The Ningbo Industrial Design and Creative Center embraces its location on the river and provides an oasis from the urban landscape of Ningbo, China. Water elements are incorporated into the main plaza and meander throughout the project, emphasizing the site and alluding to Ningbo's historical connection to water. Distinct architecture forms an iconic urban center that draws in visitors and provides a calm retreat from the city. This urban design by Cordogan Clark & Associates combines sustainable architecture; green design; active and passive solar design and geothermal design; historic / contextual architecture blended with new technology; the integration of architecture and the landscape; and riverwalk design.