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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saunders, William S.

Yu, Kongjian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape design.

Architecture--Environmental aspects.

Architecture.

Yu, Kongjian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kongjian Yu and his office Turenscape are beyond doubt the foremost landscape architecture practice in China today. The vast scale of China and her apparently boundless growth have enabled Yu to test many ideas that are still largely theories in the Western world. His work - increasingly valued and appreciated in Europe and North America - has attained an extremely high and elegant level in both conception and execution. Kongjian Yu is known for his ecological stance, often against the resistance of local authorities. His guiding design principles are the appreciation of the ordinary and a deep embracing of nature, even in its potentially destructive aspects, such as floods. Among his most acclaimed projects are Houtan Park for Shanghai Expo, the Red Ribbon Park in Qinhuangdao, and Shipyard Park in Zhongshan. This book explores Yu's work in 11 essays by noted authors and documents 22 major projects extensively.

Kongjian Yu und sein Büro Turenscape sind zweifelsohne das heute wichtigste Büro für Landschaftsarchitektur in China. Die Größe Chinas und das schier grenzenlose ökonomische Wachstum haben Yu gleichsam laborartige Arbeitsbedingungen beschert: Konzepte, die von westlichen Landschaftsarchitekten nur theoretisch erörtert werden, wurden hier dem Praxistest unterworfen. Kongjian Yus Arbeiten - auch in Europa und Nordamerika zunehmend bekannt und geschätzt - sind von großer Eleganz und qualitativ herausragend in Konzept und Ausführung. Yu ist für seine vom Gedanken der Nachhaltigkeit bestimmte Haltung bekannt, die ihn häufig in Konflikt mit den örtlichen Behörden bringt. Seine Entwurfshaltung wird geprägt von der Wertschätzung des Gewöhnlichen und von Alltagsdingen und einer tiefen Akzeptanz der Natur, auch in ihren bedrohlichen Aspekten, wie Überschwemmungen. Zu seinen bekanntesten Projekten gehören Houtan Park für die Shanghai Expo 2010, der Red Ribbon Park in Qinhuangdao und der Shipyard Park auf einer Industriebrache in Zhongshan. Dieses Buch geht den zentralen Themen in Yus Werk in 11 Essays bekannter Autoren nach und dokumentiert 22 ausgewählte Projekte.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-0346-1146-3

OCLC:

1013956496