Let Nature do her Work: The Adaptation Palettes of Qiaoyuan Wetland Park

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents iv
3. Foreword. Kongjian yu’s Challenge 7
4. Introduction. Ecology, with Pleasure 8
5. Popular Aesthetics, Public History 10
6. Value the Ordinary: Zhongshan Shipyard Park 20
7. Fiascoes of Chinese Urban Development and Turenscape’s Alternatives 34
8. The Big Foot Revolution 42
9. Go Productive: The Rice Campus of Shenyang Jianzhu University 50
10. The Art Field: North Grant Park 56
11. The Boy who Read Books Riding a Water Buffalo 60
12. Make Friends with Floods: The Floating Gardens of Yongning River Park 66
13. Reshape an Urban Waterfront: Yinzhou Central River Transformation 78
14. Tread Lightly: Red Ribbon Park 84
15. Regenerate Surgically: Beach Rest Oration 94
16. Transforming A Working Landscape: Qinhuangdao Forest Park 100
17. The Activist Educator 106
18. Let Nature do her Work: The Adaptation Palettes of Qiaoyuan Wetland Park 116
19. Gather People: Bridged Gardens 124
20. Gather People: Long Sleeve Skywalk 132
21. Gather People: Dujiangyan Square 136
22. Gather People: Chinatown Park 140
23. Myths And Strategies of Ecological Planning 144
24. A Green Sponge for a Water-Resilient City: Qunli Storm Water Park 152
25. Landscape as a Living System: Houtan Park 164
26. China’s Water Resources and Houtan Park 184
27. Reinvent the Good Earth: National Ecological Security Pattern Plan 192
28. (R)Evolutionary Ecological Infrastructures 200
29. Let Landscape Lead Urbanism: Growth Planning for Beijing 212
30. Begin with Ecological Infrastructure: Wulijie Eco-City 222
31. Recover the Mother River: Sanlihe Greenway 226
32. Activate a Resilient River: Minneapolis Waterfront Design Concept 234
33. Make Architecture into Landscape: Low-Carbon Apartment 242
34. Make Landscape into Architecture: Hallelujah Concert Hall 246
35. Afterword. The Persistent Promise of Ecological Planning 250
36. Authors 254
37. Project Credits 254
38. Illustration Credits 256