Waf 2016 infrastructure shortlist

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Desitecture Shanghai Airport Caravanserai

Ethos Mass transport leaves in its wake large areas of city conurbation, a deserted wasteland of scattered buildings and illegible constructs. Container cities take up vast areas of the city by some of its best resources of water. The projects aims to address this through the creation of a resort, a pleasure garden an airport destination which is itself the destination and an identifiable landscape intervention for air travel; the garden. Site The need for airports to support a burgeoning development plan and economic growth could see 70+ new airports in China in the next 30 years. Rapid growth has meant that existing areas of development can now be re-considered with a view to sustainable futures. The site is close to the main central... More

Project • By ingenhoven associates • Transports

Main Station Stuttgart

The Stuttgart-Ulm railway expansion is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe. The future central station designed by ingenhoven associates forms the core of the Stuttgart 21 transport and urban development project. As a light-flooded, low-lying, 8-track through station, it will replace the previous 16-track terminus station when it opens. The above-ground rail facilities in the city centre will be dismantled, creating space for new urban development perspectives. The districts of Stuttgart East and Stuttgart North, which were previously separated by the tracks, will be reconnected after more than 150 years. Travel times will be significantly reduced. In 1997, ingenhoven associates won the international competition for the r... More