First buildings now occupied in Liangjiang Innovation Zone in Chongqing, China
Construction of the 680-hectare urban district in Chongqing continues at pace, with the first buildings completed and occupied. Masterplanned by Chapman Taylor, this developmental “new area” for the city of Chongqing will complete construction in 2025.
Chongqing has a population of over 30 million people and is one of China’s four centrally governed municipalities. Our masterplan for the Liangjiang Innovation Zone creates a unique sense of place to nurture learning and innovation and is based on Smart City principles. Sustainability is embedded in the project, which will be self-sufficient in energy needs – using solar, biomass and hydroelectric power sources, resulting in a saving of over 450,000 tons of CO² per annum.
Chapman Taylor won a major international design competition to create the new district. Our design won based on the integration of the beautiful natural environment with the technical facilities creating a connected series of five university campuses surrounded by R&D clusters.
Chongqing has a population of over 30 million people and is one of China’s four centrally governed municipalities. Our masterplan for the Liangjiang Innovation Zone creates a unique sense of place to nurture learning and innovation and is based on Smart City principles. Sustainability is embedded in the project, which will be self-sufficient in energy needs – using solar, biomass and hydroelectric power sources, resulting in a saving of over 450,000 tons of CO² per annum.
Chapman Taylor won a major international design competition to create the new district. Our design won based on the integration of the beautiful natural environment with the technical facilities creating a connected series of five university campuses surrounded by R&D clusters.
Liangjiang Collaborative Innovation Zone will play a key role alongside other innovation districts in developing and implementing Chongqing’s smart city strategy and will also collaborate with Chengdu Science City on major national science and technology projects under the auspices of the Western China Science and Technology Innovation Centre.
The zone will also be home to the Chongqing Institute of Hunan University, which will be a key base for technological and scientific R&D and start-up incubation. Meanwhile, the Innovation Sigma Space has attracted ten application testing teams from famous universities such as the Beijing Institute of Technology, East China Normal University and Tongji University.
Masterplan and design concept
The zone will also be home to the Chongqing Institute of Hunan University, which will be a key base for technological and scientific R&D and start-up incubation. Meanwhile, the Innovation Sigma Space has attracted ten application testing teams from famous universities such as the Beijing Institute of Technology, East China Normal University and Tongji University.