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...

ThesiteoftheGoldenBeachislocatedatthemouthofasmallstreamonthebeachofthecityQinghuangDao,afamouslysceniccityinNorthernChina.Thedesignmustaccommodatethevariousandsometimesconflictingdemandsforthissite,includingwetlandprotection,birdwatching,andtherecreationaluseofthebeach.Thenaturalprocessofthetides,whichhadcreatedinterestingwetlandaffectsontheshallowbeach,inspiredtheoveralllandscapedesign.Abirdarboretumwasalsoincludedintheprogram,therebyintegratingeducationandactualbirdwatchingonthebeachandinthew...

ThesiteoftheGoldenBeachislocatedatthemouthofasmallstreamonthebeachofthecityQinghuangDao,afamouslysceniccityinNorthernChina.Thedesignmustaccommodatethevariousandsometimesconflictingdemandsforthissite,includingwetlandprotection,birdwatching,andtherecreationaluseofthebeach.Thenaturalprocessofthetides,whichhadcreatedinterestingwetlandaffectsontheshallowbeach,inspiredtheoveralllandscapedesign.Abirdarboretumwasalsoincludedintheprogram,therebyintegratingeducationandactualbirdwatchingonthebeachandinthew...

1. Project Statement The site of the Golden Beach is located at the mouth of a small stream on the beach of the city Qinghuangdao, a famously scenic city in Northern China. 2. Objective and Challenge The design must accommodate the various and sometimes conflicting demands for this site, including wetland protection, bird watching, and the recreational use of the beach. 3. Design Strategy The natural process of the tides, which had created interesting wetland affects on th...