Tom Leader Shanghai Carpet
The site of sanlin valley park spans an area of 240 6 hectares located at a confluence of ecological corridors along the huangpu river and shanghai s outer ring green corridors.
Tom leader shanghai carpet. Working with som san francisco tls designed a new set of pedestrian plazas to organize this digital marketing center a hotbed of technology flourishing in an ancient city surging with the density of daily life. Tom leader studio and skidmore owings merrill llp. Shanghai carpet shanghai yang pu university city hub for groundswell exhibition in museum on modern art nyc. The 2005 project shanghai carpet was featured in the 2007 groundswell exhibit on international landscape at the museum of modern art new york.
About tom leader studio. The design concerns the contrasts and collisions between state of the art digital media and the humble materials of. The local history and recent development on site have left multiple issues such as fragmented parcels construction waste and disturbed ecosystem. Shimoda ryosuke 2013 states of ground for dwelling on tokyo buried valley for 16th domani art of tomorrow exhibition in the national art center tokyo.
The colored stripes are made up of a large palette of materials and textures that help reflect the history of the site. The work of tls has been featured in various museum exhibitions including shanghai carpet in moma new york s 2007 groundswell concerning international landscape design. Tom lectures widely and the work of tls is published frequently. The work of tls has been featured in various museum exhibitions including shanghai carpet in moma new york s 2007 groundswell concerning international landscape design.
Tom leader philippe coignet ryosuke shimoda 2005. Shanghai carpet master plan. Leader received the rome prize in landscape architecture at the american academy in rome in 1998 99 and was a finalist for the smithsonian national design award in 2011. Shimoda ryosuke 2013 states of ground for dwelling on tokyo buried valley for 16th domani art of tomorrow exhibition in the national art center tokyo.