Yu Jia is an Urban Planner and Designer with a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning and nine years of experience spanning urban planning, urban design, and zoning projects. Drawing from her multidisciplinary background in landscape architecture and planning, Yu combines systems-level thinking with site-specific strategies to connect long-term vision with the everyday experiences of communities. A skilled illustrator and graphic designer, she creates compelling visual narratives that help clients and communities understand possibilities, explore future development, and engage in the planning process.

Lardner/Klein Landscape Architects, Design Intern, Alexandria, VA

Department of Historic Resources Commonwealth of Virginia, Research Intern, Richmond VA

American Planning Association, Research Intern, Washington D.C.

Master of Urban and Environmental Planning, Urban Design Certificate, University of Virginia

Bachelor of Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Hunan University