Many visitors to the 9th China(Beijing)International Darden Expo have been deeply impressed by a picturesque sunken garden known as Splendid Valley. The garden was formerly an abandoned landfill. Nowadays, more and more Chinese cities and families have been taking blod action to pursue green, floral lifestyles.

“ProjectRussia”magazineincooperationwiththeStrelkaInstituteandWowhausbureauaredraftingtheissuededicatedtoorganizationofmodernurbangreenspaces.

Named“Carré&Rond”(Square&Round),meaningLandandSky,thedesignisacontemporaryre-interpretationoftraditionalChinesegardensthatcombinesthecontemporaryconceptofstormwatermanagementwithanumberofChinesegardeningphilosophies.

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Intheirapplicationseveryconsortiumprovidedthejurywiththemotivationletterwherealloftheachievementsofitsmembersandtheirvisionoftheconceptofthe"Zaryadye"parkweredescribed.

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Project Overview This proposal is a shortlisted entry for the international design competition for North Grant Park in Chicago. The design is a collaboration between Beijing Turenscape Landscape and Architecture Planning and Design Institute and JJR, USA. North Grant Park in Chicago—Field of Art—is envisioned as a cultural symbol and a backdrop for the natural cycles of the urban landscape. Using cornfields as the primary landscape substrate, the design pays homage to Chicago'...

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SquareRoundDesigned:February2013Built:May2013Size:100SquaremetersLocation:ChâteauChaumont,FrenchChiefDesigner：KongjianYuAssistantDesigner:XiaoxuanLu,ZhipingQiu,XianmingTuInstalledinChâteauChaumont,French,thissmallraingarden,SquareRound,meaningLandandSky,isacontemporaryre-interpretationofChineseTraditionalGardensbyapplyingtheformallanguageofcurvilinearandsquare,thespatialexperientialstrategyofenclosureandmakingsmallintobig,andthroughthebuildingtechniqueofcuttingandfill.Thisprojectintegratesthecon...

1. Project Statement Installed in Château Chaumont, French, this small rain garden, Square & Round, meaning Land and Sky, is a contemporary re-interpretation of Chinese Traditional Gardens by applying the formal language of curvilinear and square, the spatial experiential strategy of enclosure and making small into big, and through the building technique of cutting and fill. This project integrates the contemporary concept of stormwater management with the Chinese gardening philosophy ...