071 老城复兴

《老城复兴——社区活力的基因追寻》

Inner City Regeneration: Community Revitalization Based on Public Needs   (2015.08)

政府“一年一变样，三年大变样”的强烈意愿叠加土地开发驱动，使旧城改造中大量里弄、街坊被拆除，取而代之的是“千城一面”的高层建筑丛林，几乎完全颠覆了旧城的历史景观和城市个性。在超常速度和强度三十余年的裹挟下，土地财政驱动的中国经济发展模式达到顶峰，并转轨进入新阶段；城市土地增量压缩并日趋依赖存量盘活，城市发展由增量规划转向存量规划。保留原本的空间尺度，以提升居民生活质量为目标的社区活力再生，成为当前值得探索的新课题。

Since the 1980s, the renewal of Western cities has shifted from large-scale reconstruction to phased, small-scale urban transformation that is community-based and prioritises humanistic aspects. Meanwhile, China's Reform and Opening Up Policy and market economy have initiated large-scale spatial transformations in Chinese cities. The state's demand for ‘change every year and major change every three years’, combined with the motivation for land development, has led to the dismantling of urban tissues and neighbourhoods in the traditional form of lanes and small blocks, making place for homogeneous, large parcels of high-rises. As a result, the unique historical landscape and character of old towns have been almost entirely eradicated, while many low-income residents have been forced out of downtown areas and into suburban resettlements. The 71^st issue explores an alternative to this model under China’s newly proposed ‘inventory planning’.