News — Train Station in the forest

Mad Architects designs “Train Station in the forest” in Jiaxing, China Mad Architects’ train station located in a forest in Jiaxing, eastern China, is due to be completed by July 2021. Construction on the 35ha project in central Jiaxing began in 2019, and includes two plazas and a renovation of the adjacent People’s Park. The Beijing-based firm’s design includes a full-scale replica of Jiaxing’s historic 1907 train station, reconstructed from archival studies, with a new station built underground.A “borderless park” with a canopy of trees will surround the station, offering shade for the plazas.Sunken courtyards will link the underground commercial...