Eclogical Park Study 3: The Red Ribbon Tanghe River Park

The Red Ribbon Tanghe River Park, Reconciling Water Management, Landscape Design and Ecology

Landscape Architects: Turenscape
Location: Qinhuangdao, China
Year of Completion: 2005

The Minimum Intervention Approach to Urban Greenway
Against a background of natural terrain and vegetation, is a “red ribbon” spanning five hundred meters, which integrates the functions of lighting, seating, environmental interpretation, and orientation. While preserving as much of the natural river corridor as possible during the process of urbanization, this project demonstrates how a minimal design solution can achieve a dramatic improvement to the landscape.The major design objective was how to preserve the natural habitats along the river while creating the new urban uses of recreation and education.