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fromArchDaily
9 hours ago

Kongjian Yu, Creator of the Sponge City Concept, Passes Away in Brazil Plane Crash

Kongjian Yu, creator of the sponge city concept, advanced nature-based urban design to mitigate flooding and climate impacts globally.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

Renowned sponge city' architect Kongjian Yu dies in Brazil plane crash

Kongjian Yu, one of the world's most famous landscape architects, has reportedly been killed in a plane crash in Brazil'sPantanal wetlands while making a film about his work. Yu, 62, was flying to a ranch in Mato Grosso do Sul state, near Brazil's western border with Paraguay and Bolivia, in a single-engine four-seater Cessna aircraft when the plane went down on Tuesday afternoon. Three others on board were also killed: two Brazilian filmmakers, Luiz Ferraz and Rubens Crispim Junior, and Marcelo Pereira de Barros, a well-known local pilot.
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Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Should L.A. look to 'sponge cities' to solve its flooding problem?

Bangkok's new public park aims to address flooding and water quality issues through sponge city design principles.
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