Yitian Lu, Designer

Born and raised in Suzhou, China, Yitian developed a deep appreciation for gardens, nature, and landscape from an early age. She received her B.S. in Landscape Architecture from UC Davis and her Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Throughout her academic journey, her design interests have evolved to focus on ecology, resilience, the public realm, education, and research-driven design.

Yitian approaches design through a dual lens of systematic thinking at the larger scale and experiential thinking at the human scale, allowing her to create meaningful, inclusive and resilient spaces. Her work seeks to connect people, communities and responding thoughtfully to environmental and social contexts. In her free time, Yitian enjoys traveling, watching films, and visiting museums, experiences that continue to inform and inspire her design perspective.