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Mainland China’s first SITES certified Gold project, Xuhui Runway Park, has been shortlisted for landscape project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020.
Located in the Xuhui Riverfront Area, a formal industrial zone of Shanghai, Xuhui Runway Park converts a former airport runway into a model for the sustainable urban park.
The park serves as a runway for modern life, offering innovative urban revitalization that mirrors the site’s history.⠀
From now until October 12, you can vote for Xuhui Runway Park in the Dezeen Awards 2020 public vote. Scroll down the the Landscape project category to cast your vote for Xuhui Runway Park!
This is the first project in mainland China to ever receive a SITES certification and the first project in all of China to receive a SITES Gold-level certification
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