Abstracts

The Preservation and Renovation of Shikumen in Shanghai, China

by Ci Chen




Institution: Savannah College of Art and Design
Department:
Year: 2017
Keywords: Thesis (M.Arch.) Architecture; Savannah College of Art and Design Department of Architecture
Posted: 02/01/2018
Record ID: 2166662
Full text PDF: http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1003800


Abstract

Bibliography: pages 90-92 "This thesis aims to embolden cultural awareness of historic Chinese architecture in Chinas urban renewal by an innovative preservation and renovation of shikumen-style buildings in Shanghai. The design not only need to retain the integrated historic buildings, traditional culture and memory. but also meets the new requirement of the contemporary life." Keywords: shikumen, preservation, renovation, the culture and history of Old Shanghai, memory, qipao, mirageAdvisors/Committee Members: CHAIR: Huang, Hsu-Jen, Ronaszegi, Arpad Daniel, Gobel, David.