About Designing ways for people to belong in changing cities. 刘懿娴 Yixian (Yviane) Liu Public Art · Urban Research · Civic Design I am a designer and researcher interested in the relationship between people, memory, and the city. Growing up in Shenzhen and trained in Public Art at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, I learned to see cities not only as physical environments, but as collections of stories, emotions, and social connections. My work combines field research, mapping, public art, and spatial strategy to explore how design can make urban life more inclusive, meaningful, and humane. I have worked on projects ranging from Hakka community research and social design to wetland public art installations and urban data-driven ecological experiments. Across these different scales, I am most interested in one question: How can design help people feel seen, connected, and rooted in a rapidly changing city? Currently, I am preparing for graduate study in Urban Planning at Columbia GSAPP in New York, where I hope to continue bridging art, research, and civic innovation.