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Vertical city

20 Hong Gang - Building The First Vertical City in China

4/20/2016

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​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.

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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
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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

Links Mentioned:
  • Our episode with Lynn King
  • Learn more about Greatview

"When you optimize people’s movements, life gets better." - Hong Gang
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