He MeiLin

I have the opportunity to learn painting since I was a child, and also receive guidance from many outstanding teachers, which help me gradually become a professional designer. Painting gives me a strong sense of achievement, so I insist on exploring in this field for many years. In addition, the characteristics of perfectionism and adherence to self-principles also make me feel that I am very suitable to be a designer. When I find some good works, I feel a sense of calm and pleasant, which might be my unique ‘gene’ towards design.

AOBO Landscape is established in the spring of 2010. AOBO, the symbol of Wisdom and humble. AOBO always adheres to the vision of "perfect design, good life", and try to create a practical, comfortable, low-carbon and aesthetic space for residents, improving living quality and enhancing the sense of happiness. AOBO’s works spread out over 24 cities from Sichuan province to the whole country (including Chengdu, Guangyuan, Dazhou, Yibin, Zigong, Neijiang, Leshan, Xichang, Qinghai, Tibet, Hebei, Hunan, Guizhou, Fujian, Guangxi, etc), making tens of millions of families experience a better life and witness the modernization of the city.

For me, design is a way of thinking and the capability of creativity. Design tests a designer's ability of logical thinking, strategic planning, professional skills and delicate comprehension of art. At the beginning of the project, designers conceives a creative concept, then use meticulous logical thinking to control and reasonably organize all sections, and finally create an aesthetic space for residents on both aesthetic and ecological level.

I have seen different kinds of beauty in my daily work, so I prefer the minimalism in life. Less is more. Minimalism pursues the accuracy and perfection of design, pays attention to the sense of detail and sequence, and retains the simplest and most essential things, which can stand the test of time.

Everyone's definition and standards for "good" are different. In my opinion, a "good" design needs to have a complete thinking model, pursue sustainable development, and consider residents’ surface and potential functional needs. It is a moderate design, which means "just right".

My design is not limited to a single style. I usually pay much attention to cultural inheritance and innovation firstly, then collect residents’ functional needs and pursue pragmatism on project design. Finally build an ingenious ecological texture according to the local culture, hoping for presenting an interesting works.

My design process is generally star from on-the-spot investigation, communicate with customers face to face, collect customer needs, sort out cultural resources, and analyse project materials fully. In the middle stage, after three stages of repeated affirmation, negation, and negation, we finally determine the project positioning and design ideas. In the later stage, we organize various sections of the project reasonably and finally presents a space where life is closely related to human beauty for the occupants. In other occasions, we will go through a long period to check check and testify, but also enjoy it.

I grew up in China and live in my country for years.Traditional Chinese culture flows in my body. From the macro perspective of view, Oriental beauty is a unique and charming culture. Chinese culture follows the philosophy of respecting nature, so the design industry attaches great importance to the reverence for nature and the concept of sustainable development. All these will have an impact on my design process.

Thanks a lot for your recognition of my team. It is a great honor to receive this award, and we are so encouraged by this. It greatly affirms our design, and we will try our best to do something for our planet.

Chengdu Courtyard is located in Anren Town, the only museum town in China, Dayi County, Chengdu. The project has a new Chinese charm of Sichuan style, which is connected in series in the form of streets, lanes, courtyards and water, so that the architecture and the natural landscape can coexist. By depicting a freehand landscape painting, the project has created a comprehensive villa cluster integrating commercial and cultural life. We hope to promote the charm of Oriental culture and welcome you to visit this beautiful courtyard in Chengdu.

The biggest challenge is that we need to build traditional and modern ecological texture in a limited space.It test really test the ability of innovation and creativity.

It’s a world-renowned award, which really gives us a sense of accomplishment. This will always inspire me to pursue innovation and create more high-quality projects, contributing small strength to the industry.

First, I like to go to various places for academic studying and communication, which can help understand the cultural differences between different regions and different countries. I have visited the United States, France, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore and other countries many times these years, and learned ways of design thinking of different countries, which has greatly broadened my horizons. Second, it gives me a sense of accomplishment to incubate my creative ideas and have a certain impact on the occupants. Third, I took the opportunity to be a guest professor in universities to communicate with new generation and convey the soul and spirit of designers, which also made so energetic.

Every country has its own advantages and disadvantages in design industry. The United States pays more attention to the construction of ecological texture, and the general project cycle is longer. Their project is usually charged by time. In recent years, China has also attach great importance to carbon neutral design and the integration of architectural space and nature. In comparison, the project cycle is relatively short, and the project is generally charged for piece.

AI is a hot topic in the industry now, and many people reckon that AI will replace the designers. I firmly believe that designers are irreplaceable because of their creative thinking and creativity. Design is non-standardized and flexible, while the practical application ability of AI is too limited. In addition, in the next 5 to 10 years, the culture of different regions will be extremely presented and bloomed under the application of science and technology. The future is an era of cultural integration.

The MUSE Award requires for pragmatism, culture and foresight of works. Participants can focus on these aspects.

There are a lot of resources in the design industry, but the most important thing is to cultivate the ability of thinking in our daily life.

Let secrets remain mysterious.

A small corner in nature or a small thing in life has its past and future. We should love life and embrace nature, and then think about its practical use in future.

How to define success? Everyone can get a sense of satisfaction in their industry, and that’s a kind of success. Passion, efforts and persistence can also make a difference.