Integral Topographical Design

10/03/2021 – h. 10:00
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The Essential Skill for Landscape Architects

The first open lecture of the Course Contemporary Landscape Theory and Practice hosts Prof. Ma Xiaowei, with a seminal speech about the importance of topography in design. Prof. Ma received his bachelor’s degree from Beijing Forestry University in 1986. He received a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Minnesota in 1989. In 1993, he joined architectural, landscape architectural, and planning firm Sasaki Associates in Boston. In 2001, Ma went back to China and founded AGER. His 25 years of practice in international design enabled him to compare western and eastern designs from various aspects and integrate traditional Chinese garden culture with green and low-carbon international design philosophies. Ma is the president and principal of AGER GROUP. He also serves as trustee of the Shanghai Landscape Committee, guest professor at Tsinghua University, and associate of the Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota.

Relatore: Xiaowei Ma

Responsabile: Yanhong Tang