Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled details of a masterplan project for a 1,000sq m economic hub for Bhutan that aims to create growth through investment in green technology, education and infrastructure.

The practice’s “Mindfulness City” proposals for the future Gelephu Special Administration Region on the India-Bhutan border include a new international airport, railway connections, a hydroelectric dam, public spaces, and a language for building typologies that is based on the “gross national happiness” principles that guide government in Bhutan.

BIG said the project aimed to be a “vibrant tapestry” of interconnected ecosystems and lively neighbourhoods shaped by the flow of the 35 rivers and streams that run through the site.

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