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

TheGoodEarthGoProductiveandDefinetheNewAesthetics

arangeofecologistsandlandscapearchitectsanalyzedvariousaspectsoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandnature,andhowtheserelationshipstakeforminnatural,managed,andevenrestoredwildlifehabitats.

whatwearetryingtodoistodefineacontemporaryChinesevernacularandanewaesthetic.Wewanttobeauthentic,tobegood,andthenbeautiful.

ThegroupbeatoutthehugelypopularHighline,NewYork’selevatedrailpark,anticipatedbymanytowinthisyear’stopaward.

Hismajorresearchinterestsincludethetheoryandmethodoflandscapearchitecture,urbanplanningforsustainablecities,culturalheritage,andecologicalplanning.

For13years,ProfessorYuKongjianhasbeenworkingtowakeChinauptofaceandaddressherimpendingcrisisintherelationbetweenhumansandtheearth.

Inaneconomywhereevensmallcitiesroutinelybuildgiganticnewportzonesandindustrialparks,thelossofagriculturalSujiatuowouldbarelyregister.

Throughregenerativedesignandbychangingthelandform,thenaturalprocessofplantadaptationandcommunityevolutionisintroducedtotransformaformerdesertedshootingrangeusedasagarbagedump

designedbyYuKongjiantoreclaimanindustrialwastelandandremakeitintoademonstrationecologicalsite,plantedwithindigenousspecies—anunusualgreenoutpostinthemiddleofanever-more-relentlesslydevelopedurbansetting.