Foster & Partners has revealed its designs for a new mixed-use science and technology centre in the suburbs of Shanghai.

The Xicen Science & Technology Centre will deliver a cultural centre, with a learning centre, theatre and exhibition space, as well as offices, retail and residential areas at Jinze Town, which is on the Shanghai-Hangzhou development axis.

Fosters said the project, which is at the heart of the Yangtze River Delta region, had been informed by learning from the area’s historic water towns and would integrate new and existing waterways to create a low-impact waterside community.

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