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From Ruins to Home The Exploration of Shikumens Development

The
issue
of
Shikumen
is
the
confliction
between
urban
development
and
historical
value
preservation.
And
the
historical
value
can
be
better
understood
with
Chinese
modern
history
behind,
especially
the
concession
part
(an
area
ruled
by
foreign
countries
and
don't
have
the
independent
rights
on
economy,
politics
and
military
(18,
Li)).
Because
of
the
historic
reason,
the
residents
were
made
of
three
main
streams,
which
were
international
stream,
national
stream
and
local
movement.
Those
residences
brought
their
culture
into
the
concession
and
created
a
melting
pot.
This
melting
pot
cultural
phenomenon
was
shown
in
building
design
of
Shikumen.
However,
with
the
intensive
urban
development,
the
current
state
of
Shikumen
is
becoming
affordable
residential
area
and
gradually
demolished
due
to
low
economical
value.
With
the
disappearance
of
Shikumen,
some
people
start
realizing
the
historical
value
of
the
Shikumen.
Many
solutions
were
proposed
to
save
the
trace
of
historical
path.
Two
representative
solutions
were
Xintiandi
and
Tianzifang.
Xintiandi
is
a
government-­‐driven
mix-­‐use
project,
which
re-­‐modified
the
buildings
with
similar
architecture
style.
Tianzifang
residents-­‐driven
project
and
was
developed
into
a
commercial
tourism
site.
Both
solution
share
similarity
by
redefining
the
function
of
Shikumen
in
historical
perspective
to
enhance
the
economical
value
and
follow
urban
development.
However,
in
the
process
of
commercialization,
Xintiandi
lost
its
authenticity
because
of
removing
Shikumnes
original
residential
life.
Tianzifang
initially
remained
its
identities
of
original
residential
life,
which
attracted
lots
of
tourists.
However,
the
high
dense
tourist
activities
interruption
causes
the
loss
of
residences,
which
used
to
be
the
most
attractive
part
of
this
place.
In
the
other
word,
it
lost
its
sustainability.
In
order
to
maintain
authenticity
and
sustainability,
a
new
model
about
Shikumens
preservation
and
development
is
proposed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-04072016-125417
Date06 May 2016
CreatorsZheng, Xinye
ContributorsAllen, Austion, Bonier, Catherin, Michaels, Wes
PublisherLSU
Source SetsLouisiana State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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