LastyearaboutthistimewewerepagingthroughthesaucyHarvardDesignMagazineissueonpleasure.HeistheprincipaloftheChineselandscapearchitecturefirmTurenscape,anincrediblyprolificgroupthathasgainedwiderecognitionfordesignexcellenceinthelastdecade.

Tomany,KongjianYu,FASLA,istheFrederickLawOlmstedofChina.WinnerofinnumerableASLAprofessionaldesignawards

Hispracticeisbasedintherurallandscapeofhischildhood.Farmershavewisdom.Howthelandwasmanagedforcenturies,teachesYuhowtousesomeofthosepractices,combinedwithcurrentgreeninfrastructuretechniques,tocleanwaterandmanagestormwaterrun-off.

TheTurenscape+Lake|FlatoArchitectsTeam,ledbyDr.KongjianYuandDavidLake,willworktofocustheirteam’s,“diversestrengthsonaninspiringvisionduringthecompetitionandbeyond.”

For almost 1,000 years, young Chinese girls were forced to bind their feet so they could marry citified elites, since their natural “big” feet were associated with provincial people and rustic life.

TheelevatedwalkwayaroundQunliNationalUrbanWetland.Thisstorm-waterprojectontheeasternoutskirtsofHaerbinCityinnortheastChinaisanationalreserve

Nowadays,theessenceoflandscapearchitecturaldesignhasbeendistortedfromtheoriginal,whenitwasjustforcosmeticandornamentalpurposes.

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TheAmericanArchitectureAwardsisorganizedannuallybyTheChicagoAthenaeum:MuseumofArchitectureandDesignandTheEuropeanCentreforArchitectureArtDesignandUrbanStudies,

Prof.KongjianYu,founderofTurenscapeLandscapeArchitects,isoneoftheworld'sleadinglandscapedesigners.