Radical mutants and hopeful monsters as described in evolutionary biology are an important lesson in how to mitigate global warming. The masterplan for Hangzhou emulates nature’s adaptability and efficiency, featuring a series of new hybrid taxonomies that are at once resilient, resource-efficient, and beneficial to both humans and non-humans.
Participants
ARCHI-TECTONICS NYC
NEW YORK, USA
Winka Dubbeldam, Strijen, The Netherlands, 1966. Lives and works in New York, USA.
Justin Korhammer, Frankfurt, Germany, 1965. Lives and works in New York, USA.
Technical Collaborators
Jerry van Eyck, !Melk Landscape Architects (Landscape Architecture), Scott Lomax, Thornton Tomassetti (Sustainability & Structural Engineers), Bill Logan, Vidaris (Façade Engineer), Mobility in Chain (Mobility and Traffic Consultant), Zhejiang Province Institute of Architectural Design and Research and Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation (Local Architect), Contractor (Zhejiang XinSheng Construction Group)
Team
Paul Starosta, Dongliang Li, Boden Davies, Maud Fonteyne, Soyeon Cha, Dan Rothbart, Alex Bahr, Bowen Qin, Max Berman, Stan Zhang
Thanks
Arthur Xuxin, Mr Hu, and MenGe, UAD, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Supporters
Gongshu District City Village Reconstruction Department
