Designed ecologies : the landscape architecture of Kongjian Yu / William S. Saunders (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saunders, William S.

Yu, Kongjian

Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yu, Kongjian.

Landscape design.

Architecture--Environmental aspects.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

255 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color portrait ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, 2012.

Summary:

Educated at Harvard and now affiliated with Peking U., China and with his firm Turenscape, Kongjian Yu is an eminent landscape architect whose projects are founded on a broad, ecological vision, supremely sensitive to how designed landscapes function for people and the natural environment. Among his most acclaimed projects are Houtan Park for Shanghai Expo, the Red Ribbon Park in Qinhuangdao, and Shipyard Park in Zhongshan. This oversize volume (9.25x12") documents 22 projects in captioned color photos and presents 11 essays by an international roster of contributors who discuss his work and its context and implications. Saunders was editor of Harvard Design Magazine and is the author of books on architecture, landscape design, and sustainability. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Foreword: Kongjian Yu's Challenge / Peter Walker

Introduction: Ecology, with pleasure / William S. Saunders

Popular aesthetics, public history / John Beardsley

Value the ordinary: Zhongshan Shipyard Park, Zhongshan

Fiascoes of Chinese urban development and turenscape's alternatives / Antje Stokman

The big foot revolution / Kongjian Yu

Go productive: the rice Campus of Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang

The art field: North Grant Park, Chicago

The boy who read books riding a water buffalo / William S. Saunders

Make friends with floods: the floating gardens of Yongning River Park, Taizhou

Reshape an urban waterfront: Yinzhou Central River transformation Ningbo

Tread lightly: Red Ribbon Park, Qinhuangdao

Regenerate surgically: beach restoration, Qinhuangdao

Transforming a working landscape: Qinhuangdao Forest Park, Qinhuangdao

The activist educator / Frederick R. Steiner

Let nature do her work: the adaptation palettes of Qiaoyuan Wetland Park, Tianjin

Gather people: Bridged Gardens, Tianjin

Gather people: Long Sleeve Skywalk, Xuzhou

Gather people: Dujiangyan Square, Chengdu

Gather people: Chinatown Park, Boston

Myths and strategies of ecological planning / Kristina Hill

A green sponge for a water-resilient city: Qunli storm water park, Harbin

Landscape as a living system: Houtan Park, Shanghai

China's water resources and Houtan Park / Peter G. Rowe

Reinvent the good Earth: National Ecological Security Plan, China

(R)evolutionary ecological infrastructures / Kelly Shannon

Let landscape lead urbanism: growth planning for Beijing, Beijing

Begin with ecological infrastructure: Wuliji Eco-City, Wulijie

Recover the mother river: Sanlihe Greenway, Qian'An

Activate a resilient river: Minneapolis Waterfront Design Concept, Minneapolis

Make architecture into landscape: low-carbon apartment, Beijing

Make landscape into architecture: Hallelujah Concert Hall, Zhangjiajie

Afterword: the persistent promise of ecological planning / Charles Waldheim.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Adam H. Fetterolf Fund.

ISBN:

3034607385

9783034607384

OCLC:

719418629

Publisher Number:

99954040780