Yang Baojun: The Tuanbo AI Future City Design Competition is a pioneering practice in exploring future organizational forms.
Focus on artificial intelligence, align with innovative development, and jointly discuss the future of the region.
To fully implement the work arrangements of the "Ten Actions", "Three New" and "Three Quantities" put forward by the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, focus on building the Tuopu AI Future City Experimental Zone, accelerate the in - depth integration of artificial intelligence and regional development, and strive to make greater progress in the development of the eastern area of Tuopu Health City. On June 27, 2025, the "Data - Gathering Ecosystem, City - Carrying Future - Press Conference of the AI Future City Design Competition in the Eastern Area of Tuopu Health City and Signing Ceremony of the Strategic Cooperation on AI + Scenarios" was successfully held in Tuopu Town, Jinghai District. The event was hosted by the State - owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Tianjin Municipal People's Government, Tianjin Urban Planning Society, and Urban Renewal (Beijing) Holding Group, and organized by the People's Government of Tuopu Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin Bohai State - owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd., Management Committee of Caidie No. 1 Trust Plan, Tianjin Shengda Asset Management Co., Ltd., and CBC Urban Renewal Research Institute.
Yang Baojun, the former chief economist of the Ministry of Housing and Urban - Rural Development, was invited to attend the press conference and deliver a speech.
Yang Baojun - National Master of Engineering Survey and Design, President of the Chinese Society of Urban Planning, Former Chief Economist of the Ministry of Housing and Urban - Rural Development
He said: "I am very honored to gather with you all by the beautiful Tuopu Lake in the vibrant midsummer to kick off the press conference of the 'Data - Gathering Ecosystem, City - Carrying Future' AI Future City Design Competition in the Eastern Area of Tuopu Health City and witness the signing ceremony of the strategic cooperation on AI + Scenarios. Today, what we are witnessing is not only the start of a design competition but also an important milestone for Jinghai District to implement the 'Digital China' strategy and build a smart demonstration new city in the Beijing - Tianjin - Hebei region. As practitioners in the field of urban planning and construction in China, I deeply feel that we are standing at an important node in the evolution of urban civilization at this moment."
Currently, the world is undergoing the most profound urban transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Artificial intelligence technology is reconstructing the urban development paradigm with unprecedented depth. From smart governance to space creation, from ecological protection to people's livelihood services, AI is giving rise to a profound urban revolution. According to the latest research by McKinsey, by 2030, AI technology will contribute more than $1.3 trillion in economic value to global urban development. By 2050, AI technology will reconstruct 70% of the global urban space functions. Against such a backdrop, hosting this competition has three important meanings:
First, this is a pioneer practice in exploring future organizational forms. The 9,487 - mu ecological pure land in the eastern area of Tuopu Health City is the innovative canvas given to us by the era! Here, we need your courage to break the routine: Dare you imagine that buildings can adjust themselves like living organisms? Can you create a perfect symbiosis between the road system and unmanned driving? Do you want to challenge the in - depth integration of zero - carbon communities and intelligent technology? We look forward to the creative collisions of global design elites here to give birth to the key force that will change the future of the city and build a cutting - edge quality model with demonstration value.
Second, this is an innovative platform for promoting technological integration. This competition will focus on examining the breakthroughs of the participating schemes in three dimensions: How to build the system framework of the future city and achieve organic integration with the traditional space? How to achieve the coordinated symbiosis of AI technology and ecological protection? How to create a technological living scenario with humanistic warmth?
Third, this is an important opportunity to build a consensus on development. Today, the agglomeration of cutting - edge big data and artificial intelligence industries marks that the multi - party cooperation among the government, enterprises, and research institutions in Jinghai has entered a new stage, taking a solid step in promoting the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, cultivating new economic formats, and enhancing regional competitiveness. We believe that through the systematic integration of advantageous resources, the construction of the AI Future City Experimental Zone centered on the 9,487 - mu land in the eastern area of Tuopu Health City will surely inject strong impetus into Tianjin's construction of an "AI Pioneer City".
It is particularly worth mentioning that the Tuopu Lake area is blessed with unique natural endowments and has a rare ecological environment in North China. Guo Xiaochuan's poem "Autumn in Tuopuwa" vividly depicts the peace and tranquility of autumn in Tuopuwa, showing the natural scenery of Tuopuwa in autumn and making people feel the shock of the soul and the lingering charm. When promoting the construction of an AI city here, we must always adhere to the development principle of "ecological priority" and highlight "humanistic leadership". We look forward to seeing the participating works fully demonstrate the design wisdom of "dialogue between technology and nature" and "resonance between technology and humanity", making the future Tuopu not only a high - ground for intelligent innovation but also a poetic home for living.
Finally, he mentioned that every participant gathered here today, whether a designer, developer, or investor, will be a promoter of this great change. Your creativity will determine the quality of life of tens of millions of people in the future; your design schemes may give birth to the next innovative revolution that will change the way of human life! We wish you all to gain inspiration and beauty in Tuopu and look forward to seeing the brilliant ideas that will shape the development path in the next decade!