Date of Award

Spring 5-31-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

Department

Landscape Architecture

Program

Nature-Culture-Sustainability Studies

First Advisor

Jacob Mitchell

Second Advisor

Theodore Hoerr

Abstract

This project focuses on the design of outdoor vertical space in Hong Kong in response to the development of China’s Low-Altitude Economy. It explores the integration of these spaces with drones. Through site design and planning, the project uses existing rooftops, parks, and public plazas to create multi-functional drone infrastructure. These spaces enable low-altitude logistics while providing additional social benefits such as public recreation facilities. These landscape enhancements create a harmonious synergy between technology and ecology.


Central to this work is the concept of “The Sixth Interface”, a new spatial layer between the ground and the sky where drone-driven flows of information, ecology, and energy intersect. This is a dynamic urban layer defined by vertical mobility, human-technology interaction, and ecological coexistence. The project re-frames drone infrastructure not merely as technical facilities, but as interactive and socially meaningful components of the urban environment.

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