Symbiotic Rhizopolis:
A Banyan-Rooted Eco-Urban Network
HIA HYP CUP 2023 – Individual Competition Work Fall 2023
Instructor: Keyang Tang
Sites: Guangzhou, China
Overview:
Abandoned industrial zones meet urban villages along the Pearl River. Mangroves and banyan trees provide ecologi-cal scaffolding. Vertical farms integrate water purification— respiration couples with photosynthesis. Wetlands connect to natural waterways forming ecological corridors. Slime mold algorithms generate suspended platform networks ensuring community interconnection.
My Responsibilities:
Ecological system design, slime mold algorithm applica-tion, vertical farm integration, wetland corridor strategy.
Appendlx: Scale Studles and Materlal Research
CO-OP
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Full-scale scaffold with linear weaving prototype. Tests structural behavior and inhabitation.
Migrate Nest
Icelandic pilgrimage leading from land to sea.
Stitching Calabar
A mangrove-based eco-corridor sewing together fragmented ecologies and communities through craft and restoration.
Digital Gandhara
A digital resurrection of lost Gandharan landscapes through immersive media and algorithmic reconstruction.
Refracted Homehabour
Balloon as landscape interface for Hung Hom.