Who created the project "The Hills of Shanghai"?

This project was created by Sara Hamzeh on uni.xyz, a platform for design professionals to showcase their work.

What type of design project is "The Hills of Shanghai"?

"The Hills of Shanghai" is a Urban Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Design project showcased on uni.xyz.

Where is the project "The Hills of Shanghai" located?

This project is located in China.

The Hills of Shanghai

looking at the cemetery as a growing system that is given time to develop and sculpt itself, becoming an iconic part of the urban fabric and an ecological hotspot.

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Conceptual Process and Development, Key Conceptual Section, Zoomed In Conceptual Section

3D views and conceptual sections of the 3 phases of the system that we have designed, Phasing process

3D Images renderings of the different Phases

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Project Team (2)

Sara Hamzeh

Landscape Architect, Narrative Design, Urban Designer, Urban Planner, Urbanist

Tara Kanj

Concept, Designer, Graphic Representation

Associated Disciplines (3)

Urban Planning

Urban Design

Landscape Design

Location

China, Shang Hai Shi, Huang Pu Qu, People's Square, 国合路125号邮政编码: 200003

China

License

Creative Commons, Attribution, Non-commercial, No Derivatives

PUBLISHED ON 27th December 2019

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