Sonia Hui ZHANG

Landscape designer passionate about resilient, nature-based landscapes that improve everyday life. I combine evidence-based environmental analysis with creative design thinking to develop practical solutions across landscape design, masterplanning and climate adaptation. Experienced in translating environmental evidence into deliverable design, I aim to contribute to collaborative practice while progressing towards CMLI.

Landscape Design Consultant - Victoria Quays Regeneration, Sheffield - Sheffield, UK

(2026-04 - 2026-05)

• 8-person multidisciplinary team to deliver a waterfront regeneration proposal for a live client
• Landscape Institute-compliant fee proposal aligned with RIBA Stages 0–3, supporting project planning and commercial decision-making
• Applied the Digital Plan of Work to coordinate project documentation and deliverables

Landscape Lead - Pegasus Built Environment Challenge, Sheffield - Sheffield, UK

(2025-04 - 2025-05)

• Led the landscape strategy within an 8-person interdisciplinary team, integrating landscape architecture with planning, economics and communications
• Applied Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) principles to support strategic planning decisions in competition
• Developed a landscape-led masterplan integrating environmental priorities, planning policy and community needs

Landscape Assistant - Green Post Project, Wuhan, China - Wuhan, China

(2022-04 - 2022-06)

• Supported delivery of live landscape construction projects through stakeholder coordination and procurement planning
• Produced detailed planting plans and construction drawings using AutoCAD to support technical delivery
• Contributed to procurement optimisation that reduced project costs by 10%

Volunteering: Philadelphia with Sheffield City Council and Friends of Philly Gardens - University of Sheffield / Sheffield City Council - Sheffield, UK

Volunteering: River Don volunteering GIAG with Conservation Society - Conservation Society - Sheffield, UK

Research Assistant - Berneslai Homes Research Project

(2026-04 - 2026-04)

MA - Landscape Architecture - University of Sheffield (2024-09 - 2026-09)

BA - Environmental Design - Wuhan University of Science and Technology (2019-09 - 2023-09)