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

Harvard design school hold kongjian yu design workshop

KongjianYu,aninternationallyrecognizedlandscapearchitect,willdiscussBeautifulBigFeet:TowardaNewLandscapeArchitectureonOct.4at6p.m.

ThroughRegenerativeDesignandbychanginglandforms,thenaturalprocessofplantadaptationandcommunityevolutionisintroducedtotransformaformerdesertedshootingrangeusedasagarbagedump,

asedintwoofthebiggestandmostrapidlydevelopingcountriesinAsia,theycommentonthestateofthecityinIndiaandChinarespectively,andhowasustainablefuturerequiresasenseofenvironmentalwisdomandaparadigmshiftinredefiningurbandesignanddevelopment.

Architects,planners,andlandscapearchitectsfromaroundtheworldcommentedontheirowntheoreticalandpracticalapproaches.

Prof.KongjianYu,founderofTurenscapeLandscapeArchitects,isoneoftheworld'sleadinglandscapedesigners.

Restoring the earth - revolutionary report by kongjian yu in 48th annual IFLA conference

YudiscusseshisBigFootRevolution,thebirthofTurenscapeandthePekingUniversityprogramsoflandscapearchitectureaswellashisinfluenceontheChinesenationaldebateconcerningurbandevelopment.

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