Jigsaw City

An exploration of 35 years of architectural work in new cities and specifically Hong Kong's new town programme.

Jigsaw City' is about the past, present, and future of new city and town development in Hong Kong, Asia, and beyond. Case studies relate the complications, history, and milestones required to set up a new city, along with awe-inspiring examples of engineering feats the past and present lead readers to the future of new town development. Planners are making careful calculations now that consider whether people in the future will be stuck in traffic, have parkland within walking distance, or will be employed at the local megamall. New towns and cities will need to be built to accommodate the 1 billion people estimated to be living in China's cities by 2030. AECOM presents topics that will help readers understand whether they'll want to live in the new cities designed, and the influence new cities will have on the world's greatest period of urbanisation. Discover the ten most important aspects of building new towns throughout Asia and beyond.