Reimagining Material, weaving the old and new in a Chinese city
Urban Planning Task Force (ISoCarp-NBPI, Ningbo China)
International Day for Monuments and Sites 2018
After a week immersed in the loss of heritage in this beautiful city of Ningbo, a visit to the Historic museum was a ray of hope and the way forward for Asian cities with their rich material heritage. We were working on the Xinmalu Historic District, in a 8 million peopled coastal city south of Shanghai. Here was a marvel that cradled the connection of the land and marine silk routes.
