Design as A Tool for Change: Transformation of the Post Productive Landscape of Deep Bay, Hong Kong

Abstract

Studying social, ecologic and economic dimensions, a design language is revealed ignored by most designers and policy makers today. LandLAB challenges issues in planning design to think about the importance of landscape behaviors affected by urbanization through exploratory research principals to understand unforeseen complexities in landscape infrastructure where problems are typically hidden, yet revealed through imagery and maps.

LandLAB is a joint research laboratory between Peking University and Turenscape. Recently, having joined forces with HKU and PKU students for a 7-day joint workshop during March 2013, exploring impeding urbanization affects on landscape ecologie. The workshop titled, “Transformation of Post Productive Landscape”, was programmed with guest lectures from Turenscape, as well as tutorial sessions. This was a learning laboratory for students, teachers, and professionals alike, to teach, learn and explore new insightful methods towards landscape urbanism.

Keywords

LandLAB / Landscape Design / Workshop / Transformation of Post Productive Landscapes / Deep Bay

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

2014 Higher Education Press