Adaptive reuse within urban areas / Michael Turner -- Cultural heritage as a driver for sustainable cities / Ester van Steekelenburg -- Measuring the impacts: making a case for the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings / Donovan Rypkema -- Adaptive reuse and regional best practice / Lavina Ahuja -- New lease of life: the evolution of adaptive reuse in Hong Kong / Katie Cummer, Ho Yin Lee, and Lynne D. DiStefano -- Hong Kong timeline / Fredo Cheung and Ho Yin Lee -- Adaptive reuse: reincarnation of heritage conservation and its evolution in Shanghai / Hugo Chan and Ho Yin Lee -- Shanghai timeline / Hugo Chan and Ho Yin Lee -- "Adapt and survive": a survivalist's pragmatism and adaptability approach to the adaptive reuse paradigm in Singapore / Fredo Cheung and Ho Yin Lee -- Singapore timeline / Fredo Cheung and Ho Yin Lee -- Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong / Tiffany Tang -- Red Town, Shanghai / Hugo Chan -- The Warehouse Hotel, Singapore / Debbie Wong -- Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Hong Kong / Tiffany Tang -- Bund 18, Shanghai / Hugo Chan -- National Gallery Singapore, Singapore / Debbie Wong -- Crown Wine Cellars (Little Hong Kong), Hong Kong / Tiffany Tang -- The Waterhouse at South Bund, Shanghai / Hugo Chan -- Gillman Barracks, Singapore / Debbie Wong -- Prince Edward Road West Shophouses, Hong Kong / Tiffany Tang -- Tianzifang, Shanghai / Hugo Chan -- Clarke Quay, Singapore / Debbie Wong / Blue House Cluster, Hong Kong / Tiffany Tang -- Huai Hai Lu 796, Shanghai / Hugo Chan -- Space Asia Hub, Singapore / Debbie Wong -- Colcluding discussion on adaptive reuse in the Asian context / Katie Cummer.
Summary:
"Adaptive reuse refers to reusing an old building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed. This conservation approach has become increasingly popular around the world. However, there are few publications that focus on its application in Asia. This book fills this gap by looking at both unique and shared aspects of adaptive reuse in three Asian urban centers: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. Building on government policy documents and extensive field work, this book contextualizes adaptive reuse in each city and reveals the impetus behind a wide range of projects from revitalization in Hong Kong, commercial development in Shanghai, to community building in Singapore.The introductory chapter sets adaptive reuse within an international perspective, noting salient differences and similarities between Asia and other parts of the world. It also anchors the discussion within a regional perspective, focusing on the similarities and differences between Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. Each of the following four essays addresses a specific topic about adaptive reuse, including its relationship to urban development and sustainability, how it benefits heritage buildings, and how it reveals best practices in heritage conservation in Asia. The subsequent three essays, one for each city, supplemented with timelines, set out a clear framework for understanding the city-specific case studies that follow the essays. Afterwards, fifteen representative projects across the three cities are presented as in-depth case studies. The pairing of essays and case studies provides a detailed understanding of each city's approach to adaptive reuse in the twenty-first century; a time when the need for sustainable development solutions are at the forefront. Intended for classroom use and professional readership, this book will be of considerable value in Asia, as well as elsewhere, providing material for stimulating and worthwhile discussion."--Page 4 of cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.