I treat AI as a design collaborator — not a shortcut. It compresses the distance between a site idea and a testable proposal, freeing more time for judgement, ecology and craft.

Site & Data Reading

Rapid synthesis of topography, hydrology and climate data to surface the forces a site is already negotiating.

GISQGISPython

Concept Generation

Iterating spatial massing and planting scenarios with generative tools, then curating the directions worth developing.

Stable DiffusionClaudeRhino + GH

Communication

Turning drawings into atmospheric visuals and clear narratives that help clients and communities decide with confidence.

Stable DiffusionClaudeFigma

About

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I'm Hongyu Ren, a landscape architect trained across China and the UK, working at the intersection of ecology, public life and urban form.

I hold an MLA from the University of Manchester (2025) and a dual bachelor's degree from Huazhong Agricultural University (Project 211). My practice begins with the ground itself — water, soil, slope and succession — asking how design can let living systems do more of the work.

I also pioneered the integration of Stable Diffusion into commercial landscape design rendering workflows, folding computational and AI tools into the process — always in service of the place, never the tool.

Expertise

· Ecological Restoration
· Public Space Design
· Rewilding & Habitat
· Master Planning
· AI Rendering Workflow

Recognition

· 2nd Prize, Hubei Provincial Life Science Competition
· Outstanding Graduation Design, published in Hubei Landscape Architecture, Issue 106
· ASLA Student Award entry
· Corporate Scholarship, Huazhong Agricultural University

Designingground forliving systems.

Selected Work