Jiangyin Greenway, Jiangsu Province Landscape Design, Chinese Outdoor Architecture Images
Jiangyin Greenway in Jiangsu Province
Urban Landscape Architecture in China – design by BAU (Brearley Architects + Urbanists)
16 Jan 2020
Jiangyin Greenway
Architect: BAU (Brearley Architects + Urbanists)
Location: Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China

weaving and stitching

The Jiangyin Greenway belongs to a growing movement in China towards healthy, sustainable transportation and urban enjoyment. Infrastructure of this scale has an opportunity, or more correctly a responsibility, to create meaningful places in the city. It is also seen as an opportunity for Jiangyin to assert itself as a creative, progressive and livable city.

Consequently, it will consist of four clearly identifiable segments, each with a unique response to the spirit of the place in which it is located. The north segment of the loop has already been built and passes through the docklands parks. It responds to the history of shipbuilding and its port function. This project, the eastern segment of the loop, leads to the Yangtze River, the river to which Jiangyin owes its existence. Consequently, this segment will respond to the significance of the Yangtze River.
more than a path

This project is more than just an elevated walkway, it seeks to generate better urban spaces, order previously random and disconnected decision making, engage with the best of contemporary aesthetics; solve problems, extend local iconography, b...