Sustainable the urban model based on high-density, high-rise and multiple, intensive land use: The case of Hong Kong

• Autores: Stephen Siu Yu Lau, Paula González Martínez
• Localización: ACE: architecture, city and environment, ISSN-e 1886-4805, Nº. 20, 2012, págs. 81-94
• Idioma: inglés
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  • China is going through one of the most dramatic social and cultural transformations in its history. In this speed change scenario, the never - questioned conventions in the western architecture have been betrayed. Invention, reinterpretation sometimes even revolution, never represent a step further as they did in the XXI century theoretical thinking.

    To engage architectural thoughts with the booming economy could contribute to the definition of a contemporary Chinese architecture, far from the generic city, in a society that has evolved from pre-modernism to post-industrialism in a short period of time.

    Through the analysis of Hong Kong, and a series of case studies, a conclusion to this scenario is sought.