The root-seeking of the city, Urban renewal in Gaoqiao Town, Pudong New Area

Sammanfattning: Urban renewal is a process that every city will inevitably go through, but how to retain the historical values in the renewal? Gaoqiao town is a historical and cultural town in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The history of houses has more than 80 years old. In 2001, the “One City Nine Towns Development Plan” was introduced in Shanghai. The Pudong New Area government aims to develop Gaoqiao Town into a Dutch theme town. When visiting the site, we can see the modern and western architectural style on one side of the street, but on the other side, the environment is old and shabby; it seems they are not in the same town. The north street is prominent, the house conditions are deplorable, the streets between houses are very narrow, and the residents do not have public space to socialize. People rarely interact with the river among north street. Nowadays, the leading group lives here are mainly old local people and immigrants who come here for the low house rent. In this project, I aim to address those difficulties and create an attractive and sustainable community without taking its historical values.