With foundation work started in early 2022, YTO’s Jiaxing Skyhub is taking its huge shape along with the construction of Jiaxing airport’s new runways, taxiways, and apron spaces. This SAAN-master planned mega air cargo hub will be one of the largest in China. This huge cargo center will be the main tenant of Jiaxing’s newly […]
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This project sits next to a mega-hospital in a high-density metropolitan area with a severe parking shortage, hotels, restaurants, and retail. Co-developed by the local government and a private landowner, this project will provide a high-density solution to include parking, hotels, retail, offices, and housing. Using parking garages (a total of 7 floors) as podiums
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Throughout history, art inspires ideas, unites people, builds civic pride, and forms unique destination places. Art and architecture enhance the environment and encourage pride in cities. Art facilities and venues create opportunities for artists and the public. Art events and festivals connect people, promoting social cohesion and a sense of belonging. Recently, SAAN was hired
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A Tour of the Square Gather the square, accentuate the square, and share the square’s splendor. The project is located at the southwest corner of Xinhua Plaza, neighboring large-scale architectural volumes built in various periods. There is a clear gap in the city skyline of Xinhua Square at the southwest corner. Our design fills this
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The Pandemic has increased the need for healthy and active lifestyles inside neighborhoods and urban communities. World Health Organization reports 70% percent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. As global urbanization continues, mixed-use projects will evolve. Post-pandemic, cities will be faced with housing shortages, workplace flexibility, and healthy lifestyle demand for residents. Developers, planners,
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The plan for the 800,000 SF Hudson Mews housing development incorporates the irregular undeveloped frontage along the west side of Ninth Avenue in Manhattan, combined with the development rights of the Dyer Avenue access to the Lincoln Tunnel, to create a group of new buildings in a park-like setting as envisioned in the proposed Hudson
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Kunming is a picturesque city in southwestern China with spring-like weather all year round. Dianchi is Kunming’s largest lake with over 298 square kilometers of water area. The city’s number seven municipal water treatment plant sits by the northwestern corner of the lake. It plays an important role in keeping the water clean clear and
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We designed a mega-size air cargo hub for Jiaxing’s International Airport. As a cargo airport, this cargo hub will generate most of the runway aircraft movement. It will handle a forecasted annual 1.12 million metric tonnes of cargo throughput by 2030 and about 2.45 million metric tonnes by 2045. It is also estimated that about
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Linyi is a city in China’s Shandong province. Its international airport was originally built in 1958, and later expanded in 1991 and again in 2016. The current passenger terminal 2 was built in 2017. In recent years, with LYI’s passenger throughput exploding, it has been operating under capacity for several years. A new terminal is
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Jiaxing is an up-and-coming city of about 1.2 million urban population with an ancient history. From Jiaxing’s train station, it is exactly a 29-minute train ride from Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) by HSR train. Jiaxing is building an international airport, which will be anchored by a mega air cargo hub. We are hired to
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