Renovation of industrial shipyard into public entertainment - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
White Swan Estuary Urban Design Competition 2008 Guangzhou - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
New City Centre - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Bird's Eye View - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Bird's eye view - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Night view - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Floating Platform - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Floating Platform - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
New city skyline - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Waterfront - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Retail district - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Historical district - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
New residential district - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Film industry - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Concept - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Concept - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Masterplan - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
Planning strategy - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
District Planning - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
District Planning - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
District Planning - The historical “project” is an open construct that reactivates past events in its reading of the present. History is redefined and reinvented as a shifting and complex plurality rather than a given monolithic and comprehensive whole. For Guangzhou, the re-construction of historical area White Swan Estuary District is first of all a deconstruction, decomposition and analysis of the pieces that provide the elements for creating new urban form.
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White Swan Estuary Urban Design - 3rd Prize
Koh Hau Yeow
Architect - Artist - Alchemist Singapore, Singapore