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Pan'an Wetland Urban Park and Landscape Design

Yawen Duan Urban Park and Landscape Design Landscape Design Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Pan'an Wetland

Pan'an Wetland is a wetland park created on a former coal mining subsidence area in Xuzhou, China. The design restores the damaged land instead of replacing it. Soil is rebuilt through methods such as stripping the cultivated layer and layered backfilling to recover fertility. Two rivers are linked to form a circulating water system that feeds the wetland and helps purify urban water. Native trees, shrubs and grasses support biodiversity. A zigzag plank road and a bird watching platform let visitors observe the water and land habitats.

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Shangri-la Shougang Park Hotel Lighting

Zhu Haiyan Hotel Lighting Architectural Lighting Monday, 14 September 2026

Shangri-la Shougang Park

Shangri-la Shougang Park is a lighting design for a hotel in Beijing. The hotel stands at the core of Shougang Park, on the site of a former power generation plant that once supplied energy for steel production. The complex covers 63,600 square meters and holds 283 guest rooms. LED light sources are used across all indoor and outdoor spaces, and the lighting scenes change with the time of day. Warm color temperature light creates a comfortable environment and relates the hotel to the surrounding buildings of the park at night.

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Shimao Bright Xihu Landscape

Randi Design Landscape Landscape Design Sunday, 13 September 2026

Shimao Bright Xihu

Shimao Bright Xihu is a landscape design located in Pingtan county, Fujian, China. The project covers 56849 square meters in the local central business district. The layout follows a central axis, integrating traditional gate court etiquette and courtyard culture into the spatial sequence. Coherent circulation routes enrich the site experience and improve connectivity. Materials include imitation stone boards, imitation stone tiles, metal decorative strips and stone, unified with the marble and metal of the architecture. Song Dynasty aesthetics inspired the concise modern form.

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Lougang City CBD for Taihu

gad CBD for Taihu Urban Planning Saturday, 12 September 2026

Lougang City

Lougang City CBD of Taihu Lake is an urban design for a new central business district in Huzhou, China. The plan is inspired by the local Lougang irrigation system and its ecological pattern. Located on the southern bank of Taihu Lake, the district includes an internal lake channeled from the lake to form waterfront public spaces. Two pedestrian skywalks connect the transport hub with the skyscraper complex and the exhibition park, separating vehicle traffic from pedestrian flows. The plan also sets aside 132 hectares of ecological area.

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Landscape Design for Shaoxing Hotel

U A D Hotel Landscape Design Friday, 11 September 2026

Landscape Design for Shaoxing

Shaoxing Hotel Landscape is a garden design created for a hotel at the foot of Fushan Mountain in Shaoxing, China. The design follows the concept of green mountains and clear water, and connects the site with the local culture and the surrounding scenery. The landscape unfolds around three courtyards, named Qingbai, Ningcui and Tingyu, which express the themes of mountain, water and rain. Water, stones and bonsai form a scene like a three-dimensional scroll painting in front of the lobby. Existing trees are kept, and framed views link the courtyards with the distant mountain.

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Cruise City Demonstration Area

JIALIAN Design Demonstration Area Landscape Design Thursday, 10 September 2026

Cruise City

Merchants International Cruise City is a permanent landscape design for a demonstration area in Zhanjiang City, China. The landscape area covers 10783 square meters. The design refers to the nearby sea areas and uses waves and boats as recurring themes. Water features and undulating corridors recall mountains and water. The corridors are made of perforated aluminium plates in wave grey, with carved hollow patterns that are lit at night. Visitors move through a valley, a canyon, a shaded forest and a plank road to the waterfront.

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