Abstract
This research aimed to explore the adaptive reuse pattern of the industrial heritage in the 798 Art District. It looks at how the relatively mature Cultural-creative industry links to urban regeneration activities, and what can be learnt from the redevelopment experience. In particular, it explores the role of the Cultural-creative industry and how it used the local industrial heritage to achieve the current layout and operation model of 798 art district. The adaptive reuse model of industrial heritage and the cultural–creative industry is assessed, the current issues and some targeted suggestions of 798 Art District are identified. During the historical evolution, the combination of the deserted urban land and the Cultural-creative industry worked as a successful redevelopment model. Although several studies have summarized of the development history of 798 Art District and its significant role in urban land and art markets, there has been little research on the role of creative class and industrial heritage in art districts and local tourism. This research will first provide literature review looking at the definition and development process of the Cultural-creative industry, the conservation and reuse of industrial heritage and the real-life cases of the reuse of industrial heritage in China. Then, the in-depth quantitative and qualitative methods are used to examine the development trajectory and characteristics of Beijing 798 Art District, the visitors’ tourist experience and the role of industrial heritage at the site. Ultimately, the discussion part will provide the comparison between 798 Art Districts with contemporaneous cases of industrial heritage reusing, and provide some recommendations to future development and operation.
Highlights
For the past three decades, with the acceleration of the globalization trend has led to new scientific and industrial revolutions worldwide, and followed by an industrial shifted from resource-led to innovation-led
This paper explores the adaptive reuse of industrial heritage in Chinese cities by focusing on the 798 Art District and looking at how the local cultural–creative industry links to the reuse activities
The commercialisation trend influenced the quality of the local Cultural-creative industry: the revenue-oriented institutes, companies and stores with art or cultural signboards are gradually changing the nature of the art district
Summary
For the past three decades, with the acceleration of the globalization trend has led to new scientific and industrial revolutions worldwide, and followed by an industrial shifted from resource-led to innovation-led. With the Cultural-creative industry became the mainstay industry of national economy since the 21st century, urban cultural districts are becoming the significant carrier of urban culture and the creative class. This industry and relevant policies provide the second life to the old town and discarded urban space. Considering the residence of participants, the underground is the first choice (19 answered ‘underground’) for non-local tourists (34 persons) when travelling to the 798 Art District after getting off a flight or after a high-speed rail journey. Like the responses of non-local visitors, 60% of participants (31 persons) pointed out the consuming time will no more than 1h
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