Shan-Shui-City

Designed by the Chinese based firm, MAD architects, The ‘Shan-Shui City’ concept dates back to ancient times of the mountain-water worship, of locating cities by observing the earth and examining the water, and the emperors’ locating cities on the strategic place of the surrounding natural environment for defense. The city is one of the unique spatial planning concepts in the Chinees history, with implications on urban sustainability. Shan-Shui City combines the urban construction and the natural environment which is mainly composed of the mountains (Shan) and the water (Shui). The tight integration of architecture-landscape-city is the core of the traditional chinese city design theory and methodology.


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