HANZHENG DISTRICT AND RIVERSIDE DESIGN CHARETTE

WUHAN PLACEMAKING WEEK

2018

Read more on this project: Wuhan PLacemaking Week

Team Project

Role: International Spatial Planning Expert ISOCARP, UPAT member (2018, Wuhan, China)

The Context

Organized by ISOCARP (International Society of City and Regional Planners), UN Habitat, PPS Project for Public Spaces and Wuhan Land Use and Spatial Planning Research Center, Wuhan Placemaking Week convened placemakers of all backgrounds and nationalities to re-imagine the future of Chinese cities.

With a population of 10.61 million, Wuhan is a commercial center divided by the Yangtze and Han rivers, and is considered to be the sprawling capital of Central China’s Hubei province. Chinese cities like Wuhan are growing at an unprecedented rate, so it’s time to lay the foundation for these cities to be shaped around better public spaces for all. Sharing knowledge about how placemaking can be applied to the unique context of growing Chinese cities is the first step towards adaptable, engaging public spaces. On this context, two main activities took place during the Wuhan Placemaking Week, a Design Charette aimed at the New Hanzheng Riverside Avenue, and an international conference organized in 4 main tracks. During the 4 days Design Charette an international UPAT worked together with the Wuhan Land Use and Spatial Planning Research Center in order to identify a strategy for the development of the New Hanzheng Riverside Avenue.

About The Project

In the Hankou area, the Design Charette team identified three strategic interventions, which would ground balanced development:

1. Improve Mobility

2. Support New Creative Economies

3. Establish Waterfront as a Place for Everyone

While some measures like introducing traffic filters, or traffic sectors, had a narrower purpose, others like reimagining the Quingchuan ‘Rainbow’ Bridge as a green link across the Han River had complex objectives in terms of urban mobility, spatial connectivity, local identity and landmarking for the district.

NP (New Port)

SI-I (Steel and Iron Industry)

AS-I (Aerospace Industry)

Water Ecosystem

AS-I (Aerospace Industry)

L-I (Logitic Industry)

HT-I (High Tech Industry)

Landmarks

Bigger Clusterings

L-I (Logitic Industry)

M-I a network

(Mobile Industry)

1- Located at the confluence Hanjiang and Yangtze rivers

2- A link between the inner city and the wider blue-green structure of the Wuhan metropolitan area.

3- In the historic core of Hankou part of Wuhan.

4- Connected to the industrial/production/high-education districts of the Wuhan Metropolitan area.