Kongjian Yu pioneered China’s “sponge city” concept—less concrete and more green spaces to exploit stormwater instead of fighting it. Metropolises all over the world are following suit.
Source: The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge
as always, will be resisted if it costs:
“The sponge city is basically using free nature. It’s simple. The problem is that it’s free. No one wants to invest in it, because no one can make money. That’s why I say that we need to change the business model. We need changes of policy, and we need changes of philosophy.”
