Honor Award /BSLA
La ndsca p e A na l ysi s a nd Pla n ni ng
Sasaki Associates
project name.
location.
South Taihu Lake
Huzhou, China
As China continues its march towards
urbanization, generations of children growing
up in cities are less aware of where their
food comes from. The severing of this basic
connection to the land and its resources poses
a larger philosophical threat to how people
may interact with the environment in the
future. Without a deep understanding of the
interconnectedness of our food, our health,
and the landscape, will we feel compelled to
protect natural resources like clean water and
soil? The master plan for South Taihu Lake
addresses this issue at its root by providing an
educational environment where visitors gain
insight into the contemporary agricultural
economy. Beyond its cultivated fields, the plan
includes a complex and diverse of agricultural
related program including academic research,
biotech and pharmaceutical production, and
the adaptive reuse of a historic village featuring
local foods and crafts that showcases the
interconnected nature of a modern agrarian
based ecosystem.
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Fieldbook
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