Few names in contemporary landscape architecture resonate as profoundly as Yu Kongjian. The most recent winner of the prestigious Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize—a distinction on a par with the Pritzker Prize in architecture and accompanied by a US$100,000 award—Yu has been recognised for his groundbreaking contributions to ecological urbanism. His ability to merge ecology with cutting-edge urbanism has led to transformative interventions in cities worldwide, challenging the conventions of water management with an artistic yet pragmatic approach. A Harvard-trained architect and founder of Beijing-based Turenscape, one of the most decorated landscape firms in the world, Yu has spent over two decades pioneering nature-based solutions for flood-prone cities.
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