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Description
Seventy years of revolution and turmoil have had a severe impact on the miraculous ancient urban form of Beijing, but economic growth since the early 1990s has threatened to deal the coup de grace. In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, Wu Liangyong presents an impassioned plea to turn the tide of demolition and offers a new direction for the planning and development of China's capital. His project for the renewal of the Ju'er Hutong (Chrysanthemum Lane) neighbourhood in the heart of Beijing's Old City takes pride of place in this book. A thoughtful analysis of those aspects of the ancient capital's features, which the project aims to respect and conserve, is followed by a detailed account of the design and development process of the project itself.
Contributor Notes
Wu Liangyong is a professor at Tshinghua University's School of Architecture and a member of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Editorial Review
Utilising his thorough knowledge of the unique street pattern, urban water and lake system, characteristic solid enclosure and internal openness of its cityscape, Professor Wu Liangyong has been able to reconstruct skilfully the city's texture and grain in undertaking the Ju?er Hutong renewal project ... This book provides a fascinating insight into the project's development and distils key lessons for future conservation and renewal programmes.
— Urban Studies, Vol. 37, No. 13, 2618, 2000
