Kineska mreža urbane morfologije - retrospektiva i izgledi

Abstract

Albeit somewhat slowly, since the early 2000s urban morphological concepts and methods have germinated interest among urban morphologists in both China and Chinese-speaking researchers internationally. Early exploratory projects have focused on the re-examination, integration and cross-cultural transferability of urban morphology in the context of China. Building on the successful organisation of the 16th International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF) in Guangzhou in 2009, ISUF's first meeting in Asia, a group of scholars conferred at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University on 31 October 2013 to inaugurate the Chinese Network of Urban Morphology (CNUM). Over the course of the past decade or so, the CNUM has become a key contributor and driving force for the development of urban morphology in China. As a reflection on the recent wave of morphological research on Chinese cities, the purpose of this article is to provide greater clarity on what has been achieved through the cross-cultural application of morphological theory. More importantly, it explores potential avenues for future research in relation to documented gaps and remaining challenges, taking forward some of the more promising but undeveloped morphological thinking.