'shanghai 2035' concept design by A-asterisk

‘shanghai 2035’ concept design by A-asterisk all images courtesy of A-asterisk

‘shanghai 2035’ was developed by japanese firm A-asterisk is a concept design for the future of shanghai city. in 2009, the population of shanghai increased to 24.5 million. the city today has a rare situation that can not be seen in any other countries. their population is raised by the pace of 3 million every year causing an aging society  and a divide between the rich and the poor, yet building construction is growing at a rapid rate.

estimated population increase by 2035

skyscrapers in shanghai

after the olympic games in 2008 an urban renewal planning project was established. shanghai 2035 aims to enhance the city’s appeal and improve city life for the future. the project features two elements an ‘air’ city and ‘ground’ city that will prevent the loss of green and the land. the network will promote the correlation between the life in the air level and the grand level. making the most of the tall buildings and extending the verticality and the availability of publicized facilities to 300m up in the air. while  preserving the current buildings and historical buildings, the new city layers will function not only as the infrastructure of the air level and the ground level, but also the high quality network refined by the object and the operation of the city.

vertical plan of shanghai 2035

air level of ‘shanghai’ 2035

aerial view of ‘shanghai 2035’ concept design

aerial view of ‘shanghai 2035’ concept design

aerial view of ‘shanghai 2035’ concept design

aerial view of ‘shanghai 2035’ concept design

‘shanghai 2035’ positioned over the city’s skyscrapers

project info:

project name: shanghai 2035 location: shanghai china principle use: urban concept site area: 6 340km2 design: A-asterisk (nobuhiro nakamura) collaboration with: ouvi inc (shin yokoo) design period: oct 2008 – jun 2009 photographer: shuhei kaihara perspective: gao dayong