Lily Bridge
Location City:
Suzhou Creek, Shanghai, China
A bridge for connection, culture & community.
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Transportation
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Architecture
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Shanghai
Client:
Shanghai Putuo District Municipal Engineering Construction Centre
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Key Info
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A pedestrian and cyclist bridge, 82.5-metre in length and a 7.5-metre wide.
Status:
Completed in 2025.
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Improving city connections
This elegant new pedestrian suspension bridge provides a vital connection between the city’s Putuo and Jing’an districts. It reduces walking time between the two riverbanks to just five minutes. Citizens have already affectionately dubbed it “the People’s Bridge”, a living footnote to the credo: “the people build the city, the city serves the people.”
Design inspired by culture and nature
Every detail of the design integrates culture, ecology, and landscape. The west-bank waterside terrace extends the ambience of a traditional Jiangnan canal town. At the same time, the east-bank oriental pavilion mirrors the bridge’s arc, offering a sequence of “one bridge, one view” perspectives.
An urban living room
Lily Bridge is more than just a crossing; it is a new civic space for gathering, celebration, and creating memories. On 20 September 2025, it hosted the inaugural “Suzhou Creek Wedding”, during which 100 couples from across the Yangtze River Delta exchanged vows, released heart-shaped lanterns, and left pledges for the future.
The bridge will serve as a stage for cultural events such as the Half-Marathon Suzhou Culture & Tourism Festival, continuing to animate the waterfront and strengthen the city’s sense of place.
Johnny Jiang
(MArch MDA (Master of Design Arts))
Director, Shanghai
and Beijing
Johnny has considerable experience in architectural design in both Germany and China and has led many important, large-scale urban design projects, including both architectural and interior design.
He plays a leading role in some of the Shanghai studio’s most significant urban design projects, and is skilled at combining innovative concepts with the requirements of China's market and the local context. Johnny’s leadership during the construction process, and his strict control of project quality, have been widely praised by clients and partners.
Johnny joined Chapman Taylor’s Shanghai studio as a Director in November 2018.
Chris has been at Chapman Taylor since 1979 and has played a major role in the expansion of the practice as a global design studio with particular responsibility for the strategic direction of the international business.
Chris is fully involved in leading the design of projects and has worked on many different types and sizes of buildings in over 70 countries, and is motivated by the creation of sustainable new city masterplans that are responsive and relevant to the location. He believes architectural design is a carefully managed and collaborative process that draws inspiration from the brief, the function, and the place.
Chris si unisce a Chapman Taylor nel 1979 e da allora svolge un ruolo importante nell'espansione del gruppo come studio di progettazione a livello globale. È uno dei quattro soci di Chapman Taylor e ha particolari responsabilità nella direzione strategica del business internazionale.
Chris è inoltre pienamente coinvolto nella direzione dei progetti e ha lavorato su progetti di diverse tipologie e dimensioni in oltre 60 paesi in tutto il mondo. Egli ritiene che il progetto architettonico debba essere un processo di collaborazione accuratamente gestito che trae ispirazione dal brief, dalla funzione e dal luogo.
Крис является частью компании Chapman Taylor с 1979 года и играет ключевую роль в расширении и развитии архитектурного проектирования на международном рынке. Он является одним из владельцев компании и отвечает за стратегическое направление международного бизнеса.
Крис по прежнему принимает активное участие в процессе ведения проектов и обладает мировым опытом в проектировании зданий любых видов и размеров в более чем 60 странах по всему миру. Крис убежден, что архитектурное проектирование – это, прежде всего, тщательно контролируемый совместный процесс, который черпает вдохновение в таких вещах, как задание на проектирование, функциональность и непосредственно место.
Области специализации:
Разработка генпланов/Многофункциональных комплексов/Торговых объектов/Развлекательных объектов/Офисных помещений/Жилых комплексов/Гостиничных комплексов
Chris ist seit 1979 bei Chapman Taylor und spielte eine wichtige Rolle beim Ausbau des Unternehmens als globales Design-Unternehmen. Er ist einer der Eigentümer von Chapman Taylor und trägt besondere Verantwortung für die strategische Ausrichtung des Auslandsgeschäfts.
Chris ist noch voll bei der Design-Leitung von Projekten involviert und hat bei verschiedenen Arten und Größen von Gebäuden in über sechzig Ländern der Welt gearbeitet. Er glaubt, dass Architektur ein sorgfältig gesteuerter kollaborativer Prozess ist, der durch das Briefing, die Funktion und den Ort inspiriert wird.
يعمل كريس في تشابمان تايلور منذ عام 1979 ولعب دورًا رئيسيًا في توسيع الممارسة كعمل تصميم عالمي. وهو أحد مالكي تشابمان تايلور ، ويتحمل مسؤولية خاصة عن التوجه الاستراتيجي للأعمال الدولية.
يشارك كريس بالكامل في قيادة تصميم المشاريع ، وقد عمل على العديد من أنواع وأحجام المباني المختلفة في أكثر من 60 دولة حول العالم. وهو يعتقد أن التصميم المعماري هو عملية تعاونية تتم ادارتها بعناية وتستمد الإلهام من الملخص والوظيفة والمكان.
مجالات الخبرة:
المخطط الرئيسي / الاستخدام المتعدد / المتاجر/ الترفيه / المكاتب / السكني / الفنادق
