Place Identity And Creative District Regeneration: The Case Of 798 In Beijing And M50 In Shanghai Art Zones

Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage with Cultural-creative Industry

“…Although the development trajectory is flexural and the current condition is controversial, the roles in cultural art and heritage are conspicuous. Specifically, the results of the questionnaire show the site could have great appeal to younger age groups (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25), especially students' group, and local brand awareness is benefited from the recommendations of previous visitors' and Internet. Local consuming behaviors have greatly verified the commercialisation trend.…”

“…In 1998, Teng Kun-Yen, a Taiwan architect, rent a discarded warehouse as own design studio. Numerous other cultural workers then followed suit and started renting the dilapidated production facilities and warehouses, those old buildings were carried the original functions with textile industry, the huge space and good lighting is popular with artists [21]. In the same year, the Shanghai Municipal Government conducted the poll and on-site study and evaluation for the heritage in urban areas and listed Excellent Heritage Buildings to conserve and reuse [22].…”

“…However, the M50 has faced the risk of demolition and debate about its existence, the preservation of this art district is thanks to the local urban planners and international media focus. Specifically, the famous urban planner Ruan Yisan became the spokesman of local artists, and Teng Kun-Yen granted an award by UNESCO for his attempt on industrial heritage [21]. With the media widely broadcasting the above events, the municipal government has re-focus on the operation of M50, a series of measures to be complimented as the 'saving of city image by the municipal government in the globalisation', and that let Shanghai Government was nominated as 'First batch of cultural creative industrial clusters' in 2005 [24].…”

“…With the media widely broadcasting the above events, the municipal government has re-focus on the operation of M50, a series of measures to be complimented as the 'saving of city image by the municipal government in the globalisation', and that let Shanghai Government was nominated as 'First batch of cultural creative industrial clusters' in 2005 [24]. Nowadays, M50 is one of the most popular art districts in the Suzhou Creek, which possesses over than 50 buildings and 24,000 m 2 area, more than 150 artists, architect and design firms, contemporary art galleries and [21].…”

“…Reform and Opening-up Policies had caused the commercialisation of art and culture, and self-expression and freedom of spirit for artists was injected into their artworks that facilitated the development of Chinese art market [29]. However, the artist group was been seen as underground elitists, the economic benefits of industry cause the artists always at the disadvantage in the competition with commercial land users, and the artists enclaves began to appear on the outskirt of cities [21] [36]. The abandoned factory complex in Dashanzi has provided lots of vacant factories are possess spacious space and good day-lighting, compared with the workplace in the downtown, nearly 0.3 Yuan/m 2 /Day rent price has attracted the arrival of first batch artists [29].…”