sponge city — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA

Isthmus Principal Landscape Architect Grant Bailey has been thinking about the way we design to assure that resilient stormwater systems are a part of our future.

Water, PeopleIsthmusApril 15, 2024sponge city, water flow, indigenous knowledge

Kongjian Yu - champion of “sponge cities”

Kongjian Yu, recipient of the 2023 Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize is the global champion of the “sponge cities” concept for addressing climate change accelerated urban flooding.

What are “Sponge Cities,” and How Can They Prevent Floods?

As climate change brings increasing flood threats, cities need to be designed like giant sponges that allow water to drain away safely.