Shanghai Shipyard Masterplan, Lujiazui District Urban Planning, Chinese Large Scale Architecture Photos
Shanghai Shipyard Masterplan in Lujiazui District
14 Mar 2022
Architecture: Farrells
Location: Lujiazui District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Photos © Terrence Zhang and Farrells
Shanghai Shipyard Masterplan, China
The notion of how people work and play has changed due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Benjamin Lau from Farrells discusses the new Shanghai Shipyard venue in the Lujiazui district which gives a new future vision for urban life.

Shanghai Shipyard is a new mixed use development in the Lujiazui district, which has remained active and vibrant, at times when many leading global cities have struggled to keep their streets alive. A key driver behind the masterplan, conceived by Farrells, was to create an interconnected new destination. The mixed use development delivers just that, bringing people together in a myriad of ways, paving the way for the future vision of urban life.
Photo © Farrells
The pandemic has changed people?s expectations of their surroundings and the intertwined relationship between how leisure and recreation play an increasingly important role in our everyday lives. After months of home isolation, limited social interaction and gatherings, people want more. The demand for space for social, recreation and leisure activities is growing, as spaces designed with this flexibility of use counterbalance the time people spend at work.

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