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Suzhou Mudu
SUZHOU, CHINA Winner of an Invited International Design Competition, kmd’s team has provided a vision of an urban community that would contain a diverse one million square meter program of uses including three new town centers to be developed along the Huangpu River. In order to facilitate the creation of a sustainable environment, the urban renewal proposes the revitalization of the land and water resources of the district as well as two new transit loops to control vehicular traffic, and the integration of a new green belt system that features open park space and pedestrian pathways. A focus on maximizing pedestrian and community spaces along the waterways and open space areas is intended to encourage greater awareness of the natural ecological systems and educate residents on better stewardship of the land.