thetheoryandmethodoflandscapearchitectureandurbanplanning;theculturalaspectoflandscape;landscapesecuritypatternsandecologicalinfrastructure.

thewater-adaptivelandscapesarevaluablefeaturesoftheculturalheritage,andshouldbeintegratedintolandscapeandurbanplanningforurbandevelopmenttoday.

PekingUniversityinvitedmebacktoChinatoparticipateinaLandscapeUrbanismConference,hostedbytheGraduateSchoolofLandscapeArchitectureandDeanKongjianYu.

ChineseLandscapeArchitectureEducationConference&LandscapeArchitectsCongress,Beijing

-Projectisinspiringhighperformance,butlowmaintenancedesign-

YuKongjianhassparednoeffortsinmakinglandscapedesignplayagreaterroleinalleviatingurbangrowingpainsandenhancingenvironmentalprotectionthroughfloodcontrol,waterresourcemanagement,biodiversityprotection,andculturalheritageprotection.

AsChinahasurbanized,floodinghasbecomearegularfeatureofitscities,notablyinthemoredevelopedsouthandeast.

Threeyearsago,whenfloodinginBeijingkilled79people,theChinesegovernmentwasquicktoblamethesizeofthestorm,notthecity’sfailingdrainagesystem.Buttheexcusedidn’tpersuadethepublic.Newsreportsoffatalfloodscomeasregularlytocitydwellersastheannualmonsoonseason.

Aspartofamajorcampaignofenvironmentalimprovement,thecitygovernmentcommissionedthedesignfirmTurenscapewithitsheaddesignerKongjianYutodevelopaholisticstrategyforaddressingavarietyofseriousproblems

Dat er snel en op een ongeziene schaal gebouwd wordt in China, weten we ondertussen allemaal, toch drong het pas helemaal tot me door toen ik bij Turenscape aan de slag ging. Een dag na een vrijblijvende bijeenkomst in hun kantoren in Beijing,