FAVORITE BOOK:

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED:

“No one is racing with you.” – Grace

BACKGROUND BEFORE JOINING CIVITAS:

Lived in South China for most of my life.

Studied Landscape architecture in Charlottesville for three years.

LITTLE KNOWN FACT(S) ABOUT YOURSELF:

Never saw any snow until 20, super afraid of coldness

Hakka and Cantonese speaker

Dina Luo – Designer

 

Growing up in Shenzhen, China, Dina(Chujun) has been witnessing the rapid growth of one of China’s biggest coastline cities along with both an exciting aesthetic test field and an urban ecological crisis. With an undergraduate background in Geography and Water resources, she was drawn to landscape architecture’s more intimate connection to human and non-human species and interdisciplinary potentials. Prior to her study at UVA as an MLA student, she worked in a benefit corporation and learned about design thinking and community engagement with changemakers from various industries. Dina has experience working as a landscape or urban design intern in offices ranging from public institutes, to design studios and corporate offices. She believes in the future of Landscape architecture as an intersection to bring various parties together to appease conflict and facilitate creating interesting solutions.

Dina Luo – Designer

 

Growing up in Shenzhen, China, Dina(Chujun) has been witnessing the rapid growth of one of China’s biggest coastline cities along with both an exciting aesthetic test field and an urban ecological crisis. With an undergraduate background in Geography and Water resources, she was drawn to landscape architecture’s more intimate connection to human and non-human species and interdisciplinary potentials. Prior to her study at UVA as an MLA student, she worked in a benefit corporation and learned about design thinking and community engagement with changemakers from various industries. Dina has experience working as a landscape or urban design intern in offices ranging from public institutes, to design studios and corporate offices. She believes in the future of Landscape architecture as an intersection to bring various parties together to appease conflict and facilitate creating interesting solutions.

FAVORITE BOOK:

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho

BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED:

“No one is racing with you.” – Grace

BACKGROUND BEFORE JOINING CIVITAS:

Lived in South China for most of my life.

Studied Landscape architecture in Charlottesville for three years.

LITTLE KNOWN FACT(S) ABOUT YOURSELF:

Never saw any snow until 20, super afraid of coldness

Hakka and Cantonese speaker