“Climate Jungle Grid” – HKU Landscape Installation

 

As part of Career Discovery in Landscape Architecture (CDLA) 2016, the “Climate Jungle Grid” installation aims to fabricate microclimates originating from a variety of climate zones, displaying appreciation for harmony between human activities and nature. Created with climbers, succulents and moss, the unique growth patterns of each plant type interweave with grid-like structures that consist of modular blocks, representing different microclimates through unified forms and atmosphere at various spots of Chi Wah Commons. In respect to the bookstore next to the installation, the form of these ‘plant grids’ also mimic that of bookshelves, suggesting the students’ intention to store and breed the knowledge of nature, as much as how books show the aggregation of our knowledge on all things. In a broader sense, the project is an extension to promote greenery and sustainability at HKU – what landscape architecture has been always doing.

 

Please be invited to come see our landscape installation:

Landscape Installation:    Climate Jungle Grid Exhibition

Venue:                                   HKU Campus, Chi Wah Learning Commons Lobby Exhibition

Period:                                   Aug 16 – 25, 2016