Bassett Publishes Article
TAMPA, Fla. (May 15, 2009) -- Shannon Bassett, sssistant professor of Architecture and Urbanism in the School of Architecture and Community Design, has published “The Wolong Master Plan: Landscape Strategies After the Earthquake in Sichuan, China,” an article featured in the current issue of Topos: The International Review of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, issue 66.
Last August, Bassett travelled with the editor of Urban China to the area impacted by the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan province and were taken around by the government to assess the impact and discuss possible reconstruction strategies. The article looks at a new approach to redevelopment which is taking shape in the Chinese province, one that puts the landscape first.
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