvonne has served on the City of Toronto Public Art Commission Review Panel (TPAC), the OALA Editorial Board, Janes Walk leader and has been invited as speaker and design critic at the University of Toronto, University of Oklahoma, University of Ottawa and York University. Her community-driven urban design process with the St. James Town Community was profiled in the Design Exchange magazine and was awarded honour by the American Society of Landscape Architects. With a passion in vibrant and sustainable urban planning, Yvonne travels regularly to study and document the evolving urban typologies in different parts of the world. Yvonne has participated at Markham’s “Talk of the Town” Toastmaster Club. Dedicated to advancing the art, the science and the practice of landscape architecture. Faire avancer l’art, la science et les activités liées à l’architecture de paysage. P.O. Box / C.P. 13594, Ottawa ON K2K 1X6 Tel. / Tél.: 1-866-781-9799 [email protected] / www.csla-aapc.ca brief biography Yvonne is an urban designer and landscape architect with consulting experience in Canada, US, UK and Asia with companies including Urban Strategies Inc., The MBTW Group and Hassell International Limited. Since 2011, Yvonne holds a Senior Urban Design Planner position at the City of Markham, and is primarily responsible for the review and approval of development applications as well as streetscape / infrastructure projects in Markham. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Senior Planner, Urban Design City of Markham 2011 – Present Project Manager TCCC 2010 – 2011 Reviewer Toronto Public Art Commission Review Panel 2009 – 2011 Urban Designer Urban Strategies Inc. 2008 – 2010 Editorial Board Ontario Association of Landscape Architects 2006 – 2009 Project Manager MBTW Group 2000 –2008 EDUCATION University of Toronto Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Awarded ASLA Certificate of Honour for distinction 2000 SELECTED RECOGNITION Dedicated to advancing the art, the science and the practice of landscape architecture. Faire avancer l’art, la science et les activités liées à l’architecture de paysage. P.O. Box / C.P. 13594, Ottawa ON K2K 1X6 Tel. / Tél.: 1-866-781-9799 [email protected] / www.csla-aapc.ca Winner, Princes’ Gates Precinct International Competition Winner, Toronto Portlands FILMPORT Competition CSLA Regional Honour Award OPPI Planning Award Waterfront Centre Top Honour for a Plan Award Toronto Urban Design Award Markham Urban Design Award CSLA National Merit Award ASLA Certificate of Honour PROJECTS PUBLISHED IN “Ground” by the OALA “Exchange” by the Design Exchange “North/West: A Guide to Where People Live in Downtown Toronto” “Succession” Dedicated to advancing the art, the science and the practice of landscape architecture. Faire avancer l’art, la science et les activités liées à l’architecture de paysage. P.O. Box / C.P. 13594, Ottawa ON K2K 1X6 Tel. / Tél.: 1-866-781-9799 [email protected] / www.csla-aapc.ca