RE-EXAMINING THE RELATION SHIP BETWEEN URBAN RENEWAL AND Everyday Life through Mapping Workshop

Abstract

Jason Ho, the interviewee, founded Mapping Workshop in 2013, offering an alternative option for interpreting city and urban space with a unique agenda of “observation — mind mapping — representation — curation.” In this interview, he shares the intention to launch Mapping Workshop and interprets “urban acupuncture” based on his practice. Having been long focusing on studying negative urban spaces, Ho indicates that the hidden order behind the chaos in a city generates vigor and maintains the city safe. The interview also covers the topic of community empowerment, in terms of which Ho believes that how to negotiate and coordinate with different stakeholders will be the biggest and most difficult issue to urban designers in future community empowerment in China.

Keywords

Mapping Workshop / Urban Renewal / Urban Acupuncture / Community Empowerment / Architecture Education

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2017 Higher Education Press