ACHARYA’S NRV SCHOOL

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ARCHITECTURE

Subject Code: 18ARC66

Subject Title: Landscape Architecture
Semester: VI
Section: B
Faculty Name: AR. GAYATHRI S PILLAI
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MODULE - 4
Examples of contemporary landscape projects: works of

Andropogon Associates, Field Operations, Turenscape

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TURENSCAPE

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Turenscape was founded by Doctor and Professor Kongjian Yu (Doctor of Design, GSD, Harvard
University) in 1998 and the company is a certificated first-level design institute by the Chinese
government. With over 500 professionals, Turenscape is a multi- disciplinary design team that provides
quality and holistic services in:
• Architectural Design
• Landscape Design
• Urban Design
• Environmental Design
• Engineering
Under the leadership of Doctor Kongjian Yu in the past 20 years, Turenscape has planned and
designed over 300 ecological cities and 1000 landscape projects in China. Projects are located in 200
cities and more than 600 projects are built and realized. Turenscape's projects have earned great
international reputation for innovative and environmentally sound designs and have consecutively won
13 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Awards in the past 10 years and 5 World‘s Best
Landscape Awards at the World Architecture Festival

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Zhongshan Shipyard Park
Project Location: China / Zhongshan /
Typology: Parks / Post-Industrial / Water features / Waterfronts
Built: 2001
Landscape Architecture: Turenscape, Beijing
Name of Project: Zhongshan Shipyard Park

• This park was built upon an old

shipyard and brown field. The design
explains itself as to how landscape
architects can turn a wrecked site into a
beautiful, meaningful and functional place,
as well as to the important role landscape
architects can play in urban renovation.

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Zhongshan Shipyard Park
The following aspects of this project make it
unique:
1. Its unique history: ― A small site with big
stories‖
The shipyard was originally built in the 1950s
and went bankrupt in 1999. Though small in
scale, it reflects the remarkable 50 year
history of socialist China, including the cultural
revolution of the 1960s and 70s . It is therefore a
space to remember and tell stories to those who
did not experience this period of history.

2. A challenging setting: Water level fluctuations, tree

preservation and design with machines
The site inventory of this small former shipyard included an
existing lake of fluctuating water levels, existing trees and
vegetation, and the wreckages of docks, cranes, rails, water
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Zhongshan Shipyard Park
The design especially pay attention on the following
aspects:
1. Site opportunities and design in details
From the preservation of vegetation along the old lake
shore, the protection of old banyan trees along the
river side, the reuse of rails, the decoration of water
towers and the placing and reuse of dilapidated
machines, to the creation of the red box, all original
required elements are carefully designed to fulfill the
design intention set forth at project inception.
2. Functionalism
Function reigns supreme in this design. This is
evident in the network of paths that link unique
locations and exits, the reuse of docks for tea
houses and club houses, the accessible terraces
planted with native plants, the light tower made
from the former water tower, and the paving under
trees where shadow boxing can be practiced.
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3. Relationship to the urban context.

The park merges into the urban fabric through a network of
paths and urban facilities that were extended into the park,
such as docks that are reused for tea houses (local people
customarily drink tea in tea houses). Water elements merge via
the inlet from the sea that fluctuates along with ocean tides.
4. Environmental responsibility.
The principle of reducing, reutilizing and recycling natural
and man-made materials is well followed in this project.
Original vegetation, soil and natural habitats were preserved,
just as only native plants were used throughout the park.
Machines, docks and other structures were reutilized for
educational, aesthetic and functional purposes.
This park is environmentally friendly, educational, and full
of cultural and historical meanings. It calls people to pay
attention to culture and history that has not yet been designated
as formal or ―traditional.‖ It is about the common man, as well
as an environment ethic that states, ―Weeds are beautiful.‖ © Acharya's NRV School of Architecture
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Minghu Wetland Park A

• Landscape Architecture: Turenscape

• Project Location: Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province
• Project Size: Concept design—90ha, Construction
Design—31.2ha
• Date of Design: Semptember, 2009-April, 2011
• Date of Completion: 2012-2018
• Owner/Client: Liupanshui Municipality

The project is situated in Liupanshui City, along the

Shuicheng River.
The scope of the project includes ecological
restoration of the river, the upgrading of urban open
space system, as well as increasing the value of
urban waterfront land. The landscape along the
Shuicheng River is therefore recovered as an ecological
infrastructure providing ecological services to the region.
In 2009, Turenscape was commissioned by the Liupanshui Municipal Government to working on the
planning and design of the ecological security patterns and ecological infrastructure, and the ecological
restoration and landscape renovation of Shuicheng River. Utilizing landscape approaches at both macro
and micro scales, the designers have been able to revitalize and upgrade the ecological, recreational
and social value of the Mother River. © Acharya's NRV School of Architecture
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• At the macro scale, Turenscape focuses on both the Shuicheng River drainage basin and the city.
 Firstly, existing streams, fishponds and low-lying land are all integrated into the flood control and
ecological purification system along the river, forming a series of purification wetlands with different
capacities. This approach not only helps with urban flood regulating but also the river water
recharging.
 Secondly, concrete embankment
of the channelized river was
removed. Natural riverbank was
brought back to revitalize the
riparian ecology and maximize
its self-purification capacity.
 Thirdly, the creation of the
continuous pedestrian and
bicycle paths helps to integrate
the urban recreational and
ecological space, increasing the
accessibility of the riverfront.
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 Lastly, the project combines waterfront

