
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
- • Context The North River Water Resource Recovery Facility (the Facility) is a 28‐acre facility located at 135th Street & 12th A...
- Paper
Sessions in which Yifeng Zhang attends
7:45 AM
7:45 AM
- Getaway in Montérégie
- Available 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
- A one-day itinerary on the opening day of the conference will allow visitors to discover
- 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
- Join the conference organisers and TICCIH board members for a welcome cocktail and some festive words of introduction, in the former forge of th...
- 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
- Reusing original architectural elements made from iron, steel and aluminium seems to cause many structural and construction-physical problems in...
- 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
- When it comes to the continued use of old steel bridges, engineers are pushed to their limits due to current design standards. Today, traffic lo...
- 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
- It is widely accepted that understanding a historic place is a critical first step to guide subsequent management and conservation. Industrial s...
- 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
- It is widely accepted that understanding a historic place is a critical first step to guide subsequent management and conservation. Industrial s...
- 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
- North America has a large number of historic canals, which have been closed to commercial shipping due in part to the evolution of transportatio...
- 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
- The role of industrial heritage in urban development has been extensively acknowledged in guiding and legitimizing the policies and discourses i...
- 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
- After the founding of P.R.C., a huge number of factories were constructed one after another. It is time to think about how to transfer their roles ...
- 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
- North America has a large number of historic canals, which have been closed to commercial shipping due in part to the evolution of transportatio...
- 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
- As an important part of urban civilization, water industry heritage is a dynamic and complex system wit...
- Paper
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Discover the shores of industrial Montreal by river boat
- Available 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
- This tour offers an excursion on a privatized deck of
- 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
- Transportation and distribution have served as the secondary component to significant industrial expansion ...
- 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
- Examples from several continents, in Europe, South America, North America, Turkey, show strong continuity in the objectives that govern the reus...
- 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
- Transportation and distribution have served as the secondary component to significant industrial expansion ...
- 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
- The South Central district is a former industrial and working-class neighbourhood with a rich and unique heritage. The visit will allow us to di...
- Tour
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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
- Walkers will meet at the entrance (there is only one) of Lionel Groulx Metro and from there walk along the canal to t...
- 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
- Uncover the vestiges of the Canadian Pacifie Railway tracks and the former Angus Shops, which played integral raies in the industrial and reside...
- Tour
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Héritage MontréalSponsor