Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown

Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown is an urban design project for a historical and cultural block in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. The plan restores waterways for black awning boats, along with historical streets and alleys, bridges and old place names. The design is inspired by the texture of traditional Chinese waterfront towns. Restored buildings retell stories drawn from novels by the writer Lu Xun. The plan also protects the interests of local residents, supports social equity and preserves the local lifestyle.

Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block by ZUP was highlighted as an innovative representation of architectural design by the A' Design Award. Renewal of Lu Xun's Hometown Historical and Cultural Block won the Iron A' Design Award in Urban Planning and Urban Design in 2023. The A' City Planning and Urban Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design prize that honors superior design of masterplans, zoning proposals, infrastructure designs, landscape blueprints, public space concepts, urban renewal projects, transit oriented developments, sustainable city designs and more.

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