The project is located in Suining County, Xuzhou City. Compared to other regions in Jiangsu Province, Suining has lagged behind in urbanization. However, in recent years, driven by government efforts, significant success has been achieved in attracting investments, propelling the city into a rapid development phase. Yet, the original pedestrian spaces and urban scale face challenges. The new administrative center and residential areas have been constructed separately from the old town, crea...

Located in Hedong District of Tianjin, Qiaoyuan Park is bounded by Tianshan Road to the east, Panshan Road to the south, Kunlun Road to the west, and Weiguo Road to the north, backed by the Weiguo Road Interchange. The project takes the concept of the bridge as a central design motif—considering its psychological, architectural, and cultural dimensions, and its resonance with Tianjin’s identity—to create a unique "Bridge Park" that reflects local culture. A bridge is a structure of co...

Extreme rainfall and flash flooding are becoming increasingly frequent and severe, but most cities are ill-equipped to cope with these risks. In highly concretised urban environments, the “sponge city” is an urban planning strategy that builds climate resilience through restoring water’s natural patterns. We’ve been talking about sponge cities since 2016, and we’re thrilled to finally speak to the “Father of Sponge Cities,” Dr. Kongjian Yu. He is the Founder and Principal Designer at Turenscape,...

The project is located in Shangyu District of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. Shangyu lies within the low hills and mountainous region of the Cao’e River Basin and was the core production area of the Yue Kiln during the Han to Six Dynasties period. The Three Kingdoms and Western Jin period (later known as Wu-Jin) marked the peak of the early Yue Kiln’s development. During this time, at least 57 kiln sites were active, producing porcelain of exquisite quality with a wide variety of forms a...

Yichang, known for the monumental Three Gorges and Gezhouba Dams, sits on the banks of the Yangtze River and is often referred to as the “Hydropower Capital of China.” Its geography is defined by hills and valleys. Yunhe Park (literally “Canal Park”) is located in the city’s Eastern Ecological New District, in a low-lying area shaped by hilly terrain. The site was once a cluster of abandoned fish ponds and included a small hydroelectric station. The design adopts a minimal-intervention ...

Few names in contemporary landscape architecture resonate as profoundly as Yu Kongjian. The most recent winner of the prestigious Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize—a distinction on a par with the Pritzker Prize in architecture and accompanied by a US$100,000 award—Yu has been recognised for his groundbreaking contributions to ecological urbanism. His ability to merge ecology with cutting-edge urbanism has led to transformative interventions in cities worldwide, ...

On July 1st, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) officially awarded Professor Yu Kongjian, Dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at Peking University and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as the inaugural "NbS Global Champion (Champion for Nature-based Solutions)"—recognizing his outstanding contributions to ecological restoration and sustainable design.

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