Architecture Asia - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2018

This project is part of an effort to return the riverside
of Huangpu River to its citizens, by creating
Shanghai’s longest public open space. Huangpu
River has been the originating place of Shanghai. It
once served as an important water transportation
artery, with numerous factories along the riverbanks
that turned shores into production shorelines of
great significance to China’s industries.
However, with the further development of Shanghai,
the city’s industrial structure has changed, and the
once industrial shorelines has to be transformed to
fit back into the city’s everyday life. The once isolated
industrial blocks that occupy the waterfronts are
now intended to be reconnected and transformed
into the longest linear public open space.
The Demonstration Section of Yangpu Riverside
Public Space is the initial stage for the public space
development project of the area. It is highly important
for it is a benchmark not only for the area, but
also for the entire 45km long riverside restoration
project. The project covers the public spaces and
comprehensive environmental remediation projects,
with a total area of about 3.8 hectares and a length
of about 985 metres.
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