• Saving the culture of one of China’s oldest settlements

    A master plan for Shanghai's oldest district prioritizes preservation while allowing for strategic development.
    China is rapidly losing its historic, human-scale urban fabric. Demolition of historic areas is common, and new development is typically done in block-size increments, sliced apart by wide arterial roads. Old Town is where Shanghai began as a fishing village in the 13th Century, and it retains some...Read more