1ProjectStatement ThroughRegenerativeDesignandbychanginglandforms,thenaturalprocessofplantadaptationandcommunityevolutionisintroducedtotransformaformerdesertedshootingrangeusedasagarbagedump,intoalowmaintenanceurbanpark;providingdiversenature’sservicesforthecityincludingcontainingandpurifyingstormwater;improvingthesaline-alkalisoil,providingopportunitiesforenvironmentaleducationandcreatingacherishedaestheticexperience. 2ProjectNarrative Thisisaparkoftwenty-twohectares(fifty-fouracres)inthenort...

1. Project Statement Through Regenerative Design and by changing landforms, the natural process of plant adaptation and community evolution is introduced to transform a former deserted shooting range used as a garbage dump, into a low maintenance urban park; providing diverse nature’s services for the city including containing and purifying storm water; improving the saline-alkali soil, providing opportunities for environmental education and creating a cherished aesthetic experience. 2...

Sanmen,namedfromtheisland.Floatingislands,lookforwardthefutureofSanmenfromthememoryHengPortJinLinLakeintheeastofSanmenCountyisanaturaltidalflatandwetlandareaformedconcurrentlybythetideofHaiyouPortandQimenPort,whichwillbethelargestwaterfrontopenspacewithintheCostalNewTown.Ithasbeenthroughthehistoricalchangesinurbanconstructionofthecoastalnewtownandhaswitnessedtheriseandfalloftheagriculture,fisheriesbytheHaiyouPortinSanmen;isalsoabouttowitnessSanmen’schangefromasmallvalleytowntowardaprosperousnewc...

Greeninfrastructure:High-performanceLandscapes

Hisminimalistdesignapproach,andintegrationofecologicalprincipleswithmodernartismaybebestdemonstratedwiththe“RedRibbon”project.Asingleredsteelstructureweavesthroughanaturalparksite.

PersonallyinspiredbyPeter’sthinkingandhisDuisburg-NordLandscapePark,mydesignoftheZhongshanShipyardPark,builtin2000,isonethefirstlargescaleindustrialsitereuseprojectsinChina

InJuly2002,TaizhouCityaskedthelandscapearchitecttodesigna21-hectareparkalongtheYongningRiver,themotherriverofthehistoricalcityattheeastcoastofChina.Atthattime,mostoftheparksitealongtheriversidewasalreadyembankedwithconcreteaspartofthelocalfloodcontrolpolicy.Inmeetingtheneedsofdesigningthispark,thelandscapearchitecthadtoprovideaconceptthatwouldbeaccessibletobothtouristsandlocals,whilealsoprovidinganalternativefloodcontrolandstormwatermanagementsolutiontobeusedasamodelfortheentirerivervalley.1.The...

1. Project Statement In July 2002, Taizhou City asked the landscape architect to design a 21-hectare park along the Yongning River, the mother river of the historical city at the east coast of China. At that time, most of the park site along the riverside was already embanked with concrete as part of the local flood control policy. In meeting the needs of designing this park, the landscape architect had to provide a concept that would be accessible to both tourists and locals, while als...

Overallconcept:TheNewInternationalCommunityAmotherriverwithalonghistory,alandwithdreamsandhopes,acitywithantiquityandvitality,anerawithchangesandopportunities......allofwhich,hasmadeitadestinyfortheWenyuRiverEcologicalCorridor(ChaoyangSection)Developmenttosymbolizethesignificanceofthesocietyandthetimes.TheplanninghasrecognizedWenyuRiverEcologicalCorridor(ChaoyangSection)Developmentascomprehensivesocialengineeringratherthansimplifiedarrangementofphysicalspace."TheNewInternationalCommunity"isbased...

1ProjectStatement Thisprojectrecoversthemeaningoflandscapeas“scenes”or“settings”thatallowtheobjects(plants)tobedisplayedandvisitorstoplay.QinhuangdaoBotanicgardenisparksthatfulfillmultiplefunctionsasatourismattraction,anenvironmentalandbotanicaleducationfacility,andasanopenspacefordailyuseofthelocalcommunities. 2ProjectNarrative TheprojectislocatedattheQinhuangdaoCity,atourismcityattheeastcoastofHebeiProvinceofNorthChina’s.Totally26.5hectares(about65.5acre)inarea,thesiteisaformertreenurserywit...