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Monsters and Mutants

Archi-Tectonics’ Huangzhou Asian Games Masterplan

Winka Dubbeldam,  Thom Mayne,  Mette Ramsgaard ,  Carlo Ratti

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English
Park Books
01 July 2025
Architectural structure & design
This book presents the ecological and architectural innovations by New York-based design firm Archi-Tectonics showcased in their master plan for the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The project, designed in collaboration with !melk Landscape Architecture & Urban Design and Thornton Tomasetti engineers, introduces a revolutionary Sponge-City concept, re-imagining urban landscapes as dynamic ecosystems, capable of responding to environmental challenges such as flooding, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

With contributions from esteemed architects and theorists such as Carlo Ratti, Thom Mayne, and Mette Ramsgaard, the volume scrutinises the intersection of architecture and environmental activism in the Anthropocene. Through the lens of Archi-Tectonics' winning design, it examines the blurring boundaries between the natural and the man-made and poses critical questions about what constitutes the “natural” in a world profoundly transformed by human activity.

Monsters and Mutants explores the future of urban and architectural design in making cities more resilient and sustainable. It provides a critical look at how multi-disciplinary collaboration and innovative thinking can address some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time, turning potential ecological crises into opportunities for regeneration and transformation.

AUTHOR: Winka Dubbeldam is a Dutch-born architectural designer and academic, directing her own New York-based firm Archi-Tectonics since 1994. She also serves as a Professor and Director of Advanced Research & Innovation Lab (ARI) at University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School of Design.

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Features New York-based design firm Archi-Tectonics's winning master-plan proposal for the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China .

Introduces a revolutionary Sponge-City concept .

Scrutinises the intersection of architecture and environmental activism in the Anthropocene .

Poses critical questions about what constitutes the “natural” in a world profoundly transformed by human activity

300 colour illustrations
By:  
Contributions by:   , ,
Imprint:   Park Books
Country of Publication:   Switzerland
Dimensions:   Height: 270mm,  Width: 210mm, 
ISBN:   9783038604020
ISBN 10:   303860402X
Pages:   360
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Winka Dubbeldam is a Dutch-born architectural designer and academic, directing her own New York-based firm Archi-Tectonics since 1994. She also serves as a Professor and Director of Advanced Research & Innovation Lab (ARI) at University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design.

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