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Gold: Sustainable planning for a rural community, Beijing, China

Type of project:
Urban planning
Start of construction:
October 2007
Main authors:
Yue Zhang, architect, Tsinghua University, School of Architecture, and Feng Ni, government officer, Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, Beijing, China

Project Summary
Subsistence living conditions drive millions of China’s rural poor into the cities. Concurrently farming land is converted to new uses. Sustainable planning for a rural community is a pilot project in Beijing’s urban sprawl. It demonstrates how much needs to be done to keep people in rural settings – and how much can be done.

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Image gallery - Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009 and Holcim Awards 2008 Asia PacificGold: Sustainable planning for a rural community, Beijing, China

Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009

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Holcim Awards 2008 Asia Pacific

Image gallery - Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009 and Holcim Awards 2008 Asia Pacific

Gold: Sustainable planning for a rural community, Beijing, China