Informal Density: Animating Historical Neighbourhoods

• DOI: 10.1002/ad.2366
• Publication Date: 2018-11-01T17:02:43Z
• Authors: Hui Wang
• Keywords: Cohesion (chemistry); Value (mathematics)

Awareness of the value historical neighbourhoods in China's cities is growing. But how can they be successfully integrated forward‐looking plans for urban development? URBANUS, a design practice and think‐tank based Beijing Shenzhen, has been leading way finding architectural solutions to country's challenges. Hui Wang , one its co‐founders, profiles URBANUS's approach through three recent projects that have injected new life, diversity community cohesion into Beijing's hutong districts.