This special issue series focus on culture-led theoretical and practical innovations and creativities in Chinese urban planning, design, (re)development, and regeneration. It discusses the past trajectories, current trends, and future transformations and challenges. It covers the environmental, ecological, social, cultural, artistic, and technological dimensions of sustainable architecture and urbanism in China, as well as comparative studies between Chinese and other architectural cultures in the international context.
Building energy-saving mechanism for indoor cooling temperature set-point with different envelope: A case study in Guangzhou
Exploring the spatial attributes of streets in Lu Xun’s hometown of Shaoxing, China, through image semantic segmentation
Digital twin applications in an archaeological site: A virtual reconstruction of the Pishan site, Zhejiang, China
Design and implementation of the Beijing Road Traffic Environmental Monitoring Information Platform: A stakeholder’s perspective
Residential urban heritage space identification, delimitation, and potential assessment model based on space syntax
RuiXue Multi-Hall-Human machine collaboration in reciprocal structures
Data-driven insights into age-friendly smart community development in China: A case study of Beijing
Insights from “Advanced Technologies and Practices in the Built Environment and Cultural Heritage”
Emotive architecture: Design strategies for urbanization and rural revitalization in China
Development of a machine-simulated human scoring model for assessing child-friendly street environments: A case study of Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong SAR, China
Adaptations in early 20th-century modern Chinese architecture: The pursuit of a “new architectural style” in Art Deco
Spatial production and evolution of commercial ports in the ocean shipping era: A case study of modern Fuzhou and Xiamen in Fujian province, China
Computational urbanism and the spatial evolution of Dashilar, Beijing, China
Hangs and trading posts: The global development of the Thirteen Factories in Guangzhou
“Creative” uses of heritage in the age of experiential tourism: The case of Tianjin’s former international concessions
Microtransportation: A sustainable solution for urban mobility challenges
Khmer shophouses: From Chinese origins to the present day
Urban resilience analysis in civil engineering: A systematic review
The intersection of culture and play: Evaluating children’s play spaces in Xi’an’s parks using the 7Cs framework
Cultural preservation and tourism in Uchuraccay, Ayacucho, Peru: Inspirations from Chinese strategies for a development plan