development and river restoration together.
Ecological infrastructure catalyzes the urban
renewal of Liupanshui City, significantly
increases the land value and enhances the
urban vitality.
• Moreover, across the wetland, a pedestrian
bridge named “Steel Rainbow” was created
as a landmark to manifest the city’s long
history as an important industrial base for
coal and steel production in southwest
China.
• Native species, which requires low maintenance,
are extensively used on site. With beautiful
wildflower field and the revitalized Mother River
of Liupanshui City, the project exemplified how to
harmonize the relationship between human and
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• At the micro scale, the design approach focused on each specific sections of the river according to
the general goal of the master plan.
 Phase one of this project covers an area of 31.2 hectares, which includes ecological restoration of
the channelized river, as well as the creation of Minghu Wetland Park.
 The designers took advantage of the 15 to 20-meter wide greenway and the elevation change
along the river, creating a terraced riverfront landscape, realized the ecological restoration.
 In terms of the design of the wetland park, the designer utilized the topographical feature on site as
well as the existing fishponds system, creating a terraced wetland system for water purification,
especially collecting, controlling as well as purifying the streams coming down the mountainous area.
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FIELD OPERATIONS

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James Corner (born 1961) is a landscape architect and theorist whose works exhibit a focus on
"developing innovative approaches toward landscape architectural design and urbanism."

Born in 1961, Corner received a Bachelor's degree with first

class honors in 1983 at Manchester Metropolitan University in
England. He then received a Master's Degree in Landscape
Architecture and Urban Design Certificate from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1986.
Corner's practice, Field Operations, was initially formed in
collaboration with architect Stan Allen, but the partners chose to
focus on their individual practices in 2005.
The firm is at the forefront of the landscape urbanism
movement, an interdisciplinary approach that, in theory,
amalgamates a wide range of disciplines including
landscape architecture, urban design, landscape ecology,
and engineering, among other subjects.
Corner argues that it is an approach that focuses on process rather than a style and that it
marks a productive attitude toward indeterminacy, open-endedness, inter-mixing, and cross-
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Navy Yards Central Green, Philadelphia A

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Navy Yards Central Green, Philadelphia A

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PROJECT DETAILS
• PROJECT NAME
Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square
• LOCATION
Santa Monica , CA , USA
• ARCHITECT
James Corner Field Operations
• CLIENT/OWNER
City of Santa Monica
• PROJECT TYPES
Community , Cultural
• SIZE
322,344 sq. feet
• YEAR COMPLETED
2013

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TONGVA PARK, CALIFORNIA

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ANDROPOGON ASSOCIATES

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• Founded more than 40 years ago, Andropogon is a landscape architecture and ecological design
firm committed to the principle of ―designing with nature,‖ while creating beautiful and evocative
landscapes inspired by the careful observation of natural processes that are informed by the best
environmental science.
• The elegance and economy of natural form and process continue to be the benchmark by which we
measure the success of our work—from the smallest construction detail to the multi-layered
patterns of regional sites.
• It is the philosophy of Andropogon Associates, a prominent American Landscape
Architecture firm, that a place's historical ecology should be integral to its future use.
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A Pioneer in Ecological Design: Andropogon Associates, Ltd.

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LUBERT PLAZA AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
PROJECT INFORMATION
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Size: 1.5 acres
Role: Landscape Architect of Record
Services: Master Planning, Sustainable Site Design,
Stormwater Management, Construction Documentation
and Observation
• The work at Lubert Plaza foreshadowed the city‘s
groundbreaking Green City Clean Waters program, which
emphasizes green infrastructure as a critical way to lighten
the load on the municipal sewer system.
• Lubert Plaza proved that a dynamic public space could
also demonstrate impressive stormwater management
performance in Philadelphia.
• Lubert Plaza functions as the new ―heart of campus‖ at
People sit and lounge informally on the granite
Thomas Jefferson University, welcoming students, faculty, benches. The historic bronze otter sculpture was
salvaged for use in a fountain situated at one side
and the community to take a break from the urban grid. of the plaza.
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LUBERT PLAZA AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
• The plaza accommodates academic
events and ceremonies, as well as
provides respite for the broader
community with its cafe, public art,
and diverse, shady seating areas.
• To reduce the burden on the
municipal sewer system, the firm
increased the surface area to allow
rainwater to infiltrate the site.
• Team also designed methods to
capture condensation from the
neighboring building‘s air conditioning
system and rainwater from the
building‘s roof.
• Team collected this water in an
underground cistern beneath the
plaza and reused the water to irrigate
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• This dramatically reduces the amount of run-

