Hongjin “Tony” Yu is the CEO of Turenscape and carries forward the legacy of his father, Professor Kongjian Yu — a pioneer of China’s ecological civilization and a global thought leader in nature-based, water-adaptive urbanism. Tony is guiding Turenscape into a new era where artificial intelligence and ecological wisdom converge to shape the future of climate-resilient cities and landscapes. Tony’s background spans robotics, computer vision, and machine learning, and he is currently completing his PhD in Computer Science at Southern Methodist University. Building on this foundation, Tony is pioneering the use of AI in landscape architecture—developing intelligent tools for rapid design iteration, ecological simulation, participatory planning, and climate-adaptive decision-making. His vision is to make Sponge City and Sponge Planet design accessible to all, enabling citizens, designers, students, and governments to collaboratively build water-adaptive, nature-based urban landscapes through AI-driven platforms. Under Tony’s leadership, Turenscape continues its global mission to restore degraded ecosystems, revive water cycles, and advance nature-based solutions as core strategies for climate adaptation. His work focuses on uniting technology with ecological planning to help cities around the world build resilient, regenerative futures.
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