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Kongjian Yu? wins the 2023 Oberlander Prize for achievements in landscape architecture

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Kongjian Yu has been announced as the winner of this year’s Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF). Yu is known throughout the landscape profession for pioneering the ‘sponge city’ urban design concept in China after 1995.

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News: Kongjian Yu? wins the 2023 Oberlander Prize for achievements in landscape architecture

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Kongjian Yu has been announced as the winner of this year’s Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF). Yu is known throughout the landscape profession for pioneering the ‘sponge city’ urban design concept in China after 1995.

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Kongjian Yu wins 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander award

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Chinese landscape architect Kongjian Yu has been awarded the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize for his contributions to the field. The citation from the jury called Yu "a force for progressive change in landscape architecture around the world".

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Where Modern Urbanism Went Wrong (and 6 Ways To Get It Back on Track)

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The secret lies in their foundational design principles. In contrast, modern urban planning focuses on efficiency and economic growth, prioritizing car travel and large-scale infrastructure over the human-scale experiences that foster genuine community connections. Architects: Want to have your project featured?

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"If we want a new materiality we have to reimagine our relationship with the world"

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Living Cities Forum is an annual event organised by The Naomi Milgrom Foundation that gathers architects and urban thinkers to explore the role of design, planning and architecture in shaping our society. Canadian landscape architect Jane Mah Hutton was a speaker. Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia spoke during the event.

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Casa Pau | Besonias Almeida arquitectos

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The challenge of this commission was then to conceive a house that had to start playing alone, establishing its laws, and waiting for completion that, regulated in this type of urbanization, encourages the proliferation of formally autistic loose objects surrounded by gardens. With adjustable orientation.

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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

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The Changing Climate Landscape Before delving into the specifics of resilient construction, it is crucial to understand the changing climate landscape. Durability: The Foundation of Resilience Durability is the bedrock of resilient construction.