Hong Gang is the Chairman of Greatview Packing, and an advocate for building a vertical city in China. In this episode, we talk about how politics shapes urban forms, the advantages and efficiencies of vertical cities, and why density is a good thing.
Lynn King joins us as co-host for this episode.
Lynn King joins us as co-host for this episode.
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"Once the bone structure of a city is done, there is no way to change it. We need proper planning and macro planning." - Hong Gang
Show Notes:
- Gang’s proposal for an area of Shanghai
- Why the urbanization of China has a lot of problems but also advantages
- Why he is proposing a vertical city for this area of Shanghai
- Why sprawling cities are the most badly designed cities
- How dense cities are better and more efficient
- The skybridges that are already in place in some cities in China
"Better city, better life." - Hong Gang
- How a vertical city can help energy conservation
- How current city planning is two dimensional
- How Dr. Liang Sicheng saved Nara and Kyoto in Japan
- Why a circular and organic design for a city is the best
- What it would take to get the government to build a vertical city in China
- Why lobbying the government, architecture groups, and academics is an important step to getting a vertical city built
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"When you optimize people’s movements, life gets better." - Hong Gang