
Yifeng Zhang is a preservation architect at CANY Architecture and Engineering. She holds a Master of Science [M.S.] degree in Historic Preservation from The University of Texas at Austin. She is passionate about historic architecture and industrial heritage. Her works include architectural rehabilitations and restorations at northeastern region in the US. She has been restoring and repairing historic building envelopes in New York City in the past 9 years.
- M.S. in Historic Preservation, The University of Texas at Austin
- Registered Architect in New York State, United States
- LEED Accredited Professional, Building Design + Construction
Professional Papers, Lectures, and Publications
- “High Line and Low Line: Promenade Plantée in Paris,” Human Settlements, Second Issue, 2017, Author.
- “Oasis Above Metropolitan: The Rooftop Farms in New York City,” Human Settlements, First Issue, 2017, Author.
- “High Line Park: A Rehabilitation Story of Industrial Heritage in New York City,” Human Settlements, Second Issue, 2016, Author.
- “Preservation Master Plan and Design Guidelines for the Reuse of Fort Monroe, VA,” Proceedings of International Conference on Fortified Heritage: Management and Sustainable Development (Fortius), October 2014, Pamplona, Spain, Co-Author.
- “BIM Software Offers Superior Historic Resource and Archival,” APT DC Chapter 2013 Symposium: Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery for Cultural Resources, April 2013, Co-Presenter.
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Sessions in which Yifeng Zhang participates
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Modern challenges for a modern industrial heritage UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- Speaker Yifeng Zhang (CANY Architecture + Engineer DPC) |
- 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Industrial heritages to discover: current research III
- Paper
Sessions in which Yifeng Zhang attends
7:45 AM
7:45 AM
- Getaway in Montérégie
- Tickets required Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 7:45 AM - 4:00 PM | 8 hours 15 minutes
- Tour
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Opening ceremony
- Signup required UQAM, Cœur des sciences - Agora Hydro-Québec
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours
- Cocktail
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Introduction to the session: Ways to preserve the old under new conditions UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1545
- Presenter Roman Hillmann (German Mining-Museum, Bochum) |
- 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Old beams and new norms – The conservation of steel structures I
- Paper
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Conservation and reusability of architectural elements. A report from practice UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1545
- Speaker Martin Kaufmann (Restaurierungsatelier Die Schmiede GmbH) |
- 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Old beams and new norms – The conservation of steel structures I
- Paper
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Re-calculating pre-war bridges in Berlin UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1545
- Speaker Thomas Klähne |
- 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM | 20 minutes Part of: Old beams and new norms – The conservation of steel structures I
- Paper
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Industry rediscovered: technical knowledge as critical to understanding industrial sites in Eastern Canada I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1540
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Industry rediscovered: Technical knowledge as critical to understanding industrial sites in Eastern Canada II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1540
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- The role of mega-event to enhance industrial heritage in urban (re)development I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1540
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Awakening urban heritage and retaining urban memory: heritage memory reconstruction under the rew urban policy UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1570
- Speaker Shuyi Li (Nanjing University of Science & Technology) |
- 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Industrial landscape: a resilient palimpsest of memory I
- Paper
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Key technologies for water industry heritage protection based on AI and big data in the context of environmental changing UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- Speaker Shuyi Li (Nanjing University of Science & Technology) |
- 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | 20 minutes Part of: Preservation and transformation of historic waterways: a challenge II
- Paper
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Discover the shores of industrial Montreal by river boat
- Tickets required Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 45 minutes
- Tour
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Railways. A case in the history of industrial heritage I UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
- Uses of industrial heritage: cases in transformation III UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1520
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Railways. A case in the history of industrial heritage II UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1525
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Regular session
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Tour: A glimpse at Montreal's Centre-Sud Neigborhood
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | 2 hours
- Tour
-
Écomusée du fier mondeSponsor
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Early bird tour: Walking the Postindustrial Lachine Canal (postponed to Friday)
- Signup required UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Registration table (meeting point)
- 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Tour
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Tour: The Angus shops and Rosemont with Heritage Montreal
- Signup required
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours
- Tour
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Héritage MontréalSponsor