aninterviewwithProfessor.KongjianYu

Theintentionofthisprojectistorehabilitatethedamagednaturalenvironment,restoreandunveiltotourists

1ProjectStatement Builtonabrownfieldofaformerindustrialsite,HoutanParkisaregenerativelivinglandscapeonShanghai’sHuangpuriverfront.Thepark’sconstructedwetland,ecologicalfloodcontrol,reclaimedindustrialstructuresandmaterials,andurbanagricultureareintegralcomponentsofanoverallrestorativedesignstrategytotreatpollutedriverwaterandrecoverthedegradedwaterfrontinanaestheticallypleasingway. 2ProjectNarratives 2.1ObjectivesandChallenges Thesiteisanarrowlinear14-hectare(34.6acre)bandlocatedalon...

NarrativeSummaryThisplanisinspiredbythecell,andthemainconceptistodesignthislifescienceparkaactivecell,whichincludes4features,thatis1)tomakeasustainablewetlandconstruction2)tointegratethefunctionalbuildinggroupswiththesurroundingenvironment,3)makeaneasymeansofcirculation,and4)toemphasizetheedge.Concept:Cellisthebasicunitoflife,itisahighlyeffectivemetabolicsystemandhasthecapacitytoself-propagate,anditalsofunctionswithothercells.LifescienceparkshouldbethelastlivingcellofthelandandZhongguancunarea,w...

1. Project Statement The Zhongguancun Life Science Park is a research and development campus for life sciences. An international competition was carried in late 1999 for the master plan and landscape design, and this design won the first place. This design aims at creating an ecologically and environmentally sustainable campus. The campus is 132 Ha in area. In total 530,000 square meters of research and development buildings will be constructed. The central park of the campus, which...

Overtime,theproblemsoftraditionalenergysourceslikepetroleumandnaturalgasarebecomingmoresevereeveryday.Thistypeofenergyisnon-renewable,anditmakesahugeimpactontheenvironment.Tosolvetheaboveproblemistouseanewtypeofenergy-biologicalenergy.Thatmeansutilizingthedebrisofcropsandorganicfertilizerastherawmaterialtoproduceenergy,whichcouldmakeenergysupplyself-supportingonalocalscale.Landscapecouldhelpmakepeopleunderstandwhyconsideringecologicalproblemssuchastheseisimportanttothefutureofourhumancondition.A...

AnEcologicalCityemphasizesefficiency,economyandaharmoniousbalancebetweenhumankind,thecityandnature.Thisprojectrestoresthenaturalprocessesandregainsriparianpatterns.Itcanbeseenasasensitivecitywhichemphasizeshuman-orienteddesign,ataconvenientscalewhilegivingthecityanidentity;extendinganddevelopinghistoricalconnections,demonstratingthelocalspiritoftheregion.Itcanbeseenasanalive-convenient,comfortable,safeandlivablecity.Acityfortourismwithcharmingandbeautifulviews,allowingabrand-newurbanimage,specia...

AseriesofsingularlydesignedgardensformaL-shapedlinearopenspace,namelyTheBridgedGardens,locatedinbetweenthecityandabigman-madenaturalisticpark(TheQiaoYuanPark),inthenortherncoastalcityofTianjin,China.Thesitewasheavypolluted,littered,deserted,andscatteredwithslumsandtemporarystructures.WhileboththeParkandTheBridgedGardenswerebuiltsimultaneously,thislandscapeasawholewasdesignedtonotonlyimprovelocalwaterandsoilconditions,buttocreateanenvironmentthatcelebratedthelocalcultureandlandscapes,andprovider...

1ProjectStatementUsingvariousRegenerativeDesigntechniques,aheavyeroded,badlyabusedanddecayingbeachhasbeenecologicallyrecoveredandsuccessfullytransformedintoawellvisitedplace,demonstratinglandscapearchitectscanprofessionallyfacilitatetheinitiativesofrebuildingaharmoniousrelationshipbetweenmanandnaturethroughecologicaldesign.2ProjectNarrativeThebeachislocatedalongtheBohaiSeashorelineofQinhuangdaocity,atouristiccoastalcityinNorthChina’sHebeiProvince,6.4kilometersinlengthandanareaof60hectares.Thewho...

NarrativeSummaryThisplanisinspiredbythecell,andthemainconceptistodesignthislifescienceparkaactivecell,whichincludes4features,thatis1)tomakeasustainablewetlandconstruction2)tointegratethefunctionalbuildinggroupswiththesurroundingenvironment,3)makeaneasymeansofcirculation,and4)toemphasizetheedge.Concept:Cellisthebasicunitoflife,itisahighlyeffectivemetabolicsystemandhasthecapacitytoself-propagate,anditalsofunctionswithothercells.LifescienceparkshouldbethelastlivingcellofthelandandZhongguancunarea,w...