Meixi Lake Under Construction in China

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates plans the city Meixi Lake in China. The city of 180,000 revolves around a central, 3.85-kilometer lake.

Meixi Lake, Changsha, China.

Courtesy KPF

Meixi Lake, Changsha, China.

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) recently announced that its master plan for Meixi Lake, in Changsha, China, is now under construction. Designed in collaboration with Arup and Gale International, the plan comprises 120 million square feet, to be built radially around a 3.85-kilometer-long, 40 hectare lake. Meixi Lake uses the linear water feature as a central focus around which 180,000 residents will live and work in the new city.

For more details and images of Meixi Lake, visit ARCHITECT’s Project Gallery.

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Deane Madsen

Deane Madsen, Assoc. AIA, LEED Green Associate, is the former associate design editor for ARCHITECT, and still covers architecture and design in Washington, D.C. He earned his M.Arch. at UCLA's Department of Architecture and Urban Design. Follow Deane on Twitter at @deane_madsen.

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