off that enters the city‘s sewer system from
this site each year:
1. The system removes ½ of a city block from
the city‘s stormwater system during a one-
inch rainfall event.
2. The system diverts and recycles the toxic
―first flush‖ –– the first inch of stormwater
runoff. The oval part of the plaza is designed to accommodate academic events and
ceremonies. Multiple paths and an open lawn along Locust Street invite the public
3. Runoff volume is reduced by both soil into the space, where they can find space for tossing a football, or seats to sit or
lounge.
infiltration and by plant transpiration (organic
materials augment the engineered soil to
increase water-holding capacity).
4. The rainwater-fed irrigation system saves
$1,600 per year in water costs.
5. The 1.8-acre project site, formerly 7%
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Sustainable features :

• 1.6 acres of new park space overlay an underground parking structure. The new space
accommodates multiple activities from studying to eating to play, whereas the former space was
primarily dedicated to parking.
• The new plaza and lawn area increase pervious surfaces from 7% of the total site area to 40%.
• Organic materials and light-weight aggregates augment the engineered soil of the green roof to
increase water-holding capacity.
• A 17,000 gallon cistern adjacent to Locust Street provides irrigation for trees and lawn. The cistern
is approximately 12 ft x 159 ft and runs parallel to the sidewalk avoiding utilities and trees, with
several ‗cut outs‘ to avoid root conflicts.
• 53 new shade trees line the streets and embrace both the oval plaza at the center and the large
event lawn.
• The new plaza adds valuable green space to this dense urban neighborhood and has become a
social and environmental asset valued by both the University and the surrounding community.

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Captured runoff is utilized to irrigate the plaza‘s turf, planting beds, and trees that comprise the green
roof above the underground parking facility. The cistern is shown as the blue rectangle adjacent to
Locust Street.
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SIDWELL FRIENDS MIDDLE SCHOOL

• Landscape
Architect:
Andropogon
Associates
• Project Type:
School/University -
Wetland
creation/restoration
• Location : 3825
Wisconsin Avenue
NW
• Washington, District
of Columbia 20016
• Climate Zone :
Humid subtropical
• Size : 1.5 acres

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Sustainable features :
• The terraced constructed wetlands are the centerpiece of the courtyard, and are filled with native
plantings including iris, bullrush, cattail, horsetail, soft rush and sensitive fern. Downslope from the
wetlands are the rain garden and biology pond, which includes native water plants such as water
lillies, pickerel rushes and water shields. Access steps and terrace walls around the wetlands and
pond transform the space into an outdoor classroom and laboratory for the 8th grade science class.
• The building captures and
treats all rainwater through
a closed-loop system.
Rainwater from the green
roof is filtered by soil
media and stored in
underground cisterns
before being pumped to
the biology pond during
summer months. The
adjacent rain garden also
captures overflow from the
pond during heavy storms.
Water from paved surfaces
is also directed to the pond
and rain garden via
vegetated swales, which
filter run-off through plant
materials and sand.
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Sustainable features :
• Wastewater collected from the
building‘s toilets and faucets is
treated on-site, flowing into settling
tanks where solids are collected
before water is released underground
into the constructed wetland. The
tiered wetlands treat roughly 3,000
gallons of wastewater per day using
biological processes, with water
circulating through the system for 3-5
days before reuse. Once water has
passed through the wetland,
treatment components include a
trickling filter, a recirculating sand
filter and a UV disinfection unit. The
cleansed wastewater is then
collected in greywater storage tanks,
colored blue to denote that it is non-
potable and reused in the school‘s
toilets.

• The building and landscape include a range of reclaimed materials from the region. All of the stone
used in the wetland walls and stairs is reclaimed, with sources including an abandoned quarry and
a dismantled railway bridge.
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Sustainable features :
• Native plantings, including more than 80 species native to the
Chesapeake Bay region, are used in place of lawn,
eliminating the need for irrigation and use of pesticides.
Plants and flowers in the courtyard and elsewhere on the
middle school grounds include red maple, sassafras, oxeye
sunflower, turtlehead and milkweed. Endangered species that
may be attracted to the new habitat include the Snowy Owl
and the Monarch Butterfly.
• The 1,000 sft rooftop
classroom offers students a
range of applied learning
opportunities including
vegetable gardening, green
roof technology, storm water
management strategies, and
ecological stewardship
awareness. The green roof
has an average soil media
depth of 4 inches, and
plantings include sedums,
grasses, aliums, aster and
liatris. Photovoltaic panels on
the roof generate 5% of the Levels and textures of the walkway and
electrical load for the biology pond provide visitors with an
building. educational and sensory experience.