Photo : Chaire MAGE / ENSA Paris-Belleville
THNS Forum 2026: Biophilic Active Mobility Paris-Shanghai
Paris and Shanghai join forces this week to rethink the future of city living. Discover how active mobility and green infrastructures are being redesigned to turn concrete jungles into breathable, living spaces. It is a brilliant opportunity to peek behind the scenes of urban planning and get inspired by innovative international visions.
Paris 19th
About
The THNS (Transport and High Level Service) forum is a long-standing Franco-Chinese event that brings together researchers, educators, and practitioners working on sustainable urban mobility and the links between transport, urban planning, technology, and ecological transition.
The 2026 edition, titled « Biophilic Active Mobility in sync with Green-Blue Infrastructure Networks », focuses on how mobility, ecological transition, and metropolitan transformations shape each other, comparing Paris and Shanghai. It presents the initial results of BIOMOB, a research project led by ENSA Paris-Belleville and Tongji University (Shanghai). BIOMOB studies pedestrian and cycling networks designed in conjunction with green and blue infrastructure (rivers, canals, parks, green corridors) and questions their capacity to support ecological transition, urban resilience, and quality of life in large metropolises.
Program (presentations in English)
2:00 PM: Welcome and opening remarks, with Christine Leconte (Director of ENSA Paris-Belleville), Prof. Pan Haixiao, Prof. Zhuo Jian, and Prof. Cristiana Mazzoni.
2:30 PM: Keynote lectures. Prof. Pan Haixiao: « Urban Space Transforming Design, Tongji Main Gate Case Study ». Prof. Zhuo Jian: « Shared Mobility and the Quality of Urban Space: A Spatial Performance Analysis of Bike-Sharing Systems ».
3:10 PM: Doctoral research session 1. Zhai Duanqiang: « Research and Demonstration of Blue Green Space Collaborative Governance in the Yangtze River Delta Ecological Development Demonstration Zone ». Wang Yifei: « From Transport Node to Urban Place: A Multidimensional Perspective on Station-City Integration in China's High-Speed Railway Hubs ».
3:50 PM: Coffee break.
4:00 PM: Lecture. Prof. Cristiana Mazzoni: « Mapping River Metropolises and Their Green-Blue Infrastructures ».
4:30 PM: Doctoral research session 2. Liu Xiangcheng: « From City to Architecture: Waterfront Regeneration and Material-Intelligent Spaces. A Transcultural Multi-Scalar Design Atelier ». Cao Hanlong: « Kaifeng: A Modern Renaissance Shaped by Water. Rediscovering the Slow Rhythms of Urban Life ». Vinicius Luz de Lima: « Urban Mobility and Intermodality in current BRT projects in the East Zone of São Paulo ».
5:15 PM: Closing roundtable, with Prof. Alain L'Hostis (Université Gustave Eiffel), Prof. Fabien Leurent (École nationale des ponts et chaussées), Prof. Pan Haixiao (Tongji University), Prof. Zhuo Jian (Tongji University), and Prof. Cristiana Mazzoni (ENSA Paris-Belleville).
Moderation: Dr. Sina Abedi, Executive Director of the MAGE Chair.
The event takes place in the glass room at ENSA Paris-Belleville and is broadcast live on Zoom: zoom.us/j/63916553437 (Meeting ID: 639 1655 3437). Organized by ENSA Paris-Belleville and the MAGE Chair, with the CAUP of Tongji University, École nationale des ponts et chaussées, and Institut polytechnique de Paris.
To follow: exhibition and launch of the book Grand Paris / Grand Shanghai, on December 3, 2026.
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