Cultural Heritage Transmission and Spatial Re-enactment: A Multi-dimensional Evaluation Framework for the Classification of Historic Building Adaptive Reuse in Shanghai

Description

In the current urban renewal, the renovation of historical buildings often falls into the dilemma of absolute protection and excessive development.Taking Shanghai as the object of study, this study classifies three modes of renovation, namely innovative, hybrid and refurbishment, based on the intensity of intervention and functional transformation.Through a four-dimensional system of cultural, social, economic and environmental assessment.Based on multiple cases and questionnaire surveys, it was found that various models have significant differences in effectiveness in different dimensions, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.Based on this, the study constructs a decision-making framework adapted to different objectives to provide evidence-based support for planning practice.The experience of promoting the integration of historic buildings into contemporary urban development as "living heritage" at can serve as a reference for high-density urban regeneration around the world.

Period	1 Sept 2025 → 1 Sept 2026
Examination held at	Department of Architecture