Architect Watermans has been selected to masterplan the latest Chinese megaproject, the 53 km2 Tianjin Bin Hai New City.

The project will house more than 3 million residents in a regenerated docklands area around the lower Haihe river in Tianjin, the main seaport for Beijing and the north of the country. Bidders in the international competition were asked to provide detailed masterplans of the 346 ha Yu Jia Pu peninsula and the 346 ha Tianjian area, a former factory site. Waterman has focused on public transport provision and low energy usage.


Architect Watermans has been selected to masterplan the latest Chinese megaproject, the 53 km2 Tianjin Bin Hai New City.

Architect Watermans has been selected to masterplan the latest Chinese megaproject, the 53 km2 Tianjin Bin Hai New City.