The Rules in Reconnecting the City Fabrics: A Morphological Study of the Regeneration Case

Abstract

In the recent 30 years, Shanghai experienced fast urbanization which landscape shows various types of conflicts among the modern forms and the traditional forms. The insertion of new typologies in the traditional district introduces new urban characteristics and dynamics, which are not typically associated with the traditionally framed cities. The constructions of substantial industrial and commercial projects have caused the demolition of traditional urban forms. Urban designers aspire to revitalize the traditional neighborhood by combining urban fabrics without destroying the structure of the historic neighborhood. This paper attempts to exam the effectiveness of the urban network, the continuity of public structures and operational interactions between new projects and the local context through the study of a “failed” regeneration project in Shanghai, China. Consequently, this paper raised rules in reconnecting the city fabrics towards differential urbanism.