Tribute to Yu Kongjian

I met Yu Kongjian in 2005 at the ASLA National Convention in Florida. We chatted in the back of a bus for an hour during a tour — a conversation I still remember fondly. He later invited me to visit Beijing, and in 2007 I lectured in his class about landscape planning.

I featured Yu in my Landscape History book as an example of a contemporary international designer whose vision reshaped the field. At Turenscape, he valued creativity and hired Michigan State University students for their strong ability to generate ideas.

Although I only saw him a few more times after that — usually surrounded by an entourage of admirers and colleagues — I always admired his passion, generosity, and global influence. He will be greatly missed.

— Dr. Jon Burley, FASLA. Retired Landscape Architect and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the School of Planning, Design and Construction, Michigan State University.

悼念俞孔坚

我在2005年佛罗里达举行的美国景观设计师协会（ASLA）年会上首次见到俞孔坚。那次在参观活动的巴士后座上，我们聊了一个小时——那次谈话让我至今记忆犹新。后来他邀请我到北京访问，2007年我在他的课堂上做了一次关于景观规划的讲座。

在我的《景观史》一书中，我将俞孔坚列为当代国际设计师的代表，他的远见卓识重塑了这个领域。在土人设计公司（Turenscape），他重视创造力，并聘用密歇根州立大学的学生，因为他们在创意生成方面表现突出。

虽然此后我们只在几次场合中再见过面——他身边总是围绕着崇敬他的同事和仰慕者——但我始终敬佩他的热情、慷慨，以及他在全球范围内的影响力。他的离去令人无比惋惜。

——乔恩·伯利 博士，美国景观设计师协会院士（FASLA），

密歇根州立大学规划、设计与建造学院景观建筑学系退休副教授、景观设计师。