Sponge City

1. Project Statement Changjiahui is located in the core area of “Two Rivers and Four Banks” in Chongqing. It is the core of Chongqing’s six “business cards”. The Danzishi area is located on the golden section of the cultural and ecological “business cards”. This project is based on the problem-strategy methods, proposing macro-planning strategies based on current problems, as well as the specific planning and design strategies for important corridors and key areas. 2. Objective and Chall...

1．Project Statement In the new era of ecological civilization, the north bank of the Yangtze River is poised to change from a production-type shoreline to a living-type and recreational-type shoreline, becoming the starting zone for urban renewal. In view of the problem of splitting of mountains and rivers, splitting of people and rivers, splitting of city and rivers on the north bank of the Yangtze River, the design is based on the concept of Meeting Again and Well-being, sewing water, ...

1. Project Statement: Chongqing Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone is located in the northeast of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area. It is an important space carrier for the construction of the innovation center in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in Liangjiang New Area. It is planned and constructed as the Chongqing Innovation Resource Gathering Highlands, the Science and Technology Innovation Demonstration Highlands, the New Industrial Incubation Highlands, and the International S...

1. Project Statement Wenzhou is located along the southeast coast of China and the southern tip of Zhejiang Province, and is situated in the middle of the two major urban circles, the Yangtzi River Delta area and Haixi economic development zone. The study site, Daluoshan, can be found east of Wenzhou’s main urban area, south side of Ou Jiang River, with a total area of 112km2. It is the strategic center of Wenzhou in terms of raising its urban resilience against threats from Climate Change ...

1. Project Statement The place where Douhe River flows past Dacheng Mountain is the origin of Tangshan. Starting from Kailuan Coal Mine, Tangshan has rapidly developed into an important industrial base for the capital region. After the 1976 earthquake, Tangshan was reborn and rapidly expands towards the West, leaving the older city in need of a renewal. The planning area covers a fifth of the entire central city, and is the key to Tangshan’s future success. 2. Objective and Challenge ...

1．Project Statement The competition aims to develop a new vision and a new theme for the development of Xiangmihu Area in the new era, and foster the quality and character of a future city through systematic design approaches. For citizens in Shenzhen, it will offer a green and eco-friendly public urban place that promotes opening, sharing and cultural vitality; for the city of Shenzhen, it will create an ecological and sustainable urban area that combines the international standards with l...

1．Project Statement Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, is one of the fast growing cities in the world, with a population over 7.2 million. Green space is in terrible demand. In 2019, the Riyadh Development Authority (RDA) announced the King Salman Park (KSP) project converting the former King Salman Airbase in the center of the city into a mega park, 13.4 square kilometers (5 square miles) total and 4 times the size of New York’s Central Park, making it the largest urban park in the world...

October 17, 2023 (Washington, D.C.) – The Cultural Landscape Foundation (“TCLF”) today announced that Beijing-based landscape architect Kongjian Yu is the recipient of the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize (“Oberlander Prize”).

The Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum Award winner talks to METROPOLIS about our changing planet, his “Sponge City” concept, and nature-based solutions to urban planning.