PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR BEAUTIFUL HEBEI

Public space quality has become an important representative measure for urban competitiveness these days. The “Smart” era is now driven by creative technological advancements, and it is integrating, intricately, into the improvements of our city and the way we interact with people, with space and with information in our everyday lives. As an important part of “The Third Hebei International Urban Planning and Design Competition”, “Planning and Design for Beautiful Hebei - Q-City International Young Designer Competition (China · Handan)” revolves around the topic of “Quality City”, with an emphasis on the integration of technology, we hope to start a global discussion regarding the core values of public space.
This year’s competition site is in Handan City, Hebei Province, which contains both historical value and potentials in development. Taking Renmin Road, the main image road of Handan as the carrier, through the implementation of cutting-edge technologies such as 3D-printing, 5G technology, and artificial intelligence, it explores the ideas and methods of urban micro renewal, and strives to enhance the value of existing factors through limited investment, precise design and persevering implementation strategies, and hopefully generates “huge” benefits with “small” intervention in the end. Through interdisciplinary collaborations cross science, technology and design, and integrating the wisdom of many parties, it strives to create a “Handan Model” to provide new paths and new vision for future urban developments, exploring an acupuncture method to urban space by using smart design, establishing Handan a social image of a potential city for high-precision technology development, thus further improve the quality of the city and its public service capabilities.