UID:
almafu_9958353300402883
Format:
1 online resource(256p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Basel/Berlin/Boston : Birkhäuser. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9783034611466
Content:
Kongjian Yu and his office Turenscape are beyond doubt the foremost landscape architecture practice in China today.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 in11 essays by noted authors and documents22 major projects extensively.
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Frontmatter --
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Table of Contents --
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Foreword. Kongjian yu’s Challenge /
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Introduction. Ecology, with Pleasure /
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Popular Aesthetics, Public History /
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Value the Ordinary: Zhongshan Shipyard Park --
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Fiascoes of Chinese Urban Development and Turenscape’s Alternatives /
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The Big Foot Revolution /
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Go Productive: The Rice Campus of Shenyang Jianzhu University --
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The Art Field: North Grant Park --
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The Boy who Read Books Riding a Water Buffalo /
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Make Friends with Floods: The Floating Gardens of Yongning River Park --
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Reshape an Urban Waterfront: Yinzhou Central River Transformation --
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Tread Lightly: Red Ribbon Park --
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Regenerate Surgically: Beach Rest Oration --
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Transforming A Working Landscape: Qinhuangdao Forest Park --
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The Activist Educator /
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Let Nature do her Work: The Adaptation Palettes of Qiaoyuan Wetland Park --
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Gather People: Bridged Gardens --
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Gather People: Long Sleeve Skywalk --
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Gather People: Dujiangyan Square --
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Gather People: Chinatown Park --
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Myths And Strategies of Ecological Planning /
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A Green Sponge for a Water-Resilient City: Qunli Storm Water Park --
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Landscape as a Living System: Houtan Park --
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China’s Water Resources and Houtan Park /
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Reinvent the Good Earth: National Ecological Security Pattern Plan --
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(R)Evolutionary Ecological Infrastructures /
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Let Landscape Lead Urbanism: Growth Planning for Beijing --
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Begin with Ecological Infrastructure: Wulijie Eco-City --
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Recover the Mother River: Sanlihe Greenway --
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Activate a Resilient River: Minneapolis Waterfront Design Concept --
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Make Architecture into Landscape: Low-Carbon Apartment --
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Make Landscape into Architecture: Hallelujah Concert Hall --
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Afterword. The Persistent Promise of Ecological Planning /
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Authors --
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Project Credits --
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Illustration Credits.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783034607384
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783038212157
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783034611466
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783034611466
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783034611466
