Sasaki unveils plans for giant Panda reserve in southern China
Global studio Sasaki are masterplanning the Chengdu Panda Reserve to protect the animals, while also accommodating growth in the rapidly expanding Chinese city.
The 27-square-mile panda reserve, planned for Chengdu ? the capital of the Sichuan Province in southern China ? will be deigned by Sasaki following a government-sponsored design competition.
One of the main aims of the project is to demonstrate that pandas and humans can coexist. There are roughly 1,800 giant pandas left in the wild, with another 300 in captivity.
"Although urbanisation and conservation are often in conflict with each other, the Chengdu Panda Reserve provides a framework for the protection of the giant panda and its native habitat, and strategies, which will lead Chengdu into a more resilient future," Sasaki explained. "The Panda Reserve will organically combine the ecological and cultural value of giant pandas with the beautiful and habitable park city of Chengdu, and it meets the national, provincial and municipal planning and development objectives."
The studio designed the scheme around three main goals ? conservation, education and research. The vast development will feature three separate sites, each with a different function and level of interaction with pandas.
"Sasaki's plan develops three distinct panda destinations, complemented with a proposed digital app ? Panda Quest ? that will expand the Chengdu panda experience globally," the team explained.
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