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Rocker‐Lange Architects: Shanghai Lilong Tower Urbanism, Shanghai, China
Author(s) -
Lange Christian J
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1981
Subject(s) - tower , china , urbanism , urbanization , architectural engineering , civil engineering , engineering , history , architecture , archaeology , economic growth , economics
In Shanghai, rapid urbanisation has made the high‐rise the predominant building type – supplanting traditional low‐rise row houses. Here Christian J Lange, founding partner of Rocker‐Lange Architects, based in Boston and Hong Kong, describes an alternative model for the generic housing tower. By employing a computational adaptable system, dense housing is created that recreates the courtyards and access lanes of the original city through an ingenious use of a podium.