Kongjian Yu Spoke at Waterfront Conference: Reimagining the Flow of Nature - Sponge Cities and a Resilient Planet
Lecturer：Kongjian Yu
The Heather M. Morgan Climate Risk Adaptation Lecture honors the memory of Heather Morgan, noted climate risk adaptation expert, and her contributions to the field of sustainability. Heather dedicated her career to redefining the relationship between our human inhabitation and the natural system utilizing a transdisciplinary approach. She used her formidable oratory skills to educate people and empower them to advocate for their communities because she felt that unless people understood the dynamic, there would be no real progress. Heather was herself a force of nature who brought boundless energy, genuine integrity, and limitless passion to her work.
Each year the Morgan Lecture series highlights outstanding voices in climate and climate resilience leadership. The Lecture series is supported by an endowed fund, led by AECOM, in order to bring top speakers to the Waterfront Conference.
Waterfront Alliance is honored to present KONGJIAN YU as the 2025 Heather Morgan Lecturer. Mr. Yu is the founding dean of Peking University's College of Architecture and Landscape. A leader in ecological urbanism and climate resilience, his "Sponge City/Sponge Planet" concept has shaped China's ecological policies and earned global recognition. He has authored over 20 books and 300 papers in landscape architecture and urbanism, and founded and serves as chief editor of Landscape Architecture Frontiers.
