China Southwest Architecture Design and Research Institute Co.

Xinglong Lake lies at the ecological core of Chengdu’s Tianfu New Area, spanning ~4.46 km² (water: ~2.80 km²). Once a flood detention basin, it faced mounting urbanization challenges: sediment siltation, impaired flood discharge, contaminated sediments, eutrophication, fragile ecosystems, and severed urban hydrological connections. The design repositions the lake as a socio-economic nexus—not merely a water […]