The urban collapse, caused by real estate overexploitation and exacerbated by the climate crisis, does not have to be imminent.

The talk will follow the author Kongjian Yu to explore a low maintenance approach to create a green wall and productive roof at his own home and beyond.

The ecological urban planner Kongjian Yu believes that the urban model of gray cities, which prioritizes the use of cars and expels water from the basin, can be transformed into sponge cities .

1 Project Statement Breaking through the conventional way of flood control engineering, Beijing Yongxing river greenway turns a seasonal urban drainage into a water resilient green sponge to retain and filtrate stormwater, meanwhile create an ecologically sound, productive and community building green infrastructure. Concrete slope is removed and wetland are constructed, porous landform are created through the earth-balance cut and fill to create diverse habitats, activity places are create...

“Floods are not enemies,” explains Professor Kongjian Yu. “We can make friends with floods. We can make friends with water.”

近日新加坡知名杂志CUBES，对北京大学教授、土人设计的创始人俞孔坚进行了专题采访，采访过程中俞孔坚结合成功案例介绍了他的海绵城市理念，并提出一些对于新加坡城市建设的建议。

景观设计师俞孔坚正在建设与水友好型景观，以缓解现代大城市的极端天气事件。

Haikou's Jiangdong is frequently affected by tides and typhoons, leading to severe coastal erosion and increasingly fragile coastal ecosystems. The flood control capacity on the east bank of the Nandu River is weak, and the threat of flooding remains unresolved. Due to climate influences, the area experiences alternating droughts and floods, with frequent urban flooding, making safety a significant concern. The plan aims to comprehensively address these water issues through mul...

The water ecological security pattern plays a crucial role in the overall control and coordination of urban water systems, forming the foundation for constructing sponge cities. It serves as a fundamental spatial framework for urban development, influencing aspects such as land use, development directions, and the showcasing of urban characteristics. Therefore, it should not merely be treated as a specialized component after urban master planning. This study takes the water eco...