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SIP Suzhou urban development in the context of the impressive urban growth of China in 21st century.

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Reflecting on the recent urban transformation in Suzhou, the paper intends to stress the importance of re-learning the lessons taught by a few highly influential architects and planners, and how the rediscovery of their theses and principles could be a precious resource to look at in order to initiate a different discourse on the design of vibrant, meaningful and beautiful urban spaces more in tune with the local identity.

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This page is a summary of: City and place identity in SIP Suzhou: Re-learning forgotten lessons from modern western urban design theory, September 2019, Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design Limited,
DOI: 10.55412/02.02.
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