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- Title
The Big Feet Aesthetic and the Art of Survival.
- Authors
Yu, Kongjian
- Abstract
The ancient tradition of foot binding in China sacrificed the function of rustic 'big feet' in the name of gentrification and beauty. Kongjian Yu espouses an approach to landscape design that celebrates the aesthetic of high-performing, low-cost, healthy feet. Through his description of three projects, located in very different regions of China, he explains how working, adaptive landscapes based on farming techniques can provide an environment with a self-sustaining identity.
- Subjects
HUANGPU River (China); SHANGHAI (China); CHINA; LANDSCAPE design; FOOTBINDING; BIOLOGICAL adaptation; CULTURAL identity; NATIVE plants; PARKS
- Publication
Architectural Design, 2012, Vol 82, Issue 6, p72
- ISSN
0003-8504
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ad.1497