BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists): The Jiangyin Greenway belongs to a growing movement in China towards healthy, sustainable transportation and urban enjoyment. Infrastructure of this scale has an opportunity, or more correctly a responsibility, to create meaningful places in the city. It is also seen as an opportunity for Jiangyin to assert it...
Project name
Jiangyin Greenway
Architecture firm
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists)
Location
Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China
Principal architect
James Brearley and Fang Qun
Design team
Guo Liexia, Gao Weiguo, Wu Xiaojian, Pan Linglu, Li Zheng, Yu Zhirui, Rong Yu, Lei Tao, Pablo Jimenez, Manuel Jose Godoy Alvarez, Fang Qun, Huang Fang, Steve Whitford, Peter Felicetti (Concept stage engineer), James Brearley
Structural engineer
Shanghai Lin Tongyan Li Guohao Civil Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.
Construction
China Construction City Development Ltd in Jiangyin
Photography
Pavel Shubskiy - Egghead Photo
Client
China Construction City Development Ltd in Jiangyin
Typology
Public infrastructure › Landscape › Transport. Program: Elevated walkway, pedestrian bridges, playgrounds, amphitheatres, cafes, bike shops
Martin Duplantier Architectes: The landscape is baroque. Unique. Breathtaking. It is world heritage site. The mountains rise like nimble fingers towards the sky. The vegetation, against all odds, has managed to grow on this invincible rock. Faced with this topographical spectacle, all are left astounded.
Architecture firm
Martin Duplantier Architectes
Location
Zhangjiajie Shi, Hunan Province, China
Design team
Martin Duplantier Architectes, Daqian Landscape Architects
Status
Ongoing (unbuilt, winning-project)
Typology
Urban and landscape design
