“Next Generation” prize for urban planning concept for Shanghai

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    Project entry 2008 Asia Pacific - "Low and dense urban elements, Shanghai, China": A block developed according to the concept “low and dense”.

This project argues against the increasingly generic high-rise trend in Shanghai and other large cities China. It favors a more reciprocal infill strategy of preserving urban heritage and re-introducing low-rise high-density fragments. In order to realize the anticipated additional housing space the existing buildings shall be extended and renovated, courtyards shall be built and the public areas revitalized. Such a transformation will strengthen social cohesion and shared responsibility.

Last updated: June 05, 2008 Shanghai, China

This community building process at a small scale also facilitates joint investments in alternative energy production, rainwater harvesting and in other sustainable endeavors. The project is commended due to its valuable contribution to the evolution of urban typologies that manage change with social and cultural continuities.