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Pleasure principle. A masterplan for Zhengzhou by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos

Foto: Frank Marburger
Although the incredible pace at which China is building shows no signs of slowing, what they build looks evermore sophisticated and credible in environmental terms. Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos beat off competition form some well known practices to win the masterplan project for the Baisha district of Zhengzhou.
The proposal creates an impressive flowing green space along the banks of the Yellow River punctuated with development. Within the river pleasure islands will be created for leisure use remote from the intensity of the city.
