ProjectStatement:Throughregenerativedesignandminimalinterventionstrategies,twelvepollutedandbarrenpondsfromaderelictfishfarmaretransformedintoalush“greensponge”thatcleansespollutedriverwaterandremediatescontaminatedstormwater.Whilefosteringmulti-layeredecosystemrestoration,theparkprovidesamuch-neededverdanturbanoasiswithinthecityofYichang’sburgeoningconcretejungle.1.Challenges:TheYichangYunheParkislocatedinthecenteroftheEastNewEco-cityofYichang.Situatedinasmallbasinwithinahillylandscape,theparkh...

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OnSeptember12,theEighthLectureof“EnrichingthePeople&ProsperingGansu”LectureSeriesforgovernmentofficialsinGansuprovincewassuccessfullyheld.ProfessorYuKongjian,wasinvitedtogiveathemedspeechon“BigFootRevolutiontowardEcoCity”.

Itwillfocusonfivekeythemes:CitiesoftheFuture;ImprovingHumanLife;PoweringFutureEconomies–Energy;TheDigitalAge–InnovationandEntrepreneurship;andTourism’sNewFrontiers.

hisinfluencesandhowYuobtainedhisfirstprojectsinChinausingtheecologicalprinciplesasthedifferentiatorbehimselfandtheotherlandscapedesignfirmsandinstitutes.

KongjianYucertainlyisbyfarthebest-knownlandscapearchitectfromthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Notonlyishethepresidentofhis­ownplanningcompanyTurenscape,heisalsothedean­oftheCollegeofArchitectureandLandscapeArchitectureatPekingUniversity.

Thispastyearshowsusallthatthepublishingworldisn’tdeadyet.Anumberofmust-havebooksonlandscapearchitecture,urbandesign,andecologycamepastourdesksthisyear.Hereareourtoptenbooksof2012:

REFORMreflectstheurgencyofactionsrequiredbyallbuiltenvironmentdesignprofessionsinaddressingthepresentandpendingenvironmental,economic,culturalandsocialissuesconfrontingourcities,towns,regionalandruralplaces.

China’s megacities are an experiment field of superlative dimensions.Young Chinese architects are seeking the intersection betwween avant-garde and traditional Asian architecture-and finding international recognition for their efforts.

Severalyearsagoatwenty-twohectaresarealatertransformedintoaparkwasagarbagedump.TurenscapeArchitectswon,andintwoyearstheformer22-hectaregarbagedumpturnedintothemulti-levelwetlandpark.