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Revitalizing History in the New Metropolis Balanced Renewal Strategy of Zhongshan Road Commercial Area in Qingdao, China

Huang, Jinhui
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583999100702099

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2020, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Qingdao (Tsingtao), a top-five coastal city in China, is a new town four times as large as the old town with an incredible urbanization speed in the past three decades due to the economic boom. With the increasing density of towering office buildings, shopping malls and versatile pavilions in the New Town, Zhongshan Road historic commercial district, the original old center (downtown) of Qingdao, had gone through recession in the last twenty years. Witnessing Qingdao’s modernization history over the past one hundred and thirty years, Zhongshan Road currently suffers from a series of critical problems, such as labor outflow, low-income migrant worker inflow, and incongruent urban planning, due to the lopsided development policies implemented by the local government. Once known as the bustling Zhongshan Road market, Liyuan residences and German-style buildings hosting elder or low-income marginalized residents have been gradually forgotten by capitalists, the government, and the new immigrants. Undoubtedly, when Qingdao lost its identity, the area turned into the next “Generic City” in China. To avoid the tragedy of homogenizing the city and to celebrate the treasures of Qingdao, this thesis explores a new possibility of a balanced renewal strategy for the Zhongshan Road neighborhood. It is not only a symbolic design tool to address the marginalized immigrants’ and older generations’ memories about Liyuan residences, Zhongshan Road Market, and German-style buildings in Old Town, but also an experimental apparatus to show the redevelopment possibilities of the Old Town bringing in tourists and citizens in other neighborhoods. By analyzing the Old Town’s deficiencies and the New Town’s homogeneous commercial building forms, the new renewal strategy aims to revitalize the economy in order to satisfy the interest of main users and stakeholders of this area: residents, commuters, and tourists. Obviously, when capital comes back to Zhongshan Road, the neighborhood can restore its former glory instead of plunging into recession. This design focuses on how to balance opposite values: historic value and economic value within a unique urban context. As a result, the balanced and revitalized Zhongshan Road can become a great model to bring back old commercial districts and “Make Old Commercial Center Great Again.”
Elizabeth Riorden, M.Arch. (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
36 p.
Architecture
Qingdao; Historical Street; Historical Business Area; Urban Renewal; China

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  • Huang, J. (2020). Revitalizing History in the New Metropolis Balanced Renewal Strategy of Zhongshan Road Commercial Area in Qingdao, China [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583999100702099

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  • Huang, Jinhui. Revitalizing History in the New Metropolis Balanced Renewal Strategy of Zhongshan Road Commercial Area in Qingdao, China. 2020. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583999100702099.

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  • Huang, Jinhui. "Revitalizing History in the New Metropolis Balanced Renewal Strategy of Zhongshan Road Commercial Area in Qingdao, China." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1583999100702099

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