The city of Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan Province, located in west-central China at the foot of the Tibetan plateau and within the Sichuan plain, was severely struck on May 13th, 2008 by a major earthquake which destroyed over 350,000 buildings.

As guest of honour at China Europa’s 3rd edition, whose theme is Sustainable Urban Development, the province will be presenting its rebuilding programme on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 during an official conference.

The Chengdu municipality will also be present on an assigned space within the exhibition in order to meet European experts in Sustainable Urban Development, as well as European and Chinese local authorities with an interest in the issues and opportunities relating to the city’s rebuilding.

In keeping with this active participation, Le Havre Mayor Antoine Rufenacht and Le Havre Développement economic development agency General Manager Gérard Mercher, organiser of China Europa, will both welcome an official delegation from Chengdu municipality on December 22nd.

The 6-person delegation will be ironing out the final details of the municipality’s participation in China Europa.
 

The French Company for the Shanghai Expo (COFRES) has confirmed it will attend China Europa 2009.

In charge of French participation at the Shanghai Universal Expo 2010, whose theme, focussing on Sustainable Urban Development issues, will be “A better life, a better city”, the COFRES is project-managing the French Pavilion that intends to be a symbolic, innovative building. Through its shape as much as through its materials and contents, it will reflect France’s dynamic approach as well as its lifestyle.

In that respect and in keeping with the core theme of Shanghai 2010, it will stand as a tangible demonstration of the country’s innovative abilities in terms of sustainable development and cultural influence.

Shanghai 2010’s ambition is to be a model of a “harmonious city”, symbolising “the harmony between Man and Nature”, “the harmony between past and future” and “the harmony between men”.

In addition to introducing the French Pavilion, the COFRES will be organising a conference, which its architect Jacques Ferrier, in particular, will attend.

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12/09/2008

From December 2nd to 5th, 2008, China Europa will be exhibiting at the Pollutec trade show to be held in Lyon Eurexpo. At the heart of a hall devoted to Sustainable Development, come and meet the teams from the Sino-European event to check out the opportunities existing in meetings, partnerships and feedback, on themes and within sectors relating to Sustainable Urban Development.

China Europa at Pollutec 2008
Boot N°200 – Row AF – Hall 3

U.S. architect firm specialized in sustainable building design Perkins+Will was initially retained to provide concept design services for a high-end residential condominium tower in the Heping neighborhood of Tianjin. The project consisted of one building as part of a ten building master plan development. The tower planning concept was for full floor or duplex units. Upon completion of this phase, Perkins+Will was further retained to design within the same development five additional condominium towers, a community building, central landscaped park, and underground parking. The project covers 1.2 million square feet.

The residents of this development will benefit from the amenities of the three pavilion community building. One pavilion will house a fitness center with exercise areas, swimming pool, and spa facilities. The second will house educational and entertainment facilities for children, and the third pavilion will house a restaurant and coffee shop.

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