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Zhechen Ren
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 London

  [zhechen.portfoliobox.net](https://zhechen.portfoliobox.net/uniproject)

 Landscape Architect at Foster + Partners | Garden Designer at HMLS Studio

  [R.zchen](https://www.instagram.com/R.zchen)

  [Zhechen Ren](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhechenren)

Awards

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 Gold Medal

 RHS

 [Sunlight Shining Through](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/sunlight-shining-through)

Gardens

 [ ![Sunlight Shining Through](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/gardens/sunlight-shining-through/primary_image.webp?v=d57471a0-6b7b-4f30-8de9-6224bf434977)

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Gold Medal

360° Photo

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 [ Sunlight Shining Through
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 Designed by [Zhechen Ren](https://gardensdb.com/people/zhechen-ren) & [Xiya Xu](https://gardensdb.com/people/xiya-xu) & [Tongheng Liang](https://gardensdb.com/people/tongheng-liang) & [Minjie Yang](https://gardensdb.com/people/minjie-yang)

 Show [RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025](https://gardensdb.com/shows/rhs-hampton-court-palace-garden-festival-2025)

 Type Pocket Planting

  Role  Designer

Gallery

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Links

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 [Sunlight Shining Through](https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hampton-court-palace-garden-festival/gardens/2025/sunlight-shining-through?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLZ_n9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp4s2bvkOybIna0lcKkop29oOg1c7mFBMSxSaHPNujqiwNxz9DlimdNi6wz09_aem_Zr8pSV_RXLxIW48hmIFdRw)

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 [BBC Gardener’s World](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ADv7VV-Cz2E&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD)

Organisations

Current

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HMLS

Designer

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Previously

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University of Sheffield

Student

 September 2021 - September 2023

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