Tianhui Todtown, Minhang, Shanghai Urban Development, Chinese Architecture Images
Tianhui Todtown in Shanghai
2 July 2020
Tianhui Todtown
Architects: Ronald Lu & Partners
Location: Shanghai, China

After 13 years of collective effort, Ronald Lu & Partners (RLP) is proud to announce the completion of Phase One of mainland China?s first transit-oriented development project, Tianhui Todtown in Shanghai.
In recent years, the concept of public transit-oriented development (TOD) has become increasingly important in the development of China?s urban areas. TOD provides ways of bringing communities together to create healthy and walkable neighbourhoods, reduce traffic congestion and promote public transportation, while also minimising pollution and energy consumption. With over 60 TOD projects across China planned and designed by leading TOD experts at Ronald Lu & Partners, the TOD model is visibly becoming a new standard for urban development. Tianhui TODTOWN takes this model to the next level: TOD 4.0. ?In Asia, where many countries are continuing to experience migration from rural to urban areas, urban planning still inappropriately adopts a number of North American design characteristics ? in particular vehicle-centric planning. If this continues, many tier 1 and tier 2 cities in China will likely swell to double or triple their current size, leading to huge energy and carbon footprints. TOD promotes a symbiotic relationship between public transportation complexes...