heritagecorridorsandrecreation.Thisecologicalinfrastructurebecomesanintegratedmediumofvariousprocesses,bringingnature,manandspiritstogether.

A sapphire necklace, connecting multiple peninsular residences Three urban functional cores, harmonizing a green new district Sapphire Necklace: With the goal of being ecological, cultural, livable, and work-friendly, the design of the Daxing New Town core area fully considers the characteristics of the site. The existing flood detention reservoirs are transformed into a continuous rainwater management system and integrated with the urban green spac...

Theuniquehistory,trafficandwaterconditionsofthesiteofferunlimitedpotentialforthedesignofthecenterareaofthenewdevelopingareainDaxing,Beijing.Basedontheconceptofagreencity,Daxingaimstobuildaecological,humanistic,andeffectivelypositivenewurbanareainBeijing.Ourdesignincludesthefollowingconceptualfeatures:Sapphirenecklace:Ecological,humanistic,andsuitabledesignforlivingandworkinginsideanewurbanareaistheprimaryobjectiveoftheurbanplan.Thisplanfullyconsideredtheconditionsofthesite,soitsubdividedthedeten...

Thecoreareaofthedesignandstudyislocatedinthehistoricalpartofthecity,whichasmanyotherplaceslostitsvitalitybecauseoftheurbaneconomictransformationduetothedegradationoftheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal.Asdevelopingovertime,ononehandbecauseofthedegradationoftheagedbuildings,poorinfrastructuresandthepoorenvironmentalconditions,theoldtowngraduallybecomesaforgottencornerofthecity;ontheotherhandthereareafewremaininghistoricalrelicsintheoldtownarea,carryingthememoryofurbandevelopmentandprofoundculturalherita...

Features:(1)Inheritingthetraditionalcultureof‘Xiang’Restoreandreconnectthewatersystem,restoreforestecology,establishlandscapelinkagesbetweenthemountainsandthewatersystemthroughcontiguousgreenspacesandastrongvisualconnectiontoformanintegratedlandscape.(2)Creatinganewinnovativewatercultureandaneweraof"ThePeachGarden"Throughresearchandplanning,createanidealcitywithastrongculturalidentitybyrefiningandreconstructingtheoriginalnativecultureandinterpretingitintoamodernvernacularandintegratingthisstylei...

Narrativesummary:DesignApproach:1cityandwater:riparianwatersystem,establishedthewetlandfeaturedlandscape.2cityandthesky:energycostreducing,constructacomfortableandgreencity.3cityandthesky:highcapacityandlargescaleurbanbuildingsdemonstratedthecarefulnessandrespecttohumanbeings.4cityandtheland,humanismclosedcourtyardspaceasthemajorunitofthecity.5cityandcity,theoldercityandthenewercityformedabeautifulandharmoniousurbanscenery.Haiheriveristheurbanopenspace,andisveryimportantintermsofurbanaxisandgath...

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Thecoreforthesestrategiesistoredefineurbanity,andrecreateacityasanewvernacular,reflectingtheauthenticrelationshipbetweenlandandpeopleandforthesakeofsurvival.

WavesofChange–CitiesatCrossroads

Dean'sLecture:InternationalityandIdentity:TowardsModernChineseLandscapeArchitectureandUrbanDesign