Runningthroughthisstripofgreenspace,interlacedwithwalkways,aconstructedwetlandtreatspollutedriverwaterforuseattheExpo.

everydesignactionisalsoalandscapinggesturewithenvironmentalimplications.

ItisacallforthereturntotheGoodEarthandacallfortherescueofthewealth-corruptedsocietythathasbeenalienatedfromtheland.

shehasledmanyofthefirm’slargestandmostcomplexprojectsaroundtheworld.

thisprojectdemonstrateshowaminimaldesignsolutioncanachievedramaticimprovements,turninga“messy,”naturalBig-Footlandscapeintoabeautifulurbanpark,whilepreservingthenaturalprocessesandpatterns.

TheGoodEarthGoProductiveandDefinetheNewAesthetics

arangeofecologistsandlandscapearchitectsanalyzedvariousaspectsoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandnature,andhowtheserelationshipstakeforminnatural,managed,andevenrestoredwildlifehabitats.

whatwearetryingtodoistodefineacontemporaryChinesevernacularandanewaesthetic.Wewanttobeauthentic,tobegood,andthenbeautiful.

ThegroupbeatoutthehugelypopularHighline,NewYork’selevatedrailpark,anticipatedbymanytowinthisyear’stopaward.

Hismajorresearchinterestsincludethetheoryandmethodoflandscapearchitecture,urbanplanningforsustainablecities,culturalheritage,andecologicalplanning.