Foster & Partners appointed to masterplan new Chinese city district

Fosters Hangzhou 5

Practice proposes distinct zones intersected by water for Hangzhou megaproject

Foster & Partners has won an international competition to design a futuristic new district in Hangzhou which includes autonomous transport “pods”.

The practice has drawn up a vision for a green and interconnected mixed-use quarter in the centre of the Yuhang District in the eastern Chinese city, which is located south west of Shanghai.

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