Break the tourist bubbles!: Spatial stratregies to acheive liveable local places and explorable tourist destinations in developing Chinese cities, Hangzhou as a case

The activity of the urban tourists can confine to distinct urban tourist zones, the tourist bubbles. It causes segregation between city life and the tourist area. The thesis digs into this phenomenon with Hangzhou as the case city. The goal of the project is to reintroduce the locals into the tourist area and invite the tourists to explore the...

Bridging the Fast and the Slow: the urban multifunction interface as place for experience of social interaction and inward reflection

With urbanisation, city life is becoming more efficient and artificial. The pace of living is getting faster and the cosiness of slowing down are disappearing. Social warmth among people are decreasing in anonymous cities and spiritual restoration are being pushed away as nature is being pushed out of the expanding cities. This project tries to...