CPG:Chinese technology ignores modern concrete, revives ancestral wisdom about water, creates sponge cities that mitigate floods, clean rivers, cool metropolises, cost less, and are already transforming dozens of cities worldwide after decades of growing global climate extreme urban skepticism.
zerobeyond: Dr. Kongjian Yu’s Philosophy behind China’s Ecological Revolution
tuoitre:Sun Group Launches Charmora City Project, Pioneering Sponge City Model in Vietnam
DELO: Death of the Father of the Sponge City — The City That Holds Water
North Capital: Stormwater Parks in Flood-Prone Areas – A Rising Urban Necessity
Yahoo News: You Might Already Be Living in a Sponge City
archello: A Floating Forest - Fish Tail Park in Nanchang City
IFLA: In Memoriam - Professor Kongjian Yu
Kongjian Yu spoke at the 61st IFLA World Congress in Nantes
Kongjian Yu Spoke at CAU 2025 International Conference: Sponge Planet
Kongjian Yu Spoke at UK CIC Conference:Climate Adaptation & Resilience - Exploring the Role of Water through Nature-led Strategies and Co-design
Kongjian Yu Spoke at Waterfront Conference: Reimagining the Flow of Nature - Sponge Cities and a Resilient Planet
Kongjian Yu Spoke at The Cultural Landscape Foundation:Soak it Up - Combating Climate Change with Landscape Architecture
Kongjian Yu Spoke at Berkeley Water Day: Addressing Water Challenges of a Changing Climate
Kongjian Yu Spoke at International Symposium on Urban Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (Asia Region): Chinese Model for Nature Based Solutions
Kongjian Yu Spoke at IFLA Webinar Landscape Architects Leading Climate Action - Nature-Based Solutions for a Regenerative Future
From Concrete to Sponge City: Why Cities Should No Longer Repel Water | NZZ Documentary
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations: Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom to Combat Climate Change
Kongjian Yu Spoke at Waterfront Conference: Reimagining the Flow of Nature - Sponge Cities and a Resilient Planet
Kongjian Yu dialogue with AECOM's Lauren Micir at Waterfront Conference
Kongjian Yu Spoke at The Cultural Landscape Foundation:Soak It Up - Combating Climate Change with Landscape Architecture
World Economic Forum:Soak It Up-Sponge City
TCLF: Three Landscapes Designed by Kongjian Yu, the 2023 Oberlander Prize Laureate - Zhongshan Shipyard Park
TCLF: Three Landscapes Designed by Kongjian Yu, the 2023 Oberlander Prize Laureate - Red Ribbon Park