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Remembering urban planner Kongjian Yu

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM PDT
Kongjian Yu holds an impromptu organic model of Earth, expounding on his 'sponge planet' ideas. (Courtesy of Stephen Ervin)
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Kongjian Yu holds an impromptu organic model of Earth, expounding on his 'sponge planet' ideas. (Courtesy of Stephen Ervin)

Click here for Here & Now’s January interview with Kongjian Yu.

Architect Kongjian Yu changed the way we think about water and city infrastructure. He embraced rainwater instead of draining it. He died last month.

We revisit host Robin Young’s conversation with Yu.

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Jinhua Yanweizhou Park in China, Water resilient terrain and plantings are designed to adapt to the monsoon floods; A resilient bridge and paths system are designed to adapt to the dynamic water currents and people flows. (Courtesy of Turenscape)
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Jinhua Yanweizhou Park in China, Water resilient terrain and plantings are designed to adapt to the monsoon floods; A resilient bridge and paths system are designed to adapt to the dynamic water currents and people flows. (Courtesy of Turenscape)

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