Looks like a typical masterplan to me says reader Looks like a typical masterplan to me, said Alfred Hitchcock. Pretty pictures with no substance.
Dan shared the sentiment: I love the obligatory men in canoes, out having a paddle during their lunch break nonsense, or the see-through glass everywhere, in an attempt to add life to the lifeless. :( Gigantic single-use precincts that will become dead zones outside of operating hours, grand aesthetic gestures to make the image look pretty. How is this different from any other ill-considered architect-driven master plan with zero strategy behind it? asked Riley Flanigan.
What do you think of Chengdu Future City?