TheTurenscape+Lake|FlatoArchitectsTeam,ledbyDr.KongjianYuandDavidLake,willworktofocustheirteam’s,“diversestrengthsonaninspiringvisionduringthecompetitionandbeyond.”

TheWallerCreekConservancywillannouncetodaythatithasselectedfourfinalistteamstodevelopplansforconceptson1.5milesofparklandandurbanspacealongWallerCreekindowntownAustin.

1ProjectStatement Withaminimalinterventionstrategyandusing"landscapeacupuncture"designtechnique,anordinarytreeplantationstartedinthe1950sandservingasawindbreakonanabandonedfarm,hasbeentransformedintoalivelyurbanpark,whichwillprovidemultipleecosystemservicesincludingfoodproductionandstormwatermanagement.Itwillalsoserveasahabitatforadiversefloraandfaunaandproviderecreationalandaestheticallypleasurableexperiencesforitsvisitors. 2ProjectNarratives 2.1ObjectivesandChallenges TheQinhuangdaoForest...

1. Project Statement With a minimal intervention strategy and using "landscape acupuncture" design technique, an ordinary tree plantation started in the 1950s and serving as a windbreak on an abandoned farm, has been transformed into a lively urban park, which will provide multiple ecosystem services including food production and storm water management. It will also serve as a habitat for a diverse flora and fauna and provide recreational and aesthetically pleasurable experiences for its...

For almost 1,000 years, young Chinese girls were forced to bind their feet so they could marry citified elites, since their natural “big” feet were associated with provincial people and rustic life.

AninterviewwithKongjianYubyDOMUS

The plan identifies its positioning as a central recreational commercial district based on its location, natural, and social endowments. Centered around this functional positioning, it adopts a "counter-planning" approach, proposing that urban design should focus on ecological and humanistic urban concepts, reflected in the following aspects: Utilizing Natural Conditions: Fully leveraging the site's and nearby natural conditions, the plan creates waterfront recreational spaces ...

QUNLINATIONALURBANWETLAND

TheelevatedwalkwayaroundQunliNationalUrbanWetland.Thisstorm-waterprojectontheeasternoutskirtsofHaerbinCityinnortheastChinaisanationalreserve

Turenscape'sfounderKongjianYudemonstrateshownaturecanbeacost-freeserviceproviderinanurbancontext.Ecologyisasynonymofeconomy.AnarchitecturereportfromHaerbinCitybyEthelBaraonaPohl