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Think Big, Birds First
by 风景园林新青年 Mar 31, 2012 1 Comment
In China, landscape architecture often involves working within a large-scale framework. During the creation of Tieling New Town's central landscape system and Lotus Lake National Wetland Park ecological thinking was central to the planning and design process.
The interview with Mr. Peter Walker
by 梁斯佳 Mar 23, 2012 8 Comments
YouthLA: you have taught in colleges and also had a lot of successful projects all over the world, what do you think is the relationship between teaching and professional practice? And do you think it is a better choice to do both at the same time?
The Interview of Prof. Mirka Beneš: Historical Research and Education of Landscape Architecture in the USA
by 崔庆伟 Mar 04, 2012 25 Comments
Youthla: Could you introduce the development of Landscape Architecture historical researches in the United States briefly? Prof. Mirka Beneš: In the early 20th century, there were already researches in English on French gardens and Italian gardens from the perspective of history of art, but I will say that the real attention to the broad view of landscape architecture started in the 1970s and 1980s...
Thoughts on My Cycling Trip in China
by Amirah Shahid Dec 12, 2011 Leave a comment
I biked 1250 kilometers from Beijing to Shanghai in September, 2011. The objective of the ride was to gain a firsthand understanding of the role of the bicycle in China and to investigate how cycling culture and bike infrastructure can be integrated into efficient and sustainable transportation design.
The interview with Prof. Cordula Loidl-Reisch
by 郭湧 Nov 04, 2011 Leave a comment
Prof. Loidl-Reisch is Head of the Chair of Landscape Construction in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environment Planning, School of Planning Building Environment, Technical University of Berlin. On this July 1st, she accepted the interview of Youth Landscape Architecture. In the interview, Prof. Loidl-Reisch introduced the characteristic educating concepts of her department and shared her latest research achievement concerning sustainable construction with us. Hereby, we present her profound opinions on teaching and researching of landscape architectural construction, in the hope that a variety of viewpoints on landscape architecture could be introduced to the young generation of Chinese landscape architects.
City Regeneration Today
by 张帆, 何冠华 Oct 10, 2011 Leave a comment
City regeneration is not about building cities that look old. A new Renaissance to overcome the “dark ages” of modernism is no sufficient answer to today’s urban challenges. Planning must be informed by nature, evolution, history and a critical evaluation of existing patterns.
Bicycling, Beijing - Shanghai, part 4
by Amirah Shahid Sep 21, 2011 2 Comments
I made it to Shanghai! The cycling portion of this journey is complete. I can now focus my efforts on processing all of my observations and making some conclusions about the role of the bicycle in China over the next couple weeks.
Bicycling, Beijing - Shanghai, part 3
by Amirah Shahid Sep 16, 2011 2 Comments
I’m just wrapping up my second full week of cycling. At this point, I’m writing from Huian: More than half way to Shanghai! I have settled into the daily routine of getting up and riding all day. The days are going by much faster now that my mind and body know what to expect.
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