HKU Landscape Architecture
Historic urban and rural landscape research & project support · 2026-present
ZHOU LIMAO · 周李懋
A working archive of research, places & stories.
I am a multidisciplinary researcher and project practitioner with a background in conservation and urban planning. I move between heritage research, spatial strategy, programme delivery, bilingual communication and visual storytelling.
This website is my complete working archive. Use the filters to browse projects by capability or professional direction, then open each project to explore its context, process, my role and the evidence behind the outcome.
Heritage & researchSpace & experienceContent & communicationOperations & strategyVisual & mediaAI & data
About me
I am a multidisciplinary project practitioner with experience in urban and rural planning, heritage conservation, project delivery and visual communication. I like to begin with a real task, understand the problem behind it and find a practical way forward through research, design or content creation. I am curious about places, culture and people’s lived experiences. I also care about wider issues such as gender equality and technology ethics. I want my work to do more than complete a brief. I hope it can help people understand problems, move projects forward and create lasting value for places and communities.
UNESCO East Asia
Culture-sector research, programme support and public communication · 2026
HKU + Beijing Forestry University
MSc Conservation · BEng Urban and Rural Planning
Professional capabilities & tools
Research & heritage methods
HUL · HIA · management planning · archival research · fieldwork · interviews · questionnaires · stakeholder mapping
Project delivery & communication
Programme operations · partner coordination · event delivery · bilingual writing and translation · meeting minutes · project documentation
Data & AI
ArcGIS / QGIS · SPSS · Excel · ChatGPT · Codex · Doubao · prompt and rubric design · human-in-the-loop QA
Spatial & design tools
AutoCAD · SketchUp · Lumion · spatial analysis · user journeys · adaptive reuse · scenario and business-model planning
Visual & content production
Photoshop · Illustrator · InDesign · Premiere · Lightroom · Canva · photography · video editing · subtitles · visual layout
Languages & collaboration tools
Mandarin Chinese — native · English — IELTS 7.0, professional working proficiency · Microsoft Office · PowerPoint · Notion · Feishu
Portfolio archive
Explore my work by professional focus.
Each project reflects a different combination of skills and experience. Use the filters to quickly find work relevant to the role and review the project context, my contributions and the outcomes.
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Course Assistant · Programme operations & bilingual communication · Langtou, Guangzhou · 2026
From Programme Delivery to Heritage Strategy: The Langtou Short Course
End-to-end delivery support for a four-day, multi-institutional heritage course, connecting participant administration, bilingual content, visual materials, onsite operations, evaluation and documentation into one coherent learning experience.
Heritage capacity buildingProgramme operationsStakeholder coordinationBilingual knowledge translationVisual productionTraining evaluationInformation governanceAI-assisted workflowsHUL & SDGs
Social media research · GIS data engineering · San Tin, Hong Kong · 2026-present
San Tin’s Digital Place Image: Cross-platform Heritage Research
A cross-platform study combining Google Maps reviews, Instagram posts and GIS audits to examine how San Tin’s rural cultural landscape becomes visible, overlooked and contested online.
Research designPlatform researchGoogle Places APIData cleaning & deduplicationMulti-label thematic codingGIS / QGISSpatial auditBilingual reportingData visualizationHuman-reviewed AI workflows
Team lead · Cultural experience concept
Stone Houses: An Immersive Storytelling and Community Co-creation Proposal
An adaptive-reuse proposal combining a story-based game, local memory, community participation and an operating model.
Background researchSWOTAdaptive reuseExperience and service designSpatial programmingStakeholder mappingBusiness modelPowerPoint communication
Group lead · Chengdu · June 2025
Community Stage—Writing New Stories with Old Friends
A one-week team proposal connecting industrial-heritage conservation, affordable community services, spatial reuse and long-term operations at Chengdu 109 Warehouse.
Industrial heritage assessmentAdaptive reuseCommunity research synthesisService designOperational planningTeam leadershipBilingual visual narrative
UNESCO internship · 100+ official reports
Living Heritage Assessment Workflow
A nine-dimension, five-level evidence framework for reviewing living heritage in World Heritage management.
Research designDocument reviewResponsible AI
Team Lead · Conservation Management Studio · HKU · 2025
Walking the Living Legacy: Tung O Ancient Trail
A values-led conservation management plan for the approximately 13-kilometre historic route between Tung Chung and Tai O, translating heritage, settlement, ecology, access and community evidence into policies, visitor strategies, monitoring and phased action.
Team leadershipConservation managementQGISHistorical map comparisonStakeholder analysisVisitor managementHeritage interpretationHeritage Impact AssessmentMonitoring and action planning
Independent MSc Conservation thesis · Hefei · 2024-2025
Revitalization and Vibrancy in Historic Districts
A mixed-method study of how the revitalization of Hefei City God Temple reshaped cultural, social and economic vibrancy - and why a cleaner, better-equipped district can still lose parts of its everyday life.
Historic-district researchMixed methodsQGISSurvey designSemi-structured interviewsSocial-media text analysisComparative case studyData visualizationAcademic writing
Individual undergraduate graduation project · Gwadar, Pakistan · Beijing Forestry University · 2022
Planning and Design of a New Waterfront District through a Smart City Lens
An undergraduate planning project for an approximately 125-hectare waterfront district in the Gwadar Free Zone, Pakistan. The proposal integrates smart infrastructure, a blue-green network, mixed-use districts, and multi-level mobility into one spatial framework.
Urban planningSite analysisMasterplanningBlue-green infrastructureMobility planningDevelopment controlAutoCADSketchUpLumionPhotoshopIllustratorIndesign
Heritage Communication · Interview Planning · Bilingual Short-form Video · 2026
Majiayao Interviews & Video Stories
Interview-led stories on Majiayao pottery, youth participation and intangible cultural heritage transmission.
InterviewingVideo editingEnglish subtitlesPublishing
UNESCO + FIRST · On-site communication support
Event Communication: From On-site Capture to Publish-ready Assets
Communication support for institutional visits and cultural events, turning live moments into coherent, publication-ready visual assets for official stories, recaps and social media.
Event communicationPhotography & videographyAsset curationPost-productionPublication support
UNESCO communication materials · Brochure + recruitment poster
Visual Design: Bilingual Institutional Communication
Two public-facing design assignments that turn complex programme information into clear, brand-aligned and action-oriented communication materials.
Visual communicationInformation hierarchyBilingual content organizationLayout designBrand alignmentPublication QA
Beijing 798 Art District · Industrial-heritage renewal
Urban Issues & Spatial Research
A spatial research and renewal proposal for Beijing 798, translating layered urban analysis into a clear connective strategy for movement, heritage and everyday use.
Urban analysisIndustrial heritageSpatial mappingStrategy developmentVisual communication