Tag: revitalization
Architectural Acupunctures in Songyang County, Lishui City, China (Part II)
URT’s Zhouyan Wu visited Pingtian to have a concrete understanding of architectural acupuncture’s effect on #ruralrevitalization. Key factors of success include professional planning and design, a tripartite cooperation mode and a brand-oriented business model. Nevertheless, to be sustainable, Pingtian’s development needs to increase community vitality and agricultural production.
Zhang Village Revitalization Proposal
URT’s Zhouyan Wu and her colleagues from architectural firm #GAWA proposed a #revitalization plan for Zhang Village in Yiwu, #China. Their #design features a new community center at the heart of the village and a sequence of public spaces.
The new community center includes two ancestral halls and a new multifunctional hall in a variation layout of the traditional Chinese courtyard building. The scheme focuses on creating a solemn and cohesive space to accommodate ritual and festival activities and meet up-to-date needs.
Finding Vitality in Ziyang Ancient Street
Ziyang Ancient Street, the most prosperous street in the history of Taizhou City, China, was in disrepair. Through restoration and conservation of its vernacular buildings, the street has gained renewed vigor. By Zhouyan Wu #streetedge #streetscape #urbanrenewal #vernacular #urbanresearchtable
Architectural Acupunctures in Songyang County, Lishui City, China (Part I)
Our essay, Adaptive Reuse of Peri-Urban Villages: Rural Revitalization in Xiananshan Village, Zhejiang, introduced the practice of adaptive reusing the entire old village in Lishui City, China. Do similar stories […]
Adaptive Reuse of Peri-Urban Villages: Rural Revitalization in Xiananshan Village, Zhejiang
Similarly to Japan, an awful lot of villages in China are facing severe problems of depopulation and decline. To tackle this problem, national and local governments, third-party organizations, and villagers […]