SAO PAULO: Chinese architect Kongjian Yu, known for his so-called nature-mimicking “sponge cities,” has died in a small plane crash in Brazil with two filmmakers documenting his work, police said Wednesday. The 62-year-old was considered a leading figure in sustainable urban planning; his “sponge cities” replacing concrete surfaces with natural features that better absorb water in flood situations.
Famed ‘sponge cities’ Chinese architect dead in Brazil plane crash
The 62-year-old was considered a leading figure in sustainable urban planning
The award-winning Yu was in Brazil for the recording of a documentary about his work
September 24, 2025 21:59
SAO PAULO: Chinese architect Kongjian Yu, known for his so-called nature-mimicking “sponge cities,” has died in a small plane crash in Brazil with two filmmakers documenting his work, police said Wednesday.
Chinese architect and Peking Univesity professor Yu Kongjian dies in plane crash
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