Visualizing and Understanding Guangzhou City, an Historic City in Rapid Transformation

<p>The article proposes a research and pedagogical project in the city of Guangzhou in China with the usage of the digital tools of visualization. We would like to carry out a model which could help to understand the urban transformation by structuring the geographical, political, economic and...

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Main Authors: Xiaoli Wei, Zhuangzhuang Wu, Yao Cheng, Jing Yan, Ning Wang
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Published: University of L'Aquila 2018-12-01
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Online Access:https://disegnarecon.univaq.it/ojs/index.php/disegnarecon/article/view/432
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Jing Yan
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description <p>The article proposes a research and pedagogical project in the city of Guangzhou in China with the usage of the digital tools of visualization. We would like to carry out a model which could help to understand the urban transformation by structuring the geographical, political, economic and social conditions together. By taking concrete sites and focusing on a relatively short period, the article aims to structure a research method and imagine new forms and uses of the city representation. The transformation process of European historic cities such as Venice is relatively slow. When the research object concerns a historic city that has undergone radical changes in a short time, such as the case of Guangzhou (China), it is interesting to carry out analyzes at a "micro-scale" and within a “micro-timeline”. The project is proposed for understanding how the modern city works differently than the old traditional city and how the contemporary conditions influence urban transformation. On one hand, we want to know how the modern city is struggling to overcome the geographical constraint. For this the Pearl River and the canals are the essential points of observation. On the other hand, we want to understand the ternary composition of the government-public-company, that represents a complex social relationship in contemporary China, which is unparalleled in the Western world, and its influence toward the production of urban space.</p><p>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.21.2018.3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.21.2018.3</a></p>
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spelling doaj-art-3f2ec1e03ad04ac6b5bc0d97742a4b822025-08-20T04:02:26ZengUniversity of L'AquilaDisegnare con1828-59612018-12-01112113220Visualizing and Understanding Guangzhou City, an Historic City in Rapid TransformationXiaoli Wei0Zhuangzhuang WuYao ChengJing YanNing WangAssistant professor, Architecture & Urban Planning School-Guangzhou University, China; Associate researcher, Laboratoire Infrastructure-Architecture-Territoire, France<p>The article proposes a research and pedagogical project in the city of Guangzhou in China with the usage of the digital tools of visualization. We would like to carry out a model which could help to understand the urban transformation by structuring the geographical, political, economic and social conditions together. By taking concrete sites and focusing on a relatively short period, the article aims to structure a research method and imagine new forms and uses of the city representation. The transformation process of European historic cities such as Venice is relatively slow. When the research object concerns a historic city that has undergone radical changes in a short time, such as the case of Guangzhou (China), it is interesting to carry out analyzes at a "micro-scale" and within a “micro-timeline”. The project is proposed for understanding how the modern city works differently than the old traditional city and how the contemporary conditions influence urban transformation. On one hand, we want to know how the modern city is struggling to overcome the geographical constraint. For this the Pearl River and the canals are the essential points of observation. On the other hand, we want to understand the ternary composition of the government-public-company, that represents a complex social relationship in contemporary China, which is unparalleled in the Western world, and its influence toward the production of urban space.</p><p>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.21.2018.3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.21.2018.3</a></p>https://disegnarecon.univaq.it/ojs/index.php/disegnarecon/article/view/432guangzhou cityhaizhu squarehistorical approachsite studyrepresentation and interpretation
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guangzhou city
haizhu square
historical approach
site study
representation and interpretation
title Visualizing and Understanding Guangzhou City, an Historic City in Rapid Transformation
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title_short Visualizing and Understanding Guangzhou City, an Historic City in Rapid Transformation
title_sort visualizing and understanding guangzhou city an historic city in rapid transformation
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historical approach
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