Nature and City

AChineselandscapearchitectrestorestheecologyofanurbanwetlandandcreatesaninnovative,ever-changingpark.

InabidtoincreasesustainabilityandresilienceofDhaka'sbuildingsandlandscapes,aninstituteofarchitecturewaslaunchedbyBengalFoundationinthecapitalyesterday.

KongjianYuSpeakatNewYorkUrbanDesignForum

Thenoisearoundthisyear’scelebrationofthetercentenaryof"Capability"Brown'sbirthbegsthequestion:whoarethe“Capabilities”oftoday?BrownhasastatusinlandscapedesignsimilartothatofShakespeareinliterature,andonemightwonderwhathewouldbedoingifhewerealivein2016.

HighlyRecommendedShanghai2010ExpoHoutanPark

AculturalfoundationbringsdesignerstoDhakaandannouncesanewinstituteforarchitecture,landscapes,andsettlements.

Kongjianhadaspecialattachmenttotheparkasitwasbuiltinthecityandneartheriverwherehegrewup,andbecauseofthishesoughttodesignaspacethatwasecologicallysensitivetotheland,andonethatcouldrehabilitatehisbelovedriverthathadbeenovertakenbyinfrastructure.

Itwillfocusonfivekeythemes:CitiesoftheFuture;ImprovingHumanLife;PoweringFutureEconomies–Energy;TheDigitalAge–InnovationandEntrepreneurship;andTourism’sNewFrontiers.

The‘topten’designersthatfollowarethoseIthinkhavebeenthemostinfluential.Thesepeoplehaveshapedyoureverydayworld.