Sean Chiao - Urban Innovation in China
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Urban Design and Networked Development 1
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When we think of “Innovation”,We tend to think it means progress in …- Technology;
- Product design and development.
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In China, urban innovation still exists in the “development” phase. The primary focus is on …
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… Infrastructural development;
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In China, urban innovation still exists in the “development” phase. The primary focus is on …
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… Infrastructural development;
… Iconic Building;
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In China, urban innovation still exists in the “development” phase. The primary focus is on …
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… Infrastructural development;
… Iconic Building;
… Size.
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By 2025, China will have …- 8 megacities with more than 10 million residents;- 15 cities with 5-10 million residents;- Over 5 billion square-meters of roads added;- 170 mass-transit systems built;- More than 40 billion square meters of floor space
built;- 50,000 skyscrapers of above 30 stories planned;- By 2015, 260 airports (in 2005,135 civil-
scheduled-flight airports in 133 cities);- Around 70% urban residents (now 47%)
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China’s 4 trillion-yuan stimulus fund, unveiled in November 2008 to shore up the effects of the global recession on the Chinese economy,has deepened the notion thatInnovation = Physical Growth.
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The 4-trillion yuan has been spent on …- 445 kilometers of expressway; - 20,000 kilometers of roads;- 254 rural electricity substations;- 30,000 kilometers of power lines;- 100,000 square meters of passenger airport terminals;- 176 high-tech industrialization projects;- 210,000 units of low-income housing; another
650,000 unit under construction.
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Current Equation
Government investment
More roads, more power, more airport terminals, more
hi-tech parks
Faster and greater urbanization
Better City, Better Life
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That is a necessary phase of China’s development…
…but…
…We must start thinking about longer-term priorities
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NOW.
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“E-nnovation” addresses:
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- Ecology;- Environment;- Evolution;- Economics.
It is…“Multi-dimensional” and “Holistic”.
China must embrace “e-nnovation”
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Why e-nnovation?Because the current development approach, with its focus on mega-cities and mega-structures, is problematic.
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It yields:- Waste, pollution, over-population and under-housing, traffic and
rail congestion, healthcare and power shortages;- Uneven urbanization: some regions will continue their
development, leaving other regions even more under-resourced and under-inhabited
- Worsening rich-poor divide.
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It’s critical for China to embrace “holistic” development that integrates infrastructural expansion with environmental, ecological, cultural, and social development.
We are already seeing pockets of new thinking across the country.
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Suzhou Jinji LakeMaster Planning & Urban Design
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- 70 Km2 New Town Development Started from 1993 between China and Singapore Government.
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- Shoreline decked with parks, public squares, promenades, boardwalks, cafes, tea houses, fishing piers; viewing platforms; etc
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Suzhou Jinji LakeMaster Planning & Urban Design
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- Design intent was not to mimic Suzhou’s historic gardens but to infuse suburban landscape with modern touches
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Suzhou Jinji LakeMaster Planning & Urban Design
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- Idea was to transform the public space into a destination for the local community; we recast the old Chinese notion of open spaces as monuments into spaces for public participation.
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Suzhou Jinji LakeMaster Planning & Urban Design
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- Jinji Lake now a magnet for international investors in Suzhou
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Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP)Natural Wastewater Treatment System
- AECOM was lead designer for a 74-acre natural wastewater treatment system for treating over 6-million gallons per day of partially treated industrial wastewater;
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Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP)Natural Wastewater Treatment System
- Polished water is discharged into Hangzhou Bay;
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Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP)Natural Wastewater Treatment System
- The water system has become a recreational park for local residents as well as a wildlife habitat;
- Plan includes a wetland research center for academics in the Greater Shanghai area;
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Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP)Natural Wastewater Treatment System
- A model project for wetland parks across China.
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Tianjin Hai RiverMaster Plan and Embankment Redevelopment
- AECOM regenerated more than 20 km of the Hai River;
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- Design vision was to link people to their water.
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Tianjin Hai RiverMaster Plan and Embankment Redevelopment
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- Subtle palettes were chosen to emphasize Tianjin’s modernity and stressed quality construction to instill pride in local residents for their waterfront
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Tianjin Hai RiverMaster Plan and Embankment Redevelopment
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- Immediate impact to Tianjin seen: 30,000 new homes, retail centers and cultural facilities sprang up.
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Tianjin Hai RiverMaster Plan and Embankment Redevelopment
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Taiyuan Yingze BoulevardStreetscape Redevelopment
- Yingze Boulevard was built in 1955 and was an iconic artery of Taiyuan but became outmoded over the years; Taiyuan also was facing regeneration issues;
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- 17-meter high pole-lights and tree forms balance the scale of the vehicular road;
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Taiyuan Yingze BoulevardStreetscape Redevelopment
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- AECOM redesigned the boulevard using local architectural style and materials;
- Design interplays natural with man-made; modern with the past.
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e-nnovation is about:
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ContextContent
Community“Place making”
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e-nnovation must enhance:- Community value;- Cultural/Design value;- Historical value;- Ecological value
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Those values do not conflict with or reduce Economic Value. Holistic innovation, in fact, enhances economic value: - Local populations are revived;- New homes are built;- Local businesses emerge;- Land values rise;
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What’s the future of urban innovation in China?Awareness of holistic planning and development is only beginning –but it’s growing.
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from innovation to e-nnovation:Building our Better Cities
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