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Bing Dong
Landscape Design
Thursday, 23 July 2026

Hill Mansion

Hill Mansion is a landscape design completed in 2021 in Nanjing, China. The site lies close to the waterfront of the Yangtze River, so the surrounding scenery is borrowed as part of the composition. Planting forms an undulating skyline that blends with the natural environment. Red maple trees, well known in the Qixia District, shape the main theme. At the entrance, a curved concrete wall represents wind moving between valleys, forests and water. A central pool at the lowest point of the site collects and purifies rainwater.

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Hu Sun
Residential Exhibition Area
Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Art One

Art One is a landscape design for a residential exhibition area in Shenzhen. The terrain is varied along the axis of the site, and surrounding natural resources are introduced. A group of trees is planted in the core area to form a microclimate and to make the original forest the highlight of the site. An art gallery connects the spaces and includes hollow-carved elements and color blocks. Four functional boxes are placed within the green environment to create experience spaces. The landscape design area covers 6700 square meters.

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Bing Dong
Landscape Design
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Yunxi Mansion

Yunxi Mansion is a landscape design for a residential community in Nantong, China. The design draws on the Shuihui Garden, known for water flowing around the whole site, and brings a calm literati atmosphere to the property. Song Dynasty cloud patterns appear in the paving, the lamps and the column bases. A wind and rain corridor of 60 meters marks the entrance and offers a sheltered walk in the garden. Ecological permeable bricks and underground storage modules collect and reuse rainwater. Local plants help improve the microclimate.

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Yan Zhang
Landscape
Monday, 20 July 2026

Feng Qi Wu Tong

Feng Qi Wu Tong is a landscape design for a residential quarter in Jiangsu, China, covering 3200 square meters. The layout follows the form of one axis and three courtyards, symmetrical along a central line, giving a formal order outside and a calm artistic mood inside. Suzhou and Tang Dynasty architectural styles are combined with modern design methods and construction techniques. Curved paths, a winding corridor, small courtyards and a rock garden support daily recreation. A rainwater garden formed by plant clusters filters pollutants from surface water.

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Tsung Wei Yang
Memorial Landscape
Sunday, 19 July 2026

Flowing Paperscapes

The Paperscapes Memorial preserves the importance of Chunghsing Paper Mill, and to commemorate the victims of the air-raid during the World War II that occurred on site. This landscape was designed under the concept of papers; the delicate and flexible characteristic, transformed into waves of landscapes that continuously flow, directing the axis of the landscape, also depicting the uniqueness of papers, creating the Paperscapes. The memorial park was designed in a geometric array to echo the scars inflicted to humanity, gradually healing through the embracing waves of the Paperscapes.

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Hu Sun
Residential Exhibition Area
Saturday, 18 July 2026

Guiyang New Community Park

Guiyang New Community Park is a public park in Guiyang, China. The park covers 130000 square meters beside the Laoma River. Interventions on the site were kept to a minimum, and most existing trees and ground covers were retained. Farming terraces were reintroduced using traditional construction methods. Low dry walls, stairs, paths and a large amphitheatre were built with local limestone. The design offers leisure areas for people of all ages while preserving the karst landform and the seasonal changes of the river.

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