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11.307 Beijing Urban Design Studio Summer 2008

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MIT - TSINGHUA | BEIJING URBAN DESIGN STUDIOeskinazi victor | kaminski-coughlin ian | ming ye | pandit ninad

Study Area: furnace 4 area 3

position of furnaces in systemic context

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furnace 5 network ruins

furnace 4

cooling tower office

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furnace 4

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furnace 4

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furnace 4 raw m

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furnace 5 network ruins

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cooling tower office

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cooling wash

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understory

sight lines / dynamic edges

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potential adaptations

Most existing models of adaptation conserve the object not the network.

Both physical and social entities render the network.

The furnaces are the material and social nexus of Shougang Factory.

Their location, spatial qualities, and iconic status anchor the site and demand special consideration.

The serial nature of the five furnaces support differentiated interventions.

How is a network preserved?

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