Chengdu is a fast-developing city in south-western China with a rich history and strong local character. MLA+ had the opportunity to extrapolate those qualities and bring them into a modern form for the international design competition for a landscape corridor in the brand new district of Chengdu (Tianfu New Town), where the ambitious central business district will be built.
The proposal extracts the spatial and natural characters from indigenous places within the city, and re-applies them to a public space with new functionality.
How to inherit the spirit and characters of a historical city that is undergoing modern urban transformation? How can China cope with rapid urbanization without losing
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