Tag: streetscape
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
Mapping the City Via Moving Images: A Brief Review and Discussions about the ‘Documentary’ Approach
Mapping is a powerful and productive instrument for construing and comprehending the world. Conventional approaches to mapping project data from a top-down view to unfold the city’s structure or spatial […]
The Problem of “Spontaneity” in Qilou Verandah Space
Qilou (also known as the “shophouse”) is one of the unique vernacular architectural types in Southeast Asia and East Asia areas, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. In Qilou, […]
Exploring for a New Method for Mapping: Street Edges as In-Between Space
According to pedestrians‘ perspective, the street edge is the portion of the street interface that determines the attractiveness of the city at the eye level. Gehl defines the city’s edge […]