RedRibbonTangheRiverPark

thewaterundergroundisdroppingonemetereveryyear.Thecityisbuiltonahuman-controlledsystemofpipesanddrainage,roadsandinfrastructure.Wewastetoomuchtime,water,andenergypumpingwater."

Asisoftenthecase,thebeachsurroundingthisprojectwasfacingdestructionduetotheregion’soverdevelopment

Thebigfootrevolution:towardanewlandscapeaesthetic

as China has become more urbanized and “civilized,” the vernacular landscape has been gradually deprived of its productivity,

everydesignactionisalsoalandscapinggesturewithenvironmentalimplications.

ItisacallforthereturntotheGoodEarthandacallfortherescueofthewealth-corruptedsocietythathasbeenalienatedfromtheland.

thisprojectdemonstrateshowaminimaldesignsolutioncanachievedramaticimprovements,turninga“messy,”naturalBig-Footlandscapeintoabeautifulurbanpark,whilepreservingthenaturalprocessesandpatterns.

whatwearetryingtodoistodefineacontemporaryChinesevernacularandanewaesthetic.Wewanttobeauthentic,tobegood,andthenbeautiful.

Hismajorresearchinterestsincludethetheoryandmethodoflandscapearchitecture,urbanplanningforsustainablecities,culturalheritage,andecologicalplanning.