Studies On Reuse Of Old Industrial Buildings In Shanghai

The topic of this thesis belongs to the research of some specific building category in the field of old building reuse. The subjects of interest are the old industrial buildings that are increasingly emerging in urban areas. Our purpose is to find a continuously evaluative way for old industrial building reuse under the situation of China.As one of the carrier of reuse, old industrial buildings have their own distinctive characteristics in such as surroundings, resources, economy and social aspects. By comparing the theoretics and practice between China and the West, we explore the developments, significances, strategies and methods of this practice, point out the embarrassing position of reuse in our country.Shanghai, as one of the originals of Chinese modern industry, has contained lots of precious industrial heritages. In this thesis, by analyzing and introducing the historical development, theoretical fundamentals, classification and implementation strategies in old industrial building reuse problems along with some practical case studies. We also provide some practical and general suggestions and instructions are proposed with regard to the goals, procedures, approaches and strategies of old industrial building adaptive reuse.