Abstract In the process of urbanization, the traditional communities composed of vernacular architectures are facing lots of universal problems such as the decline of vernacular dwellings, the accelerating loss of population and the disruption of social structure. Besides those problems there are some vernacular communities which is under the influence of the ‘World Heritage Site …
Abstract The human-habitat heritage sites in China like Pingyao and Lijiang were listed as World Heritage because of their OUVs. Since listed as World Heritage, the heritage tourism became the leading industry of the city which caused severe challenges in the authenticity and integrity of heritage conservation and sustainable development of city. This paper attempts …
Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship of the cities with their waterfronts. It presents a case study of Wuhan – a Chinese metropolis, where waterfronts play an important role in its urban planning policy. It attempts to investigate the mechanism of waterfront transformation, and to find out which strategies to adapt and what resilience …
Abstract Effective building height control contributes the overall protection of urban heritage and the upgrading of cityscape quality. However, in the process of rapid urbanization, in order to achieve maximum land valuc, height control has always been sidestepped.Taking Shanghai as an example, this paper analyzes ex- isting problems of its building height control system from …
Abstract The institution of Historic Townscape Conservation in Shanghai was firstly established in 1990 s and was improved gradually in 2000 s, which had provided great contributions during this period of urban renewal. At the present context of urban renovation and the inventory planning in Shanghai, it is necessary to transform the conservation approach from …
Abstract It is the proceedings of 2019 ICOMOS CIAV&ISCEAH International conference on ‘Vernacular and Earthen Architecture Towards Local Development’. The publication includes 103 academic papers from more than 100 experts and scholars worldwide from different perspectives. Around the core issue, it mainly discusses about 1)the architectural features, values and conservation, 2) Challenges and possible solutions …
Abstract This book is the outcome of the “meeting, walking and sharing Sino-French marching seminar” on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France in 2014. Through rearrangement and integration, the participants’ feelings, process and results of exchange and discussion on the field investigation of Shanghai urban and rural areas …
Abstract French architectural and urban heritage conservation is a representative of European, which is characterized by constantly seeking “balance”, the balance between traditional and modern architectural style and space, and the balance between people and government; What it adopts is also a comprehensive method to “intervene” the various phenomena that are not conducive to conservation, …
Abstract The centenary of the establishment of the Industrial Zone of Venice is also the year in which the italian Ministry of Heritage declared the garden-city of Marghera a site “of considerable public interest” and for this reason, to be placed under protection. The Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti this involved scholars of …
Abstract The early modern period is often characterized as a time that witnessed the rise of a new and powerful merchant class across Europe. From Italy and Spain in the south, to the Low Countries and England in the north, men of business and trade came to play an increasingly pivotal role in the culture, …