Qianna Wang | Urban Design & Spatial Research Portfolio

Curated Index · 01

Projects

Thesis & Design Research Architecture Projects Digital Product Work

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2025

FEATURED RESEARCH

Thesis & Design Research

Between Destinations

Urban Design MArch · UCL Bartlett

The project investigates the emotional costs of London's public transport system using geospatial analysis and wearable GSR sensors, proposing a dual intervention of a mobile app and a parasitic architectural system to redefine urban mobility and social interaction.

Emotional CostsGeospatial AnalysisParasitic Architecture

Architecture DesignPortfolio

Architecture Project

Selected Works

2019–2023 · Beijing Jiaotong University

Undergraduate architectural portfolio from Beijing Jiaotong University (2019–2023), featuring four studio projects presented as full-page spreads.

2019–2023

FLIPBOOK

Observation Archive · 02

Traces

Quiet urban frames Drawings and sketches Trails and movement

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Field Note

Yubeng Village, Yunnan, China · 2024

Hiking in Yubeng Village

Pilgrimage trails beneath Kawagebo Peak

Photography

Los Angeles, USA · 2025

Travertine Curve

Warm light on travertine stone & geometry

Field Note

Seven Sisters, East Sussex, UK

Seven Sisters White Cliffs

Rolling downland meets the English Channel

Field Note

The Long Mynd, UK

First Gliding Flight

Silent soaring over ancient Shropshire valleys

Drawing

Studio Archive

Spatial Pen Drawings

Observation through line, rhythm, and grain

Essays & Field Discourse · 03

Notes

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Building qiannawang.com: A Full-Stack Personal Portfolio Case Study

Experience + tutorial: building a CMS-backed portfolio — tone, stack, Supabase, Vercel, SEO/GEO, and analytics.

portfolionextjssupabase

2026.08.13

[02]

Aliyun ECS Deployment Guide: Docker Compose Single-Container Apps

Deploy a Docker Compose web app on Aliyun ECS: mirror setup, security groups, Baota reverse proxy with HTTPS, and optional GitHub Actions.

devopsdockeraliyun

2026.08.10

[03]

Building an AI Video Downloader & Summarizer with Cursor

A practical path from yt-dlp download to AI summary and Stripe membership—with reusable prompts and the decisions that keep the build on track.

AICursoryt-dlp

2026.07.23

Pipelines & Digital Vault · 04

Workbench

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AI Product & Solo Indie Development

An agile, deliverable-first engineering loop: from agent guardrails and core path validation to split-screen UX ergonomics and containerized production deployment.

Environment & Infrastructure

Set up a high-velocity solo engineering stack: selecting the optimal IDE/Agent tools (Cursor, Codex, VS Code), leveraging the skills.sh registry (trellis, frontend-design, ui-ux-pro-max), and integrating real-time MCPs (Context7, Firecrawl, Playwright).

Scope & Product Definition

Avoid premature feature bloat. Define target users, core utility, and product boundaries to ship a razor-sharp MVP.

Architecture & Contracts

Decouple frontend and backend with mock APIs. Choose FastAPI for performance and developer velocity; enforce unified schemas for multi-agent workflows.

UI Prototype & Ergonomics

Optimize for fewer clicks and higher information density. Craft real-time responsive split-screen layouts tailored for AI interactions.

Feature Build & Scaling

Execute disciplined incremental delivery: isolate agent runs with Git, spin up fresh context threads, and benchmark edge cases.

Persistence & Storage

Evolve from a stateless MVP to Supabase for relational data/auth and Cloudflare R2 for zero-egress media object storage.

Monetization & Deployment

Integrate global checkout via Stripe, process webhooks idempotently, and deploy via Docker Compose behind an Nginx reverse proxy.

About Me

Spatial Thinking, AI Products

A path from architecture and urban research to SaaS systems and AI product work, focused on turning complex workflows into usable digital tools.

Working Across

Spatial systemsEnterprise workflowsUrban data and mappingVisual communicationAI product development

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