ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
WASTE-TO-ENERGY POWER PLANT
UNITED UNITS ARCHITECTS 

Located in the hilly terrain of southwest Wuhan suburbs sits the Qianzishan Waste-to-Energy Power Plant. The architectural design of its main facility was led by UUA Design Partner Yongzheng Li and Managing Partner Qizhi Li. In this project, the architects engaged the entire design process with a unique perspective, exploring and presenting new possibilities for industrial architecture.
01. Background: Iterative Design of Industrial Architecture- Traditional waste-to-energy plants can be understood as functional or engineer-driven outcomes, with their structures serving merely as protective enclosures. Over time, industrial processes and public daily life have remained strictly separated, leaving their inherent connections underexplored. Public curiosity about industrial production coexists with manufacturers’ desire to foster transparency,
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