Panda Land Masterplan by Hassell

This authentic and immersive panda trail and habitat will aim to change the way people perceive and engage with wildlife by dissolving the idea that humans are dominant over nature.

Trailing across the Chinese city of Chengdu (in the world’s most significant contiguous area of panda habitat), the attraction will connect multiple UNESCO World Heritage-listed sites at Beihu, Dujiangyan and the Longquan Mountains. Above all, the trail will tell the conservation story of China’s iconic giant panda.

Hassell’s masterplan conceives visitors not as tourists but as explorers, giving them a variety of opportunities to learn about the environmental challenges facing China’s national treasures.

Project location Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Project collaborators Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute, Jon Coe Design

Client

Chengdu Tianfu Greenway Construction Investment

Type

Public and commercial

Site area 69 km2

Status – Design competition; one of three winners selected to continue to the next phase of the project

Practice locations Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, Australia; Singapore; Hong Kong and Shanghai, China; London, UK;

San Francisco, USA