Beijing Olympic Forest Park: "Axis to Nature”Landscape Architects: Sasaki Associates, Hu Jie
Location: Beijing, China
Year of Completion: 2008
Titled the “Axis to Nature”, the Olympic Forest Park is the “green lung” of the Beijing Olympic Venue. The goal of the park design is to create an ecologically sound, publicly accessible open space. The local biodiversity was carefully studied for planting concept. The Wetlands provide recreational areas and establish a diverse ecosystem for insects, aquatic plants and other wildlife. The many educational facilities will encourage city dwellers to develop a better relationship with nature. Educational themes include the understanding of plants as part of nature, the cultural context of landscape, and ecological technology such as the collection and re-use of storm water.
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