Decades of revolution and turmoil in China, along with unprecedented economic growth since the early 1990s have had disastrous consequences for Beijing. Chronic overcrowding, inadequate sewage and garbage disposal, insufficient water supply, traffic congestion, and pollution are…
"In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the projec…
Decades of revolution and turmoil in China, along with unprecedented economic growth since the early 1990s have had disastrous consequences for Beijing. Chronic overcrowding, inadequate sewage and garbage disposal, insufficient water supply, traffic congestion, and pollution are…
"In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the projec…
"In Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing, renowned academic, architect, and urban planner Wu Liangyong argues eloquently for "organic renewal," in which the drive to raze the old city and build a new one is tempered by a respect for local and historical identity. As the projec…