"Theformermeanderingmotherriverbecameanuglyconcrete,lifelessditchanditscapacityforfloodretentionandenvironmentalremediationwastotallylost,"saidthearchitects.

ThinklikeaKing,ActlikeaPeasant

MoscowRiver-RiverRecovered

Kongjianhadaspecialattachmenttotheparkasitwasbuiltinthecityandneartheriverwherehegrewup,andbecauseofthishesoughttodesignaspacethatwasecologicallysensitivetotheland,andonethatcouldrehabilitatehisbelovedriverthathadbeenovertakenbyinfrastructure.

SymbioticSolutionstoUrbanWaterIssues

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

Throughaseriesofregenerativedesigntechniques,particularlymeasurestoslowdowntheflowofstorm-water

The‘topten’designersthatfollowarethoseIthinkhavebeenthemostinfluential.Thesepeoplehaveshapedyoureverydayworld.

hisinfluencesandhowYuobtainedhisfirstprojectsinChinausingtheecologicalprinciplesasthedifferentiatorbehimselfandtheotherlandscapedesignfirmsandinstitutes.

Consistingoftwomainareas,thenewdevelopmentislocatedwithintheexistingurbanfabricandadjacenttothecity’sancientConfuciusTemple.Thebiggestchallengesoftheprojectincluded:Howtointegratelarge,modernarchitecturewithofthedensityoftheancientcityandtheneighboringbuildings?Canyoucreateatranquilmuseumenvironmentinanoisycity?Theprojectusesindoorstreetcorridorstoseparatetheexhibitionspaces,addressingcirculationandlightingwhilebreakingupthebuildingtointegratethetextureoftheoldcity.Thewalls,whicharealsotheexhibi...