Return to Shantou—Urban Design of the New East Coastal Area of Shantou, Guangdong

Abstract

KuiperCompagnons and Paul Andreu Architecte submitted their proposal for the International Planning Competition of the New East Coastal Area in Shantou in 2013, and were awarded the shared first Prize. The proposal, Return to Shantou, outlines the site as an important function and service center to the future urban development of Shantou, and a driver for new urban growth, highlighting its potential to show distinctive characteristics of Shantou and become a catalyst for transforming the city from an inner bay city to one oriented to the coast.

Keywords

Urban Design / Planning / International Competition / New Coastal Area

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2014 Higher Education Press