Conversation --- Beijing old city regeneration
(2021) AAHM10 20211Department of Architecture and Built Environment
- Abstract
- In the development of Beijing’s old town: When the outdated housing facilities conflict with the needs of contemporary life, people use rude methods: Demolish the local traditional houses and rebuild the buildings to solve this problem. The replacement of traditional housing also means the disappearance of local culture.
How old houses can be changed to meet the needs of contemporary people? How old houses can retain and develop their own characteristics while meeting contemporary needs?
What to restore, what to change, what to develop are key issues in the regeneration of Beijing’s old city.
I take these three issues as the starting point, taking a shared courtyard house in Beijing’s old city as an example, to explore the... (More) - In the development of Beijing’s old town: When the outdated housing facilities conflict with the needs of contemporary life, people use rude methods: Demolish the local traditional houses and rebuild the buildings to solve this problem. The replacement of traditional housing also means the disappearance of local culture.
How old houses can be changed to meet the needs of contemporary people? How old houses can retain and develop their own characteristics while meeting contemporary needs?
What to restore, what to change, what to develop are key issues in the regeneration of Beijing’s old city.
I take these three issues as the starting point, taking a shared courtyard house in Beijing’s old city as an example, to explore the combination of historical value and modern needs. (Less)
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- author
- Liu, Yuchen LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- AAHM10 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Beijing, Hutong, regeneration
- language
- English
- id
- 9056293
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-18 10:47:38
- date last changed
- 2021-06-18 10:47:38
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