Chinese cities have experienced a rapid urbanization process during the past 30 years. Due to the transformation of the mode of urbanization and the changes of public perception, the built heritage has progressively become a symbol of the local traditional culture and of the potential of future urban development. 
 

The Tongji Summer School of 2018 has heritage as a main theme. It aims to discuss how the built heritage should be understood and revitalized in our current cities, in order to show how the time dimension that lies in memory can be part of our future urban lives.

From 5th Aug to 15th Aug, 28 students and eight professors will work in Huzhou and Shanghai, working in the rehabilitation design of four groups of historic buildings in the traditional water town environment of the Yangtze River delta area of China. A series of lectures will provide more theoretical and technical thinking of preservation and rehabilitation of built heritage today.

Site

The 2018 Tongji Summer School has chosen the sites of Nanxun town and Lianshi town, which are located in the South of Tai Lake, in the central area of the Yangtze River delta. Richly endowed by nature, this area was one of the most developed areas throughout Chinese history. This process has left abundant samples of built heritage and cultural accumulation. These old towns have maintained their main spatial structure during the past decades of urbanization and are recognized today as tourism destinations.

5th Aug

Registration day

6th Aug-10th Aug

Site work in Nanxun Town and Lianshi Town

10th Aug-15th Aug

Shanghai workshop

Application

Open to registered students from undergraduate to graduate

Application Materials:

· CV

· Introduction of works,

· Recommendation letter by professor

Due date: 

20th June

Email address for application: 

caupsummerschool@163.com

Approved applicants will be informed by email before 30th June

Financial Support

Accommodation and food fee in Summer School will be covered.

Professors

Professor of Tongji University

Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences  

Hon.Professor of Ecole de Chaillot

Hon. Chief Inspector, Ministry of Culture Historic

Monuments Service, France

Dai Shibing

Professor of Tongji University

Joseph Aranha

Professor of Texas Tech University

Zhang Peng

Associate Professor of Tongji University

Plácido González Associate

Professor of Tongji University

Wang Hongjun

Associate Professor of Tongji University

Contact

Ms. Xu Juan, Ms. Zheng Yun (work time 9:00 - 16:00)

Email: caupsummerschool@163.com

Tel: +86-21-65982420

Organized by

College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

Huzhou Cultural Relics Bureau

Huzhou Municipal Human Resource and Social Security Bureau

Huzhou Nanxun District Government

Academic Committee of Urban and Rural Built Heritage, Architectural Society of China