AJ: In practice: Soak it up – flood prevention nature's way
Kongjian Yu is a professor at Beijing University and founder of landscape architecture practice Turenscape. He recently received the Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize in recognition of his work developing the Sponge City concept for mitigating urban flooding and augmenting urban climate resilience. (see also the AJ’s Climate Resilience issue, 24 October 2024). He talks here about his practice’s key projects, but also about the importance of his childhood in shaping his approach, the need to stop relying on grey infrastructure and why water is all-important in the fight against climate change.
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