The The mechanism of fusing urban landscape features through vertical greening in a historical urban block

a case study of shanghai tilanqiao historical landscape area

Authors

  • Yuncai Wang College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai
  • Ying Hong College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36249/4d.42.6044

Keywords:

vertical greening, historical landscape area, urban regeneration, Shanghai Tilanqiao area

Abstract

Under the stress of high-density vertical cities, green spaces are also developing vertically. Despite the increasing usage of vertical greening in more and more Chinese cities, the focus of most cases is on the ecological effect of green façades in private buildings’ indoor environments. Only a few studies have examined the promotion of vertical greening with respect to the aesthetic quality of public spaces. This paper attempts to find an appropriate orientation to vitalize the universal value of vertical greening in public spaces based on its fusion with urban landscape features. Through the case study of vertical greening in historical blocks abroad, this paper explores the mechanism of fusing vertical greening with urban landscape features in historical blocks based on the classification and induction of context conflict when a regeneration process is carried out among buildings with different architectural styles in a historical landscape area. It also argues that this mechanism be adapted for the regeneration of
Shanghai Tilanqiao historical landscape area and proposes corresponding renovation strategies for vertical greening.
This paper suggests that 1) fusing urban landscape features in historical blocks is a good opportunity to popularize and apply vertical greening in today’s China and, in turn, 2) vertical greening is an effective design method for reconciling context conflicts in a historical landscape area, especially under the circumstance of conflict between an individual building and the surrounding context. In addition, in Tilanqiao historical landscape area, 3) the planning of vertical greening regeneration should be classified by taking the particular street conditions into account, and 4) the planning should be fulfilled in three periods based on the complexity, necessity and urgency of vertical greening regeneration projects.

Author Biographies

  • Yuncai Wang, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai

    Vice director of Department of Landscape Architecture 

    E-mail: wyc1967@tongji.edu.cn

  • Ying Hong, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai

    Master candidate of landscape architecture  

    E-mail: 2319785230@qq.com

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2016-09-01

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The The mechanism of fusing urban landscape features through vertical greening in a historical urban block: a case study of shanghai tilanqiao historical landscape area. (2016). 4D Journal of Landscape Architecture and Garden Art, 42, 36-50. https://doi.org/10.36249/4d.42.6044

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