Shanghai Corniche Park [龙华滨江]
Reconvesion of an industrial area into a river-banks park, building of new leisure facilities among some preserved industrial buildings
Location: [龙华滨江，黄浦江西岸，徐汇区] Longhua Binjiang, West Side of Huangpu river, Xuhui district, Shanghai
Typology: Urban park Scale: 8,5 km length Contracting authority: Shanghai Longhua Construction Development Co, Ltd Main Stakeholders: Peter Verity, architect, PDRc Urbanism, Architecture EDSA, chinese architecture agencies (Mada Spam, FCJZ, Deshaus). Year: 2003-2007 (conception); 2007-2010 (execution)
In order to prepare the ground for Shanghai Expo 2010, several old harbour areas were moved outside of the city. Eight kilometres of the Huangpu River’s river-banks in Shanghai has been transformed into parks and public facilities. This operation also included the transformation of a cemetery and construction of architectural pavilions and, integrates the construction of Yuz museum and Long museum in the spirit of the show’s values. Some elements of its industrial heritage, like the railway and cranes, have been preserved and integrated into the landscape.
Keywords: Manufactured Landscape, Atmosphere
Reconvesion of an industrial area into a river-banks park, building of new leisure facilities among some preserved industrial buildings
Location: [龙华滨江，黄浦江西岸，徐汇区] Longhua Binjiang, West Side of Huangpu river, Xuhui district, Shanghai
Typology: Urban park Scale: 8,5 km length Contracting authority: Shanghai Longhua Construction Development Co, Ltd Main Stakeholders: Peter Verity, architect, PDRc Urbanism, Architecture EDSA, chinese architecture agencies (Mada Spam, FCJZ, Deshaus). Year: 2003-2007 (conception); 2007-2010 (execution)
In order to prepare the ground for Shanghai Expo 2010, several old harbour areas were moved outside of the city. Eight kilometres of the Huangpu River’s river-banks in Shanghai has been transformed into parks and public facilities. This operation also included the transformation of a cemetery and construction of architectural pavilions and, integrates the construction of Yuz museum and Long museum in the spirit of the show’s values. Some elements of its industrial heritage, like the railway and cranes, have been preserved and integrated into the landscape.
Keywords: Manufactured Landscape, Atmosphere