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Informal Density: Animating Historical Neighbourhoods

Author(s) -

Wang Hui

Publication year - 2018

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.2366

Subject(s) - beijing , china , cohesion (chemistry) , value (mathematics) , diversity (politics) , urban planning , sociology , architectural engineering , geography , economic geography , civil engineering , regional science , economic growth , political science , engineering , computer science , law , archaeology , economics , chemistry , organic chemistry , machine learning

Awareness of the value of historical neighbourhoods in China's cities is growing. But how can they be successfully integrated in forward‐looking plans for urban development? URBANUS, a design practice and think‐tank based in Beijing and Shenzhen, has been leading the way in finding architectural solutions to the country's urban challenges. Hui Wang , one of its co‐founders, profiles URBANUS's approach through three recent projects that have injected new life, diversity and community cohesion into one of Beijing's hutong districts.

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