The master of city planning candidate worked at a Kansas City firm to see how different design practices engage with urban design and planning.
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Weitzman School of Design master of city planning candidate Xindi Lyu chose an externship to see how different design practices engage with urban design and planning. Coming from a more design-oriented background, Lyu found it helpful to experience firsthand how each firm interprets design challenges at different scales.
The Weitzman externship program provides students in architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and landscape architecture a hands-on learning experience outside the classroom.
“[An] important objective I had was to see their workflows, both in terms of the tools they use to create the projects, and in terms of how teams collaborate across disciplines to achieve the work,” Lyu says. “Being immersed in the design process gave me a clearer understanding of the kind of day-to-day work I am most drawn to. I particularly value how they engage in thoughtful conversations with communities and ground their design decisions in community input, which reflects the kind of practice I hope to pursue in my career moving forward.”
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