The conventional approach to urban planning adopted by many Chinese cities, and cities elsewhere, is oriented toward economic development – while often incurring the cost of ecological destruction.

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

As founts of ancestral wisdom about the natural world, China and Mexico should combine their knowledge to build sustainable cities, award-winning Chinese landscape architect Yu Kongjian said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

China and Mexico have in common an ancient wisdom about nature, and knowledge should be shared to protect the environment, Chinese architect and world leader in green urban planning, Yu Kongjian, told Xinhua.

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 .

Dr. Kongjian gives the Keynote Methodology Conference on strategic ecological safety and eco-city patterns.

This paper introduces the project of "Hing Hay Park" in Seattle, USA, which is designed by Turenscape, led by Yu Kongjian.

Humanity may eventually have no choice but to design the planet for our survival. But we need to find a fit with nature and not fit nature through the totalizing narrative of “ecological security.”

1 Project Statement Through prudent transformative landscape interventions, the deserted prime waterfront of Kazan City at Kaban Lake has been revitalized in a short time span. The project showcases landscape as an interactive medium that regulates hydrological environment, creates public access and provides numerous opportunities to connect new public realms which can function as a common denominator of nature, culture, and social developments. 2 Challenges and Objectives Kazan is th...