Urban Planning and Urban Design Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block by ZUP Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown is an urban design project for a historical and cultural block in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. The plan restores waterways for black awning boats, along with historical streets and alleys, bridges and old place names. The design is inspired by the texture of traditional Chinese waterfront towns. Restored buildings retell stories drawn from novels by the writer Lu Xun. The plan also protects the interests of local residents, supports social equity and preserves the local lifestyle.
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Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block by ZUP is a highly esteemed winner of the A' City Planning and Urban Design Award. Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block earned the A' Design Award in 2023 and is showcased on Award Winner among other exceptional designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by ZUP and see why Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block design rises above its competition.
About Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown
Urban Planning and Urban Design Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block by ZUP Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown is an urban design project for a historical and cultural block in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. The plan restores waterways for black awning boats, along with historical streets and alleys, bridges and old place names. The design is inspired by the texture of traditional Chinese waterfront towns. Restored buildings retell stories drawn from novels by the writer Lu Xun. The plan also protects the interests of local residents, supports social equity and preserves the local lifestyle. Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown earned the A' Design Award at the Iron level, an esteemed recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Iron-level designs demonstrate sound ideas and professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, for publication among the award-winning works, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and independent academic review, where nominated projects are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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