This special issue series focus on culture-led theoretical and practical innovations and creativities in Chinese urban-rural revitalization and integration. It discusses the inheritance and adaptive reuse of traditional and vernacular architecture in Chinese urban-rural areas. It covers the environmental, ecological, social, cultural, artistic, and technological dimensions of sustainable architecture in China, as well as comparative studies between Chinese and other architectural cultures around the world.
Strategies for the dynamic protection and utilization of traditional villages in rapidly urbanizing areas: The case of Jiangbian Village in Dongguan City of China
Exploring the appropriate technology for green renovation of rural buildings incorporating regional culture: Taking the renovation of village houses in Conghua, Nanping, Guangzhou as an example
Indoor photothermal environment in traditional Miao dwellings in western Hunan province: Field measurements, data simulation, and mitigation strategies
Esthetic characteristics of Mount Jingfu’s “Grotto-Heavens and Blissful Lands” landscape based on the cultural and regional disposition theory
What we are studying when we are studying home: A book review of Home Beyond the House
Envisioning rural futures: Lishui and the Future Shan-Shui City competition
Ecosystem service value evaluation method for local-oriented rural water ecological governance: A case study on Shuiku Village in Shanghai
An analysis of the spatial morphology of cohesive village in Leizhou Peninsula of western Guangdong Province
Learning from the countryside: Designing in Chinese rural-urban areas
A study on the block pattern and spatial characteristics of gara in Surat, India
Study on the development path of cultural tourism integration in Yubai Village in the context of rural revitalization
Regenerating tradition: Empowering rural revitalization through Li culture and green infrastructure in a design case study of Yulong village, Hainan, China
An analysis of the development path of ethnic villages under the protection of traditional Jiarong culture
Cultural characteristics and application of adaptive inheritance technology to traditional Chinese rural areas
A study on optimizing public spaces in rural heritage tourist sites from spatial perception: The case of Jinggang historic town
Exploring elite involvement in China’s rural revitalization: A case study of three villages in Shunde
Is it a matter of design?
Residents’ perspectives on the efficacy of government strategies for urban heritage conservation in Guancheng District, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
The architectural complex of modern Yiyang Garden in Guangzhou, China
A spatial syntactic analysis of temple cultural heritage settlements on the western Sichuan plateau